The CVO Road Glide ST | Before You Buy 

Damn congrats on one hell of a bike! I think I agree with you, there should have been more to celebrate that anniversary - How has the bike been for you overall so far?

It is an excellent bike!

Appreciate you stopping by!

Nice! What color did you go with?

Huge congrats!!

@@FXDLSBrooklyn hey I know you don’t own the CVO ST, but by chance do you know how the rear shocks adjust? Is all the way clockwise full soft, or firm? Did you adjust yours when we had it?

Good to hear from someone who has had a history with these bikes!

This one made me laugh out loud 😂

Ya .. it's a sweat bike. I would love to have one. If the cards were right. I dont love the new tank or looks yet. I am concerned about first year issues with the vvt, to iron out. But other than that, costing as much a new modest suv.. is hard to swallow. I know people complain about a h.d cost but in all fairness a goldwing cost more than a roadgluid in every trim other than cvo.

I just got mine for invoice so $42,999. Got to do some shopping there are deals to be had.

Yes you have money left over because you bought a Polaris using Indian badging. It’s an imitation no matter what you call it. The Challenger is fugly. The tank and the fairing are goofy looking. Only Indian that looks nice to me is the Chieftain but it’s very under powered. Hear they are coming out with a Thunderstroke 122. Hopefully it won’t be so anemic.

@@seeda3473 I could care less if it isn't a "true Indian" because the same could be said about Harley. They got bought out by AMF and then got bought back by a group of people. Hell Harley isn't even controlled by an American anymore and has more Chinese parts on them than ever before. I'm not loyal to one brand because truth is there are so many better bikes out there for a fraction of the price. The whole, "the bike is underpowered" makes no sense to me as well. These aren't race bikes and they got way more than enough power from the factory to tour across the country. I just got back from a 3,200 mile moto camping trip that I took on my Dyna that still has the original 96" engine it.

Giddy up! What color?

@@FXDLSBrooklyn I just picked up the white one this past Saturday! Your review was spot on. Crazy how it instills confidence when going into turns. I've never "crushed miles" before, however I definitely want to give it a try on this bike.

That's sick man - I actually haven't seen that paint in person yet, how are you liking the bike so far?

Love it… I traded in my 2023 breakout for it, but agree with you, mines is staying stock! It’s a CVO

My oh my the garage that kid is going to have passed down 🏁⚡️

@@FXDLSBrooklyn Set up my friend! 🙌🏼

Preach.

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Yeah that seems about right with MSRP - If you were to build a Road Glide out to match this bike, you'd probably be spending more than that

@@FXDLSBrooklyn yeah, fair. If that's what you want, then it might make sense. Personally, I'm quite happy with my FXLRST, but far the best Harley I've ever ridden.

Yeah that's actually the part that is really lost on me, because for all my bikes I always keep my dash/bars as minimal as possible - No speakers, no gadgets, not even a phone mount - To me a lot of that stuff is just added weight an a distraction - However, I do like how it cleans the dash up to delete the gauges and project them digitally, for that purpose I can get behind

@@FXDLSBrooklyn When all you have ever had was analog guages and you know them inside and out...How can you do digital if you dont have to?

I’m all in as well with my 2023 in White Sand Pearl

I very much enjoyed my time on this bike, but it would not be enough to step off my Low Rider ST - However, if I ever had to choose a bagger, this was the one that came the closest to what I would need 🏁⚡️

Appreciate that! Worked hard on this one, glad that came across!

Appreciate you man! How's the riding out there? Definitely on my list 🏔

awesome views and twisty mountain roads up and down treacherous alpine passes, a rollercoaster of fun!@@FXDLSBrooklyn

yo yo our man is asking you a question

amazing scenery, endless twisties and ever changing elevation. absolutely worth several trips. @@FXDLSBrooklyn

it's absolutely breathtaking and challenging. worth a trip anyday!@@FXDLSBrooklyn

To what, something slimmer?

Now that's an exciting idea, speicifically what year/model are you doing the build on?

I want a LR ST... but no rush, I got my hands full right now with my LRS and the Fast Johnnie Road Glide....

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It cost to live like this

You’re absolutely correct. I don’t know why Harley Fan Boys aren’t honest. I was once one. You’re still gonna have to dump a gang of money to make it truly perform. My neighbors hate me because I take my 23 Indian Challenger & have my way with them. One has the ST & one has the 23 CVO in the whiskey color..$58grand for that bike & it kills him that I spanks his ass every time he tries me on the open highway or any situation.

It's like I said, to me the bike felt like doing 8+ years of modification to a bike in one instance, and I think cost definitely reflects that. Definitely not an MSRP I can swing in the shorterm, but for someone who can, you could actually wind up saving money in terms of how much all of that custom performance work can add up to on top of a base Road Glide MSRP

I felt similar until I threw a leg over - Although I wouldn't be tradinging my dyna or my FXLRST, they're formidable bikes for sure

The context was supposed to be within sharks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@@FXDLSBrooklyn 🤣🤣🤣 i know... busting balls being literal over here

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Yeah and Harleys have that annoying feature of always needing to be put on a trickle charger when they're not being ridden.

I would really love to see someone to an analysis/comparison with the challenger you mentioned and some of the modern Road Glides - Appreciate you checking it out 🏁⚡️

@@FXDLSBrooklynchallenger has a bit more punch, less braking and heats like hell. It also feels cheap and plastic. It has an electric windshield. After tweakings, RG will be better than challenger. And more expensive. But more premium.

I’ve tried to like the Challenger but it looks too much like a Kotex. The Chieftain would be my preference once they release the 122 Thunderstroke in 2025

Wouldn’t be seen on an ugly ass Polaris motorcycle . Warmed over Victory