Harley Sales Slide

[JayJay]

Because our politicians love to screw us on everything....especially fuel.

[ponch]

Originally Posted by blowndodge

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee...=yahoo&ref=yfp

Polaris sales were up 57%, Indian 100%. BMW is up too. They had a record year. I think they had 124K in sales.

[Kawhead]

Originally Posted by mick56

Hey Mike,how you doing mate. Your badge turned up today,i'll post it tommorrow,i got you this aswell.

Quite Well Thank You!
The screw arrived yesterday. I'll ship it over in a day or so.

Did you hear Harley's going broke?
Damn shame. Just a tragic damn shame.

[rolfe]

Originally Posted by JayJay

Because our politicians love to screw us on everything....especially fuel.

Well its like that but I look at it as Robbing Peter to Pay Paul


But really what is the reason for Sky High Insurance Premiums in Canada?

[mick56]

Originally Posted by Kawhead

Quite Well Thank You!
The screw arrived yesterday. I'll ship it over in a day or so.

Did you hear Harley's going broke?
Damn shame. Just a tragic damn shame.

Not surprised at all really,speaking for English buyer's,there are only so many wanker's out there ready to spend silly money on an inferior bike,just to try and look like a "real biker" and belong to an elite club. They have reached saturation point over here,nobody take's any notice of them anymore and they hate that ! Whenever i see a group of Harley's parked up i go and park right in amonst them just to piss them off. Sad bunch of bastard's most of them.

[Kaneld]

I recently bought a Vaquero and the biggest reason was that once purchased and with all the extras that I wanted, it was going to be cheaper by thousands than the Ultra I was looking at. The dealer wanted to get the bike off his floor since it was a 2013 and hadn't peaked much interest until I came along so the sale price was $12,600, $10,200 after trade. I added American Performance pipes, Mustang 1-up seat with back rests, fog lights, charging ports, Windvest windshield, passenger running boards, saddle bag top trim and luggage rack. All the extras ran a little over $2800. The Ultra I was looking at had about 10k miles on it and they were asking 19K. It was a no-brainer. No regrets. Love my Vaq.

[schoeney]

I think HD will be fine once Scott (Cactus Jack) gets healthy and returns to buying all those HD t-shirts. :p

[Boscoe]

H-D's customer base is getting older and dying off. Millennials are more interested in scooters and Priuses than a big ol' cruiser. H-D is gonna have to adapt to attract younger customers with lighter bikes, higher technology and cell phone apps.

[cnc]

Originally Posted by rolfe

Well its like that but I look at it as Robbing Peter to Pay Paul


But really what is the reason for Sky High Insurance Premiums in Canada?

Don't know about the rest of Canada but what I pay to an insurance company for fire, theft, collision public liability, roadside assist etc is not so bad less than $400 tax in. It is the medical part that the Quebec government controls that is pricey, 0ver $500 for a cruiser and around $ 1100 for a sports bike. Seems we are a greater risk and therefore a greater drain on the system than cagers. Who knew?

[ponch]

Originally Posted by cnc

Don't know about the rest of Canada but what I pay to an insurance company for fire, theft, collision public liability, roadside assist etc is not so bad less than $400 tax in. It is the medical part that the Quebec government controls that is pricey, 0ver $500 for a cruiser and around $ 1100 for a sports bike. Seems we are a greater risk and therefore a greater drain on the system than cagers. Who knew?

The System.

There lies the problem.

[ponch]

Saw this today:
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/23/harle...g-problem.html

[mick56]

Originally Posted by schoeney

I think HD will be fine once Scott (Cactus Jack) gets healthy and returns to buying all those HD t-shirts. :p

This is the local Harley dealer to me,check out the price's £1= $1.55 US./$2 CA. http://www.southamptonharley-davidso...buy-online.htm

[schoeney]

Saw this today:
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/23/harle...g-problem.html

The HD bashers will have fun with this. Parts falling off a Harley? Who would of thunk it? :cool:

[ponch]

Originally Posted by mick56

This is the local Harley dealer to me,check out the price's £1= $1.55 US./$2 CA. http://www.southamptonharley-davidso...buy-online.htm

Must be a VAT/import convenience fee tacked on. The APR is nuts too.

[Dave]

Greg,

Jim beat you by 6 minutes.