Electra Glide is Street Glide
Stage IV
Joined: Oct 2005
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RE: Electra Glide is Street Glide
ORIGINAL: 1999cobra
Sales Practices simply put -
Harley sales Creed - MET (as in we met our goal)
1. "The most amount of Money"
FOR
2. The "Least amount of Effort"
IN THE
3. "Quickest amount of Time"
How to acheive these goals - including but not limited to - manipulation, bait and switch tactics, untruthfulness about product pricing, learning the add-on, jack-up pricing scheme, Harley financing at all costs, say whatever it takes to close the deal (promises, promises) never put anything in writing, sell and push Harley products at nausiem, low on trades - high on prices, and finally a verse from the X files TV show "Deny Everything - Admit Nothing"
Sales Practices simply put -
Harley sales Creed - MET (as in we met our goal)
1. "The most amount of Money"
FOR
2. The "Least amount of Effort"
IN THE
3. "Quickest amount of Time"
How to acheive these goals - including but not limited to - manipulation, bait and switch tactics, untruthfulness about product pricing, learning the add-on, jack-up pricing scheme, Harley financing at all costs, say whatever it takes to close the deal (promises, promises) never put anything in writing, sell and push Harley products at nausiem, low on trades - high on prices, and finally a verse from the X files TV show "Deny Everything - Admit Nothing"
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 456
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From: Blacksburg, VA
RE: Electra Glide is Street Glide
I hate the be the one to break it to you but this is crap.. Im a manager at a dealership and have been to said meetings. And I have never heard anything even close to what your saying. Sure there are dealers that may not practice the fairest sales practices but dont throw all 650 U.S. dealers in that fire. Most of the owners and GM's ive met are very nice and run very customer friendly business's. With the market for bikes starting to fill and not having wait list's for models dealers who do treat customers like you've decribed are going under. Are goals important of course they are with out them we would go out of business. I believe that 99 % of the people on this site under stand that HD provides something unique to there life. But that is a choice each of us has made when we laid down our tens of thousands.
Stage II
Joined: Jul 2008
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It all comes down to what features of the SG are important to you. If you don't care about a black/chrome engine or have a different stereo in mind or figure you could take or leave the rear-end treatment, then the standard could work. It's all about what you want in the end - CWO
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 9,208
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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74
You have to admit it, having the HD on a product does jack it up quite a bit. Just mix and match.....I love my EGS in Denim Black. Its an 09 and its no longer for 2010. Ill get Sirrius or XM set up in the future
Advanced
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Joplin, Mo
You are very wrong. I own a 2008 Standard that I have $450.00 in the radio complete, (it actually works all the time and has better sound then stock), short windshield for $39.95 off of EBay and lowering kit for $40. Longer shocks equals a better ride and I have a more comfortable seat the any Street Glide. Yes I don't have saddle bag fillter strips but I do have passing lamps and fender tip lamps and rear crash bars and passenger floor boards for the OL.
no way. The radio is 1,000.00 the speakers are 200.00 and the wiring harness is 450.00. add about 6 hours for labor if you cant do it yourself. windshield is 139.00and you still dont have that nice rear fender. oh yeah, the antanae will cost you another 50 bucks or soat about 60 bucks an hour add another 360.00 how much did you save? my figures are probably optimistic.oh yeah the kit for lowering is about 450.00 and 3 hours labor.oh yeah another 250-300for a seat. .I can tell you must not own a harley touring bike but believe me you will learn.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,622
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From: Topeka, KS
I bought a few parts for my Kawasaki Vulcan when I had it from the Kawi dealer and those parts are every bit as expensive and weren't made for ****. I'll stick with HD parts. yea, they are expensive but I've had good luck with them so far.
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Road Captain
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 622
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From: Independence, MO
This is the key right there.
I looked at after-market radios and they were running $500 for after market ones at the dealer, Looks like around $300 for a lowering kit, and the rest of the cosmetic changes would add up pretty quick. So although it "should" be able to, it really doesn't especially if you put a value on your time wrenching on it.
When I added it all up in my head It was worth it to me to head out the door with everything already done for the most part. Except my wife wanted a bigger seat and the trunk sounded like a good idea. So I went with the Ultra. I have a 9 month old son at home. At least for the short term my time is better spent with him.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,142
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From: Michigan
When i got my bike originally, i got the road king because i didn't care for the look of the batwing. Now that i've had it a while, i would like alot of the features that come along with the batwing, but still not that fired up about the look of it. If i was to get an EG, might as well go Ultra or not at all. Its always easier to take things off than to put them on 