Hello from Winchester Virginia!
I have been riding since the early 80, took a break as jobs, family, travel, and life's challenges managed to keep me off 2 wheels for nearly two decades.
In 2008 my wife and I looked at a SE bagger, before buying it she was a passenger on a friends Wide Glide for a ride out through the mountains of West Virginia. She loved her first experience on two wheels so much that she wanted her OWN. That put the SE bagger out of the equation as we needed not one but two Harleys to fit our budget.
Not long after we stopped at the local dealership looking for two Harleys and settled for an 03 Custom 1200 sporty for her and an 05 Custom 1200 sporty for me. That day in the showroom I saw the new 2008 FXSTSSE/2 Anniversary Springer turning 360s on a rotating petestole and was blown away.
Disappointed not to have the CVO Springer, but happy with the Sportsters -- we hit the road making memories of a lifetime as we ran the back roads of Virginia and West Virginia, sometimes 2up, but mostly side by side on the Sportsters.
Two weeks ago we stopped by the local dealer looking for a backrest, on the showroom floor I could not believe my eyes. The very same 08 CVO Anniversary Springer I had wanted in 2008 returned to the dealer with just 4600 miles and in perfect condition. Within the hour it was mine. I rang the bell again as we did in 2008, but this time it was with tears of joy in my eyes.
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Topic: New to owning a CVO, but not new owning Harleys (Read 3324 times)