hadn't heard that 'rumor' but if I remember next time I see him what the heck..truth is dealerships don't always know exactly what will arrive until a couple weeks or less before they do

 

I don't think that you'll get any CVO owner or dealer to agree with that statement. I certainly don't buy that they depreciate faster than an non CVO bike; having owned two of them. The paint quality alone makes them stand out above the rest of the pack. Then add all the features that they come equipped with.......Now, having said that, if you're not prepared to wait for the right buyer (one who knows the value in buying a CVO) then certainly you can give it away (do that with any commodity). Smaller buyer market for the CVO but they don't lose their value faster than a non CVO model.

Roadkinglobo

 

Well... I traded my '14 Breakout for $13,750 about a year ago. My brother traded his '14 CVO Breakout about 9 months ago for $15,000. My experience would be that I wouldn't want to eat that much of a loss.

'14 Breakout MSRP $18,600
'14 CVO MSRP $27,900

 

The last set of CVO Road Kings was done in 2014/2015 when the Rushmores came out. They were nice, as I recall, despite the stupid and long outdated tribal graphic accents on the 2015 models.

But - I don't see the CVO Road King as a big seller for the MOCO. Do they sell, yes, but they have limits that aren't imposed on the other touring rigs with fairings.

The main theme with any CVO is upgrading it with a slew of MOCO parts, some available over the counter, and others restricted to CVO bikes specifically, to keep them somewhat exclusive.

The problem is, you run out of stuff to throw on a Road King much quicker than say an Ultra Limited or Street/Road Glide. On those, you can change the gauges, upgrade the stereo, painted inners, and on and on and on...

Will MOCO do it - perhaps. It wouldn't surprise me, but my personal thoughts are that the CVO's have approached prices that most either can't afford for a toy, or could never justify. More than half the riders in the country live in areas where you can't ride all year too, which makes the purchase even harder to consider.

Combined with more limited profit margins on a Road King, and I think the MOCO will forego such an adventure for 2020.

My opinion, worth the price charged...

 

CVO Road KIngs were produced in the 2013 & 2014 model years. There was no 2015 CVO Road King.

2013 version




2014 version

 

For some reason I remembered the 2013 versions as having the Rushmore bags, but now that I see the anniversary paint, I remember it better now.

Thanks for keeping me honest!

2013 was the year the MOCO threw audio on the CVO Road Kings, and included lowers.

2014 had no audio, and no lowers.

Kind of illustrates my earlier post - There is only so much that can be added to a Road King to make it a CVO.

IMHO - the Road King Special is a much better deal.

 

From the rumor mill, like everyone else we are not sure what is really going to come out but give it about 4 weeks and everyone will know for sure. My bet based on listen to bits and pieces is that the CVO line is going to be a Trike, StreetGlide and Limited.

 

Oh great. A $60K trike.

 

From what I see around here is everyone wants road glides, or ultra classics. The dealer here has many of those and one road King, maybe two road King specials. There is no demand for a CVO road King. Personally I love my road King and have no need to have a stereo where I can let everyone enjoy my music, or a navigation system to distract, but I seem to be in the minority these days.

 

I have the heated grips ,bumper and tour pack rack and can add chrome wheels for $1,100 . No where near the $55,000 or $60,000 they will want for a trike. And if they added the 117 motor it isn't that much more TQ or HP than my 114. I wouldn't buy one.