TLE Ultra

This nameplate belongs to Harley-Davidson’s touring sidecar line, the Ultra version of the TLE sidecar. Harley-Davidson service literature identifies an owner’s manual for the 1984–1990 TLE Ultra Sidecar, showing that the Ultra-branded sidecar was in the company’s catalog by the mid-1980s. Over time, Harley-Davidson continued to issue separate owner’s manuals and service documents for later model years, including 1998 and later, 1999 and later, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2010, which indicates that the Ultra sidecar remained a long-running accessory rather than a short-lived special edition. The Ultra variant was positioned as the more fully equipped sidecar in the range, used with Harley-Davidson Touring-family motorcycles and supported by dedicated attachment, wiring, and owner’s documentation. Because the available official records do not clearly establish a final model year, the end of production cannot be stated with confidence. It is best understood as a Harley-Davidson sidecar nameplate with a long service life, closely tied to the brand’s large touring motorcycles and maintained through several generations of fitment and documentation.