Ny H-D Ultra Glide i svart

Harley-Davidson CVO FLHTCUSE Ultra Classic Electra Glide Black.

Ivar Kvadsheim

Det var ikke helt over med lanseringene etter at Harley-Davidson slapp Forty-Eight ut av sekken i helgen. Dagen etterpå kom også en ny CVO-versjon av flaggskipet Ultra Classic Electra Glide.

CVO er Harley-Davidsons egen custom-avdeling, som pleier å sette sammen en liten håndfull spesialmodeller hvert år. Nå sper de på årets utvalg med denne ekstramodellen. I tillegg til alt det vanlige CVO-utstyret som større motor og fjongt utstyr har customiseringsfolkene denne gangen gått motsatt vei av vanlig og valgt mørk lakk.

Sykkelen skal lages i maks 999 eksemplarer og vi har ikke peiling på om den er å få i Europa.

Harley-Davidson pleier ellers å holde seg rimelig strikt til en stor lansering av alle nyheter på sensommeren, så det er litt overraskende med to modellslipp "utenfor sesongen".

Vi holder oss likevel for gode til å spekulere i grunnene til at det skjer samtidig som Harley-Davidson nok en gang må legge fram elendige kvartalstall.

NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON® CVO™ ULTRA RIDES TO THE DARK SIDE
Serialized Edition with Blacked Out Touring Comfort and Road Tech™ zūmo® Navigator

MILWAUKEE (January 24, 2010) – The new 2010 Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) Ultra Classic® Electra Glide® trades the shine of chrome for a fade to black in its debut as the new, darker version of this truly exceptional Harley-Davidson Touring motorcycle.

Each motorcycle is serialized from one to 999, and displays a formidable array of blacked out components, led by the serialized CB pod insert and the Gloss Black Rumble Collection and low-smoked windshield, the new CVO Ultra adds leading-edge technology with a handlebar-mounted Road Tech™ zūmo® 660 GPS Navigator and an integrated automatic lock system that now includes the ignition knob.

The CVO Ultra is powered by a black and chrome Screamin' Eagle® Twin Cam 110™ engine and a 6-speed Cruise Drive® transmission, which is the largest-displacement V-Twin engine offered from the factory by Harley-Davidson. Besides the black powertrain, this menacing touring bike revels in all things dark with a Crimson Mist Black / Dark Slate and Flame graphics base color, and approximately 185 other unique black parts, components and accessories meticulously melded to form and function by the CVO team.

Among the main attractions on the dark road to CVO Ultra custom inspiration are the Contrast Chrome Roulette wheels, the Rumble Collection featuring nine Gloss Black accessories from mirrors to saddlebag latch covers, black engine and saddlebag guards, and Diamond Black gauge faces. All these deeply dark features combine to make the Ultra into an inspired motorcycle that could only come from Harley-Davidson CVO.

The CVO Ultra presents a lower profile up front with a 6.5-inch smoked windshield and adds premium Touring features like anti-lock braking system (ABS), LED saddlebag lights, Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI), a six-gallon fuel tank, Brembo brakes and 160-watt CD/AM/FM/WB/MP3 Advanced Audio System by Harman-Kardon, CB and intercom, and passenger audio with controls, cruise control, plus standard XM Radio.

The CVO Ultra is built on the innovative Touring chassis introduced by Harley-Davidson in 2009, based on a single-spar, rigid backbone frame and swingarm specifically developed to suit the needs of long-haul touring rides.

Key CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide Features

• Screamin' Eagle Black and Chrome Twin Cam 110 engine with 110-cid (1803cc), rubber-mounted to the frame, is rated at 115 ft. lbs. of torque at 3750 rpm. The 6-speed Cruise Drive transmission with black and chrome case features a helical-cut fifth gear.
• Developed for Harley-Davidson by Garmin, the Road Tech zūmo 660 has a new mounting position for convenient viewing by both rider and passenger with a glove-friendly touch screen, left-handed controls and a bright, UV-resistant display that's easy to read in sunlight.
• Gloss Black Rumble Collection featuring rider footboard inserts and pans, passenger footboard inserts and pans, shifter pegs, brake pedal, highway pegs, mirrors, windshield trim, saddlebag latch covers and heated hand grips with end caps.
• Contrast Chrome Roulette wheels, 17-inch front and 16-inch rear.
• Suspended, dual control heated leather seat with new perforated printed insert.
• Leather passenger backrest with adjustable lumbar support and new perforated, leather insert.
• New custom paint scheme is Crimson Mist Black / Dark Slate with flame graphics.

Production of the 2010 CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide will be limited to approximately 999 units and it has a suggested U.S. retail price of $36,499.