I think that I will just keep what I have for a few years. My next bike may be an Ultra with a V-rod motor in it. I have not done the research on it to make sure but it is just talk that is going around. It is suppose to have more horsepower also....

 

my buddy just traded in his 09 Sporty with 650 miles on it for a Heritage Classic Softail. He had to pay full MSRP on the new bike, but they threw in $500 worth of gear for him (new helmet, jacket, gloves and some other stuff). You would be better served if you had the bike for a couple of years as he has now paid T&L two times in the last 4 months so that adds a few grand to the price of the new bike. Not a bad promo though if you have had your bike a year or more and can at least depreciate the taxes....

 

Spoke with the dealer this morning and they are offering the deal. It will cost me 7500 to get the wife an 09 Fatboy. Seriously considering the deal.

 

I went out to get numbers on Street Bobs today at the Oklahoma City Harley dealers….. Harley Davidson World shot me $350 over MSRP, freight, security, color, etc - $14,369 on a flat black Street Bob. They had a sticker on a gloss black for well over $15,000 LOL – somebody was really going to get screwed if they didn’t know any better. When I asked wtf with the nearly $2,000 over suggested retail he came back with a $14,024 price on the vivid black.

I ran down to Fort Thunder Harley Davidson to see what they might do to compete and instead of making a competitive quote – they shot me prices of $425 over MSRP, security, freight, color, etc…. and they won’t even have any more Street Bobs until mid-January. They didn’t know if those would have security either.

I called Edmond Harley Davidson where I bought my Nightster. They had the best deal of the three on it, but that was still a few hundred over MSRP. They’re the same dealer as HD World and he said he wouldn’t undercut them. LOL

So, I called up Forman HD in Stillwater, OK – about 85 miles north. They’ve got the bikes and their charge is only $125 over MSRP, etc…. beyond that they are giving $1,000 in accessories with a Big Twin purchase! That takes some of the sting out of the over $2,000 I spent on accessories for the Nightster this year. With what I recoup from Ebay I should be almost even on that.

I think I’m committed to making the deal. I’ll have to take the bike up there for them to confirm it as in good enough condition for the trade-in. That’s slightly inconvenient. I’ll likely have to wait until that is confirmed before I can put the loan through and then pick up the new bike the following weekend.

 

I'll be picking up a Super Glide Custom within the week. Trading the 07 Nightster. Sunglo Red, MSRP plus 800 TTL/Setup. This is a no brainer. Will tell OL she is getting a new bike tonight, hope she does not spend too mych at Macys.

 

Sounds like a good deal