FLHXSE CVO Review

Fronted by the familiar batwing fairing and girded by the newly redesigned FL chassis, the stylishly slammed 2010 Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide boasts all the muscular agility of an NBA power forward and flashes more chrome than Dennis Rodman.

Screamin' Eagle Motorcycles

Each year, the shop-shirted covert agents at Harley-Davidson's exclusive Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) pluck four models from the Harley-Davidson lineup and, utilizing an arsenal of Screamin' Eagle performance parts, exclusive paint schemes, and enough chrome to induce pangs of inadequacy in a '57 Bel Air, recasts them into rarified road-ravaging, lust-inducing examples of what a customer might create with a little imagination and a sizable slush fund.

Motorcycles of Hollywood

The motorcycle's celluloid history dates back to the silent era. From Edgar Dearing's familiar role as a motorcycle cop/foil in Laurel and Hardy shorts to Gael Garcia Bernal as a road-tripping Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Dairies and beyond, screen bikes are as iconic as the characters who ride them. During a discussion of classic cycle movie moments over a beer after a long weekend ride a while back, one bike kept reappearing in the conversation with disproportionate frequency. Of course, Harley-Davidson, right?

FLHTCUSE5 CVO Review

The enduring Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide asks the question, "What do you get the bike that has everything?" Already stuffed to the topcase with amenities, the 2010 Harley-Davidson CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide finds room for a few more, like the wraparound LED Brake/taillight bar and the lambent LED pods mounted in the saddlebags.

FLSTSE CVO Review

The brand-new 2010 Harley-Davidson Softail Convertible unseats the classically styled Springer as the Softail platform's CVO representative. A kind of high-functioning multiple personality disorder with turn signals, the Convertible's conceit is both simple and shrewd.

FXDFSE2 CVO Review

The 2010 Harley-Davidson CVO Fat Bob punches up the aristocratic proceedings with a little disorderly conduct, returning for its second year with a badass new wardrobe. Emphasizing the bike's hooligan character, many of the Fat Bob's shiny parts have been given a muted, smoky chrome finish Harley-Davidson is calling "Midnight Pearl," which is bound to trickle down to the Motor company's OE machines and P&A catalog. The CVO Fat Bob wears the new cast like an elegant bruise.

High-Tech Classic

After a six-year leave from the highway, Kawasaki is reentering the full-dress touring market with the technologically forward, nostalgically styled, 2009 Voyager. Kawasaki is touting their new Vulcan 1700 series as a bellwether for the company's future in the cruiser segment, and the reimagined Voyager has been commissioned as their cruise line's luxe flagship.

Notorious CVO

Last year, the Fat Bob inconspicuously elbowed its way into the Harley-Davidson Dyna lineup, adding some menace to the family with its imposing heft and Tommy Gun exhaust. A tight-lipped knuckle cracker, the surprisingly agile Fat Bob proved it could deliver a serious beatdown and make a fleet-footed getaway. It was George Raft with drag bars. Unlike the Softail Rocker, its flashy fraternal twin, the Fat Bob went about its business with discreet brutality in denim and powdercoat.