No more Buell...

[Setsukosan]

Now would be a great time to buy one from a dealership though. Friend got a 1125CR '09 for 7.2k its was a 12k bike last week he pretty much got it for cost.

[Raux]

yeah i tried to see the price of the Ullyses XT from a dealer here. he quoted me 800 below MSRP out the door... uh no thanks...

[Statler]

I just checked the local dealer here....2009 1125cr   $5,995.     

[kingbaby]

I just checked the local dealer here....2009 1125cr   $5,995.     

Where do I go to pick it up?

[Triple J]

I just checked the local dealer here....2009 1125cr   $5,995.     

WOW! 

[jerryz]

Poor finishes???  Really?  Where do you get this?  HD has the best paint in the business.  

I used to run a HD dealership...we had lots of quality issues,peeling Chrome and fasteners were most common , electics ,timing side faliures and paint blemisheson multicolour options  ,for a so called premium price we had lots of issues.HD support is good for warranty but it can amount to $hundreds per bike..that has to hurt HD.

[Statler]

Where do I go to pick it up?

Baltimore rte 40.   red 2009 new and black 2008 new.  both same price.

[kingbaby]

I used to run a HD dealership...we had lots of quality issues,peeling Chrome and fasteners were most common , electics ,timing side faliures and paint blemisheson multicolour options  ,for a so called premium price we had lots of issues.HD support is good for warranty but it can amount to $hundreds per bike..that has to hurt HD.

As did I for over 9 years & GM at a Ducati dealership. I thought H-D did a great job, especially considering all the different paints (check out any of the anniversary bikes), and miles of chrome. Bikes are no more than paint, metal & plastic.
I doubt warranty issues have anything to do with Buells "Ejection".

Based on units sold, Ducati has no less claims.  All the major manufactures these days make incredible products.

[Porsche Monkey]

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mcy/1429815178.html


From a dealer.   

[NorDog]

I'm waiting for HD to go the way of Buell.  Even if the government would let them (it won't), they can't continue to sell a belated dream to aging Boomers wrapped up in an air cooled, 2 valve, 45 deg push rod activated V Twin with too much weight pushed by too little power, all for BIG $$$$.

I like to tell people that while I love my Superglide, my S4RS is basically half the weight and twice the power.

Eventually, if it even has the option, HD needs to deep six the whole "I wanna be a biker on the weekends" marketing and make some real world motorcycles that reach beyond the cruiser market.

The V Rod project almost hit the mark.  The thing does make power, but it's wrapped up in a cruiser chassis.  But then the V Rod mill might be too big, fat, and heavy to really go into anything else.

I really thought the Rotax/Buell, and possibly MV, were signs that HD had their eye on eventually breaking out of the mold.  Obviously not the case.

I predict that if HD doesn't change radically it will flounder within a few years; 5, maybe 10, maybe sooner.

You can only get away with selling "bad ass" to aging accountants and dentists for so long.  HD's been at it for about 25 years.  That train is coming into the station, and it's the end of the line.

[Bellagio]

If you folks think the prices you're seeing on the forum are low, PM me and get a quote on any model Buell.  I worked for a dealer in Milwaukee and they've got a fire sale on all Buells.  Don't know how long it's going to last, they sold 19 in 2 hours...

[kingbaby]

Just called the dealership where I was at.

Sold 4 (all they had left) 1125's this weekend.   

[mitt]

wow, they are really moving them. 

mitt

[kingbaby]

wow, they are really moving them. 

mitt

Maybe something to be learned here,right?

Even if you are not going out of business, Better on the road, than on the showroom floor.

I made that comment when when we went to dealer meetings & it didn't seem to make sense to them when they were fat & happy.   

Oh how times have changed.     

[ducatiz]

i bet those folks who bought an 1125 on credit are kicking themselves HAAARRDD