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#2951 Unread post by jaskc78 »

decided i am definitely not buying from the local HD dealership. quoted me $6499 for the Buell, which isn't a bad price at all for a brand new one, but still want to charge me over $1700 in fees, including freight and set-up fees on a 2009 bike that already has 68 miles. i'm sorry, but if it's already been ridden for a couple hours then i'm not going to pay for all the fees like it's fresh out of the box.

and i actually think he told me the out-the-door price would be $9200 so that'd be $2700 in fees, but that seems way out of control, even for the local HD stealership. $1700 seems just high enough to be right for them, so i think i musta misheard him saying $8200. either way, think i'm gonna buy the 2010 used one from Florida for $5500 instead. 68 miles or 400 miles, the critical part of the break-in has already passed and whatever i do is essentially meaningless.
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#2952 Unread post by sv-wolf »

Got up.

Well, what else do you expect. It's Saturday! (And a bank holiday weekend. Yeah!)
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#2953 Unread post by fireguzzi »

(yesterday) Another trip to Atlanta for Julies second injection. Harley's last day of school.
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#2954 Unread post by Diogenes »

Took a tour down to Port Dover just for the ell' of it.
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#2955 Unread post by csspostal »

Test drove the RS today and Blues was right :oops:
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#2956 Unread post by ceemes »

blues2cruise wrote: Also discovered that my new riding boots that are supposedly waterproof...leak..... :( :x
.......and we are surprised because??????

Finally got Connie to the shop today, work ordered to be done:

Fix or replace the starter
Install wider grips on the handlebars
Tune up, including replacing all fluids
Replace broken right reflector
Check brakes and repair/fix as required, judging from the pulsing feed back I am getting off my non-ABs brakes, I suspect one of the front rotors is warped
Check valves and adjust as required
Give the bike a good look over to see what else needs fixing or replacing
And give is wash and a polish.....gonna have to get a bike cover, the dust from my underground parking is getting bad.

But I did forget to ask them to set the pre-load to Fat bastrd, will have to get them to do it when I talk with them in a weeks time.

Should get her back on the 15th, which is PAYDAY!!!!!!

Also picked up a new pair of lighter summer riding gloves
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#2957 Unread post by HYPERR »

ceemes wrote:
But I did forget to ask them to set the pre-load to Fat bastrd, will have to get them to do it when I talk with them in a weeks time.
Better to measure the actual sag with you sitting on the bike.
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ceemes wrote:
blues2cruise wrote: Also discovered that my new riding boots that are supposedly waterproof...leak..... :( :x
.......and we are surprised because??????
Well, I thought that because they cost more and were a known brand and said right on them waterproof....

I sat then upside down on a heater so they would be dry inside for tomorrow's ride.
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#2959 Unread post by ceemes »

blues2cruise wrote:
ceemes wrote:
blues2cruise wrote: Also discovered that my new riding boots that are supposedly waterproof...leak..... :( :x
.......and we are surprised because??????
Well, I thought that because they cost more and were a known brand and said right on them waterproof....
,,,,,,and being a seasoned rider, you believed them because?????? :laughing:
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#2960 Unread post by Wrider »

Ooohhhh Ceemes called you old! Are you gonna take that from him!?!?!?
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