This Is The Rarest Production Harley Of The Modern Era
Harley-Davidson has built plenty of expensive limited-edition motorcycles, but its Custom Vehicle Operations division usually concentrates on premium finishes and exclusive equipment. Even its most desirable CVO models generally start with a motorcycle already in the company’s lineup. Harley’s factory racing program has now given it an opportunity to do something considerably more specialized.
The result is a road-legal machine developed with input from Harley-Davidson’s King of the Baggers team. It combines a modified Milwaukee-Eight engine with competition-grade suspension, carbon fiber, and components rarely seen on a touring motorcycle.
Harley-Davidson Has Built Some Extremely Limited Motorcycles
Harley-Davidson launched CVO in 1999 with limited-production models featuring exclusive paint and factory-installed upgrades.
CVO eventually introduced more powerful engines, premium finishes, and upgraded equipment while retaining the familiar touring platform. A CVO Road Glide, for example, offers more power and luxury without straying far from the standard bike. The RR takes things much further, adding race-developed hardware and limiting production to barely over 100 motorcycles.
Even Most CVO Models Are Produced In Greater Numbers
Harley has offered CVO versions of the Street Glide, Road Glide, and other models across multiple years. Exact totals vary, and the company doesn’t publish a comprehensive production figure for every variant. Most weren’t conceived as a single run of just 131 motorcycles.
There have also been rare commemorative Harleys and competition-only machines, which complicate any claim about the rarest Harley ever built. Here, the meaningful comparison is a road-legal production motorcycle sold to customers. By that measure, Harley’s latest racing-derived CVO is unusually exclusive. Its limited run also came with a mechanical specification that was far removed from the usual factory special edition.
The 2025 CVO Road Glide RR Was Limited To Just 131 Examples
The 2025 CVO Road Glide RR was developed with Harley-Davidson’s factory racing team, with production limited to 131 examples. The number matches the displacement of its Screamin’ Eagle 131 engine. Harley calls it the company’s most race-focused production bagger.
The regular 2025 CVO Road Glide uses a 121ci VVT engine making 115 horsepower. The RR gets a larger engine, different suspension and brakes, and a riding position better suited to aggressive cornering. Its resemblance to the standard touring bike only goes so far. The RR still has the recognizable sharknose fairing and hard bags, but the changes are aimed at riders interested in what Harley’s racing team has learned on track.
Every Motorcycle Cost $110,000 And Carried Its Own Serial Number
At $110,000, the RR cost more than twice as much as the standard 2025 CVO Road Glide, which started at $45,999. Each example carries a serialized handlebar riser clamp marking its place in the production run. That makes the limited build count visible on the motorcycle itself.
Racing Orange paint with black and white accents recalls Harley’s King of the Baggers machines. Exposed carbon fiber, a solo seat, and mid-mounted foot controls make its purpose equally clear. The equipment helps explain the price far better than the paintwork does. The RR is also an unusually visible expression of Harley’s recent racing investment, with parts and finishes that connect it directly to the factory team.
Its Screamin’ Eagle 131 Makes 153 Horsepower
When introduced, the RR had the most powerful factory-installed Milwaukee-Eight Harley had offered in a production motorcycle. Its 131ci V-twin makes 153 horsepower at 5,750 rpm and 150 lb-ft at 4,750 rpm, with a 6,500-rpm redline. The engine uses an 11.0:1 compression ratio, CNC-ported heads, an SE8-550 camshaft, and a 68mm throttle body.
Harley-Davidson Factory Racing worked with Akrapovič on a full-titanium two-into-one exhaust. It saves more than 10 pounds compared with the standard Milwaukee-Eight system and uses carbon-fiber heat shields. Harley says it also meets emissions requirements in all 50 states, an important detail for a motorcycle carrying so much racing hardware onto public roads.
The Racing King 6 Transmission Was Built For Hard Use
The RR uses Harley’s Screamin’ Eagle Racing King 6 transmission. Shot-peened gears and shafts help resist fatigue, while back-cut shift dogs help maintain engagement under heavy loads. Those details matter when the engine can deliver 150 lb-ft of torque. They are intended to help the gearbox tolerate repeated hard use, not to change the way the bike looks or sounds.
The Racing King 6 isn’t exclusive to this motorcycle. Harley sells it as an upgrade for other models and claims 25% greater torque capacity than the standard transmission. Developed through the King of the Baggers program, it’s the sort of component most owners will never fully exploit. That’s also the point: the RR puts genuine racing hardware into a street-legal machine.
Harley Gave The RR Genuine Racing Hardware
he RR’s racing-derived billet aluminum swingarm is machined from a 220-pound block to just 18 pounds. Mid-mounted foot controls improve cornering clearance, while a Saddlemen solo seat keeps the rider planted under hard acceleration and braking. Carbon-fiber bodywork and lightweight aluminum wheels help bring total running weight down to 785 pounds.
And Brembo Brakes Go Far Beyond A Standard Road Glide
The RR packs fully adjustable 43mm Öhlins forks, remote-reservoir rear shocks, and nearly two inches of extra ride height. Lean angles increase to 37 degrees right and 36 degrees left, compared to 32 degrees on the standard CVO Road Glide. Brembo GP4-RX calipers and 12.6-inch floating rotors deliver serious stopping power, while nine riding modes, including Track and Track Plus, sharpen performance even further.
The CVO Road Glide RR Is More Than A Limited-Edition Paint Job
Despite its racing equipment, the RR retains hard saddlebags, a six-gallon tank, and a 12.3-inch Skyline OS touchscreen with navigation. At 785 pounds, it’s 81 pounds lighter than the standard 2025 CVO Road Glide. Nobody would mistake it for a lightweight sportbike, but the extra power, ground clearance, and chassis equipment change what it can do.
There are cheaper ways to buy a fast Harley bagger, including the CVO Road Glide ST. The RR exists for a narrower audience: buyers who want the factory racing program’s engineering in a motorcycle they can register and ride. With only 131 built, there won’t be many opportunities to own one. Whether it eventually becomes a sought-after collector’s machine is impossible to predict, but the rarity is already established. So is the unusual amount of competition-derived engineering Harley put into each example.
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