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[Fired00d]

.....add true duals, and about 5K in additional bling to the bike......

I'd better warn you now then, don't hang around here. You will end up doing/putting at least that much on your bike that “came from the factory w/everything you ever thought you would want on a bike”. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

If you don't believe me you can ask some of the other members or I can show you my spreadsheet of P&A I've added and still have/want to add. [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]

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[HWYMAN1]

Of course everyone will have their opinions on this. However, the 2007 may effect the sale of year end 2006 ( esp. if want bigger engines and six speed), but the overall value of the 06 103" and its resale worth are determined as a baseline in blue book worth. The value in dollars and desirabilty are not the same thing. The dollar value today and 10 years from now has a constant based on the above ( although hopefully one can recoup above this but its value should be no lower than this!).  As evidenced by a guy who came up to me this weekend at dealer and was looking at 06 black crimson ( selling at list) but was not sure he if should wait for 07 because of engine and tranny.  So the debate over worth vs. desirability is up to the individual, but the reality there is no bad choice! Both great bikes and fun to ride for anyone who owns them,   john ( my opinion and we all know what that is worth and what it is like!)

[jfscheck]

Yea - for some reason the Fatboys and V-rod's just never sold like I think the Motor Co thought they would...

Touring bikes - no way to get one of them...

[arcticdude]

Well, here's one company already stepping up to the plate.  D&D with an 07 exhaust, complete with O2 ports.

http://www.danddexhaust.com/news/2006/08/flh_fat_cat.htm

[sponserv]

its very simple.....the guys who can afford SE bikes are old guys like us. We want touring bikes to ride not FatBoys and Dueces to bar hop.

[txfatboy]

I have to agree.  (although I do not "bar-hop", or drink & ride)  I am 37, had a 01 fatboy that was totalled.  I was having a hard time deciding between the "old man's bike" or the "i'm not ready for the old man's bike."  The touring bike has LOTS more to offer, for very little price difference than the fatboy.  I just felt that I was not ready for a touring model yet.  I chose the fatboy because I had the extra money from totalled 01 bike.  I still had to put up a 15K dollar difference, but when you add up all you get on the SE package, I felt it was worth it.  Most guys my age would have gone with a stock fatboy over the SE package.  Age plays a factor...didn't I hear that the average age of people going to Sturgis is somewhere between 42-45 yrs old?  Not sure on that, just thought I heard it somewhere.

[flyingwillie]

Hi, a newbie here....just got home from taking my cvo electra glide in for service (bad cruise control module)....they had 2 new cvo's...a road king and a springer.  Interesting that the road king had a chrome and black engine and the springer had the usual chrom and powder coated engine.  Both looked great, particularly because all the oil lines, etc are now hidden.  Paint job, was indeed, less complex but still attractive.  I bought my two tone cherry 05 electra glide because I fell in love with the color and design.  If the new ones result in greater depreciation so be it.  I love this one ...my 9th Harley, even though it is not particularly comfortable compared to my 03 road king classic I just sold.
I intend to enjoy the cvo regardless of what it ends up costing me.  I normally change bikes every 3 years so maybe an 08 when they get all the bugs fixed with the new cvo
Where in bama.....from cullman originally  

[KentuckyHarleyDude]

Willie welcome to the forum ... I live in Huntsville ... and I agree about the comfort of the Road King ...Ive owned this 03 CVO SERK for about 3 months and the more I look at it close the more I LOVE the paint ...

Bama

[ace4059]

its very simple.....the guys who can afford SE bikes are [highlight]old guys [/highlight]like us. We want touring bikes to ride not FatBoys and Dueces to bar hop.

So much nicer than say: "OLD FARTS"

[ultrafxr]

Well, I thought not much but I've changed my mind for the short term at least.  My dealer tells me that he has fielded nothing but calls from folks with very late model bikes wanting to trade for the '07 (not necessarily CVOs) due to the bigger engine and six speed.  And he said that the moco pushed 100 2006 CUSEs out to dealers AFTER the 2007s were released.  They are now having to discount these '06s to around 29k to 30k to move them.  Thought I might trade my 'melon for an '07 but I won't give it away.  Things will settle down after a while and we'll see.

[KentuckyHarleyDude]

We should know with in a week just how much the pre 07s have depreciated when the Sept. NADA books comes out ... will be interesting.

Bama

[ultrafxr]

I think things will settle out after a couple months when the excitement and initial buying fever has broken.  Things are just a little to crazy right now.

[PHAZE]

We'll just be part of the problem if we drop the prices on our bikes to go for new machines.  None of us will take a hit on our bikes unless we sell them.  Don't go out and buy the '07s and the stealers will be forced to keep their prices in line.  I've been checking around some and have been quoted everything from MSRP to $5,000.00 over.  I'd go a little over MSRP for the right CVO.  I don't know if I'd ever buy another non-CVO Harley, but if I did, it would have to be discounted and I've talked with a few folks that have gotten $500.00 off MSRP on '06 bikes before the '07 introductions.

[KentuckyHarleyDude]

I think we could take our 103's to a 110 and add a six speed tranny for a lot less then it would cost most of us to trade for an 07 and STILL have a better looking and sounding bike.

dd

[Fired00d]

....I've been checking around some and have been quoted everything from MSRP to $5,000.00 over.  I'd go a little over MSRP for the right CVO.  I don't know if I'd ever buy another non-CVO Harley, but if I did, it would have to be discounted and I've talked with a few folks that have gotten $500.00 off MSRP on '06 bikes before the '07 introductions.

I will not pay over MSRP for any scooter!!! I would rather drive several hours get the bike at my price then pay some "stealer" absorbent prices because they think they got me by the balls. I normally don't like to use that word, but dealers that are ripping people off by selling scooters at outrageous prices are nothing other then "stealers".

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