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whatyardwork

I found it useful to watch the sales people when I bought mine in the spring.At the dealership I purchased mine there where 2.I noticed 1 running over to the other while negotiating a sale.It became obvious to me who had the bargaining power so thats who I chose to sit down with.Turned out the top sales person was the owners daughter and commision wasnt her top priority so it was easier to haggle with her.

joel

For what it's worth, We just went through the, who has the best deal. We stopped in a local dealer [35 miles away] just to look at the new RKC, They didn't have the color we wanted but did quote a price, msrp plus abs, security, and laced smooth wheels. When I ask'd about any insentives they said sure, we could each pick out a t-shirt. Wow, almost jumped right on that one. So I told the guy we're going to buy a new bike from someone and if they wanted to sell one to us they should rethink things. So after meeting the owner we were offered $500.00 in extras, I told them that was better, and would they tell me what dealer had the right color so we could look at it. said they didn't know but for a deposit they would get 1 in for us, we gave them our # and walked out. The wife was alittle up set and started calling dealers here in Wa. and than Oregon. We found portland had the color but not the abs or wheels. We decided on a road trip for the weekend to be able to see the color. The friday we were going the 1'st dealer calls to see if we were going to buy thier bike, so i told them of our trip. Thats when the price started to fall, We got a qoute from 2 dealers in the Portland area, 1 was very good, the other wanted more, with purchase order in hand we went back to local dealer and hagger'd down to an acceptable price, In the end we bought an 09 with abs, laced wheels and security for less than when we bought our 03, and of couse I shopped all over for the best price than also. Sooooo long story short, get a couple of quotes, this time of year, middle to last part of the last month of 08, the dealer will come down, if they don't, than look up American Motorcycle H-D in portland, they went down to 18,000 for the bike we wanted. there is plenty of room in the price, Good luck, ride safe

MWGB

I live in an area (Fort Worth-Dallas) with no less than 8 dealers in the area. I took my time and shopped around. I learned the sales MANAGER will discount all extras while trying to hold the official price to MSRP. No dealer prep, no freight, discounted aftermarket (not HD) slip ons, no accessory install labor, and a big bite off the cost of the extended warranty.

I made sure they knew that I was serious when I flipped $8,000 cash on the table. And I let them know that my credit union loan rate was the same as HD financing and I would have zero problems getting a loan for the balance.

I made sure the salesman and sales manager knew that I was up to speed regarding HD quarterly earnings decline. Read the recent HOG quarterly SEC report, it's public data on the Internet.

I was in no hurry and went in three times prior to bargaining. And this was back in May, prior to their recent fall off in sales.

I'm quite happy with the deal I made. Others can probably do better. And I love my RKC!

Jick Scott

Exactly the kind of things I was looking for, thank you all for your time. Guess you just have to ask, huh? As you can see by the number of post, I have been able to find most of the things I've looked for when here. Sure enjoy reading all the information from those that know way more than I about Harley motorcycles. Hope to be able to buy mine by the middle of next year. Thanks again, and ride safe.