Harley Davidson CVO Street Glide

The Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide 2016 comes with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System, 90 ° valve stem for easy tire inflation an LED front turn signal, and the integrated fob combines security and power locking. It also comes with a reduced-width primary housing and derby cover, color-matched Splitstream fairing vents and Contrast Chrome Aggresor wheels that only comes on certain color options.

Design

The overall basic design for the Street Glide CVO starts out way back in Harley's FLH / T history, and this newest model carries the same heavy frame, fat front end and V-Twin engine configuration as the originals. What to do here is essentially a dresser sans Tour-Pak, with leg guards, hard bags and splitstream-vent front fairing, and all in a color-matched paint package. All 2016 CVO Street Glides come with some sort of flame job in the paint, and though the black version looks like Harley's standard Vivid Black at a glance, it comes with phantom flames laid underneath that becomes visible as the light plays across it.

The early FLH / T models were a little tall and top heavy, and the seat was definitely a chunk, but the factory was a chunk, and the seat was definitely a chunk. chassis for a straighter, unchallenged path to the ground. A piece of dress tank covers the middle of the fuel tank, and it keeps the tank nice and clean with all instrumentation mounted in the inner fairing and a flush-mount fuel filler pushed off to one side.

New for 2016, the front turn signals join the rest of the marker- and tail-lamps on the LED bandwagon, for maximum visibility and longevity. No way around it, motorcycles eat filament-type bulbs, and LEDs are infinitely brighter (read: safer), so I am glad to see Harley completely abandon the old french-fry lights. A supersmart key-fob now controls the proximity-activated security feature as well as the electric, luggage-locking device. Also noteworthy, but certainly not the least of the new features is the tire-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) built into each valve stem. The system feeds info through the infotainment system display, and even comes with an idiot-light on the odometer if you fail to check the TPMS regularly.

The above gizmos come on top of the regular electronic suite which includes a 6.5-inch color touchscreen, multiple weather-proof speakers run through a 300 watt amp and USB port that allows you to use your smartphone as a plug-n-play jukebox repository . A GPS navigation grid for real-time location and route information. The Sirius satellite radio service combines with an AM / FM receiver to round out your music input possibilities. Bluetooth functionality, voice recognition and text-to-speech enables the use of your cellphone while cruising down the street - no need to pull over, or even touch the phone.

Chassis

Big, Brembo calipers bind the wheels with four, 32 mm pistons in each of the dual fronts and single rear brakes. The brakes benefit not only from ABS, but also a linked-brake system that delivers braking pressure to both wheels according to need. Since the bike weighs in at 867-pounds soaking wet, it needs plenty of brakes, so I'll leave off my usual complaints about complicated brakes - I think it is justified here.

The front end floats on large-diameter, right-side-up forks, and all color packages come with a blackout upper fork shroud save the Atomic Red with Candy Apple flames, which comes chromed. External, coil-over, air-ride, emulsion shocks come nitrogen charged to reduce oil foaming and shock fade, and allow for infinite, and infinitesimal, preload and ride adjustment. Mirror-chrome Aggressor wheels complete the rolling chassis with a bit of bling, and Dunlop multi-tread hoops make the critical connection between machine and pavement.

Price

Score a CVO Street Glide in any of the four, new-for-2016 color combinations for $ 36,799, plus $ 200 more for the California emissions package. ABS, security, cruise control and the premium radio comes standard on the FLHXSE, so it will not balloon the price, and neither will a Stage-1 since it comes built in.

Specifications

Year	2016
Manufacturer	Harley-Davidson
Model	Street Glide - FLHXSE CVO
Engine Type	Twin Cam 110
Engine Displacement	1801cc
Bore Stroke	101.6 mm x 111.1 mm
Cooling	Twin-Cooled
Compression Ratio	9.2:1
Fuel System	Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
Ignition	Electronic
Starting System	Electric with solenoid shift starter motor engagement
Transmission	Six-Speed Cruise Drive
Final Drive	Belt
Rake Trail	26° / 6.7 in.
Seat Height	26.3 in.
Wheelbase	64 in.
Front Suspension	49 mm telescopic, triple-circuit damping
Rear Suspension	Premium Low Hand-Adjustable Rear Suspension
Front Brake	32 mm, four-piston fixed, Dual floating rotors
Rear Brake	32 mm, four-piston fixed, fixed rotor
Front Tire	130/60B19 61H
Rear Tire	180/55B18 80H
Fuel Capacity	6 gal.
Dry Weight	867 lbs. (Wet)
MSRP	$36,799