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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Fogg
WTF is a slop tailer?
Sloppy tailer.
Someone that can not sew clothes well.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 07:38 AM
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..."slop tailer"?...umm..WTF?...even IF it's meant to mean "soft tail owner"...it's lame...
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jmacdonald5
..."slop tailer"?...umm..WTF?...even IF it's meant to mean "soft tail owner"...it's lame...
We don't have anything called a "slop tailer" down here in Texas. Another reason we should secede....
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 08:44 AM
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Offer $1,000 less and buy number 2...............any red is 10 times better looking than that Duracell thing.
I would recomend looking for a 2009 or newer though.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 09:47 AM
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Slop tailer? Does everyone in ND talk like that?.....you betcha'.
Go for the anny there OP, that way you'll never have to say you have a 'Merlot' Harley.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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well I just had a buddy buy a brand new 2012 Limited - ZERO miles for $19200 and $21400 OTD

that is a brand new, limited, zero miles, 2 years of warranty, LIMITED in the merlot and red combo

which was the same deal another buddy bought last year just before new years on the exact same model limited 2012 (one used the others buyers order to get the price match)

that is what you can get down here!
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by lgenf
well I just had a buddy buy a brand new 2012 Limited - ZERO miles for $19200 and $21400 OTD

that is a brand new, limited, zero miles, 2 years of warranty, LIMITED in the merlot and red combo

which was the same deal another buddy bought last year just before new years on the exact same model limited 2012 (one used the others buyers order to get the price match)

that is what you can get down here!
I looked at used ones and thought it was a joke to be that close to NEW, especially pre '09. There are so many used ones out there with less miles and needing to sell.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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I think I'd be looking for one that somebody did more mods to. People never get the money out of them that they put in. 'Course I guess that assumes you like their mods.

Personally I don't like the coppertops and don't know anyone that does. It definitely dates the bike and doesn't add value. No question between the two I'd do the Merlot.

For those prices though I'd be looking at something '09 or newer. No way would I get the old frame. When I got my '09 I could have gotten a GREAT deal on an '08. Never considered it.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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Hey Sloppy...You might want to investigate 09 and later models that have the improved frame.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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Make the deal you want, go in negotiate hard, make them wait days for an answer, then go back and do it again. They will come down some, so make them do it.

Enjoy the new scooter.
 
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