WTF is up with bike prices
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Central New Jersey
RE: WTF is up with bike prices
I have decided I don't care what my bike is worth to the market, since it is not on the market.
When the day comes that I can no longer hold that heavy ol bitch up, I may become concerned for price, having to sell. However,I am sure I will have long forgotten what I paid. (+1 for Alzheimer's.)
When the day comes that I can no longer hold that heavy ol bitch up, I may become concerned for price, having to sell. However,I am sure I will have long forgotten what I paid. (+1 for Alzheimer's.)
Cruiser
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RE: WTF is up with bike prices
Lower prices are great! Bikes are hobby for the majority of riders, and life is short and you can take nothing with you.
What I want to see is the parts dealers dumping inventory. I would love to buy some custom wheels for 50% off. I have not seen any of that yet, maybe next year after Wall Street goes to Hell in a hand basket, and all the retirement plans are in the tank.
HD stock is also getting pretty cheap hitting in the $34’s with each big down day, so if you want investments don’t buy bikes, buy stock, or better yet buy some gold or silver.
If you can’t stand the idea of losing money on your bikes then do a transaction like a hedge fund, buy the bike you like and an equal amount of HD shares at these depressed prices. Like most everything else the markets for Harleys in the future will in China, India, and Europe.
It is going to be interesting when we have some Chinese POSERS posting on this forum!
What I want to see is the parts dealers dumping inventory. I would love to buy some custom wheels for 50% off. I have not seen any of that yet, maybe next year after Wall Street goes to Hell in a hand basket, and all the retirement plans are in the tank.
HD stock is also getting pretty cheap hitting in the $34’s with each big down day, so if you want investments don’t buy bikes, buy stock, or better yet buy some gold or silver.
If you can’t stand the idea of losing money on your bikes then do a transaction like a hedge fund, buy the bike you like and an equal amount of HD shares at these depressed prices. Like most everything else the markets for Harleys in the future will in China, India, and Europe.
It is going to be interesting when we have some Chinese POSERS posting on this forum!
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: SW PA
RE: WTF is up with bike prices
ORIGINAL: usmv16
dealers around here are selling off 07's for 1500-2000 BELOW MSRP and the 08's at MSRP to 1000 BELOW MSRP
dealers around here are selling off 07's for 1500-2000 BELOW MSRP and the 08's at MSRP to 1000 BELOW MSRP
Also there is record #'s of motorcyclesbeing sold compared to a few years ago,I was looking at stats earlier
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Coral Springs, Florida
RE: WTF is up with bike prices
ORIGINAL: atomic
That same house was selling for 600,000 dollars in 2000. It is not bargain. House prices still have a long was to fall. If you want to figure out what a house is worth see what it was selling for in 1999 add about 15% to that figure and you are probably in the ball park.
ORIGINAL: big_al
In todays market is a buyers dream, everything from cars, motorcycles and homes are falling really quick. One example is a house I sawfor saleasking price was 2.2 million asix monthsago saturday I saw the same exact house for 1.7 that is a 500k drop in price. If you dont need to sell hang on and dont sell at this time,but then again remember the longer you wait the more things continue to depreciate.
In todays market is a buyers dream, everything from cars, motorcycles and homes are falling really quick. One example is a house I sawfor saleasking price was 2.2 million asix monthsago saturday I saw the same exact house for 1.7 that is a 500k drop in price. If you dont need to sell hang on and dont sell at this time,but then again remember the longer you wait the more things continue to depreciate.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Coral Springs, Florida
RE: WTF is up with bike prices
So much for that bull$hit story that we have heard for years........."The factory does not allow dealers to sell under MSRP". A Harley dealer, like any other dealer, has to do what he has to do to keep the doors open.
Cruiser
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RE: WTF is up with bike prices
Buying a Harley as an investment is in about the same catagory as buying a mobile home as an investment.
About the only way I can see coming out financially on a new HD is to own it for 30 yrs, ride it very little, and keep it bone stock, warning stickers and all. Other than that it depreciates just like anything else.
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