Nasty or Not?
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From: FL
Like the metal flake colors on the sporsters and I saw a pic of a gold metal flake Blackline that looked good. But I was in a dealership Friday and they had a green metal flake Deluxe and that was too much.
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Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Near Atlanta, GA
Looked at a 2013 RK CVO FLHRSE5 in the "Burgundy Blaze & Hot Fusion Graphics" at Earl Small's last weekend; it looks amazing in the sunlight.
As tempting as the sincere promise of a "good deal" was from our friend Brian, I just couldn't "get there" in my head.
That said, I'm sure there are a lot of folks who have easily dropped $8-$10k and more into stock bikes on wheels, engine work, paint, chrome, etc such that at the end of the day the sunk cost would approach a CVO version of their bike (ask me how I know). Of course, when you do it yourself you kind of end up with something unique that represents your vision of how your H-D model of choice should look and be equipped, vs. having a one of 1,360 $30k MSRP vision of what H-D's design shop had in mind (3,620 units, of which 900 will be 110th aniv., so 50/50 on Burgundy vs. Blue for the balance).
So, at least for me... my vision of the perfect RK wouldn't come with a 200w public address sound system (I prefer ear phones) and would still need a removable fairing for winter riding and long road trips as well as a tour pack. So, that's another $4k on top of the $30k MSRP of the FLHRSE5. It's a nit, but I also wasn't impressed when I discovered the oversized, chrome & rubber rear brake pedal would contact the lower fairing's movable vent when it was in the open position. Not sure if that's the case on all of FLHRSE5s, or just the way this one was adjusted.
A second-hand, lightly used FLHR that already has a nice fairing for something closer to $16k has my attention that would only need the lowers & tour pack to make it fully functional. Of course, the temptation to hang some new wheels ($3k), new exhaust/intake/tune ($1,600), and tweak a few other things ($1k) quickly reminds you why CVO's are priced the way they are. It all adds up quickly.
As tempting as the sincere promise of a "good deal" was from our friend Brian, I just couldn't "get there" in my head.
That said, I'm sure there are a lot of folks who have easily dropped $8-$10k and more into stock bikes on wheels, engine work, paint, chrome, etc such that at the end of the day the sunk cost would approach a CVO version of their bike (ask me how I know). Of course, when you do it yourself you kind of end up with something unique that represents your vision of how your H-D model of choice should look and be equipped, vs. having a one of 1,360 $30k MSRP vision of what H-D's design shop had in mind (3,620 units, of which 900 will be 110th aniv., so 50/50 on Burgundy vs. Blue for the balance).
So, at least for me... my vision of the perfect RK wouldn't come with a 200w public address sound system (I prefer ear phones) and would still need a removable fairing for winter riding and long road trips as well as a tour pack. So, that's another $4k on top of the $30k MSRP of the FLHRSE5. It's a nit, but I also wasn't impressed when I discovered the oversized, chrome & rubber rear brake pedal would contact the lower fairing's movable vent when it was in the open position. Not sure if that's the case on all of FLHRSE5s, or just the way this one was adjusted.
A second-hand, lightly used FLHR that already has a nice fairing for something closer to $16k has my attention that would only need the lowers & tour pack to make it fully functional. Of course, the temptation to hang some new wheels ($3k), new exhaust/intake/tune ($1,600), and tweak a few other things ($1k) quickly reminds you why CVO's are priced the way they are. It all adds up quickly.
Last edited by FXD_TG; Nov 25, 2012 at 02:36 PM.
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From: Florida
The candy sparkle colors are nice, but like yellow, it's a bit much on a touring bike; too much "paint". Looks nice on a Sporty, though.
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