Harley-Davidson Street Glide CVO 2015
Harley-Davidson Street Glide CVO since the beginning of August . A so-called top model straight from the factory, I think to find a suitable comparison, if we were talking about Mercedes Benz we would talk about the AMG model, at Jeep it would be the SRT version and at Harley-Davidson it would be CVO and Screamin Eagle .
It has almost everything in it that makes your heart beat faster! The heart of the Street Glide also beats quite strongly, an incredible 1.8 liter V2 engine pushes the 400kg over the track. The starter itself is a real power plant; after all, it should be able to start the powerful engine!
Powerful 1.8L V2 engine
The engine really has enough reserves if you want to overtake briefly or are just in a hurry, then it starts, all you have to do is turn the throttle.
The cruise control works up to 140 km/h
Up to a maximum of 140 km/h it is also possible to activate the cruise control switch and the desired speed can be maintained in a relaxed manner using cruise control. I never thought I would use the technology on a Harley, but yes, it does!
I remember it from the old EVO, with the locking screw on the throttle grip, which is useful on long journeys. But that's just the beginning of what the Street Glide has to offer, for a technology enemy it's a challenge, for a technology fan it's the ultimate!
The BOOM! BOX communication system
Keyless Go, Radio BOOM! BOX sound system with 2x 300 watts of pure power, USB connection for the iPhone or many other cell phones, the USB stick and whatever else there is to connect. Of course Bluetooth, so you can connect multiple cell phones at the same time, or an iPod.
But you can only use one device to make calls, so a lot is possible! There are many communication systems that deal with the Boom! Have the box connected.
Harley-Davidson Street Glide CVO
In any case, you should inform yourself beforehand, the connection did not work with the Cardo System G9X so far, the manufacturer kindly provided me with a Cardo G9X set, but I already knew that there were still problems, just who the problem is is not so clear yet. It's a shame, Cardo is the market leader in this area and I would have liked to test the system with the Street Glide.
Communication is very important at Street Glide!
Harley-Davidson offers a wired communication system. The socket to the left of the navigation system is intended for this.
The microphone and headphones are attached to and in the helmet, which works perfectly.
A cable is always ready for use, that's the advantage; with a radio system the battery can be empty by chance.
Navigation with voice control
Using the voice set it is even possible to operate the navigation via voice control, which worked great for me! Press the button on the handlebars once and the voice control is active!
New destination, announce address and OK! Done, the navigation system looks for the destination, if there is a similar street, there is a selection that is offered, either you say the number or you tap on the touchscreen.
Navigation is a big issue tourer Because the Street Glide was built for touring and they did it well.
There are different websites where anyone can put together a tour for free and import the tour into the Harley's navigation system via USB stick. Anyone who has done this will find it very easy. Exporting would also work, but more on that later in a separate report.
Touring, driving, cruising!
Anyway, I rode the Street Glide over 3000 km across the country in August and it was a lot of fun! Roughly speaking, my first tour was from Cologne to Kiel, the route was around 600 kilometers long and the majority of the journey was on the motorway and country roads.
If you don't just open the throttle fully, you can cover a good 300km with the Street Glide without using up the reserve. Personally, I think this is a good value; stopping every 300 km on a long journey is a good rhythm.
But I had a painful experience: the engine of the Street Glide CVO supported by water cooling compared to the Street Glide Special This is no longer entirely new and has already existed on other Harley models.
My first tour was more than hot, the outside temperature was around 35 degrees and the big block under the driver gets hot, hence the water cooling, I say. To the left and right of the water cooling there are ventilation flaps that control the supply air, or not, when it is closed.
She can also get hot
It was open and at some point on the exhaust pipe on the right it gets really hot. I was wearing Rokker pants , any other pants would probably have burned!
I didn't have the right setting for more than half of the tour, but once I found it, the problem went away. Unfortunately, I had a pretty big blister on my lower leg, but you have to go through that if you don't set it right straight away!
So far I'm thrilled, I'm not so sure about the chassis or tires yet. The bike rocked three or four times on the motorway at higher speeds, which can be controlled in a controlled manner, but it's not nice.
Sometimes it was due to cross joints on the highway, or when there is a lot of wind. The tire is from Dunlop and has special properties, the compound is harder in the middle than at the edge, this is supposed to be an advantage.
The tire has been driving well so far, I haven't had any noticeable problems even when it's wet, but this rocking doesn't work, so I'll have to experiment with different tire pressure settings or the chassis, which can be adjusted quickly and easily.
Factory sound
The sound is ok, it's absolutely fine for a machine from the factory, Harley-Davidson has also come up with something else that makes the sound, the Mega Screaming Eagle air filter makes such an aggressive intake noise that you get the feeling that it's... Give it gas and everything in the area will be sucked in if it doesn't hold on properly somewhere!
Replacing the exhaust system is often the first step. I think it would run even more freely with a mapping and a different system, but I haven't missed performance yet, it simply has plenty of torque and power.
But after the first 3000 kilometers I don't pay any attention to it, I'm still more concerned with the sophisticated BOOM! BOX system!
It has a mega sound system
The sound system is simply awesome, when the music is played via USB directly from the cell phone via media, the sound quality is best, an amazing sound comes out of it.
The navigation is clear to understand and telephone conversations can also be made while driving, either via headphones or over the loudspeakers, which I did enough.
A comfortable Harley-Davidson tourer
It's very comfortable, the Harley-Davidson Street Glide CVO is a tourer and a very innovative one at that!
I probably can't avoid making a video about the navigation, that shouldn't be a problem, but the European Bike Week up in September, a distance for me is easily 1,300 kilometers, I'll take on the challenge for now ! See you in Faak!