Switchback "ripoff"
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2007
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From: West Branch, Michigan
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FLOOR...520#vi-content
look at the pictures, they should answer your questions.
look at the pictures, they should answer your questions.
Yea, I can see they're CLEARLY MOUNTED on a bike with MID CONTROLS.....which, btw was the basis of this entire discussions. I disagreed that the Switchback could be attached to Dyna's with Mid controls without modifications.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Romeo, MI
Oops! F*ck'd up the part number. Should be 27-0920 for the Wyatt floorboards. 49218-01 is the part number for the chrome engine guard that fits with the floorboards.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Central FL
You are right about the FL being a big twin with the touring front end but the D does not signify the smaller front end. The X does. The D is for the Dyna line. So for the touring style bikes it would be FLD for the Dyna, FLS for the Softail, and FLH for the touring bikes except for the Roag Glide which is FLT.
Road Warrior
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From: SoCal & West TN
Yeh, and your posting this same thing on all of the threads, so I will say it once more. A lot of touring was done on Dressers with 3.5 or 4.2 gallon tanks. And 4.7 is only 3/10's less than an 07' Ultra had. So according to your logic anything older than 4 years is just a Bar Hopper because it has less than 6 Gallons of gas. What a laugh.
I have seen Touring done on Buell Blast. Now that is a laugh.
Road Warrior
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From: Kalifornia
Maybe you can't tour on anything other than a bike with a big tank and full fairing but a fair number of other motorcyclists can and do.
Live long and prosper
Live long and prosper
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Downtown Chicago
I looked one over today. I think its an excellent bike for the price.
$1500 less than a comparable equiped Road King.
So the tank is smaller....BFD. Most people I know stop way before gas time anyway.
The bags are also smaller.
Smaller riders who want a touring bike but cant handle a RK or SG will love it.
I say thumbs up to HD for building it.
$1500 less than a comparable equiped Road King.
So the tank is smaller....BFD. Most people I know stop way before gas time anyway.
The bags are also smaller.
Smaller riders who want a touring bike but cant handle a RK or SG will love it.
I say thumbs up to HD for building it.
I think the Switchback is a great idea but they dropped the ball a bit during the execution. I see all the positives and understand how they price their stuff, but know we could all do this cheaper on our own (and it would look better).
Banned
Joined: May 2005
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From: Bama
This is a true "glass is half full" comment...and he's right. Thing is, the reversed "glass is half empty" comment is right too. It just depends on you.
I think the Switchback is a great idea but they dropped the ball a bit during the execution. I see all the positives and understand how they price their stuff, but know we could all do this cheaper on our own (and it would look better).
I think the Switchback is a great idea but they dropped the ball a bit during the execution. I see all the positives and understand how they price their stuff, but know we could all do this cheaper on our own (and it would look better).
Road Master
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Some things are lost in translation I guess. It costs the MoCo exactly nothing to build a 103 vs. the 96. And that really is my whole point. Sure, retrofitting those parts is going to cost more and that's definitely part of the Corp. strategy.
Delete the chrome (expensive) on the motor, add the bags and windshield, oh yea, and the running boards... swap one FL front end for a Dyna front end (at the factory) and charge an extra 3 thou. Good idea!
Delete the chrome (expensive) on the motor, add the bags and windshield, oh yea, and the running boards... swap one FL front end for a Dyna front end (at the factory) and charge an extra 3 thou. Good idea!
Somehow, I think this one will sell quite well. When I was at the dealer on Thursday, customers were talking about the new Switchback. There's definitely a market for it.
It's not for me, but I've already bought my new Harley.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2011
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From: Connecticut :(
Yep, 103, and the color matched hard bags. Also the new headlamp and shield set up is additional, as well as the fenders as mentioned.
However, as you pointed out:
Superglide $12,999.00
Good Bags $600.00
Good Shield $300.00
Tour Seat $350.00
Total $14,249.00
Add in a 103 kit and labor you might come in $1k less than the Switchback. So really, for $1k you are getting the whole design and color matched bags in a nice package and all removable.
However, as you pointed out:
Superglide $12,999.00
Good Bags $600.00
Good Shield $300.00
Tour Seat $350.00
Total $14,249.00
Add in a 103 kit and labor you might come in $1k less than the Switchback. So really, for $1k you are getting the whole design and color matched bags in a nice package and all removable.
just sayin....