If you can by the hard candy at MSRP or below (haha) then go for it.. I researched the hell out of this myself and found that the carbon crystal costs about 4k less to build by blacking out the engine and accessories.. but they are the same price.. when I asked a dealer (that was so full of crap in their response) he said that the black was more popular and the demand for the blacked out parts was high... then I walked him over to the parts wall to remind him that his parts wall was 90% chrome parts .. his response was "its still a CVO no matter what .. the CVO should slap you in the face like your momma did when she said no and you did it anyway.. BUT.. as amazing as that silver is in the sun and make no mistake it flippin rocks..my fear was after 5 years am I gonna want a flat black bike because I got tired of the bling bling...so I took the ultraviolet blur/molten lava (love the purple in the sun and the orange was tastefully done).. at the end of the day you buy the one that make you want to cuss when it rains! Rick out