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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by weybar77
Welcome! At prolly no extra cost you could sit on a used Street bob that has the 1584cc "1600" and never trade up or lose on your investment...My 2 pennies.. Try to line up a co-signer before you go in..if you cant then try a credit union out...
Yeah I know I can get a used "better" bike for the same price I'm kinda hoping I can get a used nightster to save a bit seems this spring a lot of guys will trade bikes in
 
Old Jan 22, 2013 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by gatorlaw
Welcome and enjoy the ride. With that much down on a $10k bike, a good dealer will get it done...
Ditto that, and hope you have a couple of dealers to choose from to see who will give you the better financing. With that much down you should be OK, but you might want to have a backup plan with your bank or credit union before you go to the stealer just in case.......good luck and welcome to the forum from Music City USA!!
 
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So iron 883 or nightster I like the looks of the 883 better but the extra power of the nightster would be nice... Maybe 883 and a big bore kit down the road? Ill be modifying whatever I get anyways.. That's half the fun right?
 
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Greetings and good luck w/the bike search. Have to ask...do you have your m/c endorsement? If not, that's where I'd start...bike shopping a close 2nd...
 
Old Jan 22, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman24
Greetings and good luck w/the bike search. Have to ask...do you have your m/c endorsement? If not, that's where I'd start...bike shopping a close 2nd...
Gonna get my permit before spring. Which requires me to ride with somebody who has a license in NY also plan on taking the msf course
 
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Old thread didnt want to start a new one...

But i got approved for a brand new 2012 nightster... going to put a down payment on it tomorrow

for anybody with the same question who finds this thread... I have 0 Credit History and got approved with a 3k down payment at 7.5% interest
 
Old Mar 29, 2013 | 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jsl36
Hey guys im 22 and plan to get a bike once spring rolls around. I really like the harley iron 883 and nightster and am considering one of those.. After some research ive noticed people saying not to bother getting the 883 and go for the nightster for the added power (thoughts on this?)

Also id like to finance a bike but have no credit... Anybody have any experience with this? I will be putting 3-4k down on a pretty low priced bike in the Harley line up so do you think I will have a problem?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...orcev4exp=true
 



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