Speed Read The Race Bred Harley Davidson Cvo Road Glide Rr And More

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If you’re a fan of the totally bonkers King of the Banners race series, the Motor Co. has a bike for you. The brand-new Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR is a race-bred bagger (sounds weird, right?) with an eye-watering price tag. Other highlights from this week include a Kawasaki Z2 restomod by AC Sanctuary, a Panhead-Shovelhead hybrid from China, and a custom Zero FX from the USA.

Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR When a governing body sets competition rules for motorcycle racing, road relevancy for manufacturers is a big deal. You see it in the World Superbike series, the World Endurance Championship, American Flat Track racing’s Hooligan Class, and the wily King of the Baggers series.
The new Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR celebrates the Bar and Shield’s factory King of the Baggers race team in unapologetic style. Derived from their factory race bike (but not an exact race replica), the limited edition CVO Road Glide RR is the most powerful bike Harley has ever made.

Besides the fantastic Screamin’ Eagle livery plastered over the Road Glide bodywork (which is good for at least 20 hp), what makes the RR special lies inside its engine and suspension. The Screamin’ Eagle 131 ci V-twin is the most powerful Milwaukee-Eight engine ever offered in a production HD, pumping out 153 hp and a whopping 204 Nm of peak torque.
Stage IV Screamin’ Eagle components include CNC-ported cylinder heads, a high-performance camshaft, a 68 mm throttle body, and an aluminum intake manifold. A Screamin’ Eagle air filter sits out in the front of the rider’s leg, while the machined aluminum engine covers are designed to squeeze out a few more degrees of lean angle.

Harley has teamed up with Öhlins to make sure this big rig can haul around corners, fast. A pair of full-adjustable 43 mm Öhlins FGR253 Hypersport superbike forks sit up front, bolted to the bike by billet aluminum yokes. At the rear are fully adjustable Öhlins remote reservoir shocks that float the barge on a gorgeous billet aluminum swingarm.
The front and rear suspension has been raised by two inches over the standard bike, and there is a padded pommel at the base of the fuel tank, which the rider can squeeze with their knees for more stability under braking and while cornering.

There is a smattering of carbon fiber on the bike, which, combined with the lightweight aluminum componentry, saves almost 23 kilos [50 pounds] over the standard Road Glide. The billet mid-mounted foot pegs are works of art, as is the titanium Akropovic exhaust. Top-shelf Brembo brakes complete the package.
Limited to just 131 units, the Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR will be sold exclusively in the USA. Oh, and it costs $110,000—which is more than twice what you’ll pay for a CVO Road Glide ST, and almost four times the price of a base model Road Glide. [Harley-Davidson]

Kawasaki Z2 by AC Sanctuary The mighty Kawasaki Z1’s little brother, the Kawasaki Z2 was released by Kawasaki specifically for the Japanese market, which, at the time, had a maximum motorcycle engine capacity cap of 750 cc. Also known as the Z750, the Z2 isn’t all that familiar outside of its home country—but since the famed Japanese inline-four tuning shop AC Sanctuary is in Japan, they know a thing or two about improving it.
The Z2 was heavily featured in Aitsu to Lullaby, a popular Japanese manga. So when a customer (who happens to be a fan of the manga), approached AC Sanctuary about restoring his Z2, they set about recreating the comic version of the bike in real life—much to his delight.

The frame was given the AC Sanctuary Stage 1 reinforcement treatment, with extra gussets welded in for increased frame rigidity. Daytona handlebars replicate the ones found in the manga, and a PMC front fender is mounted on a polished fork brace.
The engine was torn down, bored out to 860 cc, and fitted with Wiseco pistons, a balanced crank, and an upgraded ignition. It’s fueled by a row of Yoshimura Mikuni carbs and cooled with a Nitro Racing oil cooler. The steel headers are original, but the muffler has been shortened for a raucous soundtrack.

Instead of the usual 17” wheels preferred by AC Sanctuary, they decided to keep the wheels at the original 18” size. Continental Road Attack 3-CR tires were spooned onto new PMC Sword wheels, sprung with Öhlins forks and shocks. The semi-wide swingarm is a Sculpture part (AC Sanctuary’s in-house brand), and there are Brembo brake calipers and Nissin master cylinders at both ends of the bike.
The bodywork is original, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. Just like all AC Sanctuary builds, there’s a large amount of desire to have this machine parked in the mythical Bike EXIF garage. [Source]

1962 Harley-Davidson by LS Motorcycle Chinese custom shop LS Motorcycle made a splash in Japan recently with this incredible Harley-Davidson ‘Pan-Shovel’ chopper. The crew from Hangzhou City took this wild violet creation to the 2024 Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show and, unsurprisingly, came away with a trophy.

The LS team built the chopper’s unique mill with the bottom half of a Panhead and the top half of the Shovelhead. Next, they built a custom frame to house it in, complete with an interesting plunger-style rear suspension design. Even though the frame is painted in a wonderful shade of mauve, it still manages to highlight the big American lump.
The springer front end was also made from scratch, with the front disc brake looking svelte against the 21” front wheel. An aluminum cowl covers the headlight, perfectly proportioned with the narrow, low-rise handlebars.

The tank and seat unit are one piece, made from scratch in aluminum. There’s a hinge at the front of the tank, allowing the whole monocoque to lift, which is a neat trick. White leather upholstery and delicate white striping offer a break from the all-purple paint job.
The mid-mounted footpegs sit nice and high in true Japanese chopper style, which makes the reach to the jockey shift on the left a breeze. Evidently, lightning-fast gear shifts are not necessary when riding a bike that looks this cool.

We could pore over the myriad details on this Harley for hours. The exhaust shields, semi-open primary, and the recess around the gas cap are just a few standouts. Then there’s the fact that the hybrid engine looks clean enough to eat off of.
We’ll be watching LS Motorcycle closely. [Source]

Zero FX by Federal Moto The Zero FX is the most stripped-back model in the American all-electric brand’s dual-sport range, with dirt-friendly tires and ergonomics to match. It makes a lot of sense for short trips through the city and on local trails—especially with its featherweight build and an onboard charger that turns any 110V outlet into a charging station. The only things we don’t quite jive with are its price ($12,495) and its looks.
We can’t do anything about the price, but we can do something about the looks. That’s where Federal Moto comes in.

Rather than try to make the Zero FX into something it’s not, Federal Moto shop boss Mike Muller went down the route of simplicity, focussing on visual improvements above all. A small, hand-shaped front fender replaces the dirt bike-style front fender (still mounted nice and high). The twin headlight has been swapped out for a classic round unit and mounted to the forks with CNC brackets.
The tall, wide handlebars remain, but they now wear Motogadget bar-end turn signals, with a pair of glassless Motogadget mirrors.

A lot of the stock bodywork has been removed to lighten the bike (both physically and visually), with a custom ‘gas tank’ used for a dose of classic style. A short seat was made by Dane Utech from PLZBESEATED and mounted atop the bike’s modified subframe, with a pair of tiny LED taillights peeking out from the side of the rear frame rails. The paint was laid down by Jason at NSD Paintwerks.
It’s simple—and sometimes that’s best. [Federal Moto]



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