[QUOTE=rlowride;9037297]They don't have the parts either and have to order it anyway!!!
I might as well order it from home, pay for it at home... Get it at home!!!
/QUOTE]

Yep, I like to support my dealer, BUT they don't carry hard parts anymore, most everything (especially on an older bike) has to be ordered.

So if I'm gonna order and wait, may as well save 20-30%.

Good people at St. Paul I wish them luck.

 

+1. I don't get it either.

 

Vance & Hines is now(since July 1st 2011) doing the same thing with their dealer network. V&H dealers are NOT allowed to sell for more than 10% below MSRP.
They call it the MAP - Minimum Advertised Pricing Policy
http://www.vanceandhines.com/map/map.html

I'm glad I bought my Monster Ovals in June at about 30% below MSRP.

 

Maybe you've not noticed, but used HDs are not exactly going for the prices they used to. Sure, they sell for more in the used market than a metric, but they cost more in the first place.

If HD is that good, they wont have any problem maintaining market dominance even if sold on price. After all, they don't seem to have any problem selling at MSRP now.

 

Why is it that you can't buy an Apple iPad discounted anywhere? Because Apple tells the dealers what they can sell for. Why not Harley?

 

Just wait 6 months and you'll get that discount on the Apple product you're looking for.

Want a great deal on a Apple 2nd Gen iPhone while you're waiting?

 

this policy stinks of Deeley. first he makes it so we can import new Harleys from the US and keep warenty.. this is stage two. no more cheep parts for Canadians through online shopping.. instead we'll have to pay the Canadian version of the MSRP (US MSRP plus 20 to 100%) this way he can justify 2 to 4 HD dealerships in citys with less than 1000000 people.

Steve

 

I sure wish I could get a look at that agreement Deeley has with the Moco. I suspect it's a big part of the whole issue. If they continue to allow ebay sales to Canadians, I'm pretty sure they're breaking the agreement they have with Deeley. Of course, that was signed off on before Al Gore created this internet thing that is making it so easy to sell internationally. I wonder what kind of penalties are in the agreement in the event that the Moco breaks the agreement.

 

Same scenario here in Australia with the exception that we are duty free for the first $1,000 value of goods imported. HD Australia was also a party to the ban on dealers selling P&A overseas.
The only good news for us is with the current strength of the Aussie $ HD Australia was able to lock in better purchasing power and DID pass a discount to the buyers for P&A here-- 17% as I have been informed.
Considering high shipping costs, this puts us almost on par with US retail prices from dealers buying off the counter. We fared reasonably well all said and done, as our P&A pricing was outrageously expensive prior to this.

Our used and new bike prices have dropped on some models as well, as dealers here are now importing new and used bikes as "grey imports" with VIN # 1HDxxxxxx (which tells us this is the case rather than the international VIN designation 5HDxxxxx). They have to meet the design rules here though which generally consists of a speedo change from miles to kilometers and relocating some models turn indicators etc.

 

Same thing with Bose, no matter where i look they all have the same price.
So be it