Are the fender tip lights important to you? Of your two choices, they only come on the basic Road King. I also didn't like the upward slash on the muffler tips on the Classic. Unless you get full trade in allowance on the things you don't want which come on the Classic, you will spend more than the $600 difference to swap for the basic Road King stuff you want. I am a big fan of the easy maintenance feature of the cast wheels, would rather ride than clean.