Yes, you should learn to take it up the butt from Harley Davidson and Deeley and then thank them.....just repeat after me "THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER PLEASE"

And this guy is making this up...all imports into Canada do NOT go through a single distributor. He just works for HD and is towing the company line.

So he wants to call you a bigot when in reality he is just a super brown noser and is looking at Willie G's.... well you know....

 

I didn't disagree with the facts and definitions that you stated in your previous post or the one above. I just thought that the "please educate yourself" was not genuine.

Oh, thanks for the for the tip that I need a better perspective of life and understanding of consequences. Very helpful advice.

 

Find a dealer as close to the border as you can, make an appointment for whatever service you need.
Go there, get the work done and party it up in town while the bike is in the shop.
Go home, smile at the border dudes, deny everything about the new cheaper tires, rims, stage 1,2,3 or 4. New chrome, helmet, gloves, jacket etc. etc.
You'll save a bundle, depending on how much partying you do.

 

Careful Skidder...you are being bigoted......

 

Ditto,, whatever you need can be at your beck and call, just not at the usual border crossings.

 

There is no Canadian Import Duty levied on Harley-Davidson parts, or the bikes themselves. Part of the Free Trade Act. All you pay is the GST, and provincial tax. If you live in the Yukon or Alberta (don't know about NWT or Nunavit), then you have no provincial/territorial tax to pay.
As long as the parts are made in USA.

 

I have bought just about all my HD parts and new bikes south of the border. The dealer I used is no longer a dealer so I have parts shipped to the UPS store [$5 fee] per box. Then go pick them up. It is a 90 mile round trip.

Be careful about bolting on parts and driving back and not declaring them. They can and will sieze your bike. If you do this pay cash as the border can access your credit card records.

There is definate savings to be had buying at rallies and dealers south of the 49th.

 

Sounds like you've been following me. It's nice only being two hours from a US dealer.

 

The prices are higher because they can get away with it, not because of the border. And these practices are widespread throughout the Canadian economy, which is a major reason our dollar is rated around 81 cents in purchasing power parity vis a vis the U.S. dollar.

 

We want our dollar low, That way our American friends will pay less to come up here to Canada & join us for some beers this summer! It helps the Canadian economy to have a low dollar!
I agree that Deeley is dry humping everyone in Canada. I like the idea of everyone going for aftermarket & leaving the dealerships empty to show them that were not sheeple! I don't ever get parts from those retards & I refuse to buy a Harley shirt for twice the money that it's worth because it sais Harley on it!
I bought my bagger used, rebuilt it little by little with aftermarket parts & it runs like brand new, But I bought it because I liked it more than any other bike.
Belated condolences to all my southern friends with the recent Memorial day in the U.S. We all mourn your losses as they are our's too!
Hatch.