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[Quint]

Good choice on the BMW Megavolt - I just sold one (BORING!!!). That FLHTCUSE3 sure is a fine scoot. You'll love it - forget the money and just enjoy the wind in your face the soundtrack coming from the exhaust. 

[Cerdo]

   Great ride!  Welcome to cvoharley from North East Ohio! 

[VAZHOG]

Welcome! From VA   

[megavolt17]

I am back from Alaska and my bike is in!  It just needs to be detailed otherwise it is set to go.  As you probably can see from my signature I could not help but add a few more things to my bike while I was waiting for it to arrive...  Once it is in my garage I will think more of riding it and less about what else would be cool to add to it.

It is supposed to be 40-42 the next 2 days (and I am off) before we get more snow.  Most of the recent ice has melted off the trees, grass, etc. so I might pick it up tomorrow or Wednesday rather than have the dealer deliver it.  At least that way I will get a 15 mile ride on it before snow comes for good.

I got a digital camera on Black Friday so I hope to have photos to upload shortly!  The HID headlight (blue) really stands out against the halogen (yellowish) fog lights.  The Küryakyn smoked LED turn signals and tail lights look like they should have come with the bike from the start.  Add the Harley LED Windshield Molding and I think it will be visible from space!

I like the look and sound of the Screamin' Eagle Street Performance Touring Mufflers!  A bit louder than the stock pipes and a real punch when you turn the throttle, but not obnoxiously loud.  I ought to still be able to hear the radio unless I am passing someone.  They have a really deep/open sound to them.  They sound a bit like the Rineharts that were on a 2008 Street Glide I test drove but not nearly as loud.

[megavolt17]

Not sure if this is the right place, but here are some attempts at uploading pictures of my new bike!  What torque compared to my 1998 Road Glide!  The dealer told me to take it easy on acceleration during the break-in period and I almost popped a wheelie in the parking lot.

The seat was nice and toasty, but the hand grips were not very warm even on the highest setting.  Not sure if that is the way they are or if it was just so cold today that I could not feel much heat through my gloves.

[megavolt17]

Back View of Bike

[megavolt17]

Side view

[Hellion Custom Cycles]

You got that right, We have been calling the 105th bike duracell's for a while. Who was your salesman? My wife is miss Appalachian. so if you are there all the time we might have met already.  I am up against it with the tuner also since I have done several stock bikes at my shop with out doing the tuner and just used torque cones with pipes and still am getting 50 mpg. But all of the CVO bikes have lean tune from factory, so I think you will have to tune it for the over heating to not happen.

[megavolt17]

My salesman was Don Rutledge, I forget the name of the person who sat with me for the chroming session.  The all were incredibly helpful and not pushy at all on making the sale or adding stuff to the bike afterwards.  The only down side was that I did not get as much for my trade in (1998 Road Glide) as I was hoping.

My bike is supposed to be set up for pipes and the "roll your own air cleaner" I was able to make thanks to Jerry's kind posting.  I'll have to wait until 500 miles before I can have it Dyno tuned.  Don't think there is much chance of that until spring gets here.

Over all the bike turned out better than I had even hoped for!  Everything looks like it belongs on the bike from the HID headlight to the Küryakyn LED lights.  I love the sound (and look) of the mufflers!

[Keats]

CONGRATS ON THE NEW BIKE! 
I picked mine up in November and ever since weather has been horrible in southeastern PA.
The Kuryakyn lights worked?  My dealer was not sure they would with the electrical system on 08's.
If I ever get to ride again, I need to break in (only have 30 miles on bike) and see what pipes and tuner to put on next. very anxious to get out, but nothing but cold rain and snow and salt. Do not want to ride that bad yet!

[megavolt17]

The Kuryakyn lights worked?

No problems with them.  Appalachian was not certain about the Küryakyn lights but an email from Küryakyn stated they worked fine on the 08 because basically the set up was the same as 07.

The only inconvenience is that Appalachian was not able to hook up the Illuminated LED Windshield Molding Kit so that the outer LED bars worked as turn signals.  They said that no matter how many resisters they used when the kit LEDs would flash the opposite side Küryakyn turn signal would dim a bit, which might be confusing.

They felt it was "not drawing enough current".  I think that with the added draw of an additional set of LEDs it was drawing too much current.  I wonder if they had used FEWER resistors in order to drawn less current if it would have worked...  Oh well, at least it is a nice looking chrome trim with 4 running lights.

[Hugh Janis]

I really like the look of the lighted fairing trim and was going to add that to mine.  I'm luke warm at best on the outer ones flashing as turn signals though.  Is there a way to make it like your out of the box?

[megavolt17]

I really like the look of the lighted fairing trim and was going to add that to mine.  I'm luke warm at best on the outer ones flashing as turn signals though.  Is there a way to make it like your out of the box?

They can hook up the outer LED sections to be directionals, or to be always on.  Mine are always on and to be honest I was going to see how they looked as additional directionals and if they were "too much" I might have ended up making them all running lights anyway.

I really like the look of the Küryakyn directionals.  I recently saw a bike with the bullet lights and the stock smoked lenses and compared it to the smoked Küryakyn directionals on my bike.  The chrome ring surrounding the lens makes it look more like the bike's headlight with the chrome ring.  I like the way they show light from the sides too so there is no blind spot.  They are probably not as bright from the side, but at least at night it is plenty easy to see them.

[VAZHOG]

Welcome from VA 

[IslandUltra]

Welcome from Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas.    Nice new ride.