2013 Harley-Davidson CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide There's nothing quite so adamant as the convert, religious, philosophical or, in the case of The Motor Company's Electra Glide, mechanical. I know this from first-hand experience, having once loathed the Glide as my least-favourite Harley. Slow, ill-handling and not particularly comfortable, previous generation Electra Glides were throwbacks in more than just style. Then sometime around 2009, Milwaukee completely rejigged the frame and swingarm, upgraded the seat and changed the wheels to more common 17-inchers to create a tourer that finally lived up to the hype. All it lacked was a little muscle. This is where the Custom Vehicles Operations' 1,802-cc V-twin comes in. Where the Twin Cam 110 (as in 110 cubic inches in that archaic, Imperial measure) engine is a luxury in the CVO Road King, it's almost a necessity in the much heavier Electra Glide. Back in the dark ages — again, that would be in the early 2000s — the standard Electra Glide's motor displaced a mere 88 cubes, a combination that was akin to trying to power a Hummer with a Prius' Synergy Hybrid Drive. Even the 2007 upgrade to the Twin Cam 96 really didn't alleviate the lethargy. Acceleration was lethargic and passing power all but non-existent. 2011's upgrade to the Twin Cam 103 (previously the CVO's upgraded engine) helped matters, but in a motorcycle that weighs 430 kilograms (the Electra Glide's curb weight), you want all the cubic inches you can get. Read more http://www.theprovince.com/life/Roa...dson Ultra Classic Electra/8645915/story.html
