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STO RY A ND PHOTO S BY S COTT R O USS EA U f yo u ride a Ha rle y-Da vid son , the n yo u ' re a lre a d y a me m b er of "t he cl ub ." We 'r e not talking abo ut a ny th ing s o o rga n ize d a s t he Harl e y O wn ers Group , or even th e He ll's An gels, bu t rath e r that s pir itua l fraternity th a t is sh a red b y ow ner s o f Mi lw au k e e ' s grea t Am er ica n moto rcycl e , Th e club is se g mente d - S po rtster fan atic s , FL fre a ks , S oft ail wo rs h ipp e rs - but for a n eli t e fe w, Harle y Da vids on offers a n even m ore excl u s ive c o rne r o f th e c lu b throu g h its Cu s tom Vehi c le Op e rati on s (CVO), th e mon iker for Harl e y's lim ited -pro d uct ion c us tom motorc ycle assembly lin e in York , Penn s yl v a nia . T h e y co u ld h a ve ca lled it a ny t h ing , like BYW (Bring Your Wall et ) o r CBTYNSOTS (Co llecto r Bik e s Th a t You ' ll Nev e r See O n Th e S tre et ), bu t CVO ha s a n ic e ring to it just the sa me , a nd th e conce p t invo lves fa r more th a n the a cc epte d noti on tha t th is is Ha rle y -D a vid s o n ' s wa y of t aking a run a t so me of th e better-h on e d c ustom knoc ko ffs in the m a rk etpla c e . I Be gi n n in g with t he limi t e d - b u ild FXR2 a nd FXR3 , and c ontinu ing with the FLTERSEI Screa m in' Ea g le Roa d Glid e la st season , t he CVO progra m ha s pro ved to be su c cessful in esta blis hing op portunit ies for th e co m pa ny to no t o nly a dd ress th e low-volume, niche cu stom m otor cycle marke t , but a lso to introd uce new Ge nu ine parts a n d a c ces so rie s, s h owing how t hey can be applied . Cu st om is d ef in it el y th e b e st wo rd fo r d e s c ribin g t h e F LTR SE I2 Sc rea mi n ' E a gl e Ro ad G lid e , t h e upd ated versi on of Harle y' s " Dra g Ba g g er ," wh ich rol led o ff the CVO lin e last yea r. T h e n e w m a c h in e feat u res a 1 5 5 0 c c T win C am 88 m ot or in s ilve r a nd chro me. The powe rtr a in ut ilizes S crea mi n ' Eag le perfo rma n c e p a rt s t hat a re DO T - an d EP A-l e g a l, incl ud ing big -b o re c ylin de rs, fla t -to p p istons, c a m s, s p e c ia l c a libra tio n ca rtridge, air cleaner a nd br e athe r. The parts a dd up to m a ke for a 10 -pe rc e nt ga in in ho rs e p owe r a nd a 14- pe rcent gai n in torque whe n com pa red to a stock motor. Other fea tures in c lu de Ha rley ' s Thunde rSt ar whe e ls a nd a n upgr ade d E a gl e F LT RSE I2 is ja zzed u p with ove r ni ne gra nd in Genu ine Ha rley Da vid s on c usto m . parts a nd acc e s s or ies . T h e b ike is ava ila b le in tw o c us to m pa int sc hemes - Black / Cha rc oa l/ S ilve r or Three -tone Blue - with th e same Screamin ' E a g le g raphic s fo un d o n la st y e a r' s re d m a chin e. MSRP fo r the FLTRS EI2 is $ 23 ,99 5 . CVO will lim it the p rodu cti on run to 1695 unit s . Th e n ew FXDWG2 will be rare r s ti ll, alth ou gh unmista kab le if yo u s hould happen to spot on e of the iris burn ing red ma ch ines. Ba s ed o n th e Dyn a Wide Glid e a nd po we re d by a Twin Ca m 88 moto r, the FXDWG2 's sl a mmed fron t a nd rear s uspe ns io n lowe r th e bike notice ably to a dd to its one- off looks . Th e b ike 's a ll-ne w fulllength fue l tan k c onsole was desig ne d by the m an himse lf, Willie G. Da vid s on , and features a si lv er -f a c e d s peedo meter. The FXDWG2 ' s LightningStar Whe e ls a re a lso a ll-ne w P&A item s . Oth er c u s to m appo intments ca n be fou nd in the slash -cut ex ha us t a nd billet- st yle turn s igna ls . Th e FXDWG 2 bo asts s ome $800 0 in ' Genu ine Ha rley- Da vidso n c us tom p arts a nd accesso ries , b ut it' s th e p ai nt job th a t re ally s e ts th e b ik e apart . Ca lled S carle t Red, t he h ue e xtends beyond th e ta nk , fe nders a nd c h in fa iring (the powde rco ated fra m e, batter y box , c oil cov er a nd electrical e nclosure a re a ll color-matc hed ), a nd it is a ccented with strea m ing fla mes of h o n e s t-to- Go d g ol d le af o n t he body co m po ne nts . The FXDWG2 c arries a su gg ested re t ail p r ice of $2 1 ,9 95 , a n d onl y 14 9 5 un it s a re sc h ed ule d fo r pro du c tio n . T h a t m e a ns t hat if yo u ' re t h in k in g t h a t o ne of the s e b ik e s is fo r yo u , you' re p ro ba b ly t o o lat e a lrea dy . Just t h e sa m e , y o u c a n hea d to yo u r lo c a l d e al e r o r a cc ess www .ha rley -dav ids on .co m o n t he We b for m o re info. eN Harley -Davidson's new FXDWG2 represents the mo st radical custom to spring forth from t he co m pan y's Custom Vehicl e Ope rations assem bly li ne. The bike debuted at Ha rley's de aler sh ow in D enver, Colorado. s o und system tha t p ac k s a 12 -d is c CD c h a n g e r wit h integrat ed h and c o n t ro l func t io n s . T he S c rea m in ' Ba ck by popula r deman d, the FLTRSEI2 Sc ream in' Eagle Roa d Gli de is now available in two new co lor sc hemes. c ue I e n e _ s • A U G UST 16 . 2000 21