New-ish 2015 Deluxe CVO Do it or Don't
#12
12-01-2015, 09:12 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
some say you'll never get out of it what you put into it, but there will be that one guy who loves what you did and figures in his mind it's something he won't have to do himself.. you already know yourself what you want to do. if you go cheaper you're just trying to make that bike into the CVO
#13
12-01-2015, 09:12 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
Thought I'd chime back in on this once it set in my mind. I did the '14 Deluxe, cammed it immediately. The 110's are quick but it not a huge difference in my setup. I keep right up with them until 110-115 MPH although I haven't had the opportunity to run with the CVO.
Now with that said, had a couple of brews with a guy last weekend, he had the 120R installed before taking possession. That was an impressive machine, walked away with ease from me from the get go. Just a lil food for thought.
Now with that said, had a couple of brews with a guy last weekend, he had the 120R installed before taking possession. That was an impressive machine, walked away with ease from me from the get go. Just a lil food for thought.
#14
12-01-2015, 11:22 AM
I wouldn't be worried about modding the CVO. Resale already dropped about $4k at the end of he model year with only 3,000 miles. I'm not sure the residual resale for a CVO is that much better (as a percentage of MSRP.)
The real questions are related to the parts on the CVO, and the parts you plan to replace.
Will you keep the CVO wheels?
Will you keep all or most of the CVO chrome?
You said you'd do engine work on the stock Deluxe and leave the CVO motor alone. But would you buy pipes? Intake? Tuner?
These questions get to the real price difference.
For example, if you will replace the pipe, intake and add a tuner, you'd be spending $1000+. You could get a 103 to perform similar to the CVO motor, better depending on where you like your torque/power. A good set of aftermarket cam's, new clutch and some head work is much less than $7k.
If you will be replacing even half the chrome, and not using the CVO wheels, you'd just be storing money in your garage and hoping it has similar value later. In this case, the standard Deluxe is better.
If you plan to use all the CVO upgrades and it saves you $7k in replacement parts, the CVO is the answer.
The real questions are related to the parts on the CVO, and the parts you plan to replace.
Will you keep the CVO wheels?
Will you keep all or most of the CVO chrome?
You said you'd do engine work on the stock Deluxe and leave the CVO motor alone. But would you buy pipes? Intake? Tuner?
These questions get to the real price difference.
For example, if you will replace the pipe, intake and add a tuner, you'd be spending $1000+. You could get a 103 to perform similar to the CVO motor, better depending on where you like your torque/power. A good set of aftermarket cam's, new clutch and some head work is much less than $7k.
If you will be replacing even half the chrome, and not using the CVO wheels, you'd just be storing money in your garage and hoping it has similar value later. In this case, the standard Deluxe is better.
If you plan to use all the CVO upgrades and it saves you $7k in replacement parts, the CVO is the answer.
I just built a 107 kit on my Road King 118HP/123TQ, with 574 Fueling Reaper cams, Head work, everything cost 6K. Not saying the SE 110 is going to have numbers even close to that. But I wont have to do much to the 110
Last edited by CountryD; 12-01-2015 at 11:37 AM.
#15
12-01-2015, 11:24 AM
There is about a 8K difference in Chrome and engine mods to get to where the CVO is. But, I guess its a matter of keeping the CVO stock, for resale value. But I could keep all the CVO parts and just put them to the side.
#16
12-01-2015, 11:26 AM
Jgos, gotta look at the entire pic though. Not just the motor, have to look at spending the money for all the chrome, and the paint job, the leather hard bags, the HID head lights and passing lamps, see it all adds up and the end of the day. lol
#18
12-01-2015, 11:33 AM
The standard deluxe has the chrome piece that wraps around the front and another chrome piece at the tail end of the fender and also the chrome "Deluxe" script trim piece. The CVO one just a chrome trim piece centered on the top of the fender.
Last edited by Mother; 12-01-2015 at 11:36 AM.
#19
12-01-2015, 11:52 AM
#20
12-01-2015, 11:55 AM
Looking at the Harley site (the 15's are still listed), it looks like the same fender, but trimmed out differently.
The standard deluxe has the chrome piece that wraps around the front and another chrome piece at the tail end of the fender and also the chrome "Deluxe" script trim piece. The CVO one just a chrome trim piece centered on the top of the fender.
The standard deluxe has the chrome piece that wraps around the front and another chrome piece at the tail end of the fender and also the chrome "Deluxe" script trim piece. The CVO one just a chrome trim piece centered on the top of the fender.
So I called 2 dealerships and they told me its the same fender.
Last edited by CountryD; 12-01-2015 at 12:12 PM.