2007 Harley-davidson Touring on 2040-motos

For 2007 H-D’s CVO division will deliver approximately 3,500 of these third-generation 2007 Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle CVO Road Kings from the plant in York, Pennsylvania, along with about 9,000 other CVOs based upon the other models above. Not only are the bikes adorned with acres of paint and brightwork, but they come with an air-cooled, 45-degree, 110-cubic-inch (1,800cc) Twin Cam engine, the largest-displacement engine Harley-Davidson has ever offered, and it’s mated to the new Cruise Drive six-speed transmission that debuted on the 2006 Dyna series. At Rider we’ve dynoed stock TC88 motors consistently at about 64-65 horsepower; our Screamin’ Eagle model here, however, cranked out 83 horses on the Borla dyno-a 30 percent increase in power from a 25 percent increase in displacement, and a lot more beans than the old 88-incher (which has been discontinued) ever had. The standard Harley Big Twin motor in ’07 will now be a 96-incher (see Kickstarts), but we have not yet strapped one to the dyno.

Where does the power come from? It’s bored and stroked to 101.6 x 111.1mm (from the TC88’s 92.25 x 101.6mm), and the mixture is squeezed by forged pistons with a compression ratio of 9.3:1 (formerly 8.9:1), with the tried-and-true two valves per cylinder actuated by pushrods and hydraulic, self-adjusting lifters that never need adjustment. The valves, of course, are larger on the CVO.

This TC110 certainly runs the fun meter much farther up the scale than the ol’ 88 ever did, and it does so without any of the common obnoxious side effects of objectionable noise and vibration that often accompany these upgrades. Turn the ignition switch (located on the dash) and the Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection buzzes into action; the key is not needed unless the ignition had been locked. To better facilitate turning over this big-incher, H-D has equipped it with a high-torque 1.4-kilowatt starter motor. Hit the switch (it requires neither choke nor fast-idle control) and the engine comes alive with a sharp bark.