Down 20% for the year
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Seems great to me. Do you know how many they sold in 2014, 2013, and 2012?
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Local dealership sells 150+ per month, all year long. That's new units.
EDIT~ Triumph sold 54,000 units in the last year. The Bonneville being the most popular model sold.
EDIT~ Triumph sold 54,000 units in the last year. The Bonneville being the most popular model sold.
I think the Rushmore update was a good one. The only thing I wish they'd have included was traction control. Seems like a no brainer since they added ABS and the systems are the same. It's got to be on a roadmap at Harley though.
One area I'd like to see them explore is the VROD motor. I think they could really gain some market share going with that motor in a bagger. You'd have a really fast bike right out of the showroom doors. People pay thousands and thousands to get a bagger up to the power a VROD has stock.
But they don't call me up asking for my opinion. I am in the market for an Ultra Limited. My main complaint with the MoCo are the colors for the Limiteds. Some are down right ugly and the rest are boring. I am seriously considering waiting for the 2017 line up to see if the color choices improve.
One area I'd like to see them explore is the VROD motor. I think they could really gain some market share going with that motor in a bagger. You'd have a really fast bike right out of the showroom doors. People pay thousands and thousands to get a bagger up to the power a VROD has stock.
But they don't call me up asking for my opinion. I am in the market for an Ultra Limited. My main complaint with the MoCo are the colors for the Limiteds. Some are down right ugly and the rest are boring. I am seriously considering waiting for the 2017 line up to see if the color choices improve.
I agree the V Rod motor in a more standard, sporting, or touring package would be better than the straight line chassis they have it in now. After demoing it in Daytona they ask how you like the bike, I told them HD should hire Eric Buell to build a bike around that great motor.
After buying my new BMW ( got book on my '09 with 50K miles) in Feb. I now get lots of calls from the HD dealers I talked to wanting to sell me a Road King. I keep telling them that ship has sailed and they missed it.
BTW RIDEWVA, I do like that Morocco gold pearl.
Last edited by gus4440; Dec 20, 2015 at 10:27 AM.
There's a lot of fraudulent folks at Wall Street. They talk trash. Everything goes up and down for nothing. Bottom Line, We are suffering their non-sense. Then Gov't. wants to raise Interest rates after all and say that economy's doing well. It's all lies and they've never faced Domino Effecting themselves. We, The Small People have !.
Thorey
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From: Northern WV
Thank you Gus!
I love riding this motorcycle especially now after I sorted out the seat, windshield, bars, and the FP3 LOL. I knew going in these mods would required for me.
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I went new bike shopping last summer for a softail. Two of my local dealerships, all owned by the same person, wanted $19k and the third wanted $21k (for the same exact bike) PLUS a $500 doc fee and $2,000 in freight and assembly fees and they would not budge.
Found a 1 year old used bike with 1,000 miles in Colorado and desler let it go for $13,500 no fees.
Sometimes dealers can be their own problem.
Found a 1 year old used bike with 1,000 miles in Colorado and desler let it go for $13,500 no fees.
Sometimes dealers can be their own problem.