Filed under: Motorcycle, Reviews
Appealing to the Senses, Not the Sensibilities
Harley-Davidson isn’t exactly known for innovation. While the majority of players in the motorcycle world tend to push the envelope of performance and technology, The Motor Company has historically taken a different approach to its lineup of heavyweight motorcycles. In place of traction control and electronically adjustable suspension setups, H-D focuses on chrome, paint, tradition and… more chrome.
Nowhere is that strategy more evident than the yearly crop of models from its Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) unit, which has proven to be a rather successful way to entice buyers into its highest priced wares. As such, we shouldn’t expect any major adjustments to the basic way of thinking that’s proven itself time and time again from the brain-trust in Milwaukee.
That said, there are some meaningful updates for the 2011 model year that we were interested in seeing and hearing, so we saddled ourselves up on each of the four new CVO bikes in beautiful Lake Tahoe for some good ol’ fashioned riding impressions. Kick back, throw on your very best leather chaps and read on, Harley fans.
Gallery: 2011 Harley-Davidson CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide
Photos copyright (C)2010 Nelson and Riles
Continue reading First Ride: 2011 Harley-Davidson CVO models
First Ride: 2011 Harley-Davidson CVO models originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
{loadposition user99}