This fuel-injected Road King variant appeared as part of Harley-Davidson’s Touring lineup in the mid-1990s, following the original Road King introduction for 1994. The Road King was conceived as a modern touring motorcycle with clear ties to Harley’s classic big-twin touring bikes: upright seating, hard saddlebags, a detachable windshield, and a cleaner, more traditional look than the fully dressed Electra Glide family. The injected version, identified by the FLHRI code, joined the line for the 1995 model year and gave riders the same basic Road King formula with electronic fuel injection instead of the carbureted setup used on the base model at the time. Harley-Davidson’s own service and parts literature shows FLHRI in Touring-model documentation beginning in 1995, and the nameplate remained in use through the 2006 model year. For 2007, Harley-Davidson’s Touring model codes no longer list FLHRI, indicating the injected Road King designation had been retired by then. Among enthusiasts, this version is notable as one of the key transitional Harley touring models of the 1990s and early 2000s, bridging the brand’s classic air-cooled cruiser identity with the company’s move toward more modern fuel delivery and touring refinement.
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