i've been getting chastized for the past 20 minutes from my girlfriend as I lurk around here reading of all your SE stories. I'll try to keep this as short and sweet, while still giving some good background.
I bought my first HD in April of flast year, an 06 XL1200L in Glacier White (which MoCo killed for the white gold this year). I rode the entire year, getting to 7k miles by January. On a Monday evening late that January, I came home to my email with message from MoCo that said 'Be the first to see the NEW XL1200N Nightster'. Yea, I'm bored, lets see another flash movie of a bike. So I open it, and for the entire time, my jaw is on the ground. The movie is over, and I scream 'I want one'. My girlfriend tells me I'm nuts, and at 8:45am Tuesday, I'm at Mills in Burlington, NJ telling my guy Larry that I want the first one they get, and how soon can I have it. He tells me he doesn't know when they're coming in and how much it is. He looks it up on the PC, finds a VIN for one, and checks on shipping. It left KC the previous thursday, and should be there by the end of the week. I get the call it came in on Friday, I go see it, sit on it, and beg to take it home. They tell me it can be ready Saturday morning, the 3rd. That morning its 15 degrees out. I ride it into work, and have managed 2500mi so far.
And you thought this would be short?
In the past 5 months, I spent a week in Florida on a Street Glide and (with the g/f's blessing) fell in love. She hates the sporty, and won't ride it unless I make her, and I can't really blame her. Anyway, I decided the next would be a Touring, but maybe next year. I've been toying with the idea for the past few weeks, and 10 days ago, stumbled across an 02 FLHRSE in Purple with 7400 miles.
The guy with this FLHRSE needs to sell it quick, so I arrange my financing with Mills on Saturday morning, and give him a call. We come to terms on the $, and everything is a go. Larry at Mills advises me of the process, so I try to iron it all out and coordinate with the seller. The dealership (Mills), is doing a buyer assist for me, so this can be a little tricky. Well, to make a long story short (yea, right), theres a HUGE catch-22 with this process. The dealer won't send in the paperwork until they have a title in hand to guarantee the bike, but can't issue a check until 3-5 days after they have the title and submit the paperwork. Well, the quandry is 'what seller will give up a title without any money?' I understand this, I work at an auto dealer, so this turns out to be quite the pickle.
Anyway, I'm looking for an 02 FLHRSE in Purple. Financing is approved and arranged through a long standing, local HD dealer. Anyone familiar with the process and willing to deal, please contact me. I'm a serious buyer and ready to make it happen NOW.
~Chris