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[Nicky Pass]

I have an opportunity to pick up a 15 CVO Street Glide, but the water cooled heads kind of scare me a little after hearing all of the problems on last years water cooled bikes.  Do you guys think they got it all sorted out now?  If I plop $36k on a bike and it has tons of liquid cooling problems, I'd be pissed!

[grc]

I have an opportunity to pick up a 15 CVO Street Glide, but the water cooled heads kind of scare me a little after hearing all of the problems on last years water cooled bikes.  Do you guys think they got it all sorted out now?  If I plop $36k on a bike and it has tons of liquid cooling problems, I'd be pissed!

We really haven't been hearing a lot of ongoing issues with the bikes built the second half of the 2014 model year, and fortunately this doesn't appear to be the typical Harley six or seven year cycle to fix the design defects sort of thing.  Ultimately , IMHO, the water cooled heads are a plus, not a minus, at least until they finally do a full water cooled design.

Also IMHO, it would have been better if they had just done a traditional radiator rather than try to hide them in the lowers, since that now locks you into keeping the lowers on all the time.  If that doesn't bother you, I'd say go for the 2015 if that's what you want.

Jerry

[r0de_runr]

The lifters and compensator don't scare you?  Valve guides?

lol

[Jswerve]

You won't have it long enough to worry about it. Just buy it

[Nicky Pass]

The lifters and compensator don't scare you?  Valve guides?

lol

Tell me more...
I thought that was earlier 110"s

[grc]

You won't have it long enough to worry about it. Just buy it

   I see you know Nicky.  Yes, buying a new one every year does seem to help the reliability issues, and I assume that's why Harley doesn't normally bust azz to quickly fix the big issues.  They've made a killing over the years on the folks who keep buying new ones every year or two.  Unfortunately for those people, the new normal on the depreciation side of the equation kind of makes all that constant trading more painful.  To each his own, as they say.

Jerry

[Jswerve]

  I see you know Nicky.  Yes, buying a new one every year does seem to help the reliability issues, and I assume that's why Harley doesn't normally bust azz to quickly fix the big issues.  They've made a killing over the years on the folks who keep buying new ones every year or two.  Unfortunately for those people, the new normal on the depreciation side of the equation kind of makes all that constant trading more painful.  To each his own, as they say.

Jerry

Yes. I'd be more worried about depreciation then engine trouble in that situation.

Jesse

[Nicky Pass]

I want a bike to hang on to.  I've been dumb in the aspect of "ohhhhhh look, the new one"! 

This bike is a lot of money, but, if it's the right one....the it's worth it.  Either way, I haven't had a bike for 6 months and I really do miss it...even if I don't get out much.  I went and looked at the CVO Road King and it was okay, but I did not lust after it, so I didn't jump. This bike is coming in next week and I want to see if it I HAVE TO have it.

[garretn]

Mine is 10 months old with 8k miles on it and I have had zero issues with twin cool.  They did the service bulletin for the water neck right after I got it just to make sure I didn't have issues.  I'm not nearly as concerned about the twin cool system as I am the infotainment system that doesn't come on at all sometimes when you start the bike. It sucks when you have your route in the GPS and nothing comes on after a quick gas stop.   

[SMSgt B]

I was one of those guys that purchased '14 water head Limited when they first came out, and it did piss out its fluids 5 times. First one was after the 12 mile ride into my garage the day I picked it up. Anyway, the problem got resolved rather quickly for new technology and all was good for the 14K miles. But when I picked up my RGU last week, it was still in the back of my mind when riding home. It was a relief when I pulled into the garage and the fans came on. 

[r0de_runr]

Tell me more...
I thought that was earlier 110"s

Still an issue after 10k miles or so.

[EAGLE1]

Bah, I bought the extended warranty and I'm not worried one bit,  pay it forward and don't sweat it

[r0de_runr]

Bah, I bought the extended warranty and I'm not worried one bit,  pay it forward and don't sweat it

That's okay as long as you leave it stock.  But a cam and a tune make it so much more fun to ride.