Delivering an exclusive design combo of the nostalgic Springer front end and a wide 240 mm rear tire and fender, Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) rolls out a the 2009 CVO Softail Springer. Based on a totally unique frame design with wide, fully polished and chrome-plated swing arm, fully polished chrome cast aluminum oil tank and a host of premium components and accessories, the CVO Softail Springer is 1 of only 2 09 Harley-Davidson models with the quintessential Springer front fork design. The front end rides on an 18 x 3.5-inch Road Winder wheel and 130 mm tire with a new four-piston brake caliper with chrome forged mount, color-matched rigid forks and chromed spring components. The new wide 240 mm rear tire and custom Bobtail wide rear fender with louver accents ride on a new 18 x 8-inch Road Winder forged chrome wheel. The bike is fitted with an exclusive Screamin’ Eagle Twin Cam 110B engine, a lot Genuine Motor Accessories and interesting color options (Black Diamond with Emerald Ice Flames, Candy Cobalt with Blue Steel Flames, and Sunrise Yellow Pearl with Volcanic Fury Flames). The Harley-Davidson CVO group creates limited-production, exclusive motorcycles produced by a team of highly skilled technicians in a special assembly area at the Harley-Davidson plants in York, Pa., and Kansas City. Approximately 2,500 of the 2009 CVO Softail Springer will be assembled at the York Vehicle Operations facility. The suggested U.S. retail price for the 2009 CVO Softail Springer is $26,999 ($27,099 in California).
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Why build a springer CVO? All that engine in a bike that handles like a turd in a piss pot.
So why does it handle like a turd in a piss pot ? I have a 06 springer with a 200 rear and a 21 frount and it handles great -granted not like a busa or a R-1 but for a softail its good . Asa
Way to go harley. You are the trailing edge of the market as always. Custom? Looks the same as every other softail.
It just seems to me to have used a softail with a more rigid front end. But hey, it’s a great looking bike and it isn’t always about handling and cornering ability.
most of us know that a rear tire track 6 times wider than the front is a bit ill handling. 240mm? man that stuff is SOOO 15 minutes ago! just for looks in my op. peace
I have to agree. 200 rear tire is fine, but going to 240??? Are they doing a 300 for 2010? Like I said, 200 is fine, but I never was into the huge rear wheel. Over 200 is just ridiculous.
& why is there so little rake on the softails when Harley puts a Springer on them? It looks like someone kicked the front end in a foot.
Harley should stick to their bikes & not worry about trying to do the custom trends. How about worrying about things like horsepower, better handling, better take off speed, better brakes??? I love when any of the magazines compare a Harley to a Jap bike & it’s always, well if you like Harley, then you know who you are & you won’t accept anything else, but if you don’t have that attitude & you want a bike that performs better, get the Jap bike.
No reason in 2008, Harley can’t be improving handling, performance & braking.
Jesse James once said, if it doesn’t make the bike go faster & stop faster, it isn’t needed. I agree with that.
Brett, I think the reason for no additional frame rake in this model may be due to position of the front axle in relation to the rake angle in the neck… you will notice the axle is a good 3 inches beyond the fork leg (stationary leg) in order to achieve proper trail figures. Basic frame geometry. As to handling and performance, we all know HD has historically chosen style over these attributes, it’s part of thier heritage and we as fans of the HD brand understand this, so we modify our bikes to achieve the type of handling, power, or appearance that we like.
as fans of the HD brand??? well I own an HD & the fact that in 2008, they still sacrifice performance & handling for “style” is ridiculous. They fact that everyone modifies their HD is proof enough that HD is not on the cutting edge of style. The fact they they keep putting out bikes with fads that ended 5 years before HD tried them also shows they are behind the times.
I am not an FTF guy, but HD really needs to quit trying to be edgy & cool. They have their line of bikes, now improve on them with things like better handling & better brakes. They put out all these 96 & 110 inch engines now & they are all dogs compared to the engines other companies put out.
The sales are falling. They are closing plants & laying off workers. Instead of trying to figure out what is “cool”, why not just make the best bikes on the road? How about instead of trying to get owners from changing their bikes to their own style, get Techs that know something about all the years, not just the last 5 & how about making the parts people want so instead of trying to keep them from going to other sources to get what they want for their bikes?
The more HD tries, the more they turn off their customers. They need to know that some people want to make their bike their own & that means more then a piece of chrome with a skull on it or a “paint set” for $3,000 with some flames on it.
The Nightster was a good idea & a nice bike. The rest of their new stuff is lacking.
Brett,
If you don’t like Harley’s stuff, buy something else. They have made styling choices for 40 years that missed the mark more often than hitting it, hence the huge aftermarket for parts and upgrades. Complaining won’t fix that problem, we have 40 years of proof to that fact.
The reality is, they can’t please everybody, so they make choices (based on some criteria that only they understand), and we get what they give, take it or leave it. As long as Willie G. thinks the boat tail Super Glide and the V-Rod are styling masterpieces, don’t look for H-D to make many “finished” motorcycles… we in the custom shops and the private sector are stuck with the task.
I for one, am just fine with that.
why so much hate ?
HD puts a 110 inch motor and 6spd tranny in a bike with a springer front end. It’s classic. All it needs is a good set of apehangers.
If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.
Funny you should say that Stig, I put ape hangers on my 2007, plus a vance and hines pro pipe, 10 and a half to one pistons, roller gears in placed of the cam chain, 585 cams in place of the 225s and a screaming eagle cfi race tuner kit. I have the 200 and 21 on my on my machine and handling is not a problem, becuase I like to corner and go fast, maybe in your case its a rider problem, so quit blaming the motorcylce.
Sorry my mistake 255 cams, and the last part was not for Stig.
Awesome bike…….End of Story!
Quit hating and ride your bikes. i own an 09 springer and it handles great and hauls ass. I’m with wyndryder maybe its the riders not the bike. peace
Some of us ride … and some of just sits in front of a computer and writes about it. Big hat … no cattle.
jay
Right On Jay I,am 55 I Have Owned 11 HD All Big Twins Now I Own 2009 Screamin Eagle Springer Softail Green All Stock.I Didnt Have Too Touch It .Just Ride It. Bad Ass Ride. So FFFF You All.Hawk