Road Tests and Reviews
Modern Reviews
How riders, builders and magazines see the FXR today: the most-watched YouTube reviews of stock or lightly modified FXRs, one per model, and a short list of look-back articles written long after the bikes left the showroom.
Top 10 FXR reviews on YouTube, by views
The ten most-viewed FXR review videos on YouTube, one per model, of stock or lightly modified bikes, ranked by views. Views checked September 2026. We recheck the list once a year.
#1 Model: FXRS (1993)
Harley Davidson Dyna (FXDX) VS FXRS - Thrashin Supply Bike Comparison
A 1993 FXRS with its stock 80-inch Evo, changed only by pipes, bars, risers and a Mikuni carb, ridden back to back with a 2001 Dyna FXDX.
#2 Model: FXRT Sport Glide (1991)
Bringing A 33 Year Old FXRT Back To Life! (+ Getting Tacos on PCH!) - Vlog 176
A stock 1991 FXRT that sat for nine years gets a detail, new tires and a battery, then a first ride down the Pacific Coast Highway.
#3 Model: FXLR Low Rider Custom (1991)
What Is A Harley Davidson FXR Motorcycle?
A short owner's explainer on what makes an FXR an FXR, filmed on his stock 1991 FXLR with a windshield, leather bags and a sissy bar.
#4 Model: FXR Super Glide II (1982)
1982 Harley Davidson FXR Shovelhead 5 speed (rare) Test Drive Review
A walkaround and test ride on a near-stock 1982 FXR Super Glide II, one of the early Shovelhead five-speeds.
#5 Model: FXRS-SP Low Rider Sport (1990)
Hunting Harley's, 1990 Harley Davidson FXRS-SP
A start-up and ride on an original-paint 1990 FXRS-SP with 14,000 miles, essentially stock apart from the air cleaner, exhaust and shocks.
#6 Model: CVO FXR3 (1999)
Juan's 1999 Harley-Davidson FXR3 | The First CVO?! [BIKE CHECK]
A mint 1999 FXR3 in its factory Candy Emerald Green flames, lightly upgraded with bolt-on parts and ridden more than 1,700 miles on a Sturgis trip.
#7 Model: FXRS Low Rider Convertible (1993)
Bike Check : Jake's 1993 Harley-Davidson FXRS Convertible
A 1993 FXRS Convertible with its stock 80-inch engine and original quick-detach windshield and bags, updated with bars, exhaust and a carb.
#8 Model: FXRD Grand Touring (1986)
1986 Harley Davidson FXRD Grand Touring Edition 1 of 278
A long walkaround of a one-owner 1986 FXRD Grand Touring Edition, all original apart from the exhaust, air cleaner and shocks.
#9 Model: CVO FXR2 (1999)
Hunting Harleys, 1999 FXR2, only 276 made this color
A walkaround and ride on a 1999 FXR2 in Stone Cold Blue, all factory apart from a Vance & Hines exhaust.
#10 Model: CVO FXR4 (2000)
2000 FXR CVO HARLEY DAVIDSON FXR-4
A 2000 FXR4 with 1,700 miles in its factory yellow pearl paint, all original apart from the exhaust.
Print and online
- Cycle World, February 22, 2017 Harley-Davidson FXR Super Glide II, Best Used Motorcycles. Cycle World's Best Used Motorcycles pick: the first FXR, looked back on as the bike that marked Harley's renewed push to compete with the Japanese makers.
- Rider, September 20, 2017 Motorhead Memo: The Gentleman's Express. A year-by-year history of the FXR family: why the frame was built, what each model was called and how they changed.
- Hot Bike, online Can A 26-Year-Old Bike Be The Best-Handling Harley-Davidson Ever?. A modern ride on an untouched 1992 FXRS Low Rider Convertible, with an FXR specialist on why the chassis works so well.
- Hot Bike, online The Saga Of The FXR. A look back at how the FXR was developed, with a long interview with Erik Buell on fixing its early handling.
- HD Forums, October 14, 2019 Looking Back at the FXR2 and FXR3. A retrospective on the 1999 CVO FXRs and the factory's short FXR revival.
What the magazines measured when the bikes were new is on Period Road Tests. More books and magazine features: Books & Magazines.
How we picked
These are the most-viewed FXR review videos on YouTube, one per model, ranked by views. Reviews, walkarounds, ride videos and bike features all count, across every model from the Super Glide II to the CVO FXR4.
Only stock or lightly modified bikes make the list. Pipes, air cleaners, seats, bars, bags, period accessories and a tune are fine. Engine swaps such as Twin Cams, non-period repaints, chops and full custom builds are left out, however many views they have. General videos about the FXR are listed under the model shown on screen, so the FXLR entry is an owner's explainer filmed on his stock 1991 Low Rider Custom.
Parts ads and product clips, repair and maintenance vlogs, TV clips, and videos about modern Softail and Dyna bikes that reuse FXR-era names were also left out. No FXRDG video had enough views to make this list, and the best FXRC and FXRP videos of stock bikes fell just short.
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