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Harley-Davidson Lineup: Returing Classics and Adding New Custom Paint Schemes for 2025

For Harley-Davidson fans, the year begins not in January, but with Harley Month—a time when the Milwaukee titan unveils its latest lineup. The 2025 season is no different, kicking off with news of returning models and a fresh entry into the custom paint and graphics game.

The usual suspects are back in the Harley-Davidson lineup in 2025: Grand American Touring stalwarts like the Street Glide, Road Glide, and Road King Special, alongside trikes such as the Road Glide 3, Freewheeler, and Tri Glide Ultra.

Confirmed: The New 2025 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Ultra FLHXU

Harley-Davidson is gearing up to expand its 2025 lineup with the likely introduction of the Street Glide Ultra, designated as the FLHXU. While Harley has long offered Ultra touring models like the Road Glide Ultra and Ultra Limited, a Street Glide Ultra has never been part of the mix—until now.

This new addition was hinted at through updated homologation filings in Australia and Harley’s own parts listings, confirming the FLHXU code.

The 5 Coolest Touring Motorcycles

Touring motorcycles are more than machines—they’re your escape pod from the grind, your partner in adventure, and your ticket to the kind of freedom that only comes with a twisting road ahead and no set destination.

Picking the coolest touring motorcycles isn’t about spec sheets alone. It’s about attitude, style, and the way it makes you feel when you throw a leg over it. Let’s take a closer look at five machines that embody what it means to tour with swagger.

The Harley-Davidson Duo-Glide: A Revolution on Two Wheels

The year was 1958. Rock ‘n’ roll was taking over the airwaves, tailfins were sprouting up on Detroit’s finest, and Elvis Presley was swiveling hips across American living rooms. Meanwhile, at the Harley-Davidson factory in Milwaukee, a quiet revolution was happening.

It wasn’t a new motor or a drastic redesign that set enthusiasts buzzing. It was something far more practical and comfort-driven: the Harley-Davidson Duo-Glide. And it forever changed the way we think about touring motorcycles.

The Best Touring Motorcycles: Comfort and Power for the Open Road

Touring motorcycles embody freedom on two wheels. They’re more than just bikes—they’re the bridge between the horizon and the rider. The best touring motorcycles blend comfort, power, and long-distance endurance, making them the perfect companions for cross-country adventures. Today’s models offer cutting-edge technology, luxury, and a sense of unstoppable presence on the road.

Europe’s Honda NT1100 Gets Updates for 2025

Honda’s latest NT1100 sport-tourer, a beloved gem across Europe, has been spruced up for 2025. The kicker? It’s still not coming to North America. Launched in 2022, the NT1100 has sold over 12,000 units in Europe and claimed the title of top sport-touring bike for 2023. Yet, Honda keeps its stateside fans wanting.

Updates for the 2022 BMW K1600 Models

BMW has some of the best touring motorcycles in the world with its 2022 BMW K1600 Models. The company has updated them for the new model year.

These updates are a fairly long-time coming because the bikes have not been updated since 2017.

The updates are to the engine and some minor features, but all of them have made the K1600 models better, at least on paper.

The New 2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT

Suzuki has had a lineup that honestly wasn’t too thrilling to me, but that has changed with the addition of the 2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT.

This sport-touring motorcycle is a seriously enticing machine built to make those long rides a little more thrilling.

This is a worldwide bike that will be sold starting in October 2021, so if you like what you see here, you’d better get ready for your new bike.

5 Best Sport Touring Motorcycles You Can Buy

If you love a good sportbike but you also love a long, long ride, then you need to think about sport touring motorcycles.

Sport touring motorcycles offer the best of sportbike world and the best of the touring world in one fantastic package.

These are my favorite options, and what I consider to be the best options out there.