We crossed the Land of 10,000 Lakes then stormed across Wisconsin aboard Harley?s apex touring machine, the 2019 CVO Limited. Photos by Brian J. Nelson and Kevin Wing.
There?s a reason Harley?s top-shelf touring machine has been a staple of its CVO line since 2006. There are thousands of them. Go to Sturgis and try and count how many you see. Your head will spin. It?s a huge revenue generator for The Motor Company. But it?s also proven itself as a legitimate cross-country tourer. So offering one as a dream machine straight from the factory makes perfect sense. 
Read about Harley’s plans for 2019 and beyond here.
Powering the 2019 CVO Limited is the Twin-Cooled Milwaukee-Eight 117, The Motor Company?s largest production engine, a CVO-exclusive powerplant that made its debut across the line last year. That?s 1,923cc at the disposal of your right hand along with a high-performance camshaft, intake and bumped-up compression ratio. Rejoice, all CVOs run the Milwaukee-Eight 117, the 1,923cc powerplant the biggest to date on a Harley coming straight out of the factory.
The motorcycle?s electronic throttle control is dialed and the hit off idle is immediate. But stump-pulling bottom-end torque is standard fare on Harley tourers. What benefits most is top end in the middle gears as the 117 continues to give where its predecessors sign off.
The 2019 CVO Limited hits its claimed peak of 125 lb-ft at 3,500 rpm but the standard Ultra Limited with the 114 maxes out at 3,000 rpm. I...