Blog: 2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low Review

Harley-Davidson® is targeting women, minorities and younger riders with its new 2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low motorcycle, according to Los Angeles Times, (1) but it's bound to attract more than that. After all, when considering the Project Rushmore enhancements, (2) new handlebars and hand grips, and a shorter seat height, who wouldn’t want to test-drive this bad-boy model? (1)

What To Expect

Available at Adamec Harley-Davidson® of Baymeadows, Orange Park and Regency, the new Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low is a touring bike — the kind that allows you to sit back and enjoy the scenery — and when considering its recent updates — the bells and whistles courtesy of Project Rushmore — it lives up to its name now more than ever. (1) The bike has been “tweaked ergonomically,” as described by Ultimate Motorcycling, to fit riders under 5-foot 7-inches. The seat height is now 25.6 inches — a drop of nearly two inches — compared to the road H.O.G.®’s predecessor. The result? It’s now more manageable for shorter riders, and Kelley Callan of the motorcycle magazine website, who stands at 5-foot six-inches barefoot, assures us that H-D®’s Milwaukee-based team got it right. (2) But its not just a lower seat height that has made the difference for shorties — smaller hand grips provide riders with better reach to the clutch and brake levers, according to Los Angeles Times. Plus a new toe tab extension enhances your ability to reach the kickstand, (1) and therefore tilting the 879-pound motorcycle off its “traditional locking Harley® stand” — as described by Ultimate Motorcycling — is now a lot easier. (2) And in keeping with its name, the 2015 Harley-Davidson® Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low includes a 1-inch lower front and rear suspension and features a very low center of gravity. Together, it makes handling the vehicle at slow speeds much easier, and maneuverability around town is better too, since the motorcycle so incredibly responsive to rider input. (2)

Other Features

Power is derived from an air-cooled high output Twin Cam 103 pushing 104.7 pound-feet of torque and rated at 1690cc displacement. The engine is mated to a smooth and quiet-shifting six-speed Cruise Drive transmission, and if you find yourself enjoying the ride a little too much, Reflex Linked Brakes with standard ABS will help ensure that you have the right amount of stopping power. (3) Other features to appreciate include a Boom!™ Box 4.3/6.5GT radio that pumps out more volume for 2015, and P & A satellite radio and weather and traffic services are optional, among many other elements. (4)