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Old 01-07-2012 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pccoder
ok, everyone, it wasn't a contest.

Just curious how everyone's bikes were paid for.
Really...you been here long enough to know if you start a bullshit thread like this it is gonna stir up the ****....it's like oil threads of assless chaps or tires....Some schmuck is gonna tell you you ain't **** because you use Dino oil or you financed or you use stock oil filter or Champion plugs or Redline tranny oil or <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<etc...... ..
Same **** different day....

It's all good....And you know what... I am going for a ride today on my 3.9% financed bike today....that's 100% sure....I am gonna use my debit card to put gas and buy a used part for my Boom CB kit i just installed that i saved about $200 on Ebay and paid for with my 0% credit card.
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 07:44 AM
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Never finance a toy, so paid cash for the bike. However, I did finance my car, but that was to have enough money to pay cash for the bike!

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Old 01-07-2012 | 08:15 AM
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Paid cash on all my bikes. Why pay more just to use someone else's money? For example;
2012 TriGlide with 2 tone paint comes to $31,824.00 out the door
Financed @ 60 months comes out to $40,092.60 or $668.21 per mo.
Amount paid to HD finance Co. $ 8,268.60

I'd rather have the 8 grand in my pocket, rather than giving it to the finance Co.
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 08:22 AM
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Cash, pre-loved bike.
All my HDs have been cash purchases and all of them were "pre-loved".
Cash and sloppy seconds for me!
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mike5380
Never finance a toy...

Mike
Watch your mouth!
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 09:04 AM
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I won't buy something I don't "need" unless I can buy it with cash. I had a 2003 Cobra that a guy offered me a lot of cash to buy it. It was paid off, so I had $25k in my pocket for me buy something with....so I bought a 2011 Deluxe. Then I traded it in on my 2012 Street Glide. I would not have bought any of my Harleys unless I had the cash from selling my other toy....
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mike5380
Never finance a toy,..
Amen. Cash here also.
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 09:51 AM
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I have the money to pay cash (and did) but I also have the good credit to finance. I had a loan for a previous bike. I didn't think twice about it.
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 09:52 AM
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Cash guys, no one else will get it until they sacrifice for themselves and see the other side. They'll always just assume you're rich. The fact is that regardless of income level most people can't pay cash for a bike, because they have too much of their income tied up in other monthly payments.
 
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Old 01-07-2012 | 09:57 AM
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I took out a 2.1% loan for 36 months on my 2011 fatboy Lo and paid it off in 1 year. Just paid cash for my wifes used 08 Sportster.
 


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