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HD dealer prices. Really? Seriously?
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Road Warrior
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From: Ft Myers FL
HD dealer prices. Really? Seriously?
Stopped by the loca, HD dealer to get a price on adding a 4 inch riser to my 05RK it has 12 inches mini apes, figured i's go up a few inches without getting a new handle bar.... Need new braided cables, ok i'm good with that plus the riser and new "cutout" cover for the nacelle....quote 7 hours of labor @$99/hr without any of the parts.....jeez..just to add a riser over 1 GRAND!!!
Simply nuts....
Simply nuts....
Road Warrior
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From: California
Stopped by the loca, HD dealer to get a price on adding a 4 inch riser to my 05RK it has 12 inches mini apes, figured i's go up a few inches without getting a new handle bar.... Need new braided cables, ok i'm good with that plus the riser and new "cutout" cover for the nacelle....quote 7 hours of labor @$99/hr without any of the parts.....jeez..just to add a riser over 1 GRAND!!!
Simply nuts....
Simply nuts....
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From: South Florida
THAT is precisely what I have been thinking abt lately!!
My HD just went up to $99/hr and charging MINIMUM hours that seem loooooooooonger than what it used to be.
ADD the above to this, the new HD Touring bikes seem to have gone up $5K-$6K for the SAME bike but with GPS and the infotainment thingy pretty much. Is THAT work another $5K - $6K????
I used to get a new bike every 3 yrs, now I am thinking no. I'll be over 100K but so what? It runs fine and gets all its service.
I'll get off 'me soap box now but u did bring up a gd point.
BuzzCap7
My HD just went up to $99/hr and charging MINIMUM hours that seem loooooooooonger than what it used to be.
ADD the above to this, the new HD Touring bikes seem to have gone up $5K-$6K for the SAME bike but with GPS and the infotainment thingy pretty much. Is THAT work another $5K - $6K????
I used to get a new bike every 3 yrs, now I am thinking no. I'll be over 100K but so what? It runs fine and gets all its service.
I'll get off 'me soap box now but u did bring up a gd point.
BuzzCap7
Tourer
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From: Palm Harbor, Florida
Stopped by the loca, HD dealer to get a price on adding a 4 inch riser to my 05RK it has 12 inches mini apes, figured i's go up a few inches without getting a new handle bar.... Need new braided cables, ok i'm good with that plus the riser and new "cutout" cover for the nacelle....quote 7 hours of labor @$99/hr without any of the parts.....jeez..just to add a riser over 1 GRAND!!!
Simply nuts....
Simply nuts....
checked 2 other custom shops in my area. one will do the job for $1100, the other custom shop around $1300-$1400. Sorry to say I don't know how to do this job myself & the bike being new. eh. just my luck I'd frig something up, so I feel your pain...
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From: Doghouse... mostly
That's right in line with changing out a set of bars. There's a whole lot of tedious time involved in running the wires and such. Not a real easy or fast job.
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Hogwash. I have bought Magnum Shielding Chromite cables, complete everything, 13" apes along with wiring extension. Maybe 5 and change for parts and my Indy charged me a C note. Some people may need to make friends with an Indy as I have.... Over a grand to have cables/bars installed? Not this guy and I am not so much of a DIY type guy.
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Hogwash. I have bought Magnum Shielding Chromite cables, complete everything, 13" apes along with wiring extension. Maybe 5 and change for parts and my Indy charged me a C note. Some people may need to make friends with an Indy as I have.... Over a grand to have cables/bars installed? Not this guy and I am not so much of a DIY type guy.
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I wonder how long a dealer could pay his over head if he worked for the same rate as the customer makes.
Well,I work full time and I only make $20 per hour. So dealer says 'ok I'll work on your bike for $20 per hour'-so out of that he pays his help,workers comp,insurance,heat,lights,franchise fee,and on and on...
OP- get a clue.