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The fully adjustable suspension raises the motorcycle ride height by 2 inches for an increased lean angle of 36 degrees on the right and 35 degrees on the left( an increase of 3 degrees left and right compared to the CVO Road Glide ST).

For a weight reduction of 50 pounds compared to the CVO Road Glide ST, the CVO Road Glide RR features titanium, carbon-fiber, and aluminum components. The mufflers and exhaust headers are titanium, and exhaust shields are carbonfiber. A woven carbon-fiber composite is used on the front and rear fenders, side covers, tank console, fork nacelle, and radiator shroud, and a carbon-fiber and Kevlar layup is used on the front fairing and saddlebags.

The Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR comes with Harley’ s Rider Safety Enhancements, including cornering ABS and traction control, cornering Drag Torque Slip Control, Vehicle Hold Control, electronically linked brakes, and tire-pressure monitoring. Riders can switch through the nine available ride modes to adjust the performance and intervention levels of these technologies.

The RR also debuts the new Harley-Davidson Audio powered by Rockford Fosgate Stage III audio system with a four-channel, 500−watt amplifier powering 6.5−inch speakers mounted in the fairing. Additional features include a 5−inch dark smoke wind splitter windshield, and a 12.3−inch touchscreen display with Apple CarPlay and overthe-air software updates via Wi-Fi.

Only 131 units of this 2025 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR, a King of the Baggers replica streetbike, will be built.( Photos: Harley / Rider Magazine).

The 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, kicked off on March 6 with a gala dinner. Guests had the opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind auction items, including hand-painted Vespa Primavera electric mopeds and helmets designed by renowned artists exclusively for this event.

Italy, which has recently embraced the E-moped movement, will be the site where the unique models and gear will be showcased and auctioned off. They were designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry and Swiss-born artist Urs Fischer. Italy’ s Special Olympian Ilaria Bonanni also contributed to the designs.

“ Designing a Vespa made me feel like royalty,” Bonanni says.“ I never thought I could have such a significant role.”

Fischer, a contemporary artist specializing in large-scale sculptures, said when designing the hand-painted edition, he wanted to express three underlying characteristics of both the Special Olympics and the iconic Vespa brand.

“ I was looking for a joyous design that brings together what Vespa and Special Olympics share: motion, connection, and joy,” he says.“ In motion we are fully present, alive, and free. In connection with others we find strength, not just as an individual, but as a whole. And joy only asks for an open heart.”

Founded in 1968, the Special Olympics is a global sports movement that aims to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. With more than four million athletes and partners and one million coaches and volunteers in 200 countries, the Special Olympics offers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 50,000 games and competitions annually.

These Vespas were designed by a team of artists, architects and athletes.( Photo: Vespa / Piaggio Group)