You are not being harsh in my opinion. For those of us that travel and/or owned a 2014 SG for example, not only are the harnesses and wiring in the way, the saddlebags hold less as evidenced by the smaller inner removable bags that came with the CVO. I had to ease my helmet into the right saddlebag and it wouldn't fit in the left bag (Bell Half Face).
One of the major issues I had w/my CVO SG was the stereo. Multiple blown speakers, for example. See my comments in "Goodbye CVO" and in another thread " My CVO has been pushed..."
After 11 months of ownership, I threw in the towel and purchased a 2015 Ultra Limited (non CVO). For those of us that like music, the stereo was one of 3 key selling points on the CVO SG.
Hopefully the MOCO fixes these "little things" in the future. People even complained about the tank and the gas cap on the right and no dummy on the left to balance the design.
I didn't have any paint issues, but it became a large enough problem w/others that they made a 2015.5 SG w/less "detail in the paint", but charged the same price.
No back rest, no heated grips, etc....these should be standard in the future.