I stopped by a Ohio Harley dealer while on vacation, noticed 2 of the 48 sportsters on display. One was $15,300 and had slip on pipes and a stage 1 air cleaner, the other one had powder coated wheels and rear sprocket and the Harley ape hanger handle bars and it was priced at $15,800 plus tax and fees, this is what the salesman told me. This seems to me that these bikes are overpriced (the powder coating was bright orange) and would be hard to sell.

 

Forty Eights are very popular right now, but the economy is in the midst of slow recovery or standstill depending on how you look at it. It is a buyer's market, but at the same time I truly respect that sales people have to make a living with commissions and units sold.

MSRP is a start point for negotiating. If you want the bike start there and also look at other items you can negotiate like labor for parts install, having MVP (dealer membership discount) pricing on parts purchased, and/or discounts on service/oil changes/etc.

If the bike has add ons and you like them, try negotiating down the price of those items. If you don't like the stuff on the bike, don't expect most dealers to take the parts off and reinstall items (labor cost)--but perhaps you could do some haggling there.

Just being a goof by saying this because I bought a Black 48--I like it, and I like the silver, but I do not like the orange tank, haha!

 

that's way too high.

 

Off topic--thanks for your service to our country KAH24. BEAT NAVY!

 

you must of been at liberty harley in akron.. sounds like them, $500 of ad ons=$5k mark up

 

That is way to high. I just bought one on Sunday for 12,500 OTD. That included a 2up seat, the detachable sissy bar, stage 1 ac, power commander, and a set of Vance & Hines Big Radius pipes.

 

I was wondering if that was an Ohio thing or not. Quite a few of the dealers around here do that. Slap on some acc. and mark the thing way up. I knew a guy that actually paid 24k for a fatboy that had been "customized" by a local dealer. He was shocked when he went to sell it a few years later and all he could get out of it was 14k.

If I ever end up buying another new one, which is doubtful, I will probably be taking a road trip.

 

Sadly true. I rode up to look at vrods they had advertised, yet of course didn't have any but said they'd be happy to order one. I wasn't impressed with the rest of their store and I couldn't get outta there fast enough.

Plenty of other great dealers around.

 

Try Eastgate Harley near Cinci. That's where I bought my Iron for $6995 + tax OTD. They were the best around, and might have some deals on the 48 too.

 

agree 100%