Along with the new bikes in the X440 family, Harley-Davidson has launched two new models of its CVO range in India – the Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide and the CVO Street Glide. Both the motorcycles are part of Harley’s fully imported bike range and are top picks in the portfolio. The CVO Street Glide is priced at a starting price of Rs.63.03 lakh, while the CVO Road Glide is priced at Rs.67.37 lakh (ex-showroom), making them more than Rs.20 lakh more expensive than their non-CVO variants and making them one of the most expensive motorcycles sold in India today.
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The CVO Road Glide, priced at Rs 67.37 lakh, is the most expensive Harley-Davidson in India
Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide and CVO Street Glide: What’s the difference?
The biggest difference between the two models is that the Road Glide has a larger, frame-mounted ‘sharknose’ fairing, designed for high-speed stability and wind protection on long trips, while the Street Glide has a smaller, fork-mounted ‘batwing’ fairing. However, being CVO models, both the bikes are available in special custom paint schemes with new trimmings.
The CVO Street Glide is slightly lighter with a curb weight of 380 kg
Both the motorcycles have a lot in common when it comes to dimensions – their length (2,410 mm) and wheelbase (1,625 mm) are the same, seat height is also the same (720 mm for the Road Glide and 715 mm for the Street Glide), but the Road Glide is 393 kg (curb) heavier than the Street Glide at 380 kg.
The wheel sizes remain the same – 19-inch at the front and 18-inch at the rear, but the Road Glide gets wire-spoke wheels, while the Street Glide gets nine-spoke aluminum wheels. The brakes are also the same – two 320 mm discs at the front and a single 300 mm disc at the rear, with standard anti-lock braking system.
Skyline OS is provided on 12.3 inch TFT dashboard
The equipment list on both motorcycles includes a 12.3-inch color TFT dashboard running ‘Skyline OS’. Both motorcycles include a four-speaker Rockford Fosgate sound system (two speakers in the fairing and two in the saddlebag), along with Bluetooth connectivity and wireless Apple CarPlay.
The Milwaukee Eight VVT1 121 V-twin produces 189 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm
What connects both the bikes is their powerplant – the Milwaukee Eight VVT1 121 V-twin engine, which is 1,977 cc and produces 115 bhp at 4,500 rpm and 189 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm.
Other safety features on both the motorcycles include electronic linked braking, traction control system, drag-torque slip control, vehicle hold control and tire pressure monitoring.
