Is this fraud or not.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Greensboro, NC
So I went into my local dealer (which will remain nameless) and I noticed this bike sitting in the used section. Not to break away from the thread but my dog just climbed up on the the couch and farted in my wife's face. LMFAO 
. So I walk over and notice that it is a 100th Anniversary Electra glide. So I look at the tag and the dealership is selling the bike for $15K. So I start inspecting and see that there is no damage, many extras and very very low miles. Then something catches my eye. The crankcase doesn't have the 100th Anniversary badge on it. This is something you need to check if you are looking at getting a used 100th Ann edition. So I ask the guy behind the parts counter what the deal is. So he tells me that it is not a 100th Ann edition. The prior owner just liked the badges that came with the 100th Ann edition so he put them on.
So I know you can't just get the badges anyplace, but you can get them. So with the shop selling this bike with no mention that it is in fact not a 100th Ann edition, could this be fraud. Does anyone know if having a bike like this in a HD dealership is a no no?
. So I walk over and notice that it is a 100th Anniversary Electra glide. So I look at the tag and the dealership is selling the bike for $15K. So I start inspecting and see that there is no damage, many extras and very very low miles. Then something catches my eye. The crankcase doesn't have the 100th Anniversary badge on it. This is something you need to check if you are looking at getting a used 100th Ann edition. So I ask the guy behind the parts counter what the deal is. So he tells me that it is not a 100th Ann edition. The prior owner just liked the badges that came with the 100th Ann edition so he put them on.So I know you can't just get the badges anyplace, but you can get them. So with the shop selling this bike with no mention that it is in fact not a 100th Ann edition, could this be fraud. Does anyone know if having a bike like this in a HD dealership is a no no?
No it's not fraud. As soon as you ask the Dealer through the part counter employee that you choose to ask he told you right off the bat it was not a 100th. End of story there. Now as said anyone can put anything they want on their bike and the 100th badges and accs were just as easy to get as teh 105th are right now.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Abingdon, Maryland
ok so let me get this straight...the guy had an 2007 and was trying to make it look like a 2003? Let the buyer beware comes to mind. Nah as long as the dealership lists it as a 07' model it's perfectly legit. I've seen all kind of crazy stuff in my time in Harleydom but why would someone wanna do that? Oh well to each his own I guess.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Rochester, NY
If the dealer represented it as an anniversary model...
and knowingly knew it was not. That's fraud. Merely rebadging it does not make it the same. It all boils down to what they tell you or have in writing... such as it was tagged as an anniversary model. Buyer beware.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: NE Ohio
100th
The parts guy will look up parts on the HD net. Some parts are "restricted" and are only sold to owners of that specific model. Some parts are restricted, some are not. The bolt on badges such as derby covers and points covers are not restricted. The paint sets and tank badges are restricted. All 2003 bikes were "anniversary" bikes. There are more restricted parts on the later anniversary bikes as they were more limited in production. As an example the 105th anniversary models were limited to 1500 units.
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Was in this position years ago.
I had a 98 limited edition anniversary RoadGlide.
I wanted the matching trunk and medallion, that was offered as an option.
Moco, made me present proof I was the owner and vin number and current registration and pictures etc. Before they would sell the parts to me.
If the dealer does NOT verbally or write down that it is NOT a 100th anniversary during the sale, then they have committed fraud against the customer. In which case they can be sued in court.
A reputable dealer would remove the medallions and decals if they be removed without doing damage.
Otherwise they would not on the sales price tag, it is NOT a 100th.
But they are probably hoping no one will notice.
Mileage and extras don't do it for me. It is still a 2000, 9 years old.
I had a 98 limited edition anniversary RoadGlide.
I wanted the matching trunk and medallion, that was offered as an option.
Moco, made me present proof I was the owner and vin number and current registration and pictures etc. Before they would sell the parts to me.
If the dealer does NOT verbally or write down that it is NOT a 100th anniversary during the sale, then they have committed fraud against the customer. In which case they can be sued in court.
A reputable dealer would remove the medallions and decals if they be removed without doing damage.
Otherwise they would not on the sales price tag, it is NOT a 100th.
But they are probably hoping no one will notice.
Mileage and extras don't do it for me. It is still a 2000, 9 years old.
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