I attended a factory demo day event yesterday and was fortunate to ride the mew Road King and Limited CVO's. While I am very happy with my 2013's and will not be trading this year, I like the direction HD is going. I have hated the heat from these large motors and bought and sold a BMW 1600 GTL 18 months ago. I loved riding in hot weather and not being hot. Their water cooled motors are great. The Limited in my opinion feels 50% cooler but I was picking up some slight heat near my right ankle. The ambient temperature was 80. This is a welcome change. I liked the linked brakes but they are not quite up to the BMW design but a large improvement. I never comment on colors until I see them in person, but WOW on the green RK and Blue Limited. While not riding at low light conditions, the bikes that had the LED's are very very visible in my side view mirrors. They really stand out. The RK has the same ride feeling as my 2013 but the Limited had a better ride quality. I really like my 'Road Glide' with the lowers and music but I ride less that 60 MPH most of the time and have the standard RK windshield.. I'm not sure whether it's the front fork redesign. With the slightly higher windshield (Limited) and the new venting, less wind turbulence is noticed. The winds were 20mph and gusty yesterday. The BMW was the highest tech bike I have ever owned but felt like something was missing after the ride. I did not have high expectations but I was impressed. While the improvements are not quite as much as I was wishing for, they are in the right direction. I can say that anybody who upgrades to the Limited will be pleased. And I don't want to overlook the latches, WOW!
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Topic: My Impressions of the 2014 CVO'S After The Factory Demo Days (Read 2495 times)