Harley-Davidson CVO is an Expensive Headache to Own

Harley-Davidson CVO motorcycles are exclusive and expensive. Expensive is one thing but exclusive is where our problems begin. With exclusivity comes a limited production number and that means you're not going to be able to get certain parts should something happen to your motorcycle. Harley-Davidson CVO motorcycles retain more of their value if they are left alone and close to what they came with from the factory. If you have missing parts such as fairings, tour packs or windshields the value of that CVO can suffer. Not to mention if you have damaged paint and decide to not go back exactly how the bike came from the factory!

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[GixxerFoo]

What's been your experience with exclusive limited edition factory paint? Were you able to get it replaced or find a painter to replicate the original paint?

[rgh]

I own several HD motorcycles, it's my hobby. The only brand-new Harley I have ever owned was the first one I bought almost 30 years ago (I still own and ride it.). I learned to work on these bikes and the engines when necessary and as preventative maintenance. Learning this skill changed my perspective on bike ownership quite a bit. I ride with friends who have brand new CVOs and those with old bikes, we all enjoy the ride equally regardless of what we paid or what brand we ride. Yesterday, I bought another used Harley from a private party. I did my inspection, test-rode it, and brought it home. On the low end, I estimate I saved over $25K, instead of buying brand new. Love the channel and your points of view, ride safe brother!

[jamessouthworth]

Just having a shiny bike is stressful enough at times.
There are times I actually miss the care-free rat bikes I rode for so many years.

[jackscaliajr]

Gunslinger Graphics paints the CVO’s, Xtreme Dimension in NJ specializes in CVO paint and the numbered paint sets. Great video as always👍🏻

[sonyou]

2010 BLACK Road King 👑 and I love it. Took it to 12 States, 62 days, 7000 miles. 96" stage 2 tuner and love this BEAST!

[thetruthreal]

Buy a Harley, use it, maintain it, strap things to it, ding the paint work, make parts for it, saw lumps off it, drop it, enjoy or buy a Harley because you’ve seen a few films and have no personality, find out a Harley doesn’t give you a life, then moan about all the things wrong with it, get disgruntled, sell it and go back to bingo and watching generic Hells Angel dramas.👍👍👍

[Fever_Rides]

I almost bought a CVO last year, but I don’t buy things for the resale value. I buy them because I like them and they serve a purpose. Decided on a SG ST instead. Not quite CVO money, but still enough to worry about the first scratch

[ImHarrisB]

I don’t own a Harley, I’m an Indian rider. I liked this video for two reasons: -1: I’ve changed several things in my chieftain and have kept all the OEM parts in boxes that the new parts came in. -2: Indian is known for having soft paint and so I have my chieftain coated with a graphene coating, and the pursuit I’m taking delivery of in may will be getting the same treatment asap. I highly recommend nano or graphene coating for anyone who values their bike’s paint… really protects and maintains the original paint

[ckthompson]

I've heard this statement as long as I've been interested in motorcycles, "Harley Davidson motorcycles are for people who are mechanics and mechanically inclined." As I've discovered over almost 25 years of owning and riding different motorcycles, being mechanically inclined is a plus for any motorcycle owner. My Hondas have required just as much maintenance as my Harley and at this point, my Harley runs and rides, my Honda is down beacuse of a running issue that being a pain to find. Bottom line, if you have enough money to keep your bike being taken care of at the dealership then buy whatever you want. When you don't have enough money to have the dealership do your work then you will want to become familiar with it yourself. This channel is great for those who want to learn about servicing and taking care of your bike. Thanks gixerfoo for all you do.

[TheRoadGlideRider]

I had the first Ultra in 1989. It had a Two Tone paint, Silver/Black. Harley-Davidson only kept the Silver for the first 1000 models sold. They found the cost of the Silver Pearl Paint was higher than the entire Ultra Option. So offered with just Black with the same Red Pin Striping. The Silver on the Tour Pak was a decal.
Now, I had a plank fall on my tank in the garage, causing a large dent, in 1993. The Paint was no longer available. But I got lucky. My dealer found a painted tank in stock at another dealer. But, WOW, what a price!
But kept it original.

[tomwebster]

In 2016 I upgraded from a 2004 Road King Classic to the CVO Street Glide. Had 2 dealerships fighting for my business and negotiated a sweet deal new for $30k. It’s still a ton of $, but I ride it and love taking care of it. I learned to turn my own wrench for basic maintenance, saving hundreds, and make time for polishing therapy with my riding buds. The first important mod I did was to install rear crash bars to protect the paint. Came in handy the day I tipped over. Have kept all my original parts as light mods were necessary: suspension, exhaust and running lights. Absolutely love this 110 beast. Won’t sell until it’s time for a trike! CVO or bust!

[glenmclendon]

Have a #68 of 150 on my FXSTC . A guy in New Whiteland south of Indy painted me a new front fender . Hold it up to the other and you cannot tell the difference .

[Brian-mpmv]

Had a riding partner go out with a group one time...
The group was pulling into a rest area, and another biker ran into his CVO Street Glide from behind!
Total nightmare to restore and he put more cash in his pocket to rebuild, than he gave for the bike.

[davidpasquale]

You know somewhere down the road you're going to drop it, lay it down or drop something on it just like anything, hoping nothing like that ever happens, but good old vivid black touch paint for my bike always gets me down the road inexpensively.

[kurtisgothreaux]

A lot of what you say is true about CVOs regarding paint and such, however, they are not stressful nor a headache to own. Quite the contrary. When I'm on my CVO Limited, my stress level actually goes down because it's such a badass bike and pure pleasure to ride. Everything about it brings joy and fun regardless of if I'm solo or enjoying time with my wife. Honestly, I'll never not own a CVO anymore. That may be the single biggest issue with purchasing one in the first place...

[jackx]

I have a 2010 Ultra CVO. It’s not a pain to keep up. I mainly bought it for the 110 ci engine and the locking bags. The bike is the only vehicle I have so not having to walk around and individually check to make sure that each bag is locked is a real time saver for me vs my old 06 Ultra retired police bike that I had to do that with.

[lpdsnipe]

I'm an old guy and have been riding a long time, as my father and grandfather before me. My father was a Knuckle and Flathead guy and he would always say this about paint jobs. He'd seen more pieces of s*** sold because of a nice paint job and Chrome.

[chazzcapone.]

2022 CVO Envious Green with Black Hole Fade with Flame Pattern and Gloss Black! Love it and ride all year round🙌🔥
2018 Softail Slim
2008 Softail Deluxe Cholo style

[Countryboybiker]

My 2015 CVO Street Glide has been a dream to own. The liquid mercury with smoky quartz flame paint scheme is a brilliant completely flake job. It commands attention from everyone. Just like any Harley I’ve owned, I always put money into it. A year ago, some douchebag backed into one side of it, and knocked it completely over. CVO paint jobs are done by Gunslinger. Every painted part save my tank had to be replaced. All of the parts were replaced with a 100 percent matching paint job. Harley now does a better job at replacement.

I also bought my CVO used, with very few miles and saved over 10 grand.

[EricMcWhirter]

I'm on my second CVO. So far, I've learned that when it comes to some parts, it's going to be a pain in the ass finding something to fit.