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New or Barely Used Road Glide?
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Mid West
Stealer quoted me a price I couldn't back away from on a 12 RGU while getting the 03 RK serviced, glad I steppe up and bought it!! Pick your poison here, wait and spend or take and run the choice is the bike and if it suits you.
My choice was obvious!
My choice was obvious!
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5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Louisiana
the new roadglide ultra i bought a month ago cost me 23,400, off the showroom floor. no shipping, set up fee or any of that crap, and i got the big blue pearl for the price of a vivid black one. they only charge $99 bucks over msrp. i got it at meyers duren harley in tulsa, and it's the best deal i could find anywhere on a brand new bike that i wanted. so the barely used one would cost you 14 hundred bucks less. i got the roadglide ultra because by the time you accessorize a rg custom with lowers, tour pack, etc, it's cheaper to get the road glide ultra and strip it down to your liking. my opinion, get the new one in whatever color you want. a roadglide ultra so even if you don't like having a tourpack and two extra speakers, or want to remove the lowers, you can easily make up the difference with what you can sell the unwanted parts for. also with the rg ultra, you get cruise control with security, and the abs brakes. it's your money, but that's all the advice i can offer you. i know i'm sure happy with mine.
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5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Louisiana
Thanks RK! I'll have to dig a little deeper -- make sure I am comparing essentially the same machine.
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5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Louisiana
I laughed at the "Hide your wallet!"
Okay, here's another question. Let's say I go with new. If there are 10 dealers within 250-400 miles of me, are their prices on the base model going to vary much? Just wondering how much energy I should put into shopping around the region for the best price.
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5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Louisiana
Thank you for your input! I appreciate it! I'll know better when my dealer gives me a quote on the things I know for sure that I want added.
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From: ST. Louis
I have a deposit on a new Road Glide. I plan on doing some modifications before I ride off the lot. I'm estimating the mods would be at least a few thousand dollars (lowers, exhaust, highway pegs, dropped 1", maybe a tour pack).
On a whim, I looked online today at used 2012 Road Glides and saw one nearby with lots of extras for $22K with under 500 miles on it.
What kind of knowledge or experience do you have with this particular situation? If it was you, would you buy the barely used RG to save x dollars? Do you have an accurate estimate of what x would be? Would you start from scratch with a new RG and have the dealer add everything?
Sigh......
Thanks!
On a whim, I looked online today at used 2012 Road Glides and saw one nearby with lots of extras for $22K with under 500 miles on it.
What kind of knowledge or experience do you have with this particular situation? If it was you, would you buy the barely used RG to save x dollars? Do you have an accurate estimate of what x would be? Would you start from scratch with a new RG and have the dealer add everything?
Sigh......
Thanks!
lowers: $750
exhaust: $1,200 (headers and mufflers)
highway pegs: $200 (mpunt and pegs)
dropped 1": $700 (front and rear)
maybe a tour pack: $1,800 (Pak, mount, 4-point mount, backrest)