Hey what is the url? Maybe I will join... username "DownOnIndian" and talk about how great the new CVO's are!
HighonHD, this is what I find so peculiar about this site - CVO owners can post about the myriad of problems they've experienced with their $40k toys and everyone is OK with that. But let one person post they are leaving the fold, and a loyalist pounces on them. CVO owners have expressed dissatisfaction over the last several years with issues ranging from excessive oil consumption, compensator problems, lifter failure, valve guides and seals, limited choices of tires, failing chrome, leaking coolant systems, infotainment center problems, cam chain tensioner issues, faulty paint, etc. Many of the posts in this very thread indicate HD owners are "cooling" to the brand.
I would have loved buying another HD, but I drew the line at spending $40k on a CVO, then worrying if the lifters will fail, etc. I've had two CVOs...the first one was great, the second, not so much. It's no coincidence that HD customer satisfaction is down, while at the same time sales are down and stock prices are falling. I didn't leave HD, I felt they left me. I babied my last CVO, but it still used 1 qt. of oil every 1,000...which the MoCo claimed was within specs. Does anyone really believe that? I may own a HD again, but for now I've found something else. Competition is always good for the consumer - hopefully the MoCo will up their game. Lastly, while antidotal, look at an Indian dealer's trade-ins and you'll see who the new Indian owners are...it's us. HD better pay attention to the war drums.