I saw a post on another forum where some guy was gonna buy some $2000 'gold key" accessory package for his new Fat Boy, not because he wanted the stuff in it but he "thinks it will make it more valuable when he sells it. Look, I personally am not crazy about the 2003 paint schemes and multiple emblems but I also don't dislike them enough that I wouldn't buy one if this was the year I was looking for a new bike. But what bothers me is people thinking they are going to be great investments??????????
Collector value is driven by 3 things...condition, desireability (is there something inherently "better or upgraded" about it?) and rarity.
Unless you are willing to leave it in the crate (which more than a few will), there will always be plenty out there in better condition than yours.
Unless it's one of the CVO bikes, it won't be any more inherently desireable than a 2002, they are mechanically almost identical.
But most of all, think about this...there will be more 2003 100th Anniversary Edition bikes out there than any other single year in Harley Davidson history. HD monthly production is at an all-time high and they are going to run 14 months worth of 2003 bikes. every single model year between 1903 and 2002 is more rare than the 2003 model will be.
I am just begging people here to not get carried away and overpay for these bikes thinking they are going to be impossible to get or that they are going to be able to flip them for a huge profit....there are dealers out there still taking orders for 2003 bikes at MSRP...and a lot of dealers that aren't taking orders, it because they are going to keep them as showroom bikes hoping they can add $3000 markup. When that doesn't work they will suddenly have a few openings in their 2003 orderbooks.
Collector value is driven by 3 things...condition, desireability (is there something inherently "better or upgraded" about it?) and rarity.
Unless you are willing to leave it in the crate (which more than a few will), there will always be plenty out there in better condition than yours.
Unless it's one of the CVO bikes, it won't be any more inherently desireable than a 2002, they are mechanically almost identical.
But most of all, think about this...there will be more 2003 100th Anniversary Edition bikes out there than any other single year in Harley Davidson history. HD monthly production is at an all-time high and they are going to run 14 months worth of 2003 bikes. every single model year between 1903 and 2002 is more rare than the 2003 model will be.
I am just begging people here to not get carried away and overpay for these bikes thinking they are going to be impossible to get or that they are going to be able to flip them for a huge profit....there are dealers out there still taking orders for 2003 bikes at MSRP...and a lot of dealers that aren't taking orders, it because they are going to keep them as showroom bikes hoping they can add $3000 markup. When that doesn't work they will suddenly have a few openings in their 2003 orderbooks.