Kevin_Duke

And I'm definitely not trying to knock your choice in bikes - I dig Harleys. But if "four grand is four grand," then a 5-yr-old Vic, at $9395, is still worth a decent amount of money, not just a couple of pieces of chrome.

Dr_Sprocket

Danger, this reply is not directed at you, as much as the person to whom you replied as above.

According to an old motorcycle review article, the 2005 Victory Kingpin Deluxe MSRP was $15,200. The MSRP for the H-D Road King Classic was $17,345. Total difference was $2,145, lessening the price difference between the two.

In 2005, the Harley-Davidson craze was at its peak. People were waiting for over a year to get their bikes, often having to take whatever color that was delivered. Here in Delaware, it was common for riders to pay $1000 over sticker price. So, now that's $3,145... and the Victory rider was able to enjoy their bike a whole year earlier. Perhaps the price difference isn't quite as great?

Lastly, go try to sell your Harley now. Try to get $12,000 for it. There are countless bikes in our local paper that sit there, unsold, every week. Nobody is buying $12,000 5-year-old used bikes over here. (Not sure about your area.)

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SquireJim

Kevin...agree completely. As I said, if there were more Vic dealers, or one nearer to me, I would be ridin' a CC now...

Jim

Kevin_Duke

Cool! Point taken. Living in SoCal, I sometimes forget that civilization isn't as deep elsewhere!

Larry

Correct, but the real issue is that Victory and Harley never had models that directly compared until 2010 when the Cross bikes came out. The Kingpin doesn't really compare to either a Fat Boy or a Road King.

Additionally, up until recently you would pay full MSRP for HDs and the Victory could be had for $1500 under MSRP all day long.




I think that was pretty much over by 2002 (except at Mike Famous where they still gouge you).




My friend bought the HD Ultra Classic, thinking that he would trade it every year and get a new one for only a couple of grand. After the year was up he went to trade and the dealer offered him $16K... the new one was $23K... Needless to say he still has the first Ultra. Resale value is 1) CAN I sell it, and 2) Will I actually get what the books say it's worth. The economy being what it is you can't count on either. Motorcycles are a crappy investment. Someone looking for an investment should buy bonds.

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Dr_Sprocket

Couldn't agree with you more. There are many other better investments that motorcycles. I hear real estate is going to be hopping this next year.

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