The beginning of 2007 I was looking at rice rockets for me first bike.
One look at the nightster and I was a harley guy. Being impulsive (which I normally am not)
has got me in trouble. One week before I got married I boughta 2005 FXDI.I bought thinking I was getting agood deal. Itonly had 400miles on it.Now everytime I go to a stealer I keep looking at the black denim st. bob. I like the beefer front end, the black engine and case and the bars. I am putting st. bob bars on my supergilde. I know I will take a HUGE hit if I trade it. I doubt I will get what I paid for it right now cause Im still paying taxes. I am a crossroads.

Do I spend the money to turn mine into a st. bob (as close as I can) or take the hit and get the st bob. I would
probably come out cheaper keeping mine and put bars, new front end, maybe even laced wheels.


I think there wasa question in there somewhere. lol All opinions are welcome.
thanks
urdollar

 

I had visions of turning my Low Rider into a mini-Road King. Cheaper to just buy the RK.

I'd wait until bike season and try to sell it to a private party. Trade-in $will eat your lunch.

 

Normally I'd say, screw it, get the St Bob. However, with only 400 miles on the Super glide, I might ride it for a while without spending any $$ on it, all the while looking for a good used St Bob at a dealer, then do the trade. Or post in the classified section here on the forum looking to trade or on craigslist.

You won't gain much trading at a dealer now versus in 6 months, or a year. The major depreciation has already taken place.

I've seen some amazing deals on used St Bobs under $11k at local dealers. Used market is glutted right now and dealers need to turn over their stock, and this likely will continue into the near future.

Good Luck!

 

Keep what you have, make it fit you!!

 

Theres a guy in the classifieds selling an 06 Bob for 9k. Pretty good deal if there ever was one.

I almost bought the same bke you did, same color and all. I ended up getting a brand new 07 for a grand less.

 

+1 for a used one. Low resale is great if you're the buyer

 

trade for a used one that fits your budget. If you are financing the current bike I would not sell or trade if you are upside down in it.

 

Yeah I agree. Whatever I buy I always see something I like better. You can never win.

You must have liked it when you bought it so keep it and make it yours. If you buy a st bob you will only want something else sooner or later.

 

Keep what you've got and make it your own. The great thing about a Harley is that no two are the same.

 

The only way I could ever feel like there wasn't a different bike I might like more (at least certain days) is if I had a garage full of about 7-8 different ones. That would be true no matter what bike I had. Any bike is a bit of a compromise, so I vote with the ones saying to make yours suit you.