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OP....Safety Man is right. You can do better. I just traded my '12 Street Glide for a '14 SGS. I got 16K for the '12 and the new bike for over 3K under MSRP. Plus $1,250 in other incentives two months ago. You should strive for a similar deal, the dealers are going to want to unload the '14's.

Safety Man....the "not much difference in Rushmores and pre-Rushmores" will continue forever. We still hear the "twin cams don't hold water compared to EVO's", "shovels are better than EVO's", etc...etc. Mostly from others that have so much buried in mods on their bikes that they have a hard time justifying upgrading. It won't stop until each individual finds "their" personal reason to move up.

For me, I started on dirt bikes...then a VMax the first year they came out in the '80's. I always wanted a Harley as a kid and finally could afford one in '02. Got a Sporty and within weeks I knew it wasn't big enough to fit my needs so I quickly traded up to an '02 SuperGlide Sport. Fun bike and kept it for three years before moving on to the bike I wanted but couldn't afford at the time...an '04 WideGlide. I put a lot into that bike and rode it for eight years...loved it, but wasn't the most comfortable ride for two up.

I never really cared for baggers until the Street Glide came out right after I bought the WideGlide and I was finally at a point that a bagger made a lot of sense for me and the type of riding I do. I picked up a '12 SG and really liked the bike. I ride my bikes hard and pretty aggressive and discovered the front end wobble at 75+ mph....twice with a passenger on the back. Quite the eye opener! I started looking into a fix since I doubt that I will ever change my riding style and came across Howard's upgraded upper triple tree and larger '14 fork tubes. Nice upgrade and equally pricey. I came to the conclusion that I was better off just moving up to a Rushmore....hence the '14 SGS.

Those that haven't actually ridden one just don't get it and won't until they do. Also, many don't really ride very hard either and might say "not much difference". And there are some that move up just for the electronic goodies. Personally, I like the older inner fairing without the infotainment but really wanted the handling enhancements, linked ABS and nicer wheels and saddlebags. You could do all of these enhancements on the older bikes, but it's going to cost.....big time. Enjoy.

 

I think the trade in price was a good offer. Dealers are selling the used Limiteds in that mileage range for 15-18k (see cycle trader, craigslist, and ebay) so getting 17k in trade with a flood of pre-rushmore touring bikes out there that seems good.

However the 27 for a 14 limited seems a bit high. But if the dealership took 5k off the selling price and 5k off the trade in, then the deal looks better, but costs the same. 12k for a trade on a 12 limited is ok as they are selling for so low, and 22k for 14 limited sounds really good. However the payment comes to the same.

I would look around in about 2 months when the cold starts to come in the prices for buying are going to come down and thus any 14's on the floor will be cheaper, but so will your trade in.

Do the deal you think is good for you, and then tell us what you bought, there is always someone who gets a better deal or a worse one than the one you got. That is life.

 

Seems kinda silly to trade up 2 model years & give all that kablingy to do it.

 

What Dickey said x10

 

A 2012 without a payment is better than a 2014 with a payment. Also, consider what else you could buy with that 11K. If this were me, I would be happy with my 2012 and just spend that money on another toy i.e. boat, jeep, different bike, etc.

 

I spent a few hours at my local dealer yesterday. Now that the 15's are out, they will cut some really good deals on the 14's. Due to the wife being practical, I couldn't scoop up a Deluxe that I REALLY wanted for a second bike. The deal was more than worth it....

.99 interest rate and paying near cost on a bike that had about 1500 in upgrades.

I will add that I have purchased several bikes from here and I am pretty good friends with most of the employees and owner.

The point is, the finance manager was telling me the deals they were making to move the remaining 14's, definitely some killer deals.

Don't worry, I will be kicking myself later for not buying the bike and asking for forgiveness later....