From: BJayKana on
Our good friend LB, bought an 03 100 Year Special Edition Harley
Davidson.
Paid something around 22,000 (cash)
(Taxes, chrome, and H.D. 'xtries like Bells and whistles, we know them
HD bells and stuff are quite expensive) <g>

The first time I saw it, and we rode out of Bowie county, and doing a
lotta braggin on it, and all:
LB said ‘‘Yeah Willie, ya know them' Harleys are actually an
investment.’’
Next time, Willie, buy you a Harley, instead of them money loosing
Metric, sickles.

Now, after back surgery and dropping it the other day, with his good
zize wife aboard., he is gonna sale it on consignment at Dewights Dream
Cycles in New Boston.
He said it is too big for him now, that he will get 'em a smaller bike,
but also wants and needs, a Cabota tractor (chuckle).

Skunk said he was hoping to get around 18-19grand for the 03
model.Silver Harley Heritage type Bike.

That is hardly what I'd call having an investment in something?

Any and all types of recreational vehicles are anything but, an
investment.

Hail’, I just spend another $192 on a back tar' on the Magna. Ya dont
get that type money back when you sell em. That only helps, to sale 'em.
<g>

B. Jay Kana--
NETexas
03Valk-&-98 Magna
Have a Dandy Day--

From: BryanUT on

<tomorrow(a)erols.com> wrote in message
news:1171554985.899611.5030(a)v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
>
> In general, I don't think saving money is a good reason for buying a
> motorcycle.
^^^^^^^^^^
>

Sorry, I had to correct your post.

Bryan


From: Harold Gailey on
On 15 Feb 2007 16:51:44 -0800, "Brian Walker"
<shadowrider34(a)hotmail.com> wrote:


>
>Here's the investment:
>HD = $20k new / $15k sold after 5 years = net loss $5k
>Honda = $8k new / $6k sold after 5 years = net loss $2k
>
>Thank you!
>
>I can almost buy a new Honda for what a HD will lose in just net loss.


HD - 75% returned on the sale of the "investment".
Honda - 75% returned on the sale of the "investment".

Yup they were both losers in the investment game.
My 78 Harley was a daily rider for almost 25 years before I "invested"
in an '02 Harley and let the 78 become my "Sunday" rider. Of course I
still ride it to work on sunny days but the '02 is the main ride now.
I look at them both as investments in transportation. And as such they
are very competitive with any other vehicle out there as far as
longevity goes, cost to operate, etc. I also look at them as
investments in my mental health. They just make me feel good to ride
'em. (especially the shovel)
--

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: Brian Walker on
On Feb 15, 9:08 pm, Harold Gailey <hgai...(a)houston.rr.com> wrote:
> On 15 Feb 2007 16:51:44 -0800, "Brian Walker"
>
> <shadowride...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Here's the investment:
> >HD = $20k new / $15k sold after 5 years = net loss $5k
> >Honda = $8k new / $6k sold after 5 years = net loss $2k
>
> >Thank you!
>
> >I can almost buy a new Honda for what a HD will lose in just net loss.
>
> HD - 75% returned on the sale of the "investment".
> Honda - 75% returned on the sale of the "investment".
>
> Yup they were both losers in the investment game.
> My 78 Harley was a daily rider for almost 25 years before I "invested"
> in an '02 Harley and let the 78 become my "Sunday" rider. Of course I
> still ride it to work on sunny days but the '02 is the main ride now.
> I look at them both as investments in transportation. And as such they
> are very competitive with any other vehicle out there as far as
> longevity goes, cost to operate, etc. I also look at them as
> investments in my mental health. They just make me feel good to ride
> 'em. (especially the shovel)
> --
>
> 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

Thank you! You just identified the mentality of the "Harley
investment" idea!

People who truly invest don't look at %s of return, but what they have
in the bank at the end of the day. When you lose less money, it hurts
less...unless of course you're too numb from all the shaking that
Harley does to you.

<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...


From: tomorrow on
On Feb 16, 9:36 pm, "Redshad" <reds...(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.

<sniff> <sniff-sniff> PTOOIE!!!!! <stinky bait>