Originally Posted by Apoc (Post 300630)

This I honestly did not know.

I thought they dropped buell because it was causing massive debt.

Originally Posted by marko138 (Post 300650)

Nope, Buell was still turning profit. Small, but profit none the less. And now this korean bike thing is putting a lot of Buell guys over the top.

Originally Posted by itgirl (Post 300657)

i love my harley as much as i love my sportbike. there is just no reason to choose between the two.

Originally Posted by Apoc (Post 300560)

If you care what other people ride, you need to spend more time riding, and less time judging.

Originally Posted by Apoc (Post 300604)

Like I said though, the HD has resale. I can pick up a 10 year old cruiser from 'insert japanese brand here' for 2k. Try and find a fatboy for that?

Are you paying a ton extra for a name and badges. Hell yes, i'd be a liar if I denied it. But, the resale on my harley when its 10 years old, will be the same price range as your average Jap cruiser is new.

So your paying more, but in the end, when you get rid of it, it probably costed you a lot less (not counting the ridiculous accessories people spend $$$$$$$$ on) in total fees, and return.

And, I know people will argue. But I have ridden friends cruisers. Hondas, kawi's, yamaha's, and they've all ridden my HD. And almost everytime someone tries my HD for the first time, they say something along the lines of 'Now I understand'..

And the HD dripping oil on the dealer floor thing, thats a thing of the past. Though HD haters like to push it as fact.

Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 301539)

I agree about resell but as a former Harley owner myself, I know that it's only because suckers are willing to pay it NOT because it necessarily a better bike.:idk:

Originally Posted by pdog (Post 301619)

Thanks, Apoc, that makes sense. Reminds me of home buying in CA: the prices are high but since you theoretically can turn around and sell the house 10 years from now for the same or more, the upfront cost isn't as important.