If you can afford it and not put yourself in a bind, do it. Only live once. But IMO it's over priced. But if it makes you happy, why not
I thought the bronze bars might look dumb but I kinda like it. I tried buying some cheap bronze mirrors from Amazon and thought they clashed but those bars look cool. Maybe I'll have to powdercoat mine
A dealer in a neighboring state had a street glide special with bars,exhaust and a host of other add ons. It was priced at 41,000 and some change,I wanted to see a breakdown of items added. I told the sales person I needed to know before I could make a decision.
I spoke with 3 different people at that store,not 1 seemed to understand what i was requesting. I finally gave up. All they could say was 41k. A local dealer has a anniversary cvo road glide for 54k plus taxes and fees.
. Op that is a nice bike but if you don't love everything about it the price is too high. Like said before it's a year old bike. I think their prices are insane and will probably keep my 20.
Good looking bike, no doubt. But way too much. By the time you're ready to be out the door with TTL you're just shy of $50k. No freaking way.
Besides, dealer or not, I want to modify it myself. U don't care if it's exactly the way I'd build it. To me, nothing can replace the feeling of creating it yourself. Most don't though and I respect that.
But, still... Too much for an otherwise gorgeous bike.
Yeah personally I would get a bone stock one and put everything that I wanted on the bike instead of going for someone else's design unless you are a sucker for a CVO. Im very likely over 40k on mine with the cost of everything that I have done to it and I don't regret it because I have done all the work my self and picked every single part after himming and hawing over parts for better of 2 years. I'm not huge on fancy color schemes tho, and paint is expensive so...
If paint is huge for you I guess its ok? Im not sure what paint costs these days, but I think that the st is around $31k msrp?
My local dealer had a leftover 2022 SGS end of Jan, wanted to unload it Gave it to me for $26k plus additional 1300 for my trade in
Way too much for paint job. Same dealer had a special paint SG for $37k for a couple years and finally sold it to some fool
Modifications don't add value and it's a year old bike when a new one is $31k. The actual value is $26-28k just like any other 2022.
I would think Add ons would absolutely add to the price in this particular situation being that the bike is still new. If it was used with add ons, that’s another story. Add ons are only ever worth what a buyer is willing to pay. 39k seems like a stretch though for sure.
From a cost comparison and market value perspective, the $39k tag makes it over-priced absolutely. They're simply asking more than the bike is worth to 99.7% of prospective buyers. They're also sitting there knowing a 0.3% buyer will eventually get it and love it.
On the flip side, many of us have much more money invested in our bikes than we can ever hope to recoup. All new rides devalue as soon as you sign the contract and become an owner. If a particular bike hits you the right way (as in you fall in love with it)...if you're riding it for the pure pleasure of owning and riding....and if your budget has room for the higher cost, then who's to say you're making a wrong decision to buy it?
I've bought plenty of things knowing they were overpriced to some degree. If they bring me enough enjoyment then the cost can be justified. That's not how everyone thinks of course, and I don't see an overall right-or-wrong to this. I only see what's right for an individual. If that $39k bike is affordable and worth it to you...with no later remorse...then make it yours.
"According to Bloomburg , earlier this week Harley announced it had a rough start to 2023 with a $52.6 million credit loss. For all you non-financial folks out there, this just means it was money the company couldn’t collect on. In this case these are likely Harley bike payments financed through the manufacturer. Now, if you’re not paying on a loan, the item, or in this case vehicle, is obviously repossessed. But if there are not enough repo individuals to physically collect that vehicle, then what do you do?
05-08-2023 | 09:24 PM
