Understood! and agree! Thats why i tried the Sundowner. Stock a little too harsh, sundowner a little to big.....starting to sound like the 3 bears story. d'oh.

 

You bet. I'm going to look at the sundowner and the mustang seat. My comfort over looks!

 

Seat comfort is very relative indeed. I got my bike 2 weeks ago and just did 5000 km across Europe with practically no issues. Longest day 1150k's. My previous bike was a 2005 RK with stock seat and it got uncomfortable after 250-300k's.

As to the bike otherwise it is just brilliant. Steering and handling is so light that it feels much smaller than it is. Installed navigation and sissy+rack and got also the "touring luggage system" for my stuff. However, strangely rider backrest could not be installed even though the official site says it fits. Well, it didn't. Alternatively official dealer did not know what they were doing. Well, I haven't had backrest so I don't know what I might be missing and besides the bigger bag worked as a backrest anyways so no problem there.

 

I have a 14 in Aztec orange. Like the road kings to be road kings. No stereo and no lowers. When I want music I'll ride my 12 SG. If I need extreme luggage space I'll ride the 13 TG and pull the trailer. To each his own. Thats why they build them different.

 

My vote for the best color combo is yours..I love the 2013 anniversary road king

 

I love my CVO King. Stock seat could deffantly be more comfortable but I love the way it looks! Isn't that always the way it goes tho? Big *** ugly seats are the most comfy and the badass looking seats suck on your ***! I guess I cant complain tho cause I dont take long trips.

 

I took my '14 CVO RK on a 3400 mile trip and had no serious problems with discomfort with the stock seat and we rode up to 817 miles/day. You do have to expect some level of discomfort if you are to be in the same position for so many hours straight - even on your couch at home.

 

So, an update on my continued 'tweaking' of the CVO. I decided to change out the stock shocks for Progressive 944's. Really glad I did. Conclusion:

* what it's NOT going to do is change the ride from a Hard-Tail like ride to a super squishy cruiser. The bike DOES have 18" and 19" wheels, so you'll still 'feel' the road.

* what it DID do is take that edge off. You know, when you see that bump in the road or a badly paved road and you cringe and tighten up thinking 'oh this one is going to hurt'. THAT is what is mostly gone now, which is EXACTLY what i wanted.

The stock bike comes with lowered rears (12" eye-to-eye). The 944's work perfectly. Even though they are 13" they're designed to immediately compress the first inch when the bike is just sitting. So.....it doesn't change the ride height. I went with the 'Standard' vs. Heavy Duty. Called Progressive and they said for 250lbs. or less and mostly solo riding, Standard is good. (I'm 215)

A bit pricy for that change. Worth it in my book because i can handle it.

 

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New to the forum, though a HD owner of several bikes for 15 years now. Congrats to all who purchased the '14 CVO RK. I've had my Tribal Orange for 8+ Months now, though only about 1500 miles. Previous I had an '07 CVO RK, then a 11 CVO RG Ultra. (Hooked on CVO's.....if you couldn't tell)
I'll post some pix soon. FYI - mods i've made/will make.
Seat - Stock is horrible for anything over an hour. Starting with a Sundowner as i've used in the past. Unfortunately the NEW (14) Sundowner seems to be much higher. I'll try and live with that as i'm 6'0" anyway. I absolutely need a Driver Backrest so i went that route. I've hear Mustang's are great. May try that is Sundowner doesn't work. (As in the past I keep 2 sets of seats, sissy bars, luggage and windshield and swap out for short vs. long rides. Cheaper than having 2 bikes)
Ride seems to be a bit harsher than my past bikes. Seat? Wheels? Suspension? Starting with the seat mentioned above. Already big improvement. I noticed the '14s have a 19" front and my past CVO's had 18's. hmmmm. Last effort would be to swap out the 12" rear Harley shocks for Progressive 944's. Heard good things."


I have a 2014 CVO Road King (Tribal Orange) and just replaced the stock seat with a Le Pera "Daytona Sport". I put it on Saturday night and rode it just shy of 200 miles on Sunday. For me it's WAY more comfortable than the stock seat which was like a big flat bench. (I'm a 5'7" woman who weighs 120.) The Daytona Sport is narrower, particularly towards the back, has a deep dish/bucket which provides some support, and it comes with a removable backrest which can be adjusted for height as well as angle. I won't ever ride two up but wanted the "pillion" to be able to put a bag on behind the backrest if I need more luggage space than the nice big bags on the RK provide. I think the style of this particular Le Pera looks great on the CVO King as the lines of the seat go well with the lines of the bike. I also got a custom stitch on the rider area and Le Pera sent me thread samples so I could color match the thread to the orange on my bike. This is my third Le Pera seat and I have been very happy with the seats and with Le Pera's service. I'll get some good photos in the near future and post them if anyone is interested in seeing the seat on my bike. And if anyone is interested in buying my stock seat and pillion, I'd be more than happy to sell them! They only have about 800 miles on them.

 

I just picked up a 14 CVO RK I traded a 02 custom express w/100 inch rev tech. I love the way this RK rides but the valve train is so noisy and it is such a slug compared to the custom I had. One reason I bought the CVO was the 110 inch motor. Maybe I expected too much. I love the Sherwood Green I think it is the best looking bike Harley put out in 14. But I can already see it needs something to pep it up a little.