2023 Harley

AmericanmotorcyclemanufacturerHarley-Davidsonhasrevealedallthedetailsabouttheall-new2023CVORoadGlide&StreetGlidefactorycustombaggers.TheAmericanmarquehadgivenusasneakpeekatthebikeinApril.

Alongwithallthedetailsthatfansweresalivatingover,Harley-Davidsonhasalsoreleasednewimagesofthepremiumbaggersfromitsin-housecustomizationteam-CustomVehiclesOperations(CVO).

AndthedetailsthathaveemergedfromMilwaukeeconfirmwhatwasbeingrumouredforawhileaboutthebrandnew121ci(1,977cc)enginethatisfittedtotheCVORoadGlideandCVOStreetGlidefor2023.

ThenewV-twindubbedtheMilwaukee-EightVVT121hasvariablevalvetiming(VVT)assuggestedinitsname.ThisHarleyclaimsbroadenstheoverallpowerband,improvestorquemanagementandenhancesefficiencytoincreaserangefromeachtankoffuelwhencomparedtothesameenginewithfixedvalvetiming.

SowhatexactlydoesthisbeastlynewV-Twinthatcaresforthegreenproduce?Well,Harleyclaimsthattheengineproduces115.3bhpat4,500rpmand189Nmofpeaktorqueatjust3,000rpm.

ComparedtotheMilwaukee-Eight117,thenewVVT121enginealsogetsanimprovedcoolingsystem,whichimprovesthermalcomfortforriders.Alsopresentarenewcylinderheads,ahigh-performancecrankshaftwithhigherliftandlongerduration,anewairboxandintaketract,animprovedshiftdrumforthe6-speedtransmissionandahigh-performanceexhaustsystem.

Otherimprovementscomeintheformofthe47mminvertedfrontforksfromShowawhichoffer117mmoftravelandthedualrearshocks(againShowa)whichofferremotepreloadadjustmentontheleftshock,andthreadedpreloadontherightshock.Therearshocksoffer76mmoftravel.

The2023HarleyDavidsonCVOmodelsuselargeBrembobrakestohelpgetthemtostopintime.Bothbikessport320mmdualfloatingdiscsatthefrontclampeddownby4-pistoncalliperswhiletherearendmakesdowitha300mmdiscwithasingle-pistoncalliper.

The2023CVORoadGlide&CVOStreetGlidefeatureastaggeredsetupforthewheelswitha19-inchfrontandan18-inchrear.ThewheelsareshodwithDunlopHarley-DavidsonSeriesbiasblackwalltyresthatmeasure130/60atthefrontand180/55attherear.

Bothbikesgeta12.3-inchTFTtouchscreeninfotainmentdisplaythatcanbeoperatedevenwhentherideriswearinggloves.ThedisplayconnectstoWi-Fi,hasavoicerecognitionsystem,navigation,andBluetoothandispairedwithaRockfordFosgateStageIIaudiosystemwitha4-channel,500-wattRMSamplifier.

BothbikesarealsopackedwithelectronicaidsincludingCorneringElectronicallyLinkedBrakes(C-ELB),Cornering-AntilockBrakingSystem(C-ABS)andCornering-TractionControlSystem(C-TCS).OthersafetyaidsincludeCorneringDragTorqueSlipControl(C-DTSC),VehicleHoldControl(VHC)andaTyrePressureMonitoringsystem(TPMS).

TheHarley-DavidsonCVORoadGlideandCVOStreetGlidefor2023areofferedintwocolouroptions-StandardDarkPlatinumwithBrightSmokedSatinpinstripingandWhiskeyNeat/RavenMetallictwo-tonewithbothversionsgettingcolour-matchedinnerfairings.

The2023Harley-DavidsonCVORoadGlide&CVOStreetGlidearetheAmericanfirm's120thAnniversarypresenttoitselfanditsfans.Bothbikesaremassivecruisersthatwe'renotsurewillcometoIndiabutiftheydo,willsurelyattractattentionwherevertheygo.