Top 10 reasons to buy a motorcycle now.
Andrew
I didn't notice the top 10 reasons not to buy a bike now, but I bet they
outweigh the reasons to buy that are cited below.
TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY A MOTORCYCLE NOW
Prices for new bikes dropping across the country
By Beth Dolgner
There's no better time than the present to buy a motorcycle: the struggling
economy and lagging vehicle sales mean that manufacturers and dealers have
begun offering unprecedented rebates and incentives. If that's not enough,
even the government thinks you deserve that shiny new bike for Christmas.
Take a look at our top ten reasons why you should buy a motorcycle now.
1. Prices are lower than in recent years -- a lot lower. A 2008 Honda
CBR1000RR used to retail for $11,599, but the going price right now is
$8,000. A $1000 discount on the 2009 Suzuki LTR 450 drops the price tag to
$6,399. "We're back to prices from back around 2003," says Jim Wertman,
General Manager of Carolina Honda in Columbia, S.C. "There's never been a
better time to buy."
2. Even best-selling bikes are being discounted. Discounts used to be given
for bikes that weren't selling well, but right now retail prices are lower
for nearly every model. The Honda Shadow 750 is a top-seller, but that hasn't
stopped Honda from lowering the price. Aiken Motorcycle's Marsha Hopkins
reports that her South Carolina store's inventory of Shadow 750s is now
$1,200 cheaper per unit, thanks to invoice reductions and a $500 Honda Bonus
Bucks incentive.
3. Manufacturers are offering special incentives to dealers, and that
savings is being passed on to customers. You thought that old line "We're
passing the savings on to you!" was just a sales pitch? It's not. "We're
certainly making deals and passing on the savings to the customer," says
Erico Motorsports owner John Beldock in Denver, Colo. "It's worth it for us
to keep the customer." After all, a happy customer will come back to the
dealership for parts, accessories and service, so it's in the dealer's best
interest to sell at a discount.
4. Dealerships are sweetening the pot by adding their own incentives. Suzuki
of Sarasota (Florida) offers freebies with new bikes: a free helmet with a
child's dirt bike, free maintenance packages, or even gift cards for local
businesses. Dealers don't have as big of a profit margin on bikes as you
might think - lessening their ability to add further discounts - but they
are utilizing other ways to encourage sales.
5. The longer the bikes are on the showroom floor, the more they cost the
dealer, and the more likely the dealer will make a deal. At Carolina Honda,
the $350 rebate on the 2009 Rebel 250 resulted in thirty sales in just one
month. On the flipside, a bike that's just sitting there actually costs the
dealership money.
6. Manufacturers are unloading noncurrent models at steep discounts. It's
cheaper for the dealer, and cheaper for you. There is a surplus of new 2007
and 2008 models, either leftover in warehouses or recalled from dealerships
that went out of business. Suzuki of Sarasota added more than 100 '08 Suzuki
models to the store's inventory in 2009. Owner Dave Gillum says, "This year,
it's all about deals. People don't care if it's an '07 or '08, so us being
able to sell '08 models was a huge success for us."
7. Technology isn't becoming outdated as quickly. New models feature styling
changes, but buying a 2008 model won't send you back to the Stone Age when
it comes to technology. Many of the differences between 2008-2010 models are
merely cosmetic.
8. Financing isn't all bad news. Sure, it's not as easy as it once was to
secure financing. But if you do qualify, then you're in for a treat.
Interest rates are lower than they have been in the past, and some financing
plans include no money down or even no payments for six months.
9. These deals won't be around forever. Florida Motorsports (Naples, Fla.)
manager Bill Shenk predicts that costs will go up on 2010 models.
"Production numbers have dropped, so the cost will be going up," he says.
"The 2008 and 2009 models have better prices in comparison, especially with
the factory incentives."
10. The government wants you to buy a motorcycle, too. Thanks to the
Stimulus Act, you can write off state sales tax on a new motorcycle.
However, you only have until Dec. 31 to take advantage of the offer. So what
are you waiting for? Your local dealership is waiting for you, and they've
got a deal on the model you want.
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Andrew
00 Daytona
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05 Squiddo
saddlebag
wrote:
> This was sent out in an IMS email.
What is IMS?
> I didn't notice the top 10 reasons not to buy a bike now, but I bet they
> outweigh the reasons to buy that are cited below.
>
> TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY A MOTORCYCLE NOW
> 1. Prices are lower than in recent years -- a lot lower. A 2008 Honda
> CBR1000RR used to retail for $11,599, but the going price right now is
> $8,000. A $1000 discount on the 2009 Suzuki LTR 450 drops the price tag to
> $6,399. "We're back to prices from back around 2003," says Jim Wertman,
> General Manager of Carolina Honda in Columbia, S.C. "There's never been a
> better time to buy."
I stopped by the local Triumph place yesterday to see if they had that
new Rocket Roadster in. They didn't, but they had 2007 still on the
floor with a $14,999 price on it and a sign around it that said $1000
off. Seems pretty pricey for a 3 yr old machine.
I talked to a Kaw dealer a month or so back and she said the stimulus
thing was over by like end of Nov 2009. Then again, maybe she was
trying to encourage me to buy something quick.
Andrew
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> On Dec 17, 10:01 pm, "Andrew" <yogig.nospamm.no.s...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> This was sent out in an IMS email.
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> What is IMS?
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International Motorcycle Show.
Steve Mackay
Already bought mine back in October. But thinking about buying a 1125R.
At $6K, it's really hard to pass 'em up. But then, why do I need 4 bikes?
Joey Tribiani
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> But then, why do I need 4 bikes?
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the same reason you need multiple pairs of socks and undies....<G>
Ian Singer
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> > But then, why do I need 4 bikes?
>Joey Tribiani wrote:
> the same reason you need multiple pairs of socks and undies....<G>
Not the same reason you don't need multiple wives?
Too much, and too many to handle, and an expensive habit.
Ian Singer
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Joey Tribiani
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>> "Steve Mackay" <mackay...@att.net> wrote in message
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>> > But then, why do I need 4 bikes?
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>>Joey Tribiani wrote: the same reason you need multiple pairs of socks and
>>undies....<G>
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> Not the same reason you don't need multiple wives?
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> Too much, and too many to handle, and an expensive habit.
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> Ian Singer
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Vaughn
Depends on how well the bikes compliment one another - AND, in your
case, if you and Toni can happily ride at the same pace when you are
on the lobster and she's on her CityX? If not, then you and she may
very well need two 1125's.
They are a hard deal to pass up at that price..., especially since you
love em so and they won't make any more.
Steve Mackay
It's worse when the wife LIKES motorbikes :)
Ian Singer
> Joey Tribiani wrote:
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>>>> "Steve Mackay" <mackay...@att.net> wrote in message
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>>>> > But then, why do I need 4 bikes?
>>>> Joey Tribiani wrote: the same reason you need multiple pairs of
>>>> socks and undies....<G>
>>> Not the same reason you don't need multiple wives?
>>> "Ian Singer" <ians...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> Too much, and too many to handle, and an expensive habit.
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>>> Ian Singer
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>> motorbikes are much cheaper than wives....
>Steve Mackay wrote:
> It's worse when the wife LIKES motorbikes :)
That's worse than the girlfriend liking too? AND the wife being 250LB
and 40 years old and the girlfriend 98LB and 20 years old. Kind of
reminds me of the saying "your mother wears combat boots".
BryanUT
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So all I hear is that late model used bikes should be CHEAP. Yee
Haaww!
I've already written off my disposable F4i.
phil scott
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> >> > But then, why do I need 4 bikes?
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> >>Joey Tribiani wrote: the same reason you need multiple pairs of socks and
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> > Not the same reason you don't need multiple wives?
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the older one gets the more obvious that becomes.
Vaughn
Shopping on the used market for an upgrade should bode well with your
computer skills and patience.
I suggest looking for a newish used one that is modified in the
fashion you prefer. Tons of money can go in to improving or adding
on, and finding the used model you want with a lot of the excellent
extras is your biggest savings and performance value. Doing so takes
away the pleasure of researching, choosing, and installing all of
those really nice parts. But if you don't really dig on the wrencin',
find a honey with all those things already on it before some other
aficionado for the modelo comes along and buys it.
The DR-Z I bought last year had a bunch of "value added" parts, and
was being sold for blue book value (which isn't much on a 400 cookie
cutter enduro - b u t, for a nicely modded up one it is a really good
price since the mods on it are the same ones I would have done anyway,
given the money).
Happy hunting. Save up to be "ready" and Ebay and craigslist are your
friends.