EagleRider, the motorcycle rental and tour company, will be offering riders the opportunity to rent Harley-Davidson CVO models. With rates starting from $259, you can experience the pinnacle of H-D engineering from August 15 through October 31, 2024.
Harley’s CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) bikes are typically unavailable for test rides, but EagleRider will be offering the exclusive opportunity to experience what it’s like to ride this premium bike without having to pay its $44,499 MSRP.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to ride a CVO Road Glide, EagleRider gives you the opportunity to rent one for as little as $259.
“EagleRider has partnered with Harley-Davidson to provide another one-of-a-kind adventure,” said CEO Sebastian Schoepe. “We are proud that riders can now experience the thrill and luxury of a CVO motorcycle.”
EagleRider is the world’s largest motorcycle rental and tour company, with 150 locations around the globe and outlets in most major U.S. cities, including the recently opened location in Boston.
For the CVO rentals, the 25 bikes will be available in Chicago, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, allowing riders to experience the joys of riding the most desirable new Harley along sections of the legendary Route 66.
Additionally, existing EagleRider tour bookings can be upgraded to include the CVO Road Glide, and members of Club EagleRider can access this exclusive opportunity for 5 credits per day.
Harley-Davidson is now the sponsor of the BUILD Moto program, a nonprofit that teaches high school teams how to build motorcycles and other related skills.
Harley-Davidson has announced its official sponsorship of the BUILD Moto program starting with the 2025 season. Through this sponsorship, signed for the next three years, Harley-Davidson will donate items like motorcycles, parts, and accessories to the program, as well as provide access to manufacturing experts and additional support.
The BUILD program, founded in 2011, is a 501(c)3 organization that allows high school students to learn valuable skills by building a motorcycle to AMA flat-track racing standards and then entering their builds to be judged. Students, guided by a faculty advisor and up to three mentors, learn design, welding, fabrication, repair, machining, media, and more as they work on their bikes.
Each team organizes fundraising events to support their project, and they must document their progress with photos and videos posted to social media. They’re judged on design, execution, and completion of milestones throughout the season, culminating in a bike reveal and awards event at the end.
“Our involvement with BUILD Moto represents our commitment to STEAM learning and helping to teach the next generation of designers, engineers, and trades experts,” said Shanna Beanan, STEAM Program Manager at Harley-Davidson. “Working with high schoolers who are empowered to create a bike that is race-ready is really rewarding. It’s a thrill to see their confidence grow during the build and showcase what they’ve learned as the pit crew on race day.”
The 2024 season participants received an invitation to show their motorcycles at the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival at the newly opened Davidson Park in Milwaukee on July 25, 2024, at 11 a.m.
Those interested in becoming involved with the BUILD Moto program can do so in several ways. Becoming a mentor allows you to work directly with students to build the motorcycles. Working a booth at BUILD Moto events helps to spread the word about the program. Volunteering at an event to help with parking, selling merchandise, or set up/tear down can help keep the event running smoothly. If you’re a subject matter expert, you can also lend one-time assistance to teams on your specific skill, in-person or virtually.
Visit the BUILD Moto website to learn more, donate, or find ways to become involved.
The ride of a lifetime is just around the corner, with Harley-Davidson’s Model Year 2023 Run Out Sale coming to dealerships near you.
Moving into the new year, Harley-Davidson is putting some of their most iconic 2023 models front and centre with a price reduction of up to $4,000 across Sport, Cruiser and Touring models.
2023 Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide
Coming in a range of different styles and colours, there has never been a better time to get in the saddle and hit the open road with Harley’s 2023 models.
Riders can save $4,000 off Grand American Touring models, $2,500 off Cruiser models (excluding the Breakout 117), $3,500 off the Street Bob 114 and $500 off Sport models.
2024 Harley-Davison CVO Road Glide ST in Golden White Pearl
Under the banner “Dawn of a New Era,” the Motor Company made a global announcement today about new models added to the 2024 Harley-Davidson lineup. This year marks the 25th anniversary of H-D’s Custom Vehicle Operations division, and in addition to the CVO Street Glide and CVO Road Glide announced last June, the Motor Company will offer a CVO Road Glide ST and a CVO Pan America adventure bike. Harley-Davidson’s popular Street Glide and Road Glide baggers have also been updated.
Street Glide and Road Glide | 2024 Harley-Davidson
2024 Harley-Davison Road Glide
Two of Harley-Davidson’s best-selling bagger models – the Street Glide and the Road Glide – now feature more streamlined bodywork first seen on their CVO counterparts. Both are powered by a Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-Twins with a revised cooling system, and new for 2024 are selectable ride modes: Road, Sport, Rain, and Custom.
2024 Harley-Davison Street Glide
Convenience and comfort have also been improved with an upgraded infotainment available through a new 12.3-inch TFT color display, additional rear suspension travel, and a revised seat.
2024 Harley-Davison Street Glide
2024 Harley-Davison Road Glide
CVO Road Glide ST | 2024 Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson says the new CVO Road Glide ST is the company’s “quickest, fastest, and most sophisticated performance bagger.” The West Coast-style bagger is powered by the Milwaukee-Eight 121 High Output V-Twin, an engine exclusive to this model that churns out 127 hp and 145 lb-ft of asphalt-buckling torque. Selectable ride modes include Road, Sport, Track, Track Plus, Rain, and multiple Custom modes.
2024 Harley-Davison CVO Road Glide ST in Raven Metallic
Lightweight materials, including mufflers with titanium shells, an oil pan made of composite, and forged carbon fiber used in the muffler end caps, front fender, seat cowl, and tank console, along with revised wheels and wave-style front brake rotors, help keep dry weight to 800 lb, 25 lb less than the CVO Road Glide.
The CVO Road Glide ST is equipped with fully adjustable Showa suspension, with an inverted 47mm 1×1 fork and dual rear shocks with remote reservoirs, and Brembo braking components.
A full suite of infotainment is powered by Skyline OS, and a large color touchscreen replaces all analog instrumentation and most switches. Premium audio includes a 500-watt amplifier and Rockford Fosgate Stage II 6.5-inch fairing speakers.
The CVO Road Glide ST will be available in two paint schemes: Golden White Pearl or Raven Metallic. In addition to CVO 25th Anniversary graphics, a Screamin’ Eagle graphic on the fairing sides and fuel tank is inspired by the Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson Factory motorcycles raced in the MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers series.
CVO Pan America | 2024 Harley-Davidson
2024 Harley-Davison CVO Pan America
Harley-Davidson’s Pan America has been one of the best-selling adventure bikes in the U.S. since its debut in 2021. The new CVO Pan America retains all the features of the Pan America 1250 Special, including the Revolution Max 1250 engine with multiple ride modes, semi-active suspension, and more.
The CVO Pan America model is outfitted with adventure-ready accessories including Adaptive Ride Height suspension, aluminum top and side cases, a Screamin’ Eagle quickshifter, tubeless laced wheels, auxiliary LED forward lighting, and an aluminum skid plate. It also comes in a unique black, red, and white paint scheme with a Harley-Davidson “1” logo on the tank.
Due to a manufacturing defect, affected motorcycles may lose stability whilst operating under certain conditions at higher speeds. This could result in a loss of vehicle control.
What are the hazards?
A loss of vehicle control could increase the risk of an accident causing injury or death of rider, passenger and/or other road users.
What should consumers do?
When parts become available, owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by Harley-Davidson to schedule an appointment to update the calibration software and the installation of front-end ballast and strap components, free of charge.
Note: Operators should follow the guidance outlined in the owner manual (i.e., to reduce speed and guide the motorcycle with a relaxed grip to a controlled condition)
Harley-Davidson is issuing a recall on 1,704 (or 1.63%) of their new Nightster models – and apparently the problem has to do with a weak handlebar weld.
But don’t take Harley’s word on it; take the complaint filed by the poor unfortunate rider who had the thing completely break off on them.
Harley-Davidson’s 2022 Nightster. Media sourced from RideApart.
“From the images in the Service Request, it appeared that the left portion of the welded handlebar had separated from the middle section of the part,” explains the chronology of the NHTSA report filed on the event.
Harley has since narrowed down the trouble parts to have been produced between December 6 and September 9 of 2021/2022; anything after that won’t be an issue due to ‘enhanced manufacturing controls.’
“The handlebar on certain Model Year 2022 RH975 Nightster motorcycles may have a weld quality issue that could lead to separation between the inner and outer sections of the handlebar,” warns the NHTSA recall.
Harley-Davidson’s 2022 Nightster. Media sourced from Harley-Davidson’s website.
Spread the word, folks; the notification period for this particular recall finished yesterday, with No. 55801154 being the name of the problem part in question.
Should you have one of these units in need of remedy, hit up your local Harley dealership and they’ll fix the thing, free of charge.
Harley-Davidson’s 2022 Nightster. Media sourced from Harley-Davidson’s website.
Here’s the H-D Customer Service number and NHTSA hotline, just in case you have questions:
According to Harley’s press release, two special vets will be awarded a unit from the The G.I. Enthusiast Collection:
Gary Wetzel, an honoured vet and recipient of a unit of Harley’s G.I. Enthusiast Collection. Media sourced from Harley’s Facebook page.
Gary Wetzel
“A Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions in the Vietnam War after his U.S. Army helicopter was shot down and came under heavy enemy fire.”
“Severely wounded, he continued to fight back and help other injured soldiers. He is an avid Harley-Davidson rider and veteran issues activist.”
Harley-Davidson’s Enthusiast Collection, featuring units inspired to honour vets. Media sourced from Harley’s website.
Brian “Amarok” Critton
“Critton served for a decade in the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in Iraq, and now is active with veterans service organizations like Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP).”
Critton’s actions included a trip to a Muay Thai meeting (on a Harley, of course), when the man saw smoke from a 3-vehicle accident and “pulled a woman from the accident.”
So what does the The G.I. Enthusiast Collection entail?
Harley-Davidson’s Enthusiast Collection, featuring units inspired to honour vets. Media sourced from Harley’s website.
Both the Pan America™ 1250 Special and Tri Glide® Ultra models feature a Mineral Green Denim Deluxe paint job, alongside service-inspired graphics, with the scheme “available only as factory-installed for the Pan America™ 1250 Special and Tri Glide® Ultra models, in limited quantities primarily for the U.S. market.”
Harley-Davidson’s Enthusiast Collection, featuring units inspired to honour vets. Media sourced from Harley’s website.
The Pan America 1250 Special G.I. model will have a U.S. MSRP of $20,799, with the G.I. Enthusiast Collection Tri Glide Ultra model showing off a U.S. MSRP of $38,099.
Stay tuned for updates, drop a comment below letting us know what you think, and as ever – stay safe on the twisties.
Now, a report from BizJournals tells us that they’ve finally given the date they will be starting up again – and despite June 6th being nearly upon us, we can’t help but wonder how badly this latest issue has cost the American motorcycle manufacturer.
A lineup of Harley bikes at a production plant waiting for the next step in the process. Photo courtesy of Motorcycle.com.
“The company has not filed any updates or specifics with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,” comments the report.
“The plant shutdowns add to new-motorcycle inventory shortages at Harley-Davidson dealerships that started during the Covid-19 pandemic and the supply-chain crisis.”
A worker in a Harley-Davidson production plant putting together a motorcycle engine. Photo courtesy of MBJ.
Todd Berlin, the general manager of Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson in Thiensville, has added his own coping mechanism to the situation, positing the all-too-common solution that “Suburban Motors continues taking orders for new Harleys but the dealership doesn’t know when the new bikes will arrive.”
The lack of communications from the American motorcycle company to Harley dealerships on the reason for the shortage has, by all appearances, been the elephant in the proverbial room for everybody; BizJournal even adds that the Milwaukee Business Journal’s queries on what went wrong were purportedly dropped.
This leaves us with one question left:
How much is H-D out due to the freeze?
workers in assembly at a Harley-Davidson factory. Photo courtesy of USA Today.
Baird, a financial services firm, currently has the services of an analyst named Kennison, who has purportedly estimated that Harley has likely lost ground on the production of around 9,000 bikes.
“That equates to roughly $170 million of shipment revenue, according to Baird estimates,” emphasizes the report.
“The situation could precipitate a recall…[and] the timing ahead of the summer riding season is particularly tough,” Kennison finishes.
A Harley-Davidson plant. Photo courtesy of FOX43.
With the complexities of semiconductor shortages still affecting production availability, we will be curious to see how this particular production wrinkle pans out.
Stay tuned via our shiny new webpage (and subscribe to our newsletter if you’d rather we send the best of the latest to you), and as ever – stay safe on the twisties.
Back in mid-March, Harley’s new LiveWire brainchild – a middleweight Street Tracker going by the name ‘Del Mar’ – was debuted in a 100-unit batch of ‘Launch Edition’ machines. A scant 18 minutes later and the entire batch sold out, blowing the minds of anybody (me) watching the antics in real-time – which begs the following question.
Did Harley just capitalize on a niche market with a pent-up demand for accessible, affordable, quality, zero-emission scoots?
Let’s look at the details.
The Del Mar is currently available on Harley’s official LiveWire webpage for an MSRP of $17,699 USD. This is adjacent to LiveWire’s original electric machine, ‘The One,’ which is up for grabs “Starting at $22,799 USD,” and for which Top Speed details the sales figures of the year it debuted; a measly 371 units.
Based on this information alone (and the speed with which the Launch Edition fleet left the building), the price must have been just right for the value of the Del Mar (that is, of course, without talking about the specs of the Del Mar: A rather lacklustre 100 miles of range, punted forward by the website’s guarantee of torque carrying the 400-lb bike to ‘0-60 in 3.5 Seconds or Better’).
This goes in tandem with the words of H-D’s CEO Jochen Zeitz, whose current efforts are “grounded in enhancing the desirability of our brand and protecting the value of [H-D’s] iconic products.”
Bottom line, a machine that’s nimbler about leaving the factory floor will be better about advertising for the company – especially if it is an adrenaline-saturated Flat Track history representative, inspired by the past and gunning for a zero-emission future.
Stay tuned here for updates, drop a comment letting us know what you think, and as ever – stay safe on the twisties.
“They may take away our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom … or the Davidson family cottage!”
That’s the battle cry of a group of Scots fighting to protect the ancestors cottage of the Davidson see of the iconic American motorcycle manufacturer, Harley-Davidson.
The Davidson Legacy Preservation group is a non-profit making group working to preserve, retain and enhance the accessibility of the Davidson Cottage in Netherton, Angus, Scotland UK.
Group chair Nyree Aitken says they hope to promote the family home and its historical importance to the biker community.
Davidson Legacy Preservation group (from left): Seth Wing (vice chair), Nyree Aitken (chair), Jasper Watson, behind her Kevin Webster, Andy Harper (secretary), Mike Sinclair (founder), David Fraser, Maggie Sherrit (founder) and front is Ian Wallace (treasurer)
“The cottage was put up for sale as the current owners wish to retire but the only offers they have had have been from developers to knock it down and build new houses,” Nyree says.
“We as a community of bikers, do not want such a significant part of history to be lost.”
The group is hoping to secure charity status before launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise £500,000 to buy the Davidson cottage and employ a project worker to run and maintain the Davidson Legacy for future generations.
Harley-Davidson executive Bill Davidson and boss Jochen Zeitz visited the cottage last summer when filming the Sporter S promotional video.
Bill comments in the video below of the “awe-inspiring and emotional experience” of visiting his ancestral home.
“The fact that they have preserved it for riders around the world to come and enjoy and spend time here, pretty awesome,” All says.
“Heritage is so powerful and is really unique to our company which I’m so proud of.”
Nyree says Bill’s comments help to keep them motivated andpgoves their campaign is “truly worthwhile”.
In 2008, Harley-Davidson enthusiasts Mike Sinclair, Maggie Sherrit and Keith Mackintosh found the cottage, by then a crumbling ruin.
The property was earmarked for demolition to make way for a new housing development. Luckily, those three decided not to let that happen.
They bought the cottage and set up the Davidson Legacy to save the site as a tribute to the pioneering Davidsons.
For four years the Davidson Legacy team has worked tirelessly to restore the little house to how it would have looked when Sandy and Margaret left it in 1858 to make the gruelling trip to America.
“The restoration of The Davidson Cottage was a big undertaking and an arduous task even with all the help from local bikers but, in the end, it was all worth it,” Nyree says.
“Maybe it reflects the long, difficult journey that Sandy and Margaret made with their children, including little William C, who went on to become father to the founders of the world’s best-known motorcycles.”
Sandy and Margaret Davidson settled in Milwaukee where Sandy found work for himself as a carpenter in a local railroad company.
Their surviving three sons and two daughters also adjusted well to their new lives, and each prospered in their own way.
His middle son, William C. Davidson (1846-1923) was born in Scotland and grew up in Angus, but he became a man in America.
“He is pivotal to the story of the Davidson Legacy because he had the attributes of technical skill, an analytical mind and an aptitude for problem solving,“ Nyree says.
“These qualities are often considered typically Scottish as a nation of inventors and innovators.
“More importantly, they are key to understanding the spirit of enterprise in America at the dawning of the twentieth century.”
William C. Davidson, a Scot and a naturalised American, set about building the very first Harley-Davidson workshop for his sons and now is famously known simply as The Shed.
“He didn’t know it then, but he had laid the foundations for an iconic, internationally recognised, motorcycle-engineering phenomenon,” Nyree says.
You can find out more on the Davidson Legacy website, including a video of ‘Our Story’ which even includes Jean Davidsons visit and many more by clicking here.
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