This touring nameplate was introduced for the 2020 model year as Harley-Davidson’s long-haul, two-up luxury member of the Road Glide family. It arrived as a new chapter in the company’s Grand American Touring lineup, pairing the Road Glide’s frame-mounted shark-nose fairing with a more premium, distance-oriented equipment set aimed at riders who wanted comfort, luggage capacity, and highway presence in one package. Harley-Davidson has continued to list it in its current lineup, so it should be treated as an ongoing model rather than a discontinued one.
Historically, the Road Glide family itself dates back much earlier, but this exact Limited badge is distinct. The model was created to sit above simpler touring variants by emphasizing full-size travel comfort and a more upscale road-going personality. In Harley-Davidson’s model-code system, it belongs to the FLTR family, which identifies Road Glide variants, while the Limited suffix marks the more fully equipped touring trim. That distinction matters because it is not just a trim refresh of an older Road Glide; it is the specific marketed nameplate used for Harley-Davidson’s premium Road Glide touring model from 2020 onward.
Over its life, the model has stayed rooted in Harley-Davidson’s traditional big-twin touring formula while evolving with the rest of the brand’s touring range. Its history is best understood as part of Harley-Davidson’s modern grand-touring era: a factory-built machine for riders who want long-distance comfort, passenger-friendly amenities, and the distinctive Road Glide fairing design, all under one nameplate.