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[rheiner]

I just got back from Sturgis and spent hours looking at the cvo Street Glides because that's my next bike. All four were all outside a slight distance from the tent. I looked in the morning with the sun on the back of the saddlebags, late afternoon with the sun on the fairings, & cloudy, so I got a pretty good idea. Everyone will have their own opinion no matter what I think. I could spend a lot of time here writing all about the different variations that come on the bikes, not just colors. Two of the four have chrome on the console and two have a black console. Two have chrome wheels and two have black contrast chrome. I wish I had the choice to mix to my liking with the color choices but they come how they come. At one point Willie G. Davidson was a few feet away and I almost asked him what his favorite color was but decided not to. Here's my personal ranking: 1. Black/Crimson tag; and very close second, black/inferno orange, a distant 3rd, Kryptonite/black, and 4th, autumn haze/antique gunstock.

The crimson graphics look really modern and unique, and no two bikes are the same since the crimson graphics are hand painted. I wish there was more crimson instead of so much black but I still rate it no. 1 for ME. The orange colors were extremely nice, but the straight lines differentiating the colors on the fender and tank made the bike look somewhat dated and not 2011. But don't get me wrong, I'd take the black/orange in a heartbeat. It looks really sweet from the back, with a touch of orange on the corners of the saddlebags and orange fairings (where the speakers are black).

The Kryptonite looks great at first but after a half hour I quit looking at it and I suspect after owning the bike a year it would get tiresome. If you've never owned a cvo, maybe you'd like the green. It does stand out. The autumn haze did very little for me even though I really tried hard to like it 'cause my dealer has one coming in a few weeks. Again, these are my personal opinions and wouldn't want to insult anyone that bought one I personally didn't rank high. All four are nice looking motorcycles.

[Racerdj]

Do you have any pictures? Excellent post in words though!

[MY2NDCVO]

The Kryptonite is growing on me, I hated it at first, still not crazy about any of the 2011 colors this yr, they don't pop.

[rheiner]

Here are some pictures. None of the pictures do that good of a job showing the crimson tag graphics, but if the sun hits it just right it really stands out. I got glare on the ones I took. I have more pictures. If there is anything particular you are wanting, reply and I'll see if I have any. The Kyrptonite is the only bike with powder coated black engine parts.  I noticed scratches around the casing of the derby cover from boots hitting it. You can probably buff it out but only so many times before you take all the powder coating off.

































Here's a real hot SG

[JCZ]

The wife and I were both anxious to see the black and crimson tag.  We were just a bit under impressed.  The bike just doesn't have any "pop" to it.  It's not a bike that you'd recognize at a glance or coming from the opposite direction at 60-70 mph as a CVO.  The graphics are what the car customizers were doing about eight or ten years ago.

In the pics above, the orange & black looks to be the one that stands out for me.  The motor matches the paint scheme, the orange looks to almost be a pearl color, the all chrome wheels..........just the bike of 2011 in my opinion (unless something changes when I see it in person).      But then........what do I know about CVOs.

[DavidG]

I am also underwhelmed. I like the colors but the CVO schemes this year look less custom and more mainstream. The previous CVO schemes screamed custom with gold leaf, hand pin-striped, cool colors, etc. Even the HD tank logo was painted; now its a chrome stick on emblem. The schemes seem simple. Not what I was looking for in a CVO. I really want a new SG but can't seem to get excited. The colors are bright but just don't get me. Just my opinion. And I think it sucked they have no blue. So I photoshopped one...Maybe next year.

[Fired00d]

I am also underwhelmed. I like the colors but the CVO schemes this year look less custom and more mainstream. The previous CVO schemes screamed custom with gold leaf, hand pin-striped, cool colors, etc. Even the HD tank logo was painted; now its a chrome stick on emblem. The schemes seem simple. Not what I was looking for in a CVO. I really want a new SG but can't seem to get excited. The colors are bright but just don't get me. Just my opinion. And I think it sucked they have no blue. So I photoshopped one...Maybe next year.

That's a good photoshop job... that color scheme reminds me a lot of the B&B '04 SEEG.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Racerdj]

Thanks for the excellents photos!

[Jock]

This is the "hot color" for the year...

 



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