I am new here, and my wife and I are looking at getting a Tri Glide.
We have been looking on Chopper Exchange, and Cycle Trader, and asked at a local (well 130 miles away) dealer.
We see what MSRP is from Harley, but the dealers for the most part are 1-2 thousand higher. Is this common for
them to be so much higher? Not sure what dealer mark up would be.

 

Maybe set up/prep fees, dealer add-ons, etc?

 

MSRP is higher for colors than black, the two tone custom paint is $2400 more. There's also $856 freight charge...

 

I was just about to buy a replacement TG from Cycle Trader, but the prices were too high - in my opinion. Then one day a couple weeks ago I went into my dealer, someone had just traded in his 2014 TG. Dealer also wanted $27500. I told him my insurance gave me $24800 for my totaled 2014 TG and if he will sell me this one OTD for the same price, he's got a deal. After a few minutes between the salesman and sales manager, I got it. Additional perk = it only has 786 mines on it (mine had 35K) - BUT - it's black. Oh well I can't beat the price. Now I have the dealer putting all the stuff from my old TG to the new one. Got a great deal on the labor also.
From what I've been told, TriGlides are selling like hot cakes. 4 years ago you hardly saw any - now they're everywhere.

See what accessories they have on them. Take the add to the dealer and see what they will match it or better. I bet they will give you a good deal - if they are a good dealer.

Good luck with yours. They are a hoot to ride.

 

they all seem to say freight prep and etc. are extra. Then I see dealers that list them at MSRP.
May just have to do a road trip I guess

 

I dont understand the prep charges......these days the bikes are shipped in crates already assembled........maybe put on the windshield.......but when I went to the Steel Toe Tour in York PA, once built they put all of them on a dyno computer to make sure everything was working properly.........right up to red line in 6th........then they're crated........so its not a lot of work if anything to uncrate these and up on the floor.

 

Freight, prep, doc fee, processing fees, administrative fee, fee-fee (the fee they charge for processing your other fees) all just the tools of money grubbin' bastids.

They no more have the passion of the road, the heart of the heritage or any of the other marketing hype than if they were selling washing machines.

OK, maybe i'm a little cynical on the last one - but you get the idea.

 

I wonder if any of the people running the show even ride motorcycles.

 

I would open up my search.
If you have cash (or the loan secure) open it up, you may be surprised at what you find.
It is the wrong time of year to ride it home (in parts of the country) but you can always ship it.
My last bike I was looking from the Canadian border (well almost) to mid Oregon (all online).
Got back two bites in my price range, was ready to take a drive and pick one up and my closest local (we have two) dealer beat the price.
But I was willing to get on a plane and fly to Florida ...... for the right price (almost did that last year, would have a sweet trip).