This Harley-Davidson sidecar fitment belongs to the factory touring sidecar family that paired with the FLHRCI Road King Classic. The nameplate appears in Harley-Davidson service and parts documentation by 1998, when the brand was still offering sidecar equipment for its big touring platform. It was part of a broader factory sidecar program built around the company’s traditional touring motorcycles, with hardware, mounting pieces, brake components, and bodywork cataloged specifically for the supported model range.
Through the 2000s, the sidecar remained a niche but recognizable factory offering for riders who wanted a three-wheel touring setup without moving to a trike conversion. It was sold as a purpose-built accessory package rather than a standalone motorcycle, and Harley-Davidson documentation shows it continuing across multiple model years for the Road King Classic and related touring models. By the 2011 sidecar parts catalog, the sidecar lineup was still supported in Harley-Davidson literature, but the factory sidecar era was nearing its end.
Harley-Davidson later noted that its fiberglass sidecar body, introduced in 1966, was discontinued in 2011. That makes 2011 the final model year for the factory sidecar program associated with this fitment. The result is a late-era Harley sidecar that sits between the company’s classic postwar sidecar tradition and the later factory trike era, and it remains an interesting period piece for enthusiasts interested in Harley-Davidson’s three-wheel history.