New Harley Engine
Road Warrior
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From: North Dakota & Minnesota
I have purchased 7 Harley Davidson motorcycles since 2010. Most recently, I bought the 2015 CVO limited. "It's the best of the best" they said. It's the culmination of much research and refinement with the help of riders" they said. "Groundbreaking changes from the Project Rushmore" they said. In order to buy the bike, I had to pay $2000 over sticker price. I was very excited and it is indeed a great bike. Now I learn they had a new 114 engine in the back room they failed to tell us about! NEW FOR 2017!! Just announced!! Pure BS!! What Harley has done is screw over the faithful existing owners that they lured in just two years ago with "Rushmore". We have just taken a major hit to the value of our bikes. We already pay a premium to ride a Harley. HD doesn't give a crap about us loyal customers and therefore I am done with HD. Shame on HD for screwing over the faithful. I AM DONE!!
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From: pacific northwest
that is the way it has been forever. the biggest cost of owning a motorcycle or automobile is the depreciation after purchasing new.
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I have purchased 7 Harley Davidson motorcycles since 2010. Most recently, I bought the 2015 CVO limited. "It's the best of the best" they said. It's the culmination of much research and refinement with the help of riders" they said. "Groundbreaking changes from the Project Rushmore" they said. In order to buy the bike, I had to pay $2000 over sticker price. I was very excited and it is indeed a great bike. Now I learn they had a new 114 engine in the back room they failed to tell us about! NEW FOR 2017!! Just announced!! Pure BS!! What Harley has done is screw over the faithful existing owners that they lured in just two years ago with "Rushmore". We have just taken a major hit to the value of our bikes. We already pay a premium to ride a Harley. HD doesn't give a crap about us loyal customers and therefore I am done with HD. Shame on HD for screwing over the faithful. I AM DONE!!
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2014
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From: utah
It's all in how you look at it. I bought my FatBoy in '92 and it was top of the line.
I couldn't even count all the improvements Harley's made since then. My '14 is light years better than my FatBoy, but my FatBoy is still my favorite bike.
I couldn't even count all the improvements Harley's made since then. My '14 is light years better than my FatBoy, but my FatBoy is still my favorite bike.
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From: Pine Flat Dam/South Bay Area, CA
My newest Harley is 22 years old & I am perfectly happy with it. I have no intention of trading it in for the flavor of the month. It's a keeper.....
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Joined: Aug 2016
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From: Canton Ohio
I went ,7 11 17...blew right by the Rushmore...which to me is really the 2017 RushmoreM8...lol. See if the new frame is anything special in a couple years and might do it again...who knows
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I have purchased 7 Harley Davidson motorcycles since 2010. Most recently, I bought the 2015 CVO limited. "It's the best of the best" they said. It's the culmination of much research and refinement with the help of riders" they said. "Groundbreaking changes from the Project Rushmore" they said. In order to buy the bike, I had to pay $2000 over sticker price. I was very excited and it is indeed a great bike. Now I learn they had a new 114 engine in the back room they failed to tell us about! NEW FOR 2017!! Just announced!! Pure BS!! What Harley has done is screw over the faithful existing owners that they lured in just two years ago with "Rushmore". We have just taken a major hit to the value of our bikes. We already pay a premium to ride a Harley. HD doesn't give a crap about us loyal customers and therefore I am done with HD. Shame on HD for screwing over the faithful. I AM DONE!!
By the way, aside from the motor/trans that bike has the same frame, and the suspension upgrade is not as good as an aftermarket upgrade you can do to your bike. A lot of the Rushmore updates, which my bike does not have, have been carried over to the 2017, so aside from the engine/trans your bike is on par with the newer model.
