Harley-Davidson Softail Springer

. This was Harley-Davidson's first departure from its policy of using simple letters to identify its models.

Also the low capacity EL, making FL the basic model designation of Big Twin engines for decades to come. Additional letters marked options, like FLS for sidecar use, with adjustable fork and reverse gear. The Hydra-Glide's transmission's standard hand-shift/foot-clutch arrangement was supplemented by an optional foot-shift/hand-clutch setup. The original layout remained an option until 1978.

With special paints and badges on the front fender. The first year of production was 1904.

The Harley-Davidson FX ″Super Glide″ was introduced as a ″factory chopper″, combining the FL frame and drive train with the smaller XL front end, basically creating the third, intermediate model range FX that sold and sells well. Since then, the FL prefix indicates that the traditional 16-inch front…

To 1984. the early versions had two into one cigar mufflers then were replaced by staggered same side duals. An unfaired FLH Electra Glide was reintroduced as the FLHS Electra Glide Sport again

As a 1980 model. Sold alongside the existing FLH Electra Glide, the FLT had a larger frame with rubber engine mounts, a five-speed transmission, the 80 cu in (1,300 cc) engine, and a frame-mounted fairing.

. This was an Electra Glide based on the FLT Tour Glide frame, but using the Electra Glide "batwing" fairing instead of the Tour Glide frame-mounted fairing.

; all Touring models thereafter used the FLT/FLHT frame. The FLT Tour Glide, which introduced the current Touring frame, was dropped from the lineup

Through 1993, the FLHS Electra Glide Sport was eventually replaced by the FLHR Road King

Which continues to the present day.

. A smaller version of the frame-mounted Tour fairing would return with the FLTR Road Glide

. The Evolution engine was replaced by the Twin Cam 88 engine on all large-framed Harley-Davidson motorcycles

. The Twin Cam engine was enlarged from 88 cu.in. to 96 cu.in.

. An unfaired version of the FLH Electra Glide, known as the FLHS Electra Glide Sport, was available

Harley-Davidson redesigned the entire touring range. The changes included a new frame, new swingarm, a completely revised engine-mounting system, 17-inch front wheels for all models except the Road King Classic, a 6 US gallons (23 L; 5.0 imp gal) fuel tank, and a 2-1-2 exhaust.