does HD hate the road king?
#21
01-26-2024, 12:20 PM
In 23, the Highway King was an upscale Road King at a very upscale price, haven't seen it in the '24 line up yet. Have not checked on whether the police Road King exists in '24 either. I couldn't justify the price of the Road King Special when it didn't have the passing lights and windshield included and I don't like the blacked out look either. I definitely like my '23 FLHP.
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01-26-2024, 12:37 PM
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01-26-2024, 01:25 PM
Well, almost no one.
Years of riding had me tired of one-trick specialty bikes, permanent fairings, and ****-me-off entertainment systems that always become tomorrow's rolling 8-track-tape player. I get enough of that in my home and car.
Enter the RKS. From wife-approved highway touring rig to naked bagger in sixty seconds, it's nearly perfect for every occasion.
HD doesn't hate the Road King. They just keep it simple because the demand is simple.
Years of riding had me tired of one-trick specialty bikes, permanent fairings, and ****-me-off entertainment systems that always become tomorrow's rolling 8-track-tape player. I get enough of that in my home and car.
Enter the RKS. From wife-approved highway touring rig to naked bagger in sixty seconds, it's nearly perfect for every occasion.
HD doesn't hate the Road King. They just keep it simple because the demand is simple.
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01-26-2024, 01:49 PM
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It seems that whenever Harley stops producing something it automatically kills the resale value and the demand. Twin cam low mileage bikes or high mileage bikes they want to give you practically nothing for it..Yet,when you trade one in the dealer will mark it up to it's high book value and negotiate from there.
The constant trading in to get the latest machine will put you in the poor house if you do it often enough. Flooded used,repo's, leftovers and current new models on the dealers floors have killed the trade in values and resale values of nice well cared for machines. There's just not enough asses to fill all the available seats.
The constant trading in to get the latest machine will put you in the poor house if you do it often enough. Flooded used,repo's, leftovers and current new models on the dealers floors have killed the trade in values and resale values of nice well cared for machines. There's just not enough asses to fill all the available seats.
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01-26-2024, 03:14 PM
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It seems that whenever Harley stops producing something it automatically kills the resale value and the demand. Twin cam low mileage bikes or high mileage bikes they want to give you practically nothing for it..Yet,when you trade one in the dealer will mark it up to it's high book value and negotiate from there.
The constant trading in to get the latest machine will put you in the poor house if you do it often enough. Flooded used,repo's, leftovers and current new models on the dealers floors have killed the trade in values and resale values of nice well cared for machines. There's just not enough asses to fill all the available seats.
The constant trading in to get the latest machine will put you in the poor house if you do it often enough. Flooded used,repo's, leftovers and current new models on the dealers floors have killed the trade in values and resale values of nice well cared for machines. There's just not enough asses to fill all the available seats.
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Originally Posted by downzero
The new Road King costs as much as a Street Glide. Maybe they thought it didn't need anything new to be a winner.
Originally Posted by justine120
holy crap, you’re right. Totally missed that. That makes it worse
Last edited by RKZen; 01-26-2024 at 03:38 PM.
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01-26-2024, 04:58 PM
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"used to be trade it in every year or two to keep you OUT of the poor house. You could ride for a year or two and almost get exactly what you paid for it on trade and then factor the tax savings. Not so much today."
That explains why the Harley Corporation business statements show a steady decline in revenue.
That explains why the Harley Corporation business statements show a steady decline in revenue.
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