Just remember... ALL touring bikes - SERG(U)s, SESGs, SERKs, SEUCs, SELs - are exactly the same bike mechanically. The rest is just whatever bells and whistles you prefer.
The SEUCs (now SELs) as well as the new SERGU, come with lots of nice creature comforts you may or may not ever really need, but if you want to remove the Tour Pak to slim it down, it's gonna cost you, and it still won't look like the SERGCs/SESGs. The SERGCs/SESGs come with arguably cooler styling, and come lowered from the factory, with better rear suspension... But if you want a Tour Pak for long hauls, it's gonna cost you to implement that.
The MoCo continues to muddle things year after year, to satisfy different market demographics. There will never be a "perfect" CVO for everyone. There COULD be, if the MoCo ever implements a truly custom ordering system... But frankly I don't ever see that happening. They are a build-to-market company, not a build-to-order company... and I can't see them ever morphing to that.
I guess the bottom line is to get the bike that MOVES you, and then outfit it the way you want it. One size definitely does NOT fit all in the Harley world.
And the debate between the Sharks and the Bats will never end!
Ken