Harley-Davidson Super Glide

The Harley-Davidson Super Glide was a motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson and is reputed to be the first factory custom motorcycle. It began the company's FX series by mating Sportster components, notably the front end, to the chassis of the larger big twins. Styling director Willie G. Davidson, who saw owners customizing their bikes, took the frame and rear suspension from the FLH Electra Glide and joined it to the smaller telescopic forks of the XLH Sportster, with buckhorn handlebars and a boattail rear fender. The 1971 FX Super Glide met a lukewarm reception, and the boattail was unpopular, so a less radical rear was offered. The FXE with an electric starter arrived in 1974 and the FXS Low Rider in 1977. Super Glide models from 1991 to 2018 used the Dyna Glide chassis, which was dropped for 2018 in favour of the new Softail frame.