This factory-custom touring nameplate first appeared for the 2002 model year and was not built as a continuous annual model. Harley-Davidson brought it back in 2003, then revived it again for 2007 and 2008 before another return for 2013 and 2014. That stop-start history makes it one of the more collectible CVO touring variants, with each appearance reflecting the brand’s top-end custom-operations approach of the era. Across those separate production periods, the model stayed rooted in the classic Road King formula—an open-face, traditional touring motorcycle—while the CVO program layered on exclusive paint, trim, and upgraded factory customization. Because the nameplate was discontinued and later revived more than once, it should be treated as a multi-period model rather than a single uninterrupted run.
MODEL HISTORY