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Vero Steve
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Posted: Fri Jul 18th, 2008 12:02 pm |
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| The big thing now for dealers is to sell the used bikes over seas. With the dollar has weak has it is compared to the Euro and the other countries Harleys are now a bargain for them. So the over seas dealers are buying all they can from the US dealers down here The big Harley boom that started here in the mid 90's and died in 2003 here is now happening across the pond. Plus customs are big over there now too.............But from what I hear that baggers are not selling over there like they do here......Thats why there are so many in the dealers showrooms down here and very few or the softails or Dyna's.......
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Randy in Pensacola
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Posted: Fri Jul 18th, 2008 11:45 am |
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| The local stealer here is buying up all the used bikes they can get. They dont wanna pay nothing for them.
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Fri Jul 18th, 2008 11:06 am |
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Dave wrote: One thing I noticed when I was in the stealer's showroom last week, they had the same 3 used cop bikes sitting there that had been there for months...
Those things ain't movin' at all...
But, a 3-year old bike with 20K on it and they're askin' $16k for it? I don't know if they expect to sell 'em or just display 'em for awhile... I'd definitely buy a new one before paying $16k for a used one......lol!
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Dave
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Posted: Fri Jul 18th, 2008 10:36 am |
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One thing I noticed when I was in the stealer's showroom last week, they had the same 3 used cop bikes sitting there that had been there for months...
Those things ain't movin' at all...
But, a 3-year old bike with 20K on it and they're askin' $16k for it? I don't know if they expect to sell 'em or just display 'em for awhile...
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the preacher
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Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 12:04 am |
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Hey:
I wasn't talkin' about a Shovster, I have seen them, and a Panster. I wanna see one of them Shovel Sportsters that GOC has. lol
RSDF
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Vero Steve
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Posted: Tue Jul 1st, 2008 11:30 pm |
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| Well I have a POS 71 Sporty sitting in theback of the shop and some old shovel heads and jugs.........We could make ya one.......LOL
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the preacher
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Posted: Tue Jul 1st, 2008 12:47 pm |
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One of these days, I have just GOT to see one of them "shovel sporty's" in person. All these years on the east coast, I aint never seen one...ROFLMBO
RSDF
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Vero Steve
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Posted: Tue Jul 1st, 2008 10:46 am |
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| Preacher Just sent you an email this morning. Burning vacation this week and been working at the body shop getting stuff caught up.
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the preacher
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Posted: Sat Jun 28th, 2008 01:53 am |
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Steve: PM aint working, please email me at 47Chief@gmail.com, got a question.
God bless,
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Vero Steve
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 04:53 pm |
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| I'm showing top retail at $11,500 around here. Loan Value is $8950.00 But the market here is flooded with bikes.
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 01:21 pm |
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| I guess I'm about to find out about how good the used bike market is.... A friend of mine wants to park his '03 Ultra-Glide out front of my place here along this busy stretch of highway for sale. He says it books for $15k.. Its got 29,000 miles on it. Alot of chrome, but I personly told him don't look to get that for it. I'd say he'll be lucky to get $12,500. for it...
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Dave
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 12:44 pm |
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Haven't heard anything like that here...
Market is full of used bikes. Prices have dropped a lot.
But, the local indy I deal with, is contracted with some company in England to build 2 choppers. If they are well recieved, there will be 50 more (4 a month) The basic bike he's building would cost about $20k out the door. Dollar is down compared to the Euro, so they're comin' to the states to have choppers built. And with the dollar being worth about 60-cents compared to the Euro, makes it a damn cheap way to get a nice chopper...
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Vero Steve
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 12:38 pm |
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| Not happening down here.....Used bike prices are in the toilet......
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weasle
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 12:34 pm |
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dont know what part of the midwest that would be , it sure aint ohio. dealers dont even want trade ins here. friend was offered 4500 for a 04 superglide on a bagger at one local dealer. aint sure what shovel sporties are going for though .
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GOC
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 10:39 am |
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I was told in the midwest that used bikes are going for a premium, and the stealers can't maintain a stock. A guy I work with just got a 2k premium for his bike on a trade in!
Anybody else here this? I was told "da canadians" are invading because of the weak dollar.
Maybe my shovel sporty is a hidden retirement account???
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