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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 09:36 PM
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I have never seen cvo paint that didn't look like a professionally applied kindergarten post-nap fingerpainting.

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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dynamick
Wouldn't a CVO of that year have had a 95" engine as stock?
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No it came from the factory with the 103. The 103 was the CVO motor until 2007 when the problematic 110 came out. The 103 in the CVO was a very good motor.

Originally Posted by giacomo56
OP said he always liked the look of the CVO...and the 103 engine.....so he must be happy his mods.....personally i would still paint it and call it a day....
Not sure I would trade merely for a 103......
I personally love the 03 CVO Road king. Has one of the best motors ever put in the CVO, and is also the best looking CVO king in my opinion. I believe it will hold its value better also.

If I were the OP, I would do what felt right for me, not what other people think is right. I buy what makes me happy and what I like.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 09:49 PM
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Right, I stand corrected about the engine size.

It really is a good-looking King



 
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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 11:16 PM
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price difference would be a major factor. If it was a straight up trade I would go cvo. I would probably even add a grand or 2.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2017 | 01:26 AM
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Your RK reeks of classic beauty--not sure I'd be in a hurry to "trade up" to the CVO--very different look (not a fan of the paint scheme, but to each his own). Now, if it were a CVO SG or RG, then it might be a different story... I still miss my 2005 RKC--it was the dark cherry red, and was just beautiful in it's white-walled splendor... My .02? Keep your '03, and save for a next-gen RK Special...
 
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