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[wtfdskin]

Hello,
I'm new to the forum and new to CVO's. I have a question about a 2010 CVO ULTRA CLASSIC ELECTRA GLIDE in Crimson Mist. 789 of 999. A friend of mine, who recently passed, had left behind his CVO. It has 73 miles on it. The back story is that he purchased it directly from the factory as it was used for promotional purposes. Apparently this makes the bike different than others, or so I am told. I sort of have to call BS, but I am curious, can there be some merit to the story? Would the VIN shed some light on the subject?

Odd question, but how do you find the build number? Last 3 of vin?

[chaos901]

My opinion, a 2010 with 73 miles will certainly need new tires, those are too old.  The rest really does not matter. 

[ultrarider123]

Per your first post, this was your friend so I would think if they were truly a friend, you would have gotten the correct story. 

Yes, it could have been a promo bike taken around to shows.  The MoCo would have taken that out of circulation once it had run it's course and offered it to dealers for them to purchase and sell. 

Yes, you can purchase a bike and "pick it up" at the factory (or you once could).  However you arrange the purchase through your local dealer and then arrange the date/time to retrieve your bike at the factory but you can't purchase directly from the factory. 

As others have already posted, the low 73 miles doesn't make this 2010 any more special than any other 2010 CVO with only 73 miles on it, that just makes it an interesting find.  Being it was owned by a friend may add some personality to it, too.

As for the VIN helping, it would only help if you wanted to contact Harley directly for some history...and that is if they would provide that information to you.  You can do a VIN search and try that way via the interweb which may show you some history of where it was purchased/who owned it/accident history, etc.

Good luck...

[RoadDawg]

Re: Are there any CVO's that are more special than another?
Yes, mine. 

[Ironhorse]

I think the 2006 CVO Ultra ranks up there with "special" CVO bikes.

It was the 1st year of the CVO Ultra.
It was the last year of the 103 SE Engine.
It was the last year of the "Camel Hump" leather tour pack.
It was the last year of EFI without O2 sensors.


Did I mention that I have an '06 CVO Ultra,....?

LOL!

[iski]

Everyone posting in this thread, and everyone reading this thread, is "special." 
 

[BostonboyDH]

I think the 2006 CVO Ultra ranks up there with "special" CVO bikes.

It was the 1st year of the CVO Ultra.
It was the last year of the 103 SE Engine.
It was the last year of the "Camel Hump" leather tour pack.
It was the last year of EFI without O2 sensors.


Did I mention that I have an '06 CVO Ultra,....?

LOL!

    I've always been fond of the 06 CVO Ultra especially in your color combination, I have a good friend that had that same bike, it was his 1st HD, he came off a Kawasaki tourer I was kinda sad when when I found out when he traded it for a 2015 CVO Ultra

BostonBoy

[Wrongway]

I think the 2006 CVO Ultra ranks up there with "special" CVO bikes.

It was the 1st year of the CVO Ultra.
It was the last year of the 103 SE Engine.
It was the last year of the "Camel Hump" leather tour pack.
It was the last year of EFI without O2 sensors.


Did I mention that I have an '06 CVO Ultra,....?

LOL!

Nope, that honor would go to the 2007 FLHTCUSE2

[FLSTFI Dave]

I read some where the special one were over 135 HP and 135 Torque.   

Guess my Anniversary King is special as its 138 HP and 140 Torque.   

[chaos901]

Nope, that honor would go to the 2007 FLHTCUSE2

2007 did not have the leather tour-pak.  That was the year that the "Jester" was one of the offerings.

[iski]

2007 did not have the leather tour-pak.  That was the year that the "Jester" was one of the offerings.

I had a Jester.  Tour pack was leather.

[Cat Eye]

Mine is special....once during a sunny day while I was at the Harley factory in York Pa, Willie G walk by my Yellow 2015 CVO Street Glide.....stopped to light his cigar and at that time cast his shadow on my front fender.....sweet!

[Wrongway]

2007 did not have the leather tour-pak.  That was the year that the "Jester" was one of the offerings.

 Really? Look again.

[rjorgens]

And I thought you were going to say that only the BLUE CVOs are special.

DH

That's what he should have said because it is TRUE 

[SDCVO]

In the BMW world you can (or could a couple of years ago) buy it from a dealer at a substantial discount and take delivery at the factory in Germany. You can then use it in Germany (im sure you could buy tags for any European country) for up to a year and then they will ship it back to the dealer you bought it from. It will even include insurance on the bike only during that time. Buddy of mine did it then toured Germany for a couple of weeks. Worked out amazing for him and he loves telling everyone he picked it up straight from the factory without any dealer touching it.