Sunday, August 15, 2010

2011 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide Ultra Review



The new 2011 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide Ultra provides the feature-savvy riders everything they possibly need, from an aerodynamic frame-mounted fairing, to a Road Tech zumo 660 GPS navigation system to upgraded Harman/Kardon Advanced Audio system with BOOM! Bagger speakers and an 8GB iPod nano and dock.

New CVO Road Glide Ultra FLTRUSE Highlights:
Audio High Performance BOOM!

• Rumble Collection rider footboard inserts, passenger footboard inserts, shifter pegs, brake pedal, highway pegs, saddlebag latch covers, and heated hand grips with chrome end caps

• Mirror Chrome Agitator wheels

• The CVO Road Glide Ultra, a super-premium touring motorcycle, offers its rider and passenger exceptional style, comfort and performance.

• Aerodynamic fork-mounted fairing with dual headlamps

• Anti-Lock Brakes

• Electronic Cruise Control

• Air Wing Tour-Pak rack

• Hard saddlebags and Deluxe Tour-Pak with color-matched LED brake/tail lamp and Air Wing Tour-Pak rack

• Plush Tour-Pak bottom liner embellished with the CVO monogram, and CVO carry-out luggage liners for the Tour-Pak and saddlebags

• Power lock system secures saddlebags, Tour-Pak and ignition

• Brilliant LED interior Tour-Pak and saddlebag lighting, and Tour-Pak 12Volt outlet

• Chrome Accessories - Fork sliders - Upper fork covers - Lower triple tree cover - Front wheel spacer - Valve stem cover caps - Classic front axle nut covers - Dipstick - Voltage Regulator - Rider footboard supports - Adjustable passenger footboard supports - Billet engine guard footpeg mounts - Extended-reach billet-style brake lever - Billet-style heel/toe shift levers

• High-performance clutch with hydraulic actuation

• Harley-Davidson Smart Security System with siren


Well-heeled riders such as these don't choke when they are told the $35,999 MSRP of the 2011 CVO Road Glide Ultra.

According to Harley, the average age of a CVO customer is 54-55, right in their prime earning years. Harley research reveals that CVO customers buy $3,500 of accessories on average, roughly double that of the average H-D OE customer despite the CVOs already being fantastically tricked out.

The TC103 is also standard equipment in the OE 2011 Road Glide Ultra we tested last