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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:14 AM
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kind of dissapointing news none the less, although im not surprised.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...p;R=EPI-102046
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 01:58 AM
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I dunno, we're finally taking a hit in the petrol so motorcycle sales should be rising, not falling. I've been seeing more on the road than ever before so I don't see why prices would raise as much out here.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:04 AM
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Im thinkingthat all the sales numbers were up this year for almost every manufacturer, thats a fact.More people are buying due to high gas, thats not coming down, so why not jack up bike prices and make more money right?
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:09 AM
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Yeah well they could play it that way but I can't see honda doing that :/ I dunno
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:17 AM
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Or this could backfire..They jack up their prices. and people relize that dropping that much on a new motorcycle actually isnt going to save them money..Thus losing sales. and taking even more of a loss..which i hope happens.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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this is nothing surprising. inflation is hitting everywhere on the globe because of logistics.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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I love my bike, and I'm glad I paid what I did to get it...but seriously, $13k for a new bike is just nuts. For not much more than $13k you can get an AWESOME car..a freakin car.

Is there really $13k worth of labor, parts, and technology in a 370 lb machine? Can someone justify it for me?
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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If that did happen would it in return make the resale value of our bikes more?
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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I love my bike, and I'm glad I paid what I did to get it...but seriously, $13k for a new bike is just nuts. For not much more than $13k you can get an AWESOME car..a freakin car.

Is there really $13k worth of labor, parts, and technology in a 370 lb machine? Can someone justify it for me?
370lbs doesn't mean anything dude. A lot of technology was used in order to make it 370 lbs Who knows though.. I doubt a whole lot of technology went into harleys but people still justify those prices by paying for them.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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Yeah well they could play it that way but I can't see honda doing that :/ I dunno
Yeah, all the execs sit in a circle and sing kum-ba-ya while finding ways to make us feel loved. Honda would absolutely do that.
 
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