I was recently able to test ride the 2019 Harley Davidson FXDR. While the styling of this motorcycle does not work for me the performance was ridiculous!
Yes, I know that I am not the target demo for this motorcycle and that is great thing! Harley has stated that they were going to produce 100 new models in the next 10 years. The FXDR is one of those new models and the styling is, I think, aimed at folks that don’t ride Harley Davidson and are under 30 years old. Nothing wrong with that.
Harley states that the 114 cubic inch (18,68cc) Milwaukee V-Twin, the heart of the FXDR, produces 119-foot pounds of torque. Although Harley does not state it officially the FXDR reportedly produced 100 HP. It gets over 40 miles to a gallon with a 4.4-gallon tank.
OK, Acceleration was ….. HOLY KRAP!!!!!!…. The gearing can’t be the standard Harley Softail setup as it was a monster off the line. While I did not time it officially my calibrated ass would say a sub 3 second 0-60 MPH. If it was in the 2.5-2.7 range I would not be surprised.
Shifting from 1st to 2nd gear with a heavy twist and the motorcycle wants to rip itself from your hands! Three disc brakes (the front has 4 pistons each) do a great job of taming this beast!
Handling was an area that I thought was going to be poor at best. With a 240 rear tire I expected to be stood up on any tight turns. Well, it is not a street bike but, it handles much better than I expected and better then it should. The route I took for the test ride did not have a lot of twists and turns but it did have a traffic circle with pretty much zero traffic.
With stated lean angles of over 32 degrees for both sides I can attest that even with that big rear tire you can take it all the way down. With no traffic I rode around the traffic circle getting lower and faster with each pass until I scrapped the left peg. I did not feel unsteady at any time!
If I was under 30 and looking at power cruisers, I would consider this motorcycle. Until I realized one thing, no passengers allowed! Come-on, really, if you are aiming a men under 30 of course they want a spot for the girlfriend, geez. I would have to replace the tiny trunk with a seat cushion to make it viable.
I am not going to give it a star rating as this motorcycle is way out of my “likes”. The styling is just not for me, the performance is to much for me (as a daily bike) so it would not be fair. As I noted above I am not the target of the Harley Davidson FXDR.
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 
Only two motorcycles have scared the crap out of me. The 2017 Harley Davidson CVO Pro Street Breakout and the FXDR. Both bikes had me wishing I had my hands duct taped to the bars and my ass screwed to the seat.
Both bikes I loved too.
Yup…but I loved it!