good bye harley

[Roadking96]

I still have my '83 Honda 550

[Fred1369]

Originally Posted by slwglide

After waiting over a week for a harley dealer to get a used bike ready for me to test ride, they told me on the day it was ready that they really don't want to take a trade in on a used bike. This is just one of many bad exsperiences I have had with this dealer. So I decided I will trade my road king in for a *** bike. I know it will make no difference to harley but I won't have to swallow the constant crap I get from the dealer. In my opinion once again they have made no real improvements to there bikes but have raised the price. So I guess I'll just get a good handling bike and put some cash back in my pocket.

How much were you willing to spend? Take that money and rebuild the engine adding another 10 cubes, new performance cam with gear drive, new timer, new pipes, new seat, and if there's bucks left over, new paint. Go to an indy, not that dealer.

[TomD]

Originally Posted by WEINERDOGBONE

I don't blame you a bit. I am on a HD now partly because they have the only decent dealership in town. I started out wanting a Victory when I graduated from the crotch rocket. Their dealership was full of morons so here I am.

IMO, Victory dealers don't know their product and this could be hard for the company to overcome. I test rode several of them and really liked the old V92C and some of the Vegas models. Lots of leftovers and little dealer knowledge scared me off. I'm not fond of the Arlen Ness designs on some of the newer bikes either.

Tom

[SheepDog]

The08's have alot of changes..bigger motors(110") with better fuel mileage(54MPH) ,larger gas(6gal) tanks for longer hauls, brighter lights from the factory, bigger tires(widers better they say*) and some options for electric locks AND even Anit-lock brakes*

next time travel around and MAKE them give you good service!check the INDYS out, I would've pushed the hog before tradin to *** but thats me...its a free country...

[sledman]

The best things in life generally aren't easy................

[route66paul]

Originally Posted by 198of3500

Maybe if I hold onto my nearly mint '79 KZ a little longer I'll finally be cool.

I just bought a 76 KZ750B to chop. Good strong engine, a lot of torque and it is cheap. HDs cost too much anymore to cut up. This one will low budget - kind of the anti-Harley. That is how choppers got started, it wasn't all about chrome and paint.

I am NOT going to get rid of my HD unless I am losing my house.

[route66paul]

Originally Posted by sbeamer

You don't have to buy bikes only from dealers !

If I had to buy my Harley from a dealer, I would be riding something else. I don't even like to buy parts there. If you don't have am unlimited checkbook, they don't even want to talk to you. Harleys used to be the bike that you rebuilt over and over, now they want you to buy a new one every 2 years. That way, the people that do, will have a trade in with 7k on the odometer.

Sooner or later, they will come around. Harleys aren't scarce anymore, and used ones look great.