"A thin ray of sunshine lit the gloom surrounding Harley-Davidson on Thursday, as Wedbush Securities noted that prices of used Harleys have ticked up. The motorcycle maker has suffered a revenue slump as its high-price bikes have gotten caught in the Trump administration’s trade war. They also compete for sales against all the used Harleys out there—so any price uptick in the used market is a good sign.

Surveying used bike prices, analyst James Hardiman said that year-old hogs (as the brand is affectionately known) currently sell for a 7% discount, on average. That’s considerably better than the 14% discount that similarly-aged models sold for last year, and the narrowest discount since the happier days of 2013."



https://www.barrons.com/articles/har...es-51558016387



Good news for sellers, bad news for buyers.


Great news for HD

 

Sure, those are the ones that have had all the factory glitches fixed.
Why buy new, when you can get one that runs?

 

people are prob figuring out that new harleys suck, and if you want one that wont break down you have to buy an old one from 2008-2010

 

Yea, used HD prices increasing because of the 25% Chinese trade tariffs.

 

For those who thinks that their motorcycles are an investment, you're a fool if you think that way.

 

hey my 2005 Springer is going to be worth thousands more in a 100 -200 years!!! I am cashing in big time. cant wait.

 

Well in that case I am a happy dad-gum fool, cause I have invested a lot of money, blood, sweat, and tears into a machine that makes me happy just to look at it, even tho it is 12 years old. I am not angry i am just having a little fun.

 

I'm keeping mine until I can't ride anymore . Whether it's worth 20K or 2K makes no difference to me .

 

Ridden Harley-Davidsons for fifty-seven years and the one in my sig pic is the only new one I ever owned. Plan is to ride it until either it or I wear out first. Loser has to bury the other.

 

That's great news for most of us!