Introduced for the 2010 model year, this Harley-Davidson touring flagship arrived as the FLHTK Electra Glide Ultra Limited, positioned above the standard Electra Glide family as a more fully equipped long-distance machine. Harley-Davidson’s own history materials describe it as the most well-appointed Touring model outside the CVO range at its debut, and later note that the name was shortened to Ultra Limited as the model evolved. The bike grew out of the company’s long-running Electra Glide lineage, which dates back to 1965 and helped define Harley-Davidson’s modern bagger formula with its fairing, hard luggage and touring focus.
The model became especially significant during the Project RUSHMORE era, when Harley-Davidson refreshed its touring lineup with revised bodywork, infotainment, and comfort-focused changes. That evolution helped cement the Ultra Limited as the premium grand-touring choice in the non-CVO range, emphasizing distance riding, passenger comfort, integrated storage and the classic batwing-fairing silhouette that has long been associated with Harley-Davidson touring motorcycles.
This nameplate does not appear to have a separate earlier and later production run; instead, it represents a single continuous lineage that began in 2010 and continues today under the shortened Ultra Limited name. In Harley-Davidson’s current touring lineup, the model remains part of the brand’s grand American touring family and continues to serve as the traditional full-dress Harley bagger for riders who want the most complete factory touring setup without moving into the CVO line.