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Apr 12, 2009 | 09:41 PM

#31

bulldogmoe7

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why did you pick your screen name as faber? shouldnt it be all the same like. harley rider? everybody should have harley rider with a # after it. that number will be your member number, then we can all have the same name.

NOT

because this is america and we have choices. choices make money

Apr 12, 2009 | 09:48 PM

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Bar_Hopper

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it might cut costs... but at the same time it could cause more of a hassle. We like our options, and we dont always like to have to go through the extra steps just to get our options. I think HD will be okay and they wont have to start cutting bikes.

Apr 13, 2009 | 01:51 PM

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tinman67

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I Like Your Thinkin'

Maybe if we ask him?

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Originally Posted by Gutman

Why does God make different Women? He should just have the basic models and we can bolt on what we want.

Apr 15, 2009 | 12:11 PM

#34

Danowert

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waste of breath but HD was such a diverse line and parts combos they could set up an ala carte line up and still make big bucks.

Apr 15, 2009 | 12:34 PM

#35

DannyZ71

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Originally Posted by ackman1968

Something along the lines of you buy/order a FXD then you check off the options you want? You can get the base bike or add mini apes, Low Rider dash, forwards and choice of tires and fenders??? Might actually make sense but it would take money out of the service departments pockets losing the after sales add ons.

Not to mention slowing the production line down a bunch!! Each bike would basically be a custom built bike for it's owner. Just thinking of the parts logistics would be a nightmare. Then the accountants would be going postal if they had to come up with a different MSRP for every bike that rolled off the line.

Apr 15, 2009 | 02:28 PM

#36

swestbrook60

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Originally Posted by DannyZ71

Recently watched a show on GM and how each model car they have currently has over 10,000 option combinations. As part of their restructuring, they will be dropping this to about 1000 option combinations to reduce costs. But then I remember when you went to buy a Cadillac Deville, you had two choices....option package A or option package B (which was same as A with a couple more items added).

I would like to see a bare-bones model myself in some of the basic platforms. A bare-bones Electra-Glide probably wouldn't make much sense to enough people, but a bare-bones softail would. If your going to replace the tins, bars, wheels, controls, seat, etc. than why should you have to buy the stock parts to start with?