I just picked up a blue 2015 CVORG, this is my 5th CVO since 2001 and my 10th Harley since 1999. I have made many, many performance upgrades over the years as well as stereo upgrades, handling upgrades etc. These are my qualifications for the following generally positive review of this CVO:
1) NEW keyless ignition is a huge improvement, even the fork lock is electrically activated! There is really no need to take the key out of your pocket.
2) New Hammock seat is the most comfortable seat I have ever sat upon. This is with only 1,000 miles on the bike. I know there are stitching issues. However, from a comfort perspective it is better, than Corbin, Mustang, Le Perra and Saddleman to name a few of the seats I own or have owned.
3) "Infotainment" system is a huge improvement along with the new input toggles, I can do everything without taking my hands off the grips. Sound-wise, I can hear the I-pod CLEARLY at 100 mph. There is no distortion. I have, in the past put as much as $3,500 into sound systems on my bikes. This sound system needs nothing, IMHO. It rocks. The navigation is a 1000% improvement over past efforts by HD.
4) Handling: I have Traxxion Dynamic forks on 5 bikes as well as true-track AND glide-pro and various high end rear shocks. I am serious about good high speed handling and I know what good feels like at 120 mph. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what this stock bike feels like at 120 MPH, because all I could get the bike up to is 115 mph. However, I can say that I have never had a stock bagger this stable. One hand on grips stable, at 115 mph. Front end dive , while not completely gone is greatly improved. I think just a set or rear shocks would be enough for the average owner. I have ordered the Ohlins HD-357 rears, Ohlins cartridge fronts, truck-track and glide-pro... (I like the best handling possible)Again, this is he best handling stock HD bagger I have ever ridden.
5) Ergonomics of new fairing, handle bars, windshield and seat are perfect for me at 6.0 height. All greatly improved from 2007.
6) Motor / gearing, the Motor with the wet heads feels about the same as the 2007 110 did in my CVOUC. At first I thought I would just drop in a L/C 124 S&S crate motor in this new bike. However, I had forgotten about the wet heads! I do not want to do a complete tear down with crank and Timken upgrade etc. etc. etc. I will just replace the cam with the GMR 577, Full sac DX head pipe and 2 inch cores. The 68 tooth rear pulley has helped some with the overall gearing from the 66 tooth rear pulley on my 2007, but I will also add the 30 tooth front pulley so I can pick up a little more of a torque boost to go along with the cam change. Right now I have to go 78 mph in 6th gear to hit 3,000 rpm. The 30 tooth should drop this to 73 mph at 3,000 rpm.
I guess I COULD have the wet heads re-worked to match up to the 124 L/C crate motor from S&S.............
Then sell the 110 stock motor without heads....... If crank run-out is over 0.003" then I will consider the crate motor as a lower overall cost alternative to building a 117 or 124 from stock.
For the record, I did this to my 2007, swapped it with the Jim's 131" with welded crank crate motor. I used only a 54mm TB and a D&D fat cat with quite baffle. This motor only dynos out with 128hp and 138tq, but it runs great for 20,000 miles and behaves like a stock motor around town. I left a lot of potential HP and TQ out there but the motor runs strong, cool and still outruns most everything. It is a "happy" recipe. I must have gotten lucky with one of the few good builds from Jim's from what I have read on this site!
7) Even though I am familiar with mother Harley and the things they do to us, I must say that overall this bike is very much improved over all other CVOs I have owned.
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