Onto Bigger and Bagger things...
Onto Bigger and Bagger things...
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New member here, but not nearly a new rider. I'm coming over from 1130cc.com. Sold my street bike and bought an 07' VRSDX in 08' with a few thousand miles on it, then modded the crap out of it. The day I sold it, it was making 167rwhp on 91 octane, and 184rwhp with VP110.
Well, I got tired of having to wear a backpack everywhere, and figured it might be time to move on to bigger and bagger things. Initially I was looking at a breakout or something similar, which would be a little more my style, then just adding bags when I need then. Ever used bike I looked at said "selling because I'm buying a Street Glide." I decided there was no sense in buying a new bike just to want to upgrade again shortly thereafter, so I pulled the trigger on a 2014' Street Glide Special in Charcoal Pearl. Got it out the door for $21,999 which is an exceptional deal here in CT where most dealers stick close to MSRP because they can, especially on a model as popular as the Street Glide.
I have a problem. I can't leave anything stock. I'm going to use as much restraint as possible, and try not to play with the motor for the first 2 years until the warranty is up, but we'll see if I can actually hold out.
I'll definitely be blacking out all the chrome asap. I'll use this as my build thread, so feel free to stay tuned.
New member here, but not nearly a new rider. I'm coming over from 1130cc.com. Sold my street bike and bought an 07' VRSDX in 08' with a few thousand miles on it, then modded the crap out of it. The day I sold it, it was making 167rwhp on 91 octane, and 184rwhp with VP110.
Well, I got tired of having to wear a backpack everywhere, and figured it might be time to move on to bigger and bagger things. Initially I was looking at a breakout or something similar, which would be a little more my style, then just adding bags when I need then. Ever used bike I looked at said "selling because I'm buying a Street Glide." I decided there was no sense in buying a new bike just to want to upgrade again shortly thereafter, so I pulled the trigger on a 2014' Street Glide Special in Charcoal Pearl. Got it out the door for $21,999 which is an exceptional deal here in CT where most dealers stick close to MSRP because they can, especially on a model as popular as the Street Glide.
I have a problem. I can't leave anything stock. I'm going to use as much restraint as possible, and try not to play with the motor for the first 2 years until the warranty is up, but we'll see if I can actually hold out.
I'll definitely be blacking out all the chrome asap. I'll use this as my build thread, so feel free to stay tuned.
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Congrats and good luck with the new bike, Can I ask which dealer you bought from? I'm also in CT and have bought 3 bikes new in my lifetime all from a different dealer (never seem able to get a good deal returning for a second purchase)
I used the HD dealer locator to identofy the 7 dealerships closest to my house, then sent an email to each explaining exactly what I was looking for, and explaining that I was lookjng for a great deal AND to build a relationship with a dealership for parts and service. The next day I followed up with a phone call to each dealership and got a POP at each. I again explained what I wanted and let them know I wasn't afraid to travel for for the best deal. Some dealerships immediately gave me their very high bottom line and said they don't deal over the phone etc. These dealers got cut. Then I went back and forth between the remaining dealerships bouncing the offers back and forth. A couple more dealers told told me they couldn't go any lower so they got cut. The next day, down to 3 dealers again going back and forth until it came down to 2 with nearly identical offers. Danbury beat the final $ offer of Gengras, and matched their 1000 Mile Service Free, and 10% of clothing and accessories for 1 year. The deal was so good that a buddy of mine pulled his $500 deposit on a regular 2014 Street Glide at Brother HD (who told him not to tell anyone about the deal he got because it was supposedly so good), and bought a Street Glide Special with me for only $300 more! The fact that it was a 2 bike deal certainly helped secure the low OTD $.
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Welcome to the forum and welcome to the world of touring, you will love the new bike and really appreciate having the bags to stash stuff in, enjoy the new scoot.
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CKobra, Thanks for the reply. I'll be trying your approach the next time I go shopping for a new bike, hoping to hold out until this September if I can. I never bought a bike from either Danbury or Gengras but had some dealings at Brothers (bought a 96 flstn new and went back to by a ultra with a sidecar in 2000) They wanted me to sign for the bike without giving me a price. 
I ended buying it in Ellington for msrp. In September of 2012 I bought an ultra, and got it $3000 under msrp. I bought it at Yankee, they had a fair number of 12's on the floor and brand new 13"s on the floor as well. Ellington was only 500 off msrp. for the same exact bike. Anyway thanks for the advice and good luck with your new bike. Also, maybe your buddy can help you out with some of your mods with all the money you saved him!
I ended buying it in Ellington for msrp. In September of 2012 I bought an ultra, and got it $3000 under msrp. I bought it at Yankee, they had a fair number of 12's on the floor and brand new 13"s on the floor as well. Ellington was only 500 off msrp. for the same exact bike. Anyway thanks for the advice and good luck with your new bike. Also, maybe your buddy can help you out with some of your mods with all the money you saved him!
