Harley is an investment?? (it is?)
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From: Harold Gailey on 18 Feb 2007 01:17 On 16 Feb 2007 00:49:58 -0800, "Brian Walker" <shadowrider34(a)hotmail.com> wrote: ><Look @ me! Never be able to tell I ride a sportbike, huh?> > >Now, I don't recall Honda owners EVER coming up with the stupid assed >idea of a motorcycle being an "investment". We're simply pointing out >how we lose less money in the end. The "investment" bullshit came when >HD started marketing to the yuppies who everyone knows is too stupid >to know anything anyway. > >I don't invest in motorcycles. Motorcycles are recreational vehicles >which are at times used as commuters. I invest in more reliable things >like companies (through stocks), and yes...even an occasional XBox 360 >to sell to some deprived kid at Christmas... > When I bought my first Harley in '76 it was to change my riding style to a more cruiser oriented ride. My ricers were getting me tickets and a court appearance where I was fighting for my right to ride. After I was allowed to keep my license I changed my riding habits with my new ride. I had to. You can't ride a Superglide like a Z-1. What I noticed over the years was all my buds who rode rice had to get new ones every few years to keep up with the latest technology or the fastest speeds or just because they weren't worth rebuilding while my shovel just kept putting along. It was a good investment in dependable transportation. After my 76 got stolen and I replaced it with my 78 I went for many years without missing much work due to any failure on the part of my bike. Many of the minor repairs and maintenance I was able to perform myself. For 25 years it was the way I got to work and rarely let me down. Then in 2002 I bought another one and put the 78 in the shop for a major overhaul. The 2002 only has about 26k miles on it since it mainly is used for commuting and gets to share the load with the 78. So far it has not needed anything repaired. Regular maintenance only, including brake pads and tires. Anyway with the price of gas what it is nowadays, bikes are the only way to go. No telling how much gas I've saved riding over the last 30 plus years. I do look at my bikes as an investment not to make money but to save money and keep me happily putting on down the road. I too invest in other things to make money. Depending on the stock market sometimes I lose money but who doesn't. Anyway the point is I don't feel like my bikes depreciate any at all. To me they are still worth every penny I paid for them. Just try to buy one of them from me. -- Harold Gailey - 74 CB 450 Stolen; 74 Z1 900 Traded; 76 FX 1200 Stolen; 78 FX(E) 86ci Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88ci Daily Rider Other Weather. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hgailey55/instant/photos.html
From: Harold Gailey on 18 Feb 2007 01:27 On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:03:48 GMT, "Gary Walker" <twf(a)swbell.net> wrote: >> > >I don't have any definitive backup data, but I suspect a >Gold Wing probably holds value better than any other >motorcycle. I'm not sure about BMW's, but I'll bet it's >far better than a Harley. > >Gary > I think there's a Kelley Blue Book website if you want to compare them all. -- Harold Gailey - 74 CB 450 Stolen; 74 Z1 900 Traded; 76 FX 1200 Stolen; 78 FX(E) 86ci Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88ci Daily Rider Other Weather. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hgailey55/instant/photos.html
From: Harold Gailey on 18 Feb 2007 01:28 On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:09:47 -0600, "Redshad" <redshad(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> >> >> I don't have any definitive backup data, but I suspect a >> Gold Wing probably holds value better than any other >> motorcycle. I'm not sure about BMW's, but I'll bet it's >> far better than a Harley. >> >> Gary >> >> >I would tend to agree since ones that were only 3 years old were selling for >only about 3 grand less than new. > >Redshad > Probably a good place to compare would also be Ebay. There you get to see what the final auction price was rather than what someone asks for in the newspaper. -- Harold Gailey - 74 CB 450 Stolen; 74 Z1 900 Traded; 76 FX 1200 Stolen; 78 FX(E) 86ci Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88ci Daily Rider Other Weather. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hgailey55/instant/photos.html
From: Harold Gailey on 18 Feb 2007 01:31 On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:36:08 -0600, "Redshad" <redshad(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >The sales adds are full of them because most people buy a Harley as a status >thing. Then it sits in the garage and gets wiped on and polished all the >time. When it come time to ride it, there like..damn..I done spent 28 days >of the month cleaning on it and I dont really want to get it dirty. Then >they think...I better leave this thing parked since it cost as much as my >house..something might happen to it. Then they think..I better go ahead and >sell this thing before the first oil change is due so I dont have to sell my >first born to pay for the service. Then in the paper it goes. After that, >they just pull into the Harley shops in there trucks and buy a T-Shirts and >hats and remember when they used to own a Harley and what a good motorcycle >it was. > >Then you see a GW in there and its got high mileage and its in the paper >because the owner bought a new one and doesnt need two of them. > >Redshad > hehe yup, there's plenty of that. Those folks that caused the prices of new and used Harleys to be so high just a few years ago are probably the cause of the prices sagging a bit today. -- Harold Gailey - 74 CB 450 Stolen; 74 Z1 900 Traded; 76 FX 1200 Stolen; 78 FX(E) 86ci Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88ci Daily Rider Other Weather. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hgailey55/instant/photos.html
From: Harold Gailey on 18 Feb 2007 01:36
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:39:54 -0600, "Redshad" <redshad(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >I feel that my Goldwing was a serious investment because its going to take >all my money to pay for it and I will have to eat beans and cornbread and >drink water for the next 3 years. > >Redshad > Those are seriously fine bikes. My buddy let me take his for a spin with its heated seat and grips and GPS on the dash it was quite an experience. I still can't get used to the frame mounted fairing. The first GW he let me ride a few years ago had a trailer hooked to it and he wanted me to see how you couldn't even tell it was back there. He was right but I almost put it in a ditch cause that fairing made it tough to get the feel of the steering coming out of his driveway. -- Harold Gailey - 74 CB 450 Stolen; 74 Z1 900 Traded; 76 FX 1200 Stolen; 78 FX(E) 86ci Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88ci Daily Rider Other Weather. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/hgailey55/instant/photos.html |