What the hell is a FINATIONAL??

 

Go for it....those silver Road Kings are bad-***

 

Well, it's kinda hard to answer this dilemma because the Deluxe & the RoadKing Classic are the ONLY 2 new Harleys I would consider, & I'd hafta toss a coin if I were buying new, but consider this....

It's always better to regret NOT doing something than to regret DOING something. If you love your Deluxe (and what's not to love;it's beautiful) then you will never regret keeping it, but you COULD regret trading it. I mean--you could ALWAYS trade it, but you can't get it back.

And we're talkin' Harley here--they ain't gonna give you no 16 grand for your sled. They're gonna do ya dry,no Vaseline!

And last--you're gonna hafta start with the customizing all over again.

So my answer is--Keep the Deluxe!

 

I have a feeling that when you finish talking numbers with the salesperson, you'll end up keeping the Deluxe.

 

Last yr son traded in his 09 NT with stg1-cams-sert-dynoed-V&H's BSL with 3200 miles.. they gave him $14.5k on a 10 StreetG. Thinking thats bout what U'll get

 

are people who do this just very wealthy? terrible with finances, easily bored? what's up i really don't get how people look to trade in a bike a year after buying it new???

 

I'm not wealthy....I just never considered a bigger touring bike when I started looking at Harleys. I started out thinking Wide Glide, then I went to Fat Boy Lo, then I ended up with my Deluxe. I like it alot....its a great bike, I just wonder if I looked at the Road King a little more I would have wanted it. In the end, I'm not going to give my Deluxe away, so like most have said, I'll probably do nothing....then only thing i have going for me is that I own the bike, so there is no loan on my end.

 

then it's a no-brainer keep the deluxe...i don't own anything on my bike either it's mine free and clear. it's the only way to own a bike IMO, this way in the case of tougher times you don't look to dump the huge payment at a huge loss like i see people doing everyday. my bike is the last year of the carb i plan on rebuilding it ten times over and willing it after i'm dead...

the payment will remain LONG after that new bike feeling leaves.

 

the only way to find out is to ask.

 

I had a Heritage softail for a year and had to have the Road King. Paid $17,000 for the Heritage, got $14,500 on trade against the RKC at MSRP without any additional charges for freight and dealer set up. Did I take a licking, yes to the tune of $3,500 but it was worth every penny to me cause the RK does things for me the Heritage simply would not do. Am I foolish or a rich dummy. Neither. I watch my money carefully, do not waste on stupid things so if I see something that I will enjoy, I just do it. Only cash, no credit, same wife for 35 years, drink very little. So I have one vice, a nice motorcycle.