some avice need on a HD
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Cruiser
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Hi new to this forum.
It took me a while to zero in on the model I haveenvisioned riding.
I will be looking for a Fatboyn very soon.
My question is on collectability and resale value.
Is there a model year that is more desirable with respect to collectability and/or resale value?
Thanks
It took me a while to zero in on the model I haveenvisioned riding.
I will be looking for a Fatboyn very soon.
My question is on collectability and resale value.
Is there a model year that is more desirable with respect to collectability and/or resale value?
Thanks
Road Warrior
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Are you buying to ride, or make a profit? If you're into collectors items, go for sports cards. If you want to make profit on resale, invest in real estate. If you want to ride, then buy a Fatty. (doesn't matter what year...they're all awesome...although I'm admittedly biased...)
RE: some avice need on a HD
If your looking for a collectible bike buy an antique but if you want to ride any Harley will do. As far as profit goes most people always loose when selling a bike no one really ever gets back what they have into a bike. If your looking for investments this is the wrong forum
Road Master
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You could buy a '05 or '06 Scremin Eagle 103 Fat Boy with low mile's or look on www.hdtrader.com and you may find a new one, I ride '06 and have $2000.00 invested in it, but I'M not planning on selling any time soon, I like Fat Boy's and this is my fourth one, I did have a '05 anniversary 15th.95 C.I but allway's wanted scremin eagle so I got decent trade and bought '06 but they are on high side but I love the way it run's and extra chrome but I plan on keeping it a lot longer, but to me any bike that has been well cared for and not to many mile's is a good bike, but like other's I did not buy for investment!! I bought out of desire!! GOOD LUCK!! PURPLE HAZE.
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Cruiser
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Unless you're truly a collector and buy an antique, you're not going to make money on one. I've probably got 15g in mine, on top of the cost itself. Noway I'll ever get it back. I didn't build it with the intent of making money. As stated earlier, if you're looking to ride, buy a bike. If you're looking to make money, play the stock market....carefully. Good luck.
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Not a bad question, at least with respect to resale. Like any other model there are good and better Fattys I'm sure (No Bad). The reality is that the Harley market is pretty much a flat line. The more desireable models cost a little more (SE 's, etc) and you get a little more back but no bike is an "investment" it's a "purchase". The biggest problem right now is that the boom is over. There is a lot of folks out there that spent well over MSRP for their bikes and they are finding out that the used market has been hit hard by a flood of new bikes that can be had for what they would like to get out of their used one.
If you want to get into something that isn't going to take to much of a value dump, buy a bike in the $8K to $10K range that is virtually stock and don't personalize it. You will probably get your money back if you decide to sell it but you will miss out on most of the fun of ownership.
Try to get the best deal on the newest bike you can afford and enjoy it.
If you want to get into something that isn't going to take to much of a value dump, buy a bike in the $8K to $10K range that is virtually stock and don't personalize it. You will probably get your money back if you decide to sell it but you will miss out on most of the fun of ownership.
Try to get the best deal on the newest bike you can afford and enjoy it.
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..old FLSTN's, think 1994, in good shape, reasonably stock, should hold value well. If you want a fatboy that holds value, buy used with low milage at lowest price you can find and don't go crazy on add-ons and you should be able to ride for a while and sell without taking a beating.New paint makes any bike sell faster/better.
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