Where do you guys find bargain prices on used Harley's?

[truck]

These are the kind of prices they are asking in my area.

http://allentown.craigslist.org/mcy/1089555232.html  KBB says $11,190.00 retail

http://allentown.craigslist.org/mcy/1097437246.html  KBB says $ 7,690.00 retail

[02roadcling]

those guys are nutz
id rather hav the old one anyway For more money

[Jeffd]

prices pretty low in Montana.  Bring cash and make a vacation out of it.

[RK101]

Truck, those guys must be smoking wacky weed.

[TooLow]

Truck,  Yep there are a lot of people that think they struck gold when they bought their Harley.  They think they can gain back every dime they spent on overpriced dealer add-ons even get back the dealer labor costs when selling a used bike.   Problem is they sit on these bikes forever or nutill they wake up and sell at a decent price.  There are some good deals around but you have to look over the nut cases to find the real ones.  Last week I saw an 09 V-rod for sale on craigslist for 3k less then dealer price. 475 miles on the clock but owner lost his job and needed out of the bike.  Of course I think our local dealers here are nuts also, was looking at 08 streetglides last year, was on vacation at OC and went to the dealer there, same bike-same options--3k  less.  Guy at work bought his heritage at Schaffers [spelling] last year I think around 2k less then our 2 local dealers.   Though I like the private sellers thoughts on prices !!  maybe I should put my 95 roadking [custom built-flat black paint] on craigslist for around $14000 and then go buy me a new streetglide [from some dealer far away]   TooLow

[Mi_RDGlide]

Not a Harley but looks like fun

http://lansing.craigslist.org/mcy/1097406835.html

[tireater]

Try Cycle Trader...

[05FLHTC]

Truck I look on ebay & craigslist, found a stellar deal on me 1995 FXD on ebay 2 years ago...didn't need another bike, but at the time my bagger was down. It helps keep me amused during the winter months & keeps me up to date on what folks are asking for em...ASKING is the key word, not selling. Many not getting sold for what they are asking anymore, prices are a dropping.

[CraigArizona85248]

LMAO!  Not only is the guy with the '93 delustional about the price, but he must have been dreamin' when he posted that it had the "Anniversary paint, ORANGE!!"     The 90th Anniversary paint (1993) was Silver and Charcoal... like this...

[PoorUB]

those guys are nutz

There is allot of that going around!
I guy I work with bought a Dyna Wide Glide for $22,000 in the spring of '05. Tons of dealer added goodies drove the price up. Fairly often he would remind me that his Wide Glide was worth more than my '05 Ultra. I kept telling him just because he paid more does not mean it is worth more! He went to trade in in the other day and the dealer offered him $10K on trade for a Street Glide. he was pissed! Another guy we both know just traded in a '05 Ultra on a '09 and got $14K for it. I just laughed and asked him, "whose bike is worth more?"

[L-]

A guy at work bought a 1990 Electa Glide for $9000.00 !!!!!   I ordered a battery, stator and some other small stuff for it.  Just goes to show what W. C. Fields used to say.

L-

[05FLHTC]

Here's a nice one
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/mcy/1097370367.html

& few others
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/mcy/1095946161.html

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/mcy/1095860987.html

Here look for your self alot of nice ones
http://chicago.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=Harley%20davidson

[jclark311]

I just bought a 94 Heritage Nostalgia In November, I watched it on EBAY, and Craigslist, it stated at 13k, then 12, then 11, then 10. I bought it for 8. If you have cash, you are in the drivers seat. Nobody is going to write a 13k home equity check now. So cash rules. Those 2 adds you showed are way over priced. New ones are cheaper than that!

[Jeffd]

here is a beauty for $10,000.


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[Scurvy]

she is a beaut! But what I want to know is where is all the snow? It's white here and I can't even find the hose to wash mine.

[HroadhogD1]

The prices of bikes is bound to go down even more as people lose their jobs.  I hate to see that happen, even if we can get good deals.

[mark61]

  Just going from Mechanicsburg to State College gets you a $1k lower price on new bikes. #1 has some decent prices on newer used bikes-mostly dressers right now- and then they are asking $9k for a '77 FLH touring rig and $8k for a '80 FX both which have low to mid teens,000 miles on them. Those shovels seem high but their used prices can be negotiated I understand.  YMMV.     Not shilling for them! Just FYI.

mark61

[Panzer]

Here's one you might want to look into:
                  www.Harleybrokers.com
Never used them, just saying.

Panzer

[Princess Butt]

For a lot of guys forced to sell, it's hard to let go of their pride. Think about it: if you just lost your job, what would hurt the most to sell off? Yeah, I would hate to sell one of my rides at below market value too.

There are also those guys who think it's still 1997, where a used bike is worth almost as much as a new one. Not a chance. If it's more than 5 years old, chances are you're lucky to get 2/3 of what it cost new. One guy I know has been trying to sell the same bike for 2 years; he think's he's giving it away at $15k, since he's got $25k into it. It's still an $11k bike, no matter what you've done to it.

All those goodies you added don't increase the value. That's why you keep the stock stuff, and swap it back before you sell it. Then you can liquidate all the other stuff and make up some cash.

BnEUC