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“Project Rushmore” customer researched features
make debut on ‘14 H-D Touring models
ARLEY-Davidson has
launched its 2014 range
of models with the
keystone of the line-up being the
Touring family, which has been
heavily reworked under Project
Rushmore.
Project Rushmore includes new
electronics and controls, aerodynamics
and bodywork and significant engine
changes. “Project Rushmore is a pure
expression of our relationship with our
customers and a shared passion for
riding motorcycles,” says Mark-Hans
Richer, H-D Senior Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer. “It’s resulted
in some outstanding innovations, but
from day one we’ve been focused on
taking the total rider and passenger
experience to the next level. We come
together through a process that uses
not just formal feedback, but the kind
of input we get from listening to
customers out on the road, and then
we blend that with our engineering
and styling expertise. For years at
Harley-Davidson we’ve been saying
that we ride with you. Project
Rushmore elevates that devotion to a
higher level.”

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The Road King, Street Glide, Street
Glide Special, Electra Glide Ultra
Classic, Ultra Limited, Tri Glide Ultra,
CVO Ultra Limited and CVO Road King
are the eight models in the 2014 lineup that receive elements of Project
Rushmore.
In response to demand for more
power from riders H-D has created the
High Output Twin Cam 103 as part of
Project Rushmore. The motor is
equipped with a new camshaft to
optimize bottom-end torque and a
new high-flow airbox, which is said to
result in a five percent increase in
torque, compared to a standard Twin
Cam 103 powertrain in a Touring
configuration. The new airbox is also
said to provide improved legroom and
airflow around the rider.
he HO Twin Cam 103 is original
equipment on the 2014 Road
King, Street Glide, Street Glide Special,
and Electra Glide Ultra Classic
motorcycle models.
Perhaps of more significance than
the launch of the High Output engine
is the creation of the new Twin-Cooled
High Output Twin Cam 103, which is
featured in the 2014 Ultra Limited and

The Dyna Switchback features detachable
hard saddlebags and a quick-detach
windshield, allowing the bike to be used
as either a touring bike or a cruiser

The 2014 Road King is one of the Touring
family given the Project Rushmore treatment,
and new features on this model include new
Impeller wheels, restyled hard saddlebags
and a new easier-to-read speedometer

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Enhanced by Project Rushmore,
the 2014 CVO Road King
combines the largest
displacement V-twin engine
offered by H-D with a vented
Wind Splitter windshield, Reflex
linked brakes with ABS, and the
Daymaker LED headlight

As part of Project Rushmore, the 2014 Electra Glide Ultra Classic gains the
High Output Twin Cam 103 engine, a restyled Batwing fairing with
Splitstream vent to limit buffeting, Reflex Linked Brakes with ABS, Daymaker
LED lighting, and electronic cruise control

Project Rushmore enhancements on the
Street Glide Special include a gloss black
inner fairing, Reflex Linked Brakes with
ABS, the Boom! Box 6.5 GT infotainment
system and CVO-style hand-adjustable
lowered rear suspension as standard
equipment

Tri Glide Ultra models.
A combination of air-cooling and
liquid cooling allow the Twin-Cooled
High Output 103 to maintain peak
performance under demanding loads
and riding conditions, and enables a
higher 10.1:1 compression ratio. The
Twin-Cooled High Output 103 is
claimed to offer 10.7 percent more
peak torque than the standard Twin
Cam 103 engine.
The liquid coolant is routed through
the cylinder heads in the area around
the exhaust valves and then to ducted
heat exchangers located in the left and
right fairing lowers.
nder Project Rushmore all 2014
Touring and Trike models, except
the Road King, are equipped with a
new hydraulic clutch control, which is
said to maintain the previous cable
clutch-lever effort despite stronger
clutch springs fitted to the 2014

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models.
The 2014 Tri Glide Ultra is equipped
with a new Assist and Slip (A&S)
clutch, said to reduce lever effort by 23
percent. The Assist feature increases
torque capacity at times of high
demand while keeping lever efforts
low. The Slip feature enables smooth
downshifts and engine braking.
hanges under Project Rushmore
continue with the launch of H-D’s
Reflex linked brakes with ABS on all
2014 Touring models as either original
equipment or as a factory-installed
option.
Reflex linked brakes combine ABS
with electronically linked braking that
optimizes front/rear brake balance.
Linked braking is activated when the
motorcycle is above 20 to 25mph. If
braking is initiated at slower speeds
the front and rear brakes function
independently. When linked braking is

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