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CVO Social => New Member Introduction => Topic started by: Buy early on August 16, 2008, 10:35:14 AM

Title: Finally!
Post by: Buy early on August 16, 2008, 10:35:14 AM: Well, after 7 years of lusting after the same bike, I finally pulled the trigger last month.

I first ran into this bike in 2001 while in Milwaukee for a dog show with my wife. Our hotel was next to a Harley dealer and I dropped in to see what was new. Sitting on the show floor was this red bike with a tan seat. I fell in love immediately! Didn't know a wide glide from a wide load and had no idea what a CVO was. Over the past 7 years I have watched these beauties on the web both on ebay and other bike selling sites. 6 years ago I gave my wife a 5 year warning that I was going to buy a Harley and finally last month, the stars aligned and I found this bike in the Chicago area.

The first owner had it for 950 miles and put $5k in the motor. It's now a Screaming Eagle 95 with a very nice cam.

The second owner had it for 3,300 miles and added chrome almost everywhere.

I've had it for a month and changed the bars, tires, pipes (too loud) and added another boatload of chrome (do they sell chrome tires?).

Fulfilled a 27 year dream 2 weeks ago and rode (yes rode) to Rapid City for bike week. Stayed with a great friend and was joined by another great friend from Denver who trailered his bike in. We rode the hills and walked the streets and I enjoyed one of the best weeks of my life. Still wearing an ear-to ear-grin! Put on 2,100 miles in 7 days including two 600 mile days to and from the hills.

The bike ran flawlessly! I was prepared for some type of failure but other than a moment of pilot error where I laid the bike down in a parking lot after turning without momentum, everything performed perfectly.

I've lurked on this site for a few weeks and have already learned a lot. My intention is to ride the heck out of this bike and develop it into an adequate touring machine as well as a real looker.

Look forward to interacting with you other zealots. I can already tell passions run high for these machines.

My first t-shirt purchase has "Harley Davidson - life begins when you own one" on the front. Not too far off the mark although it should probably read "Harley Davidson - life begins when it owns you"

I'll post some more pics later but wanted to get on the board before going for a long ride today.

Here's the link to the continuing saga of this bike:http:

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=27725.420 (http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=27725.420)
Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Fired00d on August 16, 2008, 10:37:39 AM: Welcome to the site glad to have you join us, and congrats on fulfilling your dream. :2vrolijk_21:

:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Hoist! on August 16, 2008, 10:40:23 AM: Wonderful 1st Post mb! Good to have ya aboard. I see you got bit now! Welcome to your new addiction!!! Enjoy that Dyna and this great site! :2vrolijk_21:

Hoist! 8)
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Post by: StrahDawg on August 16, 2008, 11:25:22 AM: Welcome from Cleveland Ohio and congrats on your new ride.
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Post by: Sean M Cary on August 16, 2008, 11:27:59 AM: Quote from: mbierle on August 16, 2008, 10:35:14 AM
Look forward to interacting with you other zealots. I can already tell passions run high for these machines.

Congrats and welcome...
Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Twolanerider on August 16, 2008, 11:29:30 AM: Quote from: mbierle on August 16, 2008, 10:35:14 AM

I've had it for a month... and added another boatload of chrome (do they sell chrome tires?).

Yeah, he's going to fit right in here....

Welcome aboard. Also, just an FYI, there is a real asshole around here with a thing for red bikes. DWGs like yours are one of his lust objects. So don't leave it unlocked with your back turned. This guy just can't be trusted.
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Post by: amigo Jorge on August 16, 2008, 11:32:47 AM: Welcome from South Florida to this great site.......we called the chrome addiction OCD (Obssesive Chrome Disorder). The founder of this disease was the dearest d00d in this site.....you will know who is very soon :huepfenjump3:
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Post by: d o g o l s on August 16, 2008, 11:41:40 AM: mbierle welcome aboard :2vrolijk_21:
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Post by: BayouBiker on August 16, 2008, 11:53:57 AM: laissez les bon temps rouler - from Bourbon St, New Orleans!
:drink:
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Post by: Capo on August 16, 2008, 11:58:30 AM: Outstanding post and glad you found us! Congratulations on your scoot and dream converging!

Ride Safe! :coolblue:
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Post by: sullyboo on August 16, 2008, 12:54:17 PM: Welcome from New Jersey and have fun riding your Dyna. O by the way what does your wife say about it?
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Post by: LRebel on August 16, 2008, 12:57:17 PM: Welcome from Oklahoma!
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Post by: HogDude on August 16, 2008, 02:01:34 PM: Welcome aboard ! Enjoy the bike
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Post by: ice6900 on August 16, 2008, 02:26:00 PM: we called the chrome addiction OCD (Obssesive Chrome Disorder). aka chromosexual

welcome to the site, u know the old saying "chrome wont get u home"
chrome will always eat into ur wallet as it keeps falling off lol
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Post by: miker on August 16, 2008, 02:32:45 PM: Welcome from (pouring down rain) south Florida! Beauty bike, ride on! Spend money support the economy...
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Post by: bisounours on August 16, 2008, 02:41:51 PM: Good afternoon

:welcome_005: on the CVO website :2vrolijk_21:

I send you the :welcome_005: from FRANCE

Best regards

:vrolijk_26: Jacques
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Post by: Air1 on August 16, 2008, 03:21:42 PM: Another Welcome from South Florida
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Post by: JoMo on August 16, 2008, 04:23:34 PM: Welcome to the site I know the 27 year dream, had it myself until may 08.
Wow what a feeling, good luck and welcome aboard.

Jo Mo N Y C
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Post by: elky72ss454 on August 16, 2008, 05:05:22 PM: And a welcome from Louisiana...... :2vrolijk_21:
Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Buy early on August 16, 2008, 07:26:46 PM: Wow, what a nice reception! New friends from Australia, Germany, Switzerland, France and many states in the US! Thanks for the kind words and new acronyms. OCD is an accurate diagnosis indeed! I find myself staring at the Kuryakyn and Harley catalogs looking for something else I can install, cover or slather with chrome. My latest fetish is getting that touch of gold on things. I'll post some photos in a few days of some mods I've been working on. I don't know jack about about the mechanicals other than this feels faster than that but I am obsessed with the look of the bike.

Someone asked how my wife now feels about the bike. I didn't mention the final negotiations leading up to the big purchase. They included the purchase of a scoot (S50 Suzuki cruiser) for her as well. This is the second time in our 26 years of marriage this has happened. 25 years ago it was a 400cc Yamaha Maxim for her so I could get a 650cc Yamaha Maxim. This time it cost me a bit more, although maybe not if you figure in the time value of money (anything to justify the toys). She finished her 2 1/2 day safety course 3 weeks ago and now she can't get out and ride enough. Good thing for the second bike, as the passenger pillion on the wide glide is meant more for decoration than actual seating (it's like sitting on a suppository). I did order a custom Corbin touring seat for more comfortable 2 up riding while I was out at Sturgis. Would have liked a Mustang but didn't want to change the tan leather to black and Mustang only makes black. Not sure how much my wife will ride 2 up but I want her to know she has a soft spot on my bike if she wants it.

Had a nice ride this afternoon. Great weather here for a change although you can feel the beginnings of fall. Cooler mornings and evenings. Should be some great riding throughout the area as the fall colors come out. Looking forward to experiencing the sights, sounds and scents!

All for now.
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Post by: xjackx on August 16, 2008, 07:42:39 PM: Congrats and Welcome to the site from South Carolina! Sharp scoot! :bananarock:
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Post by: ox666 on August 16, 2008, 08:00:23 PM: A great big welcome from downunder and good to hear of that dream fulfilled. It took me 20 or so years also. Congratulations and enjoy.
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Post by: Ride n Shine on August 16, 2008, 08:32:50 PM: Another welcome from downunder, this time from New Zealand. Thats a real nice ride you have there and so much better after deamin of her all this time. Congrats! :orange:
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Post by: pado on August 16, 2008, 08:42:01 PM: Great bike.

Welcome from SC !!
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Post by: BIGDOG on August 16, 2008, 10:11:56 PM: Welcome to the CVO site from Washington state. :bananarock:
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Post by: Buvy on August 16, 2008, 10:41:21 PM: i've always had a special place in my heart for the DWG.

In fact if I were to have a 3rd bike I'd want a CVO DWG as I just love 'em.

Congrats on the sled and welcome to the site.
Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: cuthbertss on August 16, 2008, 11:15:19 PM: Quote from: TwoLaneBluesRider on August 16, 2008, 11:29:30 AM

Yeah, he's going to fit right in here....

Welcome aboard. Also, just an FYI, there is a real asshole around here with a thing for red bikes. DWGs like yours are one of his lust objects. So don't leave it unlocked with your back turned. This guy just can't be trusted.

would that be you..or me?
Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: cuthbertss on August 16, 2008, 11:17:49 PM: Quote from: mbierle on August 16, 2008, 07:26:46 PM
Wow, what a nice reception! New friends from Australia, Germany, Switzerland, France and many states in the US! Thanks for the kind words and new acronyms. OCD is an accurate diagnosis indeed! I find myself staring at the Kuryakyn and Harley catalogs looking for something else I can install, cover or slather with chrome. My latest fetish is getting that touch of gold on things. I'll post some photos in a few days of some mods I've been working on. I don't know jack about about the mechanicals other than this feels faster than that but I am obsessed with the look of the bike.

Someone asked how my wife now feels about the bike. I didn't mention the final negotiations leading up to the big purchase. They included the purchase of a scoot (S50 Suzuki cruiser) for her as well. This is the second time in our 26 years of marriage this has happened. 25 years ago it was a 400cc Yamaha Maxim for her so I could get a 650cc Yamaha Maxim. This time it cost me a bit more, although maybe not if you figure in the time value of money (anything to justify the toys). She finished her 2 1/2 day safety course 3 weeks ago and now she can't get out and ride enough. Good thing for the second bike, as the passenger pillion on the wide glide is meant more for decoration than actual seating (it's like sitting on a suppository). I did order a custom Corbin touring seat for more comfortable 2 up riding while I was out at Sturgis. Would have liked a Mustang but didn't want to change the tan leather to black and Mustang only makes black. Not sure how much my wife will ride 2 up but I want her to know she has a soft spot on my bike if she wants it.

Had a nice ride this afternoon. Great weather here for a change although you can feel the beginnings of fall. Cooler mornings and evenings. Should be some great riding throughout the area as the fall colors come out. Looking forward to experiencing the sights, sounds and scents!

All for now.

amazing posts...welcome to the family... i think i bought the last blade on this place..so now im not the Blade rookie any more....

funny.. your pipes were too loud..mine are too quiet.. we could have swapped!

watch that guy twolane... he will spend your money like CRAZY
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Post by: docb on August 17, 2008, 12:27:06 AM: welcome to the cvo family from middle Mississippi. You have a great lookin bike !
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Post by: DAD on August 17, 2008, 12:51:48 AM: Welcome to CVO Harley from Southern Indiana! :2vrolijk_21:
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Post by: Lucky Rick on August 18, 2008, 09:23:25 AM: Welcome from Ohio.
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Post by: Rooster452 on August 18, 2008, 01:39:36 PM: Welcome and always remember to invest in more "chrome"!
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Post by: Classic45 on August 19, 2008, 06:11:47 AM: Welcome from - Moss - Norway! :coolblue:
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Post by: 04se103 on August 21, 2008, 10:25:24 PM: Welcome to the site from Georgia.
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Post by: ryr8828dj on August 21, 2008, 10:36:51 PM: Welcome. Great post.
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Post by: Chains on December 18, 2009, 10:20:16 AM: Glad you got to forfill your dream. Welcome to the site.
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Post by: CBW on December 18, 2009, 07:13:12 PM: Better late than NEVER,glad to hear you got the bike of you dreams. Mine is on the way also
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Post by: Freja on December 20, 2009, 07:12:59 PM: Welcome from Sweden...
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Post by: ragtop13 on December 22, 2009, 08:05:19 PM: Welcome from the 1st state and Congrats....Took me 5 years to pull the trigger.. :2vrolijk_21:
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Post by: VINNYHD on December 26, 2009, 07:06:14 PM: WELCOME!!! :apple: FROM BROOKLYN,NY. :apple:
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Post by: bandit on December 28, 2009, 08:02:28 AM: Welcome to this site from Switzerland :2vrolijk_21:
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Post by: SID8D2 on January 02, 2010, 08:34:02 AM: Welcome to the site from Michigan :orange: :orange: :orange:
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Post by: DanM on January 02, 2010, 02:39:53 PM: Contrats on your new ride.
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Post by: Tweet on January 02, 2010, 09:55:32 PM: Welcome to the site.
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Post by: fresh oil and pipes on January 03, 2010, 01:15:57 AM: Welcome from SW Oklahoma :apple: :carrot: :jalapeno: :cucumber: :pineapple: :pepper: :bananarock: :mango: :orange: :huepfenjump3:
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Post by: Freja on January 03, 2010, 09:22:26 AM: Welcome from Sweden.....
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Post by: dooinit2u on January 03, 2010, 10:38:28 AM: Welcome from "CAJUN COUNTRY" - Houma, La.

One more thing marked off your lifetime achievement goals. Cudos to you my friend. :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
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Post by: FAUST on January 03, 2010, 10:59:39 AM: Welcome to the site from France
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Post by: 2harleys on January 04, 2010, 07:30:28 PM: Very nice bike, way to go, welcome from Denver