New tourers, trikes and CVOs unveiled
Harley-Davidson has stepped away from the usual tactic of launching all its new models in a single glut for 2026 and instead is staggering the unveilings. After presenting a first batch of updates back in November last year, the second helping has now arrived, including revised tourers, trikes and CVO models.
The first batch appeared in November, when Harley unveiled the 2026 Street Glide, Road Glide, Low Rider, Heritage Classic, Breakout, Fat Boy, Street Bob, Sportster, Nightster and Pan America. The latest release adds the Street Glide Limited and Road Glide Limited to the touring range, the new Street Glide 3 Limited and Road Glide 3 to the trike lineup, the Pan America 1250 Limited to the adventure range, and a batch of five new limited-production CVO bikes. Over and above that, there’s also a new range of ‘Liberty Edition’ specials to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Starting with the Street Glide Limited and Road Glide Limited, both are full-dress tourers complete with a top case as well as hard side cases. That top case is a new Grand Tour-Pak design, with 68 litres of capacity, enough for two full-face helmets, and doubles as a backrest for pillions while also housing speakers for the stereo systems.
Power for both comes from a 117ci (1923cc), VVT version of the Milwaukee-Eight, marking the first time that variable valve timing has appeared on the 117 version of that engine. The VVT system was previously exclusive to the 121ci engine in the exotic CVO models. In the Street Glide Limited and Road Glide Limited, it promises 79kW at 4600rpm and 177Nm at 3500rpm, representing 14% and 7.4% increases over the old Milwaukee-Eight 114 used in the bikes’ predecessors.
The new trike range adds the Street Glide 3 Limited – again, the ‘Limited’ name indicates it has a top case – and the Road Glide 3 for 2026, also with the 117 VVT engine, and with redesigned rear suspension compared to earlier trikes like the Freewheeler and Tri-Glide. A CVO version of the Street Glide 3 Limited is also launched, with the 121ci VVT Milwaukee-Eight making 85kW and 187Nm.
The same engine goes into the new CVO Street Glide and CVO Street Glide Limited, while the 2026 Custom Vehicle Operations range also includes a brawnier ‘High Output’ version of the 121 VVT engine, making 95kW at 4900rpm and 197Nm at 4000rpm. It’s bolted to the CVO Street Glide ST and CVO Road Glide ST models, also new for 2026, and gives them enough performance to warrant an electronically limited top speed: 193km/h for the CVO Road Glide ST and 177km/h for the CVO Street Glide ST. The bikes will be able to travel at that maximum for up to 25 seconds at a time thanks to a temporarily raised redline of 5900rpm, after which the rev limit drops to 4750rpm, with a corresponding reduction in speed.
If Harley’s touring models aren’t for you, the 2026 Pan America 1250 Limited offers a change of style and pace. Positioned at the top of the 2026 Pan America lineup, the Limited adds an aluminium top case and side cases, providing 120 litres of storage, plus a suite of bolt-on additions including an up/down quickshifter, muffler guard, radiator guard and skid plate. Standard specification also includes all the elements from the Pan America 1250 Special, such as adaptive ride height, nine ride modes, handguards and heated grips.
Finally, there’s the Liberty Collection, made up of ‘Liberty Edition’ versions of the Street Glide, Street Glide 3 and Heritage Classic. Each gets special graphics including an eagle graphic on the tank, blue stitching on the seat with red, white and blue accents, and an embroidered Bar & Shield logo. Harley says only about 2500 of the bikes in total will be sold globally.
That isn’t all we can expect from Harley in 2026, though. While the company hasn’t yet announced a ‘chapter three’ set of unveilings, the brand’s low-cost Sprint model has already been confirmed as arriving this year and could prove a make-or-break machine when it comes to attracting a younger generation of riders to the brand.
