What's the fascination with "new"?
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What you're saying is that you hope your Beanie Baby collection is worth as much as you paid for them some day?
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Originally Posted by From_Behind
Some folks (like me) don't have little kids or wives. That saves a ton of money right there! That's a lot of sweet, sweet cash! 😆
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Well, there's this thing known as a "tipping point"...
Once you are willing to mentally accept the fact that you're going to have a $300 a month payment until you die, there's no longer a problem.
Once you are willing to mentally accept the fact that you're going to have a $300 a month payment until you die, there's no longer a problem.
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I believe folks buy new when they want to finance for ease. I've had over 100 bikes in the past 50 years and never bought new. I look at a bike as a toy and I only buy toys for cash when I can afford them. Same for hookers.
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With HD`s rep - buying a first year release of brand new is a gamble IMO, its a trial & error project by the Moco to see what needs tweaked & gone over. Sad to say that if what needs corrected is to a disadvantage for the Moco then they`ll play the game of odds like when the TC`s came out & tensioner failure was an issue.
If one can buy new - god bless ya! I could if I wanted but there is something more to a bike than a new: color, gps, bigger engine, gizmos & such - you ride for the love & fun of it, to make memories & see places (hallmark moment here).
the age of a Harley only ferments the machine like a fine wine, when it needs rebuilt - rebuild it....! do more than ride & beat it, learn about it but then this is the difference between a motorcyclist & a rider. today most are riders & that means a cruise to the bar to have a few suds then go back home. I keep my bikes & run them until the usefulness is almost gone & then make a decision on to rebuild or move on?
it is a disposable world & that is why NO new Harley will ever compare to the pans, knucks or even the shovels! I see the Evo as the last of the iconic HD`s, even the early model TC88`s - there is something about being able to undo computers & simplify a machine & that's what makes them worth something, these new bikes - you`re screwed with sensors & electronics to a point of it being nothing more than a throw away!
With HD their legacy was a bike built to be rebuilt over & over that stood the test of time, now its an image, T-shirts & a electronic gizmo driven Honda-ish bike that has the founders rolling in the grave knowing that it will end up in a junk yard to be recycled for a washing machine rather than shown in a museum.
So, Bump new & getting screwed by overpaying for a research & development project that will loose more money in its first year than my bikes probably worth, LOL...! But if you have a new M8 enjoy it....!
If one can buy new - god bless ya! I could if I wanted but there is something more to a bike than a new: color, gps, bigger engine, gizmos & such - you ride for the love & fun of it, to make memories & see places (hallmark moment here).
the age of a Harley only ferments the machine like a fine wine, when it needs rebuilt - rebuild it....! do more than ride & beat it, learn about it but then this is the difference between a motorcyclist & a rider. today most are riders & that means a cruise to the bar to have a few suds then go back home. I keep my bikes & run them until the usefulness is almost gone & then make a decision on to rebuild or move on?
it is a disposable world & that is why NO new Harley will ever compare to the pans, knucks or even the shovels! I see the Evo as the last of the iconic HD`s, even the early model TC88`s - there is something about being able to undo computers & simplify a machine & that's what makes them worth something, these new bikes - you`re screwed with sensors & electronics to a point of it being nothing more than a throw away!
With HD their legacy was a bike built to be rebuilt over & over that stood the test of time, now its an image, T-shirts & a electronic gizmo driven Honda-ish bike that has the founders rolling in the grave knowing that it will end up in a junk yard to be recycled for a washing machine rather than shown in a museum.
So, Bump new & getting screwed by overpaying for a research & development project that will loose more money in its first year than my bikes probably worth, LOL...! But if you have a new M8 enjoy it....!
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