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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2010, 06:25:26 PM » |
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It's supply and demand....The market is flooded with them ...Look at any classifieds ,E-Bay , Cycle Trader etc. they out number other brands 3 to 1 or better in the "FOR SALE " section.I've read several articles that claim the used Harley market is alive and well it's the new ones that nolonger move off the showroom as in years past.Honda -Kawasaki - Suzuki - Yamaha sales are down this year as well....
New motorcycle sales saw a 20.9 percent drop in first quarter of 2010, but the combined motorcycle and ATV sales drop of 23 percent over the same period was less precipitous than 2009's first quarter plummet of 37 percent. Also encouraging was March's year-to-year drop in motorcycle sales of 4.6 percent; though that figure reflects a 13.3 percent dip in scooters sales, it also reflects a 7.6 percent gain in off-highway motorcycles. On-highway motorcycle sales fell from 42,042 units to 39,107, a drop of 7 percent.
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« Last Edit: September 15, 2010, 06:33:57 PM by Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 »
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2010, 06:33:06 PM » |
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I do like the new wider tire on the FL's though.
It's a 200 and that beats the 140/90 of the 3.5 inch rims of yesteryear,.
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bigdog99
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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2010, 06:44:22 PM » |
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dont tell my fat lady but i cheated on her last sunday, it was my birthday so i talked the wife into going to the HD dealer and looking. i actually sat on one of those electra glide ultra limited's 103 C.I.. looks real perty, but had a friend walk in about the same time who has a soft tail, he told me that the way the valk riders ride, i wouldnt be happy with a HD. Now what do ya do?  |
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2010, 08:52:00 PM » |
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dont tell my fat lady but i cheated on her last sunday, it was my birthday so i talked the wife into going to the HD dealer and looking. i actually sat on one of those electra glide ultra limited's 103 C.I.. looks real perty, but had a friend walk in about the same time who has a soft tail, he told me that the way the valk riders ride, i wouldnt be happy with a HD. Now what do ya do? Do what I did. Keep them both and have the best of both worlds!  |
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The key thing is to wake up breathing! All the rest can be fixed. (Except Stupid - You can't fix that)
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bigdog99
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« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2010, 04:38:46 PM » |
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that why i love this group. always get a great answer to the problem.  |
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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2010, 06:31:08 PM » |
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AMC bikes never would have flooded the market because so many of them didn't last. If the market is flooded then it must mean that their product has improved (despite so many jokes to the contrary). Interesting.
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BudMan
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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2010, 07:22:29 PM » |
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[/quote]Do what I did. Keep them both and have the best of both worlds! [/quote] Man after my own heart! There are more of us that have a Harley and a Valk than I would have expected when I first got on the board. I'll NEVER get rid of either of mine. |
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"I rarely end up where I was intending to go, but often I end up somewhere that I needed to be,"
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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2010, 08:19:01 PM » |
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Thank you Bud MAN for coming out of the Harley closet.
That takes guts with all these Harley Haters Here.
i too have both and am proud of all my bikes.
Screw the person that thinks I should not be.
Harley Al
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BudMan
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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2010, 05:35:27 AM » |
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Ha Ha. They just don't know how much fun there is in that closest.  |
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Buddy
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1948 EL Harley
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"I rarely end up where I was intending to go, but often I end up somewhere that I needed to be,"
Dirk Gently; Holistic Detective
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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2010, 10:26:56 AM » |
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dont tell my fat lady but i cheated on her last sunday, it was my birthday so i talked the wife into going to the HD dealer and looking. i actually sat on one of those electra glide ultra limited's 103 C.I.. looks real perty, but had a friend walk in about the same time who has a soft tail, he told me that the way the valk riders ride, i wouldnt be happy with a HD. Now what do ya do? Your friend hasn't ridden one with the new touring frame! |
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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2010, 10:38:19 AM » |
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I had both for a while but with 2 kids in college, I knew I could only keep one. I ended up selling my Interstate, my Electra Glide had a much more comfortable seating position for me.
If I had the money, I would have a garage full of bikes.
Popeye
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« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2010, 10:50:26 AM » |
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That Road King is a police issue. It is not a "Low Price", especially in the Orlando area. Floridas ecomomy is almost as bad as here in MI. and prices of used bikes are a reflection of the economy of the area in which it is selling.
If someone wants to buy my Rat Rod Valk, please make me an offer of 20K or better.
That is just a dream, just like a 10K Road King.
But P.T.Barnum said it best "there is a fool born every minute".
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