I don't know if I should post this here or in the garage but here we go...

I am graduating and going to buy a harley just as soon as I find a job. I have some questions for anyone who has bought a harley.

1. I am probably going to buy a brand new back. Can you haggle prices like with cars?

2. Did you take any motorcycle training courses before hand? (I have only had experience on smaller bikes, nothing more than a 250)

Thats all for now, I know I had more questions but I can't think of them right now.

7/26/2008 6:10:25 PM

yes you can haggle


yes take a safety course

7/26/2008 6:11:37 PM

1. Yes. I talked them down a good bit when I bought mine, and it was a brand new model at that point.

2. I didn't, but I'm going to. Most insurance companies will give you a discounted rate if you take the safety course, either at the dealership or at a community college.

7/26/2008 6:46:58 PM

cool thanks guys.

I am also worried about the weight of the bike. I hear people say they are heavy. I mean I am a pretty strong guy (I wrestled 189 in high school to give you an idea), so a soft tail shouldn't be a problem right?

7/26/2008 6:52:56 PM

As long as you just want to go in a straight line, a harley won't be a problem.

7/26/2008 7:29:54 PM

I wrestled 152 and I sling a Street Bob pretty well, of course I'm close to 200 now. I'm still kicking around the idea of uprgrading to a soft tail when I turn 30, although I'll probably just pick up an old BMW or something as a project.

Personally I love the mid mounted pegs on my bike because it lets me throw my weight around on it a lot more than forward controls allow. I grew up on dirt bikes and still ride the same way.

Another thing about getting a new Harley. If you plan on getting different pipes, putting a screaming eagle kit on the engine, or even just swapping out intakes you should plan ahead and save up so that you can do it all at once. Anytime that you do anything mechanical to the engine on new ones you have to have the computer recalibrated. Only dealerships can do that and they usually charge upwards of $250.

7/26/2008 9:40:27 PM

theres a reason they're called a hardly

7/28/2008 8:11:28 AM

Quote :

"As long as you just want to go in a straight line slowly, a harley won't be a problem"

fixed it for ya

7/28/2008 9:50:53 AM