Harley Adds Limited Edition Enthusiast ' Fast Johnnie ' and Electra Glide ' Highway King ' to Icons Collection Premium Offerings
Conceived as an exercise in premium brand desirability , and a chance to perpetuate its premium priced paint programs , Harley has added to its Enthusiast Motorcycle Collection of limited run bikes featuring factory-direct custom paint and graphic treatments and to its once a year , limited edition classic Harley homage Icons Motorcycle Collection .
Fast Johnnie Glide ST
Celebrating high performance 1960s and ' 70s muscle car culture and its racing heritage , the 2023 addition to the Enthusiast Motorcycle Collection is ' Fast Johnnie ' - a limited edition trio of Low Rider ST , the Street Glide ST and
' 1960s and ' 70s muscle car culture '
the Road Glide ST motorcycles executed in Celestial Blue with white racing stripes , with combined production limited to no more than 2,000 of each model globally . " Enthusiast Motorcycle Collection models celebrate Harley-Davidson
Fast Johnnie Road Glide ST
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riders and are inspired by their stories and legacies . The ' Fast Johnnie ' paint scheme taps into iconic design themes featured on high-performance muscle cars and pony cars of the 1960s and 1970s - contrasting ' racing ' or ' rally ' striping over a bold base color , and a clever or symbolic character or logo incorporated into the graphics package . " Both elements served to create an obvious visual difference between the high-performance version of a car and the standard version of the same model . The ' Fast Johnnie ' character applied to the left side of the fuel tank also appears on the Harley-Davidson Screamin ' Eagle factory team motorcycles raced in the MotoAmerica
King Of The Baggers series . " It was inspired by the story of a piglet named Johnnie adopted in 1920 by Harley-Davidson racer and member of the infamous ' Wrecking Crew ,' Ray Weishaar , which became a team mascot . The piglet often perched on a motorcycle fuel tank for a post-race victory lap and is usually cited as the source of the ' Hog ' moniker that to this day is often applied to anything Harley-Davidson ." Brad Richards , Harley-Davidson Vice President of Design and Creative Director , said : " The striping graphic effect is a powerful signal to the generation that came of age during this era and is still impactful today . " The Celestial Blue base color selected for ' Fast Johnnie ' recalls a popular tone from the muscle car era . For the graphic striping , we created a custom white color formulated to authentically reflect the era , executed in a classic thin-wide-thin pattern on the sides and top of the motorcycle bodywork . The look is a nod to pure Americana ." On the tank and front fender , the " Harley-Davidson " script replaces one of the thin stripe elements . Depending on the motorcycle model , the striping
' named for a piglet named Johnnie '
is applied to the front and rear fenders , the fuel tank top and sides , the front of the fairing and the side covers and saddlebags . The Enthusiast Motorcycle Collection logo is on the rear fender . All three are built on the M-8 117 powertrain platform . The Low Rider ST " is an American V-Twin sport-touring bike for the rider who digs clean-andlean West Coast style - connecting these riders with pure Harley-Davidson attitude . Mechanical features are identical to the 2023 Low Rider ST model ." The ' Fast Johnnie ' Street Glide ST " pairs tough West Coast styling
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