Got feedback from dealer. They have a metric dealer that'll take my trade off their hands so they'll give me about 57% of my purchase price for the bike. Doing a little digging on this that seems more or less fair. Its not a fast mover, even in the metric community, so thinking I'll take the deal. I'm getting money for the trade, and eliminating time and effort I'd have to take to sell it myself.

 

Or it all depends on how much they jacked up the price of the Harley, just like car stealers do on a trade.

 

for me it was likek $500

 

I traded one of my sportbikes in when I got my RK. I knew exactly what it was worth and they gave me that without so much as a peep. Of course, since then they've seen me for close to another $6000 in chrome and service, and both of us know they're not done with me yet.
The HD dealerships in my area have loads of used metrics on their floors. For anyone who wants a low-mileage, like new metric cruiser, that's where to go. They all came from slow learners that believed originally that owning a metric was the same as havin' a Harley.

CN

 

One of the Detroit area HD Dealers ALSO OWNS A METRIC Powersports store.

So they take anything. ATVS, Jet Skis, Metrics, trailers...

They will be the largest HD dealer in the country next year (square footage wise). Moving into a vacant Sam's Club building.

 

I think Beagle1 hit the point here, the dealers that will take metrics typically have a place to send them. Chandler HD here in AZ for example is owned by the same guy/dealer that owns the Town n Country motorsports, YSA Motorsports, as well as HD of Tucson and Arrowhead HD (plus a few out of state). So worst case they can offload them to the metric dealers. Other dealers might take it just to get more people in the door, ie. people find out that XX HD sells used metric bikes, so some people will go to check them out and maybe get worked into a new HD in the process! Plus my personal experience with the different dealers, the HD salespeople are typically friendlier than the metric dealers I've been too.

 

That price seems a little steep on the Springer, especially since I heard from a salesman buddy of mine that the moco have told their dealers (in OH at least) if they have any 06's left after the end of Oct, it comes out of their 07 allocation. Dealer here is giving $2500 off msrp on some 06's.

 

[sm=exactly.gif] That's what I was thinking. Other than Ultras, there seems to be a lot of 06s available and with reduced prices.

 

My dealer will even take boats in trade. Best bet is to check the websites of the dealers and find out. A lot will take Metrics in trade as they are always looking for new office furniture to use

 

Update: Dealer took my metric. They called around and found a dealer who would move it for them. Offered me a number that fell between KBB trade and retail. I figure that's fair. I'd have had to do the legwork to sell it myself. Likely I would not have got full retail value. Plus, my free time is more valuable.