People say Harley’s are priced too high
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I was always questioning those folks that bought that heated gear stuff. I used to bundle up like an Eskimo and head out. Didn't matter, I always froze my *** off. This year, I got some heated gear- jacket liner and gloves. I ride all the time now. How come you cannot get out? Is the snow bad where you are?
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TomcatCV62 (03-05-2018)
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Totally agree & the moment he does the EU will slap their own tariffs on the importation of Harley’s into the EU. ( the EU president has already mentioned HD in a press statement the other day ). This will also have major affect on HD as they are relying more & more on European sales.
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gtirhd (03-07-2018)
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As a young guy, yeah harleys are a bit overpriced. I was just looking at the new softails but i really didnt want to pay over 15k for a bike. Not only that but harleys "sport" tourer is 18.5k and only has a single disk up front. I cant stand my dynas single disk, would never buy a new bike without duals. One other thing i noticed is the new softail frame is pretty small. It feels more like my evo dyna in size compared to say a 2009 dyna. The dealer by me only had 4 or 5 m8 softails and was trying to get me to look at a 2014 lowrider with 7k miles on it for 13k... no way in hell would that happen.
Ended up picking up a leftover triumph tiger with 0 miles and 1.5 years left on the factory warranty plus 1000$ in triumph parts and accessories for just over 11k. The Triumph dealer actually lowers the prices on leftover bikes and doesnt have dozens of brand new 2014-2017 bikes at full sticker price like the harley dealer does. At least i have the evo still.
Evos forever, forever evos.
Ended up picking up a leftover triumph tiger with 0 miles and 1.5 years left on the factory warranty plus 1000$ in triumph parts and accessories for just over 11k. The Triumph dealer actually lowers the prices on leftover bikes and doesnt have dozens of brand new 2014-2017 bikes at full sticker price like the harley dealer does. At least i have the evo still.
Evos forever, forever evos.
Get great write ups, thing is in my state there is zero dealers.
I could have picked up a Thunderbird for a song and a dance up in Charlotte.
The dealer was willing to do it just about over the phone, complete, straight up price quote, and there is lies the issue.
Bottom line, 2018 Tiger list is $17,000 to $22,000.
Nothing to sneeze at and if you were one of the unfortunate ones to pay anything near the sticker price, you get screwed.
Because the bikes, much like most all metrics, dont sell without the companies rebating the dealer to clear models out for the next model year.
Let me stress, I am one in these forums that could care less at what someone rides. I do feel value in the HD brand simply because the dealers are not allowed to slash the price of new bikes, its kills value, kills the brand, everyone knows it and that goes for ANY product on the market right down to cell phones. If Harley dealers slashed prices on a regular basis they would be no different then any metric brand.
With that said, I love my Road King, best purchase ever but I also would love to pick up a cheap BRAND NEW Concours at an unbelievable price right out the door for a second bike. I would always look at the Concours as the throwaway brand but still very fun and a change up ride for any given day. ) I could pick a brand new leftover today at a 35% discount. Amazing and would be fun, (im making my wife nervous ha ha)
Last edited by alarmdoug; 03-04-2018 at 10:30 AM.
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Wrong. A 2018 1200 tiger is 17 to 20k. A 800 tiger with 95hp and 60ft lbs is from 12 to 15k depending on if its the street or off road one. For less than a 14k street bob i have multiple riding modes, abs, traction control. In 2 days of having the bike i put on 200 miles and thats in 40° weather.
Looking at the harleys they dont have that soul anymore. A 4 valve per cylinder head doesn't screeam harley, it screams metric as they have been making them since the early 90s. The same guy who calls them harley wannabes now has a harley thats a metric wannabe. With harley you get bottom barrel tech for top of the line prices.
I have a real harley, its a evo with 2 valves, it lopes on idle and has the sound i grew up with knowing as a harley. These new m8s sound like toasters.
Looking at the harleys they dont have that soul anymore. A 4 valve per cylinder head doesn't screeam harley, it screams metric as they have been making them since the early 90s. The same guy who calls them harley wannabes now has a harley thats a metric wannabe. With harley you get bottom barrel tech for top of the line prices.
I have a real harley, its a evo with 2 valves, it lopes on idle and has the sound i grew up with knowing as a harley. These new m8s sound like toasters.
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jd05flhtci (03-04-2018)
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Wrong. A 2018 1200 tiger is 17 to 20k. A 800 tiger with 95hp and 60ft lbs is from 12 to 15k depending on if its the street or off road one. For less than a 14k street bob i have multiple riding modes, abs, traction control. In 2 days of having the bike i put on 200 miles and thats in 40° weather.
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A 1200 goes up to $22,000.
Here you go ...
https://www.cycleworld.com/2018-triu...orcycle-review
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and these models will be almost 2 years old in the not to distant future ...
https://motorcycles.autotrader.com/m...lorer-for-sale
Last edited by alarmdoug; 03-04-2018 at 11:48 AM.
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Getting prepared to buy a 2018 pickup. Anyone here shopped them lately? Here's an example on the Ford:
2018 F250 Super Duty Crew Cab 4x4 = $39k+
Powerstroke Diesel = $49+
Lariat Pkg = $61k
King Ranch = $67k
Platinum = $72k
All these are baseline prices for a specific build level. You can reasonably anticipate another $3k to $9k in various options and upgrades. In my case I'm looking at a Lariat with enough extras to drive the price toward $68k. That's over $73k with sales tax. Ford is offering ZERO incentives as the trucks are selling strongly. I've seen several lots holding $75k trucks and a few approaching $80k. My '12 diesel worth $30k seems like a cheap ride.
Harley overpriced? Definitely a matter of perspective.
2018 F250 Super Duty Crew Cab 4x4 = $39k+
Powerstroke Diesel = $49+
Lariat Pkg = $61k
King Ranch = $67k
Platinum = $72k
All these are baseline prices for a specific build level. You can reasonably anticipate another $3k to $9k in various options and upgrades. In my case I'm looking at a Lariat with enough extras to drive the price toward $68k. That's over $73k with sales tax. Ford is offering ZERO incentives as the trucks are selling strongly. I've seen several lots holding $75k trucks and a few approaching $80k. My '12 diesel worth $30k seems like a cheap ride.
Harley overpriced? Definitely a matter of perspective.