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...was out with the ol' lady yesterday...un-freakin-believable nice day here on the South Shore of Mass....tooling along on the back roads...as the sun was setting..gliding along to the sweet sound of my 88..and some Allman Bros...not ONCE did I think.."gee..I just gotta have a new bike".....guys...I think these things are just plain over priced now...no bike is worth 26K...sorry...me thinks I'll be happy for a long time with what I got....(unless Fuel-Moto comes back with stupid Dyno numbers!)...lol
Wait a few months and your bike will be worth more as a trade in, at the moment everyone wants the latest and greatest so the dealers can offer low trade in prices.
Sounds like a great reason to find yourself a good low mileage 2010-2013, saving yourself a nice chunk of change in the process.
I just bought the wife a fabulous "new" 2008 which is intended to replace her fabulous 1998. I'll happily take the EVO 1998. Anyone with $ can buy new. Buy resale, you need $ and cents (sense).
I guess it depends on your dealer I was offered 17k today for a 13 RGU with just shy of 10k on the odometer said no thanks, he came back and said what if I get you 20k for your trade I said OK
So now we are trying to hammer out the rest of the deal as far as how much cash out of pocket and what not.
I will go do a test ride in the next day or so and see if I like it as much as my RG or not.
These numbers are a bit misleading. IIRC, the ultra classic has ABS and security standard now. The MSRP u listed for a 2013 is without ABS/sec.
Now factor in the daymakers which are standard on both bikes, the LED lighting in the rear and on the TK navigation, bassports, etc the price increase is more than justified, not even mentioning the parts specific to the MY 14 TK. I love all the hatred toward MoCo and dealerships in here.
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...was out with the ol' lady yesterday...un-freakin-believable nice day here on the South Shore of Mass....tooling along on the back roads...as the sun was setting..gliding along to the sweet sound of my 88..and some Allman Bros...not ONCE did I think.."gee..I just gotta have a new bike".....guys...I think these things are just plain over priced now...no bike is worth 26K...sorry...me thinks I'll be happy for a long time with what I got....(unless Fuel-Moto comes back with stupid Dyno numbers!)...lol
They offered 14k for my "10" if i jumped on a "13" three weeks before the "14s" arrived I wonder what they'll say now. I'm not even interested in trading/selling my bike was just curious. Even if I take off a few thousand $'s worth of goodies off of it most won't even fit on a new one!
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