Fracking Harley dealers!

[kingjason]

All I ever see up there are used XR's now. I think I'm gonna try and ride one on the demo days on 9/22. I was gonna be going from a FZ1 to a XR or Nightster and so from 150hp to 70hp, but now since its been so long without a bike I doubt I'd notice the difference much lol.

The things I didn't like about my Vrod was how it just was not a very highway friendly bike. Revved real high at about 70 and wasn't all that comfortable on a long ride. Gas mileage also sucked. I love riding it just around town, but doing the commute to work was a pain in the ass, so I rode the GSXR or FZ1.

I had a 02 with a windsheild and Corbin seat. I thought it was a nice little ride on the highway. You are right though about the 100 mile to a tank thing. Mileage was not real bad, the tank was just to small.

[89stangGT]

Im almost positive I saw a XR up there a couple weeks ago when I was in there. It was over on the left side by the service dept. I dont remember seeing it this past weekend though.

Oh I passed my class today. Out of 8 people that started, 4 dropped out. One took a spill, one couldnt keep up and 2 overslept today and didnt show up. If all goes well I should be going to the DMV tuesday to get my motorcycle endorsment.

All I ever see up there are used XR's now. I think I'm gonna try and ride one on the demo days on 9/22. I was gonna be going from a FZ1 to a XR or Nightster and so from 150hp to 70hp, but now since its been so long without a bike I doubt I'd notice the difference much lol.

The things I didn't like about my Vrod was how it just was not a very highway friendly bike. Revved real high at about 70 and wasn't all that comfortable on a long ride. Gas mileage also sucked. I love riding it just around town, but doing the commute to work was a pain in the ass, so I rode the GSXR or FZ1.

[Lason]

Did you try Cowboy Harley down in Austin? I talked to a guy called chopper Dave down there who had decent prices below MSRP.

I went to North Texas Harley and they wouldn't come off of MSRP even when I told them I wanted the bike that day. The salesman Chris called three weeks later and I told him I went to Atlanta to pick mine up.

I dealt with NT for my 1K service and a warranty issue, both times their service department sucked, they said the bike was ready and it wasn't the first time. The second time they didn't call to say it was ready.

HD has the worst customer service and I am not sure my first HD won't be my last.

No I didnt, I was honestly tired of dealing with dealers and just wanted to get it over with. When I found out no one in Texas or OK had the bike I wanted I caved. I had alot of crap going on last week and didnt have the time to start calling dealers and getting the ball rolling again.

I think my mother in law got her Harley at Cowboy Harley though, she lives down there so thats her nearest dealer.

[O.C.]

Did you try Cowboy Harley down in Austin? I talked to a guy called chopper Dave down there who had decent prices below MSRP.

I went to North Texas Harley and they wouldn't come off of MSRP even when I told them I wanted the bike that day. The salesman Chris called three weeks later and I told him I went to Atlanta to pick mine up.

I dealt with NT for my 1K service and a warranty issue, both times their service department sucked, they said the bike was ready and it wasn't the first time. The second time they didn't call to say it was ready.

HD has the worst customer service and I am not sure my first HD won't be my last.

[Lason]

Yeah Shane is real cool, I talked to him and he got the freight and setup knocked down when I first went in.

[geartaker]

Talk to Shane up there he's the owners son,He's a cool cat. He got me on a night train like i wanted and hooked up the paper work for nothing down and they were a couple grand cheaper than Dallas Harley.I had the same experience over at Dallas but they weren't hanging out they just didn't want to help my buddy and I at all. We were in work uniforms a little dirty but not bad but we were on lunch. We left and next day went to longhorn and had a great experience.We both ended up getting a scooter that day and took couple other buddies up there and all of them left with one.

[Lason]

Im almost positive I saw a XR up there a couple weeks ago when I was in there. It was over on the left side by the service dept. I dont remember seeing it this past weekend though.

Oh I passed my class today. Out of 8 people that started, 4 dropped out. One took a spill, one couldnt keep up and 2 overslept today and didnt show up. If all goes well I should be going to the DMV tuesday to get my motorcycle endorsment.

[89stangGT]

I ordered the bike, should be here next week. I did go ahead with MSRP unfortunatley. No one in Texas and Oklahoma had a black denim '13 with ABS on the floor so they had to order it. Because of that they werent willing to come off the price. They did help with freight and setup though but thats peanuts.

I had my first riding day of the class today. Two people were out by noon. One girl panicked and popped the clutch and launched a buell at the instructor, lol. She smacked her head pretty good so they made her sit out and reschedule. Another guy was just having issues keeping up so he decided to reschedule also. He just got a new bike recently that he hasnt ridden so Im sure he is pretty pissed.

Pretty fun though, got back to the dealer and had pizza waiting on us and then we took our written exams. Tomorrow is our last day, riding all day. The bikes are all in pretty good shape. A tech at the dealer told he they are having hell fixing them though since alot of the parts arent offered anymore. I dont know what harley will be doing in a few years for training bikes.

Yep. They can't keep fixing the buell blasts forever lol.

One of the main bikes I was looking at over the last year is the xr1200 and xr1200x and longhorn doesn't seem to carry either. I like that bike, and have been looking at the '48.

[Lason]

good deal.. really, the v-rods aren't a fast selling bike for any HD dealership. if they don't meet want you want, back out and they'll prob get back to you with a better deal. tell them you're gonna look around some more. They want/need to sell them and will want to get them out of their inventory. but do not take it at msrp.

I ordered the bike, should be here next week. I did go ahead with MSRP unfortunatley. No one in Texas and Oklahoma had a black denim '13 with ABS on the floor so they had to order it. Because of that they werent willing to come off the price. They did help with freight and setup though but thats peanuts.

I had my first riding day of the class today. Two people were out by noon. One girl panicked and popped the clutch and launched a buell at the instructor, lol. She smacked her head pretty good so they made her sit out and reschedule. Another guy was just having issues keeping up so he decided to reschedule also. He just got a new bike recently that he hasnt ridden so Im sure he is pretty pissed.

Pretty fun though, got back to the dealer and had pizza waiting on us and then we took our written exams. Tomorrow is our last day, riding all day. The bikes are all in pretty good shape. A tech at the dealer told he they are having hell fixing them though since alot of the parts arent offered anymore. I dont know what harley will be doing in a few years for training bikes.

[bulldog896]

I took a Mfs class with some "school" in Irving. I walked out after 2 hrs on the range because their bikes were junk and the instructors a joke. I took the Harley course through Texas Harley and had a great experience. More class time plus much better bikes that actually ran decently. (I went through 3 bikes at the first class before we found one that would run more than 2 minutes at a time).

Watch longhorn. Buddy went there bought $300 worth or parts and shirts and they charged him $6 for a catalog everyone else gives away.

[89stangGT]

Not yet



That was a smoking deal! I went back in last night to Longhorn and got a decent offer. They have to order the bike but they didnt hesitate to offer to get it. Im going to try to talk them down a bit or get some incentives thrown in to sweeten the deal and hopefully sign tonight when I go in for my next class.

good deal.. really, the v-rods aren't a fast selling bike for any HD dealership. if they don't meet want you want, back out and they'll prob get back to you with a better deal. tell them you're gonna look around some more. They want/need to sell them and will want to get them out of their inventory. but do not take it at msrp.

[Lason]

The 4 day is the Basic Riders Course, the 2 day is the Experienced Riders Course, at least with the ones that I have been too.

What we were told last night the expirienced course is a 1 day deal on your own bike.

Im sure other classes may do it different though but the beginner classes the DMV points you to are 2 day classes like Baron is talking about.

[Lason]

Yeah found out more about the Riders Edge class since last night was the first class. They took us around the dealer and showed us the in's and out's of all the departments, took us through the back and into the service center. Then started classroom BS. We will be doing the class portion again tonight for 3 hours then range day on the bikes Saturday morning with some class test at the end of the day and then all day at the range Sunday.

They are providing pizza and soda's for lunch on Sat/Sun and also water and gatorade at the range. While talking to the salesman about the bike I want he introduced me to the owners son who is the sales mgr and he told me since Im taking the class he would either give me $300 cash back or in store credit if we struck a deal on a bike so it wont be put in the deal towards the bike just to offset something else like some financing smoke and mirrors crap I thought they were going to do.

Pretty cool so far.

[Baron Von Crowder]

The 4 day is the Basic Riders Course, the 2 day is the Experienced Riders Course, at least with the ones that I have been too.

http://texasrider.com/schedule.php

[TorqueJunkie]

The one I am doing next month is a 2 day (I wonder about your 4 day deal, do they break it up into 4 short days as opposed to two long ones?) and $185. Your paying for it in the sale price of the bike either way, its not like you are getting an extra special class?

The 4 day is the Basic Riders Course, the 2 day is the Experienced Riders Course, at least with the ones that I have been too.