Harley Davidson Street Glide – Overview

By Indra Gunawan

The new Harley Davidson CVO Street Glide crashes the CVO party this year with popular visage of Harley Davidson “batwing fairing”. The new 2010 CVO Street Glide already benefitted from the upgraded from 2009 touring line, highlighted by a single spar, rigid backbone frame and the new swingarm. The new 2010 CVO Street Glide can handles loads better with the new chassis. The rubber mounted TC 110 in 2010 CVO Street Glide gives extra go to tune of claimed 115 lb-ft at 3750 rpm. Give the hydraulic clutch a light squeeze, roll back the responsive throttle. Even while tipping the scales with a claimed dry weight of 805 lbs, the motorcycle transitions well for a bike its size.

The 2010 CVO Street Glide wheelbase, 63.5 inches, is surprisingly a tenth of an inch smaller than the best handling CVO Fat Bob, and its 26 degree rake is 3 degree tighter. The hydraulic rear shocks are new, with 40 mm pistons and 14mm rods. Suspension preload is adjustable by hand, with the preload adjustment knob sitting behind the left saddlebag. The seven spoke, 18 inch Agitator wheels are shod in bias Dunlop front and rear that are special made for The Motor Company and provide plenty of positive feedback with the road.

The metal faced gauges of the new 2010 CVO Street Glide show of against the gloss black inner fairing. The sound powered by the 40 watt Harman Kardon system. The dual floating front brake rotors have a seven spoke design that matches the contrast cut Agitator wheels, with a 4 piston caliper putting the squeeze on the discs. And if that’s not enough, the 2010 CVO Street Glide has the ABS package that became standard in Harley Davidson touring motorcycles starting in 2009.

The 2010 CVO Street Glide listed lean angle of 32 degrees right/30 degrees left is greater than the CVO Softail Convertible, and I can confirm that it can be cranked over more confidently without sending up a shower of sparks. The round dials of the analog speedometer and tachometer sit just below eye level and are large enough to be read easily with a glance. Below it sits a 40 watt Harman Kardon Advanced Audio System with its volume controls conveniently located below the switch housing on the left handlebar. The sound quality was crisp, even while tuned in to local radio, and good tunes have a habit of making the miles melt away faster.

The one piece, injection molded saddlebags are a tad roomier inside and have cleanly incorporated color matched fascia panels that fill in the gaps between the hard, extended saddlebags and rear fender. These panels house the LED stop/tail/turn signals, which run vertically on each side of the rear fender.

The mustache engine guard now comes with a new rubber pad, so you can kick up your feet a little more comfortably on long hauls. Two of the paint combos on the 2010 CVO Street Glide really caught my eye. The Spiced Rum with Gold Leaf Graphics, the Screamin Eagle head streaking across the saddlebags, oil cover, and tank, and the Candy Concord with ghost flames and Pale Gold Leaf Graphics are particularly eye catching.

The CVO Harley Davidson crew out of York will crank out 3500 2010 CVO Street Glide, while dealers will be putting them on their showroom floors with a $30,999 sticker price, the same going rate as last year’s CVO Road Glide.

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