Not getting rid of my Mako shark RG, But I really like this white color scheme.. I always never new 1 person builds the entire CVO bike from start to finish.. They must have lots of these people..
The "hand built" part of CVO production has not been the case for years now. Initially and for several years the CVO bikes were built in an old building behind the main production plant in York. There were a few years that some of us from the CVO group toured. Two or three person teams per bike with frames on various wheeled rolling carts with few modern tools, conveniences, or conveyances. It was indeed hand-built but it never struck me as "ideal" when compared to modern assembly standards. It did make for good press though and the people one could speak with seemed generally proud of their efforts.
That all changed when that production was moved to the standard line at York. Don't remember the specific year but more than a decade ago. That change brought its own issues. Specialty paint that was CVO specific not staying matched to an individual bike (mismatched bikes) and a few other interesting glitches. "Hand built" went away with that change though.