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Good point - maybe I should be grateful for the baby-steps.
Doug
I think you'll find this the number one reason for good resale with HD. The "others" obsolete themselves in six months or less, then nobody wants the "old" one.
Doug, I feel the same way. I had a Yam RoadStar with the 98CI / 99 Tourque - that was like five years ago. On a big bagger with 2up, packed - really need a bigger power plant.
My opinion, the 96 should be for HD's cruiser line (Dyna's, maybe RK) - but the 110 should be standard on the EG's, especially the Ultra. But, no one ever listens to me.
Will be curious to see what happens with resale values on pre-07 models.
I heard that a HD employee said that the really cool stuff is due out in '08. He was asked, "Don't you mean '07, a 96 motor and 6 speed is really good?" He responded, "No I mean '08 the really cool stuff is due out in '08."
Hell, while you are at it, just wait for the 2011's. I hear those are really going to be SWEET!!!!!
A week ago the dealers claimed they knew nothing about the 07's, how the hell can they say now they allready know about the 08's? I call their bluff!!
Anyone who works for Harley corporate and values their job, will not utter a word about future product plans outside of a formal announcement. The moco has absolutely no sense of humor about that kind of stuff. (And woe unto the dealer that gets caught leaking info after opening a crated new model prior to the formal introduction!) [sm=badbadbad.gif]
It is, of course, all about profit. As Hap says, the baby steps keep the resale values high. High resale value is a selling feature that the moco covets, so the baby steps will continue.
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