Harley-Davidson’s fuel-injected Electra Glide Classic emerged in the mid-1990s as the EFI counterpart to the long-running Electra Glide Classic touring model. It kept the familiar batwing fairing, hard saddlebags, and full-dress long-distance layout that made the Electra Glide family a staple of Harley-Davidson’s Touring lineup, but added electronic fuel injection at a time when the brand was broadening its big-twin road bikes for easier starting and more consistent performance. The model appears in Harley-Davidson documentation by the 1995 model year and continued as a regular Touring offering through the end of the 2013 model year. Over that span it moved through Harley-Davidson’s evolving big-twin touring eras, from the Evolution period into the Twin Cam years, while retaining the classic, chrome-heavy highway-dresser character that appealed to riders who wanted traditional Harley style with more touring comfort and convenience than a stripped Electra Glide. It remained an important middle ground in the lineup: more upscale and travel-ready than the base touring models, but less elaborate than the Ultra Classic variants. The nameplate disappeared when Harley-Davidson reworked its Touring range for 2014, making the 2013 model year the final continuous run for this version of the Electra Glide Classic.
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