BIG MISTAKE!! ...I should know!!
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Road Master
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From: Virgirnia
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Road Master
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From: Virgirnia
When I was still young and less handsome than I am now the missus decided it was time to start a family. I wanted another bike (had a 1200 Sporty) we agreed that if it came to it we had a deal. Later she announced I was going to be a dad. I was over the moon and at the dealership that same afternoon to buy a Dyna convertible.
Some years later I went to the dealer to get a new battery and came home with a brand new Ultra on order.
**** happens!
Some years later I went to the dealer to get a new battery and came home with a brand new Ultra on order.
**** happens!
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This past August I stopped off at a dealership just to compare the feel of the Road King to the new Switchback. I wanted to see what the handle bars on the RK felt like as that was the only thing I was sure I wouldn't like. I was right. But of course, the sales manager had a solution to the problem. And since the left-over 2011 RK was about the same price as the 2012 Switchback, well.... I left the dealership minus one old pick-up truck, but with the new Road King.
Wife told me, "next time you're curious about something, just check it out online!!".
Wife told me, "next time you're curious about something, just check it out online!!".
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Yes, test rides are dangerous! I tested a '12 Road Glide Ultra Friday and rode it for about 30 miles and loved it! Told the wife about it and she said I need to take her on a test ride this weekend so she can check the back seat out!
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Road Master
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From: Virgirnia
This past August I stopped off at a dealership just to compare the feel of the Road King to the new Switchback. I wanted to see what the handle bars on the RK felt like as that was the only thing I was sure I wouldn't like. I was right. But of course, the sales manager had a solution to the problem. And since the left-over 2011 RK was about the same price as the 2012 Switchback, well.... I left the dealership minus one old pick-up truck, but with the new Road King.
Wife told me, "next time you're curious about something, just check it out online!!".
Wife told me, "next time you're curious about something, just check it out online!!".
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That's true....A bloody expensive battery. But it came with a free bike.
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We get there and walk around. Wife says to our friends, OK we need to help Jim pick out his new bike. I had been looking and planning on a new bike a couple years from now. I had zero intention of buying a bike that day.
Well, sat down on a Road King, then an Ultra, then a Street Glide. A couple hours later, we had closed the dealership and my '98 SPortster was left behind and I was riding home my new SG!
Couldnt believe it.
Oh, and the wife didnt get her bag because they didnt have the one she liked.
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From: Ontario, Canada
Never go to a dealer to 'just look' at the new bikes or trucks. Chances are you'll go home with a new one in the garage and a big *** smile. The wife's frown and cold shoulder should go away in about a month - tops.
