Harley-Davidson Blackline joins 2011 UAE line-up
Harley-Davidson recently opened their Middle East headquarters in Dubai, and alongside their new regional presence in the GCC, they’ve launched a new motorcycle model, called the Blackline, based on the Harley-Davidson Softail model.
Intentionally stripped of accessories, the Blackline keeps decorative trim and lighting to a minimum, as “there’s just enough shine to make the black parts look blacker.”
The Softail chassis uses coil-over shock absorbers mounted horizontally along the frame rails below the powertrain, where they are out of sight. So “while the swingarm section replicates the lines of a vintage hardtail frame, the Blackline delivers suspension performance and handling that are thoroughly modern.”
The internally counter-balanced 1584cc V-twin engine is rigid-mounted within the frame, and mated to a 6-speed “Cruise Drive” transmission. The fuel-injected “Twin Cam 96B” engine makes 125 Nm of torque at 3500 rpm, good enough for a 294-kg bike, but horsepower figures are conspicuously absent.
Other features include a new oval air cleaner cover in chrome, black powdercoat frame and swing-arm, aluminium wheels with black anodised rims, Dunlop D402 tyres, new “Split Drag” internally-wired handlebars mount directly to the top triple clamp, asymmetric 18.9-litre Softail fuel tank is clean on the left side, with low profile fuel cap on the right. analogue speedometer with an LCD screen for the trip computer, deep two-piece seat and passenger pillion, “shotgun” exhaust and a security package with ABS.
We estimate the Harley-Davidson Blackline to be priced at more than Dhs 60,000.
Comments
ROJ
I wish the craftsmanship and the quality that goes into motorcycles still apply to today’s cars…
Aditya
Changing to RIDE ARABIA???
Doesnt hurt though 😉
Mayb you can update the specs and prices section for bikes for all bike enthusiasts.
Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
Considering I don’t know head or tail about bikes, combined with the fact that Harley doesn’t even release power figures, it’d be a pretty pointless guide.
Dick Hertz
Seriously, wearing a robe is not conducive to motorcycle riding, the wheels have spokes.
Rahul Jones
Any biker heads, what is “cruise drive transmission”? Is it any sort of automatic transmission?
Dick
That is what most people call overdrive. HD makes it sound like something special and most HD riders are mildy retarded and can’t figure it out.