Producing 350, not 150. Bike includes upgraded floorboards, passenger floorboards, different wheels, some different badging, etc. Similar to a CVO. It has no trunk because it isn't competing with those bikes (no trunk on a CVO SG either). If you've been following the motorcycle industry, you know a factory cannot offer a better tune. We saw HD get their ass handed to them (wasn't it a 15 million $$$ settlement) for offering devices that circumvent the stock tune. Same goes for exhaust. SESG is about $38k. Elite is $31,500. That's a $6,500 difference.
Yeah, I know I goofed the #s, but still 350 means hardly anyone in the country will have the opportunity to have one. Screw the EPA and all the tree huggers too, there's bigger things polluting the planet than richer running motorcycles. The point I was trying to make is if you're spending that kind of coin, you better have all the bells and whistles ... including a trunk even if it is meant to compete with the street glides, that's just my way of thinking. I personally would never spend that kind of $ for a toy that doesn't come with all the luggage. No secret I'm not exactly the biggest HD fanboy either, but at least with a CVO you get a LITTLE extra oooomph between your legs granted you are paying dearly for it. When I bought this bike I only settled for it because I wanted rid of the Ducati so bad. My heart was set on a new Royal Star Venture back in '13, but they didn't want to trade the Duc for it and HD had no problem taking my $ so here I am. I'm still holding out hope that Yamaha is working on a better fuel injected version of the RSV with at least a cd player instead of cassette this time around. I like my bike, but also tired of all the HD headaches that go with it. I have really tried to like the Indians, but just can't swallow the looks and not so sure if they would ever grow on me.
I admit the price is more appealing than HD, but certainly not the looks in my book. That's great for those that like them since we all can't like the same thing. Laugh if you must, but that RSV really was/still is my dream bike and I wanted a new one, not used. However, I guess I won't hold my breath for Yamaha either since it's been 4 years now that they stopped producing what I wanted.