CVO Road King
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Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 25
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From: KY
You CAN save money by upgrading/adding to your bike, but it still will not be a CVO. trust me I tried with my RKC I had more money in it with mods than I gave for the CVO and it still wasn't even close to the CVO imo
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Tourer
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 401
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From: Lebanon, Pa
yes I can add everything to mine but if I go to trade it eventually it will not be worth what I paid with all the upgrades . I am getting better than NADA for mine. I dont feel I am loosing to much on mine when all is said and done.
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,248
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
The CVO wont be worth what you paid for it either so thats an apples to apples comparison. What you are looking at is a $10k price difference between what you will pay for your new CVO compared to what you would get for your bike on trade or sale. IMO, the CVO bikes just arent worth all the money that HD is asking for them. I weighed that over and over again last year between getting my bike and getting a CVO RGC and with the $10k I saved I was able to pay my bike off in 6 months and then add the personal touches to it to make it mine. I have about $6k in upgrades done to it now and I plan on adding some wheels and chrome forks to it and I still wont be at $10k difference. Oh yeah, that 110 in stock or stage I form aint what its cracked up to be. Couple guys in my club have 110 CVO bikes and we all run about the same when we go wide open EXCEPT for the guy who has the 96". His absolutely flies and he was the sole reason why a lot of us started putting cams and such in our 103s. So if anyone tells you the 110 is that much more superior and worth the extra $10k that you are paying for it (because to be honest, thats the only significant upgrade on a CVO), tell them to head down here to Atlanta and prove it. Have yet to see one do it. So just do a little homework and do an honest assessment about what it is that you are looking to do. Get some quotes on stuff you cant do, get a manual for the stuff you can, and then see if you come out better or break even. Good luck in your decision.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Well, running lights do cost quite a bit, and, I'm not so sure they'll bolt right up to a CVO front end, but they may. And that windshield is a joke as far as providing protection. And the mailbox slot in it is just ugly.
IMHO, the extra chrome, and speakers provided (you have to provide the tunes), and the 110" motor are not worth the cost. LIke I said earlier, you can make a lot of nice upgrades to your current bike without having to spend $40k.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 302
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I bought one in the fall and for me it made perfect sense, I was interested in either a RK or a SG, like many of you I like to make my Harley......mine. In order to do that it it costs a few bucks, I sat down and added up all the parts and labor to get a bike where I wanted it and guess what, it was pretty much a wash, the CVO made sense to me and I'm crazy about the bike, keep in mind I wanted to do a few more mods to the CVO but if I had to do it over again I would. No doubt. Think spring.
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,258
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From: Jackson, Ohio
Well, running lights do cost quite a bit, and, I'm not so sure they'll bolt right up to a CVO front end, but they may. And that windshield is a joke as far as providing protection. And the mailbox slot in it is just ugly.
IMHO, the extra chrome, and speakers provided (you have to provide the tunes), and the 110" motor are not worth the cost. LIke I said earlier, you can make a lot of nice upgrades to your current bike without having to spend $40k.
IMHO, the extra chrome, and speakers provided (you have to provide the tunes), and the 110" motor are not worth the cost. LIke I said earlier, you can make a lot of nice upgrades to your current bike without having to spend $40k.
Extra chrome...........how about the 110, $2k wheel upgrade, $1k lower fairings, $2k for the CVO styled bags and rear facia, $5k paint, chrome fork lowers, chrome controls, plus hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of other upgraded items.
When a RKC cost $21k and CVO RK retails for just $30K................it's a bargin if you like the look of the CVO