New Model-Year prices on H-D Trikes

[Trike4u]

FRI… Newmodel-year prices for 2017 Harley-Davidson Freewheeler are $ 26,339.oo and forthe Tri Glide Ultra $34,339.oo. As far as I was informed there will be nodiscounts on the 2017 bikes and some dealers may even charge more than stickerprice by as much as $ 3000.oo .

[Sully]

Those are the kind of Dealers I would not do business with.

[vito]

FRI… Newmodel-year prices for 2017 Harley-Davidson Freewheeler are $ 26,339.oo and forthe Tri Glide Ultra $34,339.oo. As far as I was informed there will be nodiscounts on the 2017 bikes and some dealers may even charge more than stickerprice by as much as $ 3000.oo .

Welcome to the 1990s. Does demand exceed supply enough to make that work again? Time will tell.

[Capt.Bob]

Some of the dealers would love to return to the bad old 1990's in terms of markups over dealer list which is really not good for consumers that are not going to benefit from that at time of trade-in/resale. Unfortunately for those dealers, 2016 is a different Century from those old days and the competition from other brands/manufacturers precludes that kind of silliness. Anyone wanting to buy a new Harley with some due diligence can find dealers that are not only willing to sell at MSRP but below that number via over-allowance on trade-ins and/or other "deal sweetners" at time of sale. Recommend not "drinking the koolaid" when dealing with some of these dealer's sales people. Having been in sales many years ago, we used to say that a good deal was one in which both the seller and the buyer believed that the selling price was fair for both parties. For those of you in the Northern climes, just wait until a week after Christmas when the snow is flying or it is cold as hell and watch the selling prices fall with the thermometer

[Capt.Bob]

Some of the dealers would love to return to the bad old 1990's in terms of markups over dealer list which is really not good for consumers that are not going to benefit from that at time of trade-in/resale. Unfortunately for those dealers, 2016 is a different Century from those old days and the competition from other brands/manufacturers precludes that kind of silliness. Anyone wanting to buy a new Harley with some due diligence can find dealers that are not only willing to sell at MSRP but below that number via over-allowance on trade-ins and/or other "deal sweetners" at time of sale. Recommend not "drinking the koolaid" when dealing with some of these dealer's sales people. Having been in sales many years ago, we used to say that a good deal was one in which both the seller and the buyer believed that the selling price was fair for both parties. For those of you in the Northern climes, just wait until a week after Christmas when the snow is flying or it is cold as hell and watch the selling prices fall with the thermometer

I had time while at the office this morning to think more about what I had written early this morning. The days of consumers paying MSRP have somewhat changed with the Internet and the ability to determine dealer costs. Consumer Reports suggests in car buying that consumers bargain up from the dealer cost price rather than down from the MSRP. Of course, motorcycles are not as ubiquitous as cars and are more frequently bought with discretionary money as opposed to a need for basic transportation. Even then, we have been coming out of the deepest recession that any of us have ever known and to pay full MSRP for anything is somewhat questionable given the somewhat weak overall economy for many wage earners and not necessarily manufacturers. Some of us feel that it would not take too much of an economic shock to put the US economy back into a recession. If that were to happen, then our bikes/trikes would take some hits in terms of potential increased depreciation for trade/resale because of the potential for a weaker economy. Since I am not an economist, all of my BS is merely speculation. However, I do know that I ain't paying MSRP plus added/padded dealer profit for any friggin' bike, ever!

[hdruss]

However, I do know that I ain't paying MSRP plus added/padded dealer profit for any friggin' bike, ever!

I paid the premium once but never again! - Russ

[cigarman]

Capt. Bob is correct...

Shop, shop, shop and never fall in love with anything that doesn't love you back, particularly a car, bike or house.
Also if you find a good dealer you should stick with them. I got my freewheeler with Tallboy seat , engine guard and windshield for just a bit over the price quoted for the 2017 models here. (Of course this is the 5th bike I bought from Iron Valley in Manheim, PA.)

I would also suggest that when you are looking at a new (or used) bike (or car) and if it lacks some add-on that you really want, to talk with the dealership to see if they have take-offs laying around the shop. Many dealers strip used bikes of hardware to make them look more factory and because they will sell you new parts. If it is "I'll buy it" vs "I'll go somewhere else" they will frequently find parts for you; sometimes discounted and sometimes at no charge..

I've had many cars and bikes but one situation came to memory when I wrote the last paragraph.

I sold a car about 10 years ago that had a very expensive exhaust system that I added but I had saved the original. They have me extra $$ on the trade in when they found that I could give them the original system. We had already negotiated a deal and the papers were drawn up.) Sure enough a week after I sold the car, there it was on the used lot with the original system installed.

I have my own system of buying used vehicles at bargain prices and if anyone is interested, email me or send me a message and I'll share 50 years and 50 vehicles worth of experience.

[cigarman]

Also ask them for prior service records or the work that they did after trade-in. If you see that there is shop time for the removal of an engine guard, windshield, chrome add-on or something else that you may want, ask them for it.

My Heritage Softail Classic had some things taken off of it and I asked them for them and they put them back on.

I also did this with a bike and found out they removed a towing package, which made me think it over and subsequently look at another bike.

[Jack Klarich]

I pay 4 dollars more per month for my 17 than I did for my 15