so much improvments... I love my 2014
(dont remember where I pick up this)
part 1
Harley's Custom Bagger Now Has Dark Custom Styling
The CVO™ Road King, Harley's entry in the high-performance bagger segment, gains a new attitude for 2014 thanks to Project RUSHMORE. New CVO Road King tweaks include blacked-out components like the handlebar, controls, mirrors, powertrain and covers. The saddlebags get extended and now wrap around the mufflers, while the new low-profile seat (now two-piece) gets a removable passenger pillion. The brawny Screamin' Eagle Twin Cam 110™ V-Twin engine is fitted with a new tuned Heavy Breather air cleaner and intake runner.
Project RUSHMORE: A Journey, Led by Riders.
According to H-D, "Project RUSHMORE is a comprehensive effort by Harley-Davidson to improve every aspect of the motorcycle riding experience. After years of imagining, planning, engineering, styling, and testing, and countless hours of riding with and talking to its customers, Harley-Davidson presents the results of Project RUSHMORE on motorcycle models that are smart, comfortable, responsive and simply stunning."
"Project RUSHMORE has been touched by thousands of people, many of them our riding customers," said Scott Habegger, Harley-Davidson Director of Motorcycle Planning. "It represents a new direction in product development at Harley-Davidson that integrates the voice of the customer not just up front, but throughout the process. We gather input and ideas at formal focus groups, but also at all the events we attend, at our demo rides, sometimes just talking to that rider or passenger sitting on the next stool at a diner. Our dealers also provide valuable input. We take our ideas and solutions back to customers as prototypes and get more feedback before settling on a final design. "
The Project Rushmore enhancements slot into four customer-defined categories: Control, Infotainment, Feel and Style. For 2014 those elements were applied to the CVO Road King:
1. Control
Reflex Linked Brakes combine ABS with electronically linked brakes that dynamically optimize front/rear brake balance. Linked braking is activated when the motorcycle is above 20 to 25 mph. If braking is initiated at slower speeds the front and rear brakes function independently. When linked braking is active, applying the front, rear or both brake controls will apply braking force to both the front and rear brakes in a proportion determined by the Reflex Linked Brakes system to optimize performance. The braking will stay linked as speed drops below the 20-25 mph threshold. Reflex Linked Brakes incorporates ABS to further help the rider maintain control during braking events, especially those that happen in less-than-optimal conditions.
The Daymaker LED headlight delivers a highly focused lighting pattern that delivers outstanding "punch" into the darkness. The light quality mimics that of natural daylight to further enhance visibility, and its bright-white color is conspicuous in traffic. The Daymaker headlamp has two D-shaped lenses: one that focuses light into a pool directly in front of the bike for outstanding low-beam illumination, and another separate high-beam projector that delivers a super-bright, focused beam to penetrate deep into the darkness.
Improved Front Suspension including larger fork sliders and stiffer triple clamps, provide improved steering response. Fork diameter is increased from 43.1mm to 49mm (14 percent). The steering stem is supported by larger bearings. Suspension damping has been re-tuned for a smoother ride over minor pavement irregularities like tar strips.
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