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[altugo]

I LIKE THE BLACK ROADKING AND THATS IT PLS CLOSE THE SUBJECT !!!!









LOL just joking but was serious about the roadking.Never ridden the ultras long enough tough. [smiley=drink.gif]

[ccr]

When my husband was looking to buy a SEEG in 03, he just kept calling HD stores starting closest to home and spread out, till he found one that would sell him one for MSRP.  If you can't find the one you want - hang on a tiny bit more, and find out what is going to be offered for 08.  The experience with late release bikes the past few years is that a flood of them get delivered right at the end of the year, so I would not loose hope at finding an UC, if indeed this is the decision you have made. Follow you own heart and you will always be right.  

[KentuckyHarleyDude]

:-/

Man oh man, I am now thinking I may want the Ultra vs. the Road King.  I keep going back and looking at both and for a few grand more, I could get the ultimate touring bike.  I called my dealer (great guy) and he said that they will probably not be getting anymore SE Ultras this year  (or maybe very late in the MY) even though they are getting ready to move in to a new store in March.  I refuse to pay over MSRP.  I still have my SERK on order, but now feel I must at least explore the possibilities of getting an Ultra.

If I do decide to change my mind (too much time from the time I sent in my deposit until receipt ) can any of you recommend a GREAT dealer that I could get one from?  I would want the Black or the Red, and not the blue. It would probably have to be a phone transaction if it is too far away.  Is it possible to buy one and have it drop shipped to my local dealer for the mods?    It would have to be a dealer that one of you would really trust to do the right thing.

 [smiley=nixweiss.gif]HELP

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If you want a convertable on two wheels go with the Ultra .... if you want a motorcycle then go with the SERK ...JMHO

Bama

[displacing air]

I will put my vote in for Ultra Classic...not that means a RK is the wrong choice...I just went to a bagger a few years ago and would never go back...I even was looking a SE Springer the other day and was told by a Sale Person that would be a great around the town bike...that got me thinking...conclusion is...I love my bike around town too. I just couldnt see going back.

The other thing to consider is passenger comfort for long trips...my wife wouldnt ride on my last bike and now rides with me some and my kids line up to go on rides with me. Took my daughter to MV last year...best week of our life. If I didnt have the ultra...this would have never happened. Just some other things to consider.

What ever choice you make it will be the right one!!!  Good luck on your quest.


Barry

[displacing air]

Oh yeah...

My dealer might have a Ultra coming in this spring...that isnt spoken for...
PM if you want their number? Its about 10 hours from here to Dallas...perfect for the break in ride?

Barry

[Fired00d]

This is going to be a biased opinion but I think you would be much happier w/the Ultra. Seems the majority that has ridden bikes w/fairings and all the other amenities offered w/the full fairing bikes have seemed to stick with them. My SEEG was the first bike I ever rode that had all of these and I purposely kept it that way because I knew once I rode a bike w/all these creature comforts nothing else would/could compare. I do like the ability of the different looks I can have w/my bike... No tourpak, chopped tourpak, king tourpak, no backrest, backrest. I think all these different looks make it seem like I have several bikes. The fact that you are second guessing yourself now tells me you may want to go with the Ultra. Good luck on your decision.


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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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[Hoist!]

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If you want a convertable on two wheels go with the Ultra .... if you want a motorcycle then go with the SERK ...JMHO

Bama

I guess there are others that feel the same way as me! John, you buy what's gonna make you happy. Nothing else really matters! Hoist! 8-)

[GC_Super]

Cobalt, being a N. Tx resident myself, I feel your pain concerning the MSRP purchase.  In August of 05 when I was shopping for an 06 SEUC, I called all over the great state of TX.  The only two dealers I found that would commit to a MSRP deal was your current dealer, and the one in Big Spring. Both, by the way, are long time family owned. The only problem was they don't get many CVO bikes.  My final decision was to shop around out of state for the next best deal.  I had three legal pads full of phone #'s, prices, etc.  When all was said and done, it was cheaper to pay 1K over MSRP locally, than it was to buy at MSRP out of state, considering the travel time and shipping costs. Availablity was another huge factor. For obvious reasons, those with the best price, had the longest waiting lists. Sure enough, after I had purchased mine, people here would post that a Black SEUC was available somewhere at MSRP cause the depositor had backed out for some reason.
  I would also vote for the Ultra Classic.  So much more comfort, and most likely, won't be available next year, so the values should hold up fairly well.
 BTW, where do you go boating?  We have a Ski Centurian and spend time on the Brazos River at Whitney.  Later and good luck. Whatever you decide, we will have to get together and ride sometime.

Later, Robert

[cigarmike]

When I got my '06 SEEG, I had a custom road king and said Id never get rid of it, and that I would use it for the local bar trip etc..........negative. It sat, and is now long gone.

[flyingwillie]

Hey Bama,
don't you have an SEUC coming in that is not taken or did you sell it?
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[UltraPolecat]

Can always wait for the '08 SERG!!  Bet its going to be top dawg!   [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

[Bagger]

CBM, I'm going to have to add my "me too" and parrot what most others are saying.  You cannot go wrong with an Ultra.  You get a machine on which you can travel from coast to coast with the capability to take transport everything you need..........to include your better half..........in all day long comfort and style, AND at the same time, you can tailor the machine to be a great "putt around town" scooter.

[SilverDawg]

Cobalt, being a N. Tx resident myself, I feel your pain concerning the MSRP purchase.  In August of 05 when I was shopping for an 06 SEUC, I called all over the great state of TX.  The only two dealers I found that would commit to a MSRP deal was your current dealer, and the one in Big Spring. Both, by the way, are long time family owned. The only problem was they don't get many CVO bikes.  My final decision was to shop around out of state for the next best deal.  I had three legal pads full of phone #'s, prices, etc.  When all was said and done, it was cheaper to pay 1K over MSRP locally, than it was to buy at MSRP out of state, considering the travel time and shipping costs. Availablity was another huge factor. For obvious reasons, those with the best price, had the longest waiting lists. Sure enough, after I had purchased mine, people here would post that a Black SEUC was available somewhere at MSRP cause the depositor had backed out for some reason.
  I would also vote for the Ultra Classic.  So much more comfort, and most likely, won't be available next year, so the values should hold up fairly well.
 BTW, where do you go boating?  We have a Ski Centurian and spend time on the Brazos River at Whitney.  Later and good luck. Whatever you decide, we will have to get together and ride sometime.

Later, Robert

Robert,

Thanks for the info.  I know what you mean about adding the additional expense to the  MSRP, but I just cannot bring myself to pay over MSRP. I have some great leads thanks to the fine folks on this site. I'll keep y'all up to speed on how we are doing.

As for boating, you are probably aware that most of the lakes here are pretty low.  I keep my boat on Lake Grapevine at one of the local marinas. It usually stays on a lift in a slip, but I took it out in late October to get some work done on her and have not put her back on due to the crappy conditions of the ramps.  I have her tucked away in a great indoor storeage facililty in Lake Dallas until the water levels come back to useable.  If they don't, then I may sell her in the Spring.  Hate to do it, but we just do not use it enough!!

[SBB]

Damm Silver Black I must be going through a middle age crisis traded a Street Glide for a CVO springer ,you think I need help???

No Skippy

I KNOW you need help!

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[RedDevil]

Robert,

Thanks for the info.  I know what you mean about adding the additional expense to the  MSRP, but I just cannot bring myself to pay over MSRP. I have some great leads thanks to the fine folks on this site. I'll keep y'all up to speed on how we are doing.

As for boating, you are probably aware that most of the lakes here are pretty low.  I keep my boat on Lake Grapevine at one of the local marinas. It usually stays on a lift in a slip, but I took it out in late October to get some work done on her and have not put her back on due to the crappy conditions of the ramps.  I have her tucked away in a great indoor storeage facililty in Lake Dallas until the water levels come back to useable.  If they don't, then I may sell her in the Spring.  Hate to do it, but we just do not use it enough!!

Cobaltman,
No flame intended towards you here, but my wife would say your sticking to MSRP regardless of what extra costs you might have to incur to get MSRP, is like me driving 30 miles out of my way to save $.03 a gallon on fuel.  I spend more money to "save" some just to satisfy my reasoning that I got the cheapest gas in the area.  I guess if you pay MSRP for a bike you can stand by the principal that you never pay more than MSRP for anything, but if you paid two thousand dollars more for shipping, fuel costs for driving to that remote dealership, possibly higher taxes if you go out of state, is it worth sticking to I will only pay MSRP?  I felt the same way, but I wanted an 07 CVO Ultra, and if the MoCo follows it's it's previous pattern, this is the second year of the CVO Ultra and we won't see one offered again for about 4 years, so I called around what I considered a resonalble distance for me to travel to get one...all the dealers, with the exception of the one I bought mine from, had their allocation spoken for.  The dealership I bought mine from charges $1K over MSRP for the CVOs.   Even though I paid 1K over, they gave me almost 1K more on trade-in for my '02 than I expected.   I did what I had to do to get my Ultra.  I could have went to Minnesota and gotten one at MSRP, but with the expense of flying up there, driving it back and the costs incurred with that, I would have spent that extra $1K easily, just so I could say I got it at MSRP?   To me weighing out the "incidental costs" of going to a distant dealership just for MSRP, just isn't worth the "bragging rights" to say you never pay more than MSRP for a Harley.  I'm not defending the dealerships that sell CVOs for over MSRP, but this is America, and if people are willing to pay it, they will charge it.  It may be the difference in you getting a machine or not....just some thoughts.  Good luck in whichever way you decide to go.

cheers [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif],
Red