You're so right . I'm kicking myself for a lot of the same reasons . Wish I had seen this before I made my purchase of a 2003 Road King ... I wouldn't have been so happy . Now I have to ride around with an ear-to-ear smile for over three years .. Thanks for posting .
Absolutely love your humour brother, cleverly done. I wonder how many viewers will be scratching thier heads over this one! Never owned a Harley in nearly 50 years of riding, but my last bike will be either the SportGlide, or the Heritage. Time to retire and just chill out. I have never been brand loyal as I am a motorcycle enthusiast, and I enjoy all bike's for thier particular riding styles. Thanks for the warning about the Harley brother, LOL! Ride safe. G'day from Australia.
Thanks for watching Andrew. Ya I've owned many different brands as well and I just keep coming back to Harley for some reason. An acquaintance of mine just bought a heritage and loves it. That would be a good bike to get if you were going for a harley. That or the road king. Hey you've got a harley youtube celeb there named million dollar Bogan. Thanks again for watching.
I've always bought sports bikes, now being older I wanted something with more comfort but also a turn of speed if needed, nearly bought a sport glide until I set eyes on the heritage 114..... amazing bike, I should have bought one years ago.....
You're cracking me up dude. I agree with all the reasons you cite for never buying a Harley. I couldn't be more disappointed in the four bikes I have in my garage.
Bought my first Harley last week. No pressure, amazing experience. Proud owner of a 22 SG in Crimson. Would buy another one just because of the amazing experience.
Fabulous brother! I'm 63 years old, been riding since I turned 11 in 1969. I'm a disabled veteran. I've owned from 1972 thru 2015 a 1970 58cc two stroke Chibi mini bike, a 1968 Honda Dream 150, a 1971 Harley Rapido 125cc two stroke, 1976 Harley FXE 1200 cc, a 2001 Harley Wide Glide 88 c.i., a 2003 Harley Davidson Springer, a 2003 Sportster 883R, 2007 Honda Shadow Aero, a 2009 Royal Enfield 500cc Bullet Military Edition, a 2014 Triumph 900cc Scrambler and more. I just love motorcycles. Currently I own a, 2021 SSR 189cc Enduro 2020 SSR 250cc Dual Sport 2018 Harley Davidson Heritage 114 c.i. 1868cc 2007 Harley Davidson Ultra Classis 1450cc. The SSR'S are now sold by my local Harley Dealer Motorsports division I love how I'm treated.
Great video. I just started into Harley this summer. Had a 14 street glide but wife wanted even more comfort so we traded in and have a 21 snake venom limited. Only thing is they are expensive but love the bike
Yes I agree! I have also recently made another bad decision on buying a road king! I can't stand how grate it runs and rides. I hate it so much I can't seem to put enough miles on it! Thanks for the video. Hopefully this helps someone from making bad decisions on their next bike LoL.
Since I bought my Harley Davidson I see them more and more everyday but I will say when I had a Yamaha V-Star I rarely ever seen them bikes out. I did see a few Honda VTX when I owned mine but Harley Davidson rules the hwy because you by far see way more of them than any other bikes.
I just bought my first Harley Davidson Nightster 2022 from Rocky Top Harley Davidson. Great sales experience. Feds are making Harley Davidson change their warranty to allow owners to work on their own bikes without voiding the warranty. I like this bike because it does not look or ride like a regular Harley. The ride experience reminds me of my Ducati Monster 696. I did have a no start issue after 3 weeks due to a bad wiring connection under the fuel tank. It took the mechanic 2.5 hours to find the error but since he took the bike completely apart to find the problem, I did not need to do the 1,000 mile service as he checked everything. I always change by own oil. I used Motul 7100 full synthetic racing oil. The starting problem seems to be a common problem with the Nightster model.
Nice. Even their service staff is very customer oriented. I haven't ridden the new nightster yet I used to own a 2008 nightster and loved it. This is a different beast.
883, Slim, Road King Special. I have owned bikes since 1979. Honda , Suzuki, and Kawasaki . Bought my first H-D in 2003, immediately notice the difference. Loved all my bikes, (15 in all) H-D just feels real. Japanese bikes come and go, Harley is for life! Bottom line, just ride! Ride safe my brothers and sisters!
Thanks James and same to you. This one is a 10 inch Long Ride Shield, polycarbonate, model is Thresher with a light tint. Best windshield for me. Exhaust is Rinehart DBX45. Seemslike someone is about to get some awesome Christmas gifts here. 😉 www.longrideshields.com/collections/road-glide/products/threshereliteseriesrecurvewindshield?variant=32194217803859
I should have taken your advice about not buying a Harley. They forced me to buy seven new motorcycles and even coerced me into buying a couple of used ones. I was even convinced I was having a blast driving my ‘88 electraglide all over for 34 years looking for all this freedom and wind in your face. Good fuel mileage and dependability are only ploys to get you in the showrooms. Snowing now…thinking of going to the dealer to tell them I am not going to do anything other than to get a tee shirt and not buy that bike…no, not that one…that one there!
I've got a ninja and honestly, it's fun going super fast, but man do I regret buying one of those instead of a harley, but with the new nightster coming out I now have something to work towards.
I've owned two kings, and the dealer made both purchases an event. Even if I go in to look at clothes or one of thier events, the staff is friendly and glad you're there.
So back in my younger years, i actually was very resiliant to buying a harley. Not because theyre bad, far from it. More because everyone and their mother had one xD Now im on my second harley, a 18 fat boy 114 (first was a 08 dyna). Theres a reason for their popularity, and ive yet to have a reliability issue with the bikes (though i do have to shake my head at the fogging speedo, and the oil sumping issue on the 2018 m8 motors that my dealer refuses to warranty) Anyways, excellent video and welcome to the family :p
I hate Harleys so much I dropped 30k on a used Licorice Black with Blue Cobalt Flames CVO...damn why did I do that what was I thinking 😆🤣...great video
Great video LOL. Very cheeky. I bought a used 2016 Heritage Classic 3 years ago and before that I was going to buy an Indian in Cambridge Ontario. Where both dealerships happen to be next-door to each other, really. I walked into the Indian dealership where I had an appointment and I waited 40 minutes for the sales guy who was apparently “very busy”. When I went outside I noticed a Harley dealership and I walked in and I walked out with a deal. It’s a simple as that. I had very much the same experience you did. Also, a friend of mine owns an Indian who was was on a ride in the US. He couldn’t find parts for the repair; had to go back home on a trailer.
Just bought my 4th Harley: 2016 bagger ultra limited with 12462 on the clock. From seller straight to local Harley dealership for customization and deep checkout and maintenance. Service man greeted by name AFTER MY LAST VISIT WAS 10 YEARS AGO.$19,200.00 for the Ultra and many thousands more in work being done to it. When done it will be MY harley. Only one like it on the planet.
Yup. I've had similar treatment. Harley Dealers for the most part are a step above the rest. They make great stops or water and coffee while out on a ride or passing through on a trip.
Do they sing happy happy birthday as the fluff girl polishes your knob on the way out the door? They sell bikes and fix broken crap. Same as any other dealership except they fix a lot more crap and often forget your name as you drive off the lot.
He wasn’t making it easy,oldest truck in the book for salesmen. They can only discount it so much but depending on credit and finance rate you’ll pay what was discounted in the long run.
Subscribed :) Agree with you, i own 3 Harleys now. 2021 Street Glide, 2014 Wide Glide and 2009 Rocker C and i have never had a bad experience at my dealership and love the after sales service.
During my 46 years having a M/C license i've owned: Honda,Kawasaki,Suzuki,and finally in 1999 could afford Harley #1.Highly customized Softail,then first bagger (bought used to see if I liked them),then a new bagger,and now a low milage 2016 Ultra Limited. This one will outlast me. If I have to go with 3 wheels at some point I'll slap on a sidecar. Trike just ain't in the cards....61 years old and a Harley just makes me grin like a kid on Christmas morning. The Japanese bikes: OK at the time but not a Harley.At 6 years old a neighbor use to put me on the back of his chopper (probably a pan head) and roar around the neighborhood. That did it for me lol. Mom and dad told him no more rides for me: too late as I had already caught the Harley bug. 55 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.
Phew ! having just brought my second Harley ever , first being a PAS which I couldn't gel with , and now a 2014 Fat Boy which I already love you got me worried. Your comments about how good the dealerships treat their customers is the same here in the UK. In fact that was why I didn't return to buying another BMW GS. Those that don't like Harleys have probably never ridden one or cannot afford to buy one. Stay safe out there.
You are right. Once they ride a Harley, they may not buy one but, they can't deny that there is a reason it's been around for all this time. Thanks for watching.
Rode em, could have bought em. Don't want em. I like my bikes when they run and mine always do. I don't have to look far on any search to find major issues with the Milwaukee 8. Same goes with any bike they make. The EVO got worked on and is reliable (you would hope so after 40 years) and twin cams can be but were not always so as they would eat cam followers and ruin the engine. Japanese manufacturers worst bikes are far more reliable than HDs best. I don't buy a bike for resale since I ride them until the wheels fall off (21 years on the current bike). BMWs are crap, actually are less reliable than HD if you can believe it. Another example of marketing hype over reality. Keep patting each other on the back about how HD ownership is so great. They got to have someone to sell them to since the company's sales are faltering and the company is doing poorly marketing the same crap to an aging demographic.
They smile and greet you when you enter the dealership because they know they're about to F your wallet and you're so desperate to impress people that you're going to let him do it
At the end of the day they are a dealership. But my experience was great. Not everyone will have the same. I took 2 days to get my deal done. Patience and the willingness to walk away is very important too. If you hurry you are screwed.
They must move a lot of bikes. In the olden days - late 90's - our local mom and pop Harley dealer used to work with buyers. The owner raced and built Harley's. People would come from other states just to have his shop work on their bikes. There was a line out the door and business was booming. Then corporate HD informed him he needed to have a larger dealership, fancy showroom, closer to the exit off the interstate. He fought it as long as he could, then sold to a bigger city multi HD dealership owner and retired. They built what corporate wanted and today that new massive building is torn down. I think there's a hotel there now. It's sad. HD should get back to their roots. I still love the bikes but following that corporate model sucks for us IMHO. Glad you have a good dealership to work with that takes care of their customers.
I did and I guess my timing was just right as well when I purchased the bike. I too have heard bad experience stories from various harley dealerships and its a shame but I hear that a lot now.
Because back in days they bike was garbage. Now it’s the price. But get there early if you want all that glamour…. Cuz I bought mine when they was closing. Still great service, but no glamour. Lol
I don't own a Harley. But if those people are willing to work with a number and they're friendly and giving you a good deal, no thanks. I'd rather stick with what I know. Getting screwed by salespeople.
Here I am, being totally dumbfounded for the first ten minutes, not sure if I misunderstood anything or if the weather in southern China has got too hot for my confused old aging head, until I suddenly realize, oh, it’s a Harley guy speaking, what do you expect?😀 Man, I won’t buy a Harley until they hire you as THE spokesman. You have pushed the Harley Davidson culture to a new level👍
My negativity towards Harley-Davidson is purely the hp to weight ratio per dollar spent. $40k for a heavy and slow bike. Yes slow. Your stage four doesn’t come close to the feeling you get on a 200hp bike that weighs 450lbs wet.
The hp to weight ratio is definitely not the best when it comes to Harleys but I bought this bike to cruise and for me it has enough torque and I haven’t even done stage 1 on it. If I want a really powerful cruiser or tourer I would get an Indian or a bmw.
@@RideAboutNow late year release and no advertising meant very slow sales. I bought my 2018 in June of 2020 with 0miles off the showroom floor at a heavy discount. They did continue the Venture which is the full tour version with the tour pack and a few nice upgrades.
I didn't take your advice....bought a Fatboy. No issues in 12 years. Bought another one. No issues, still have it. Bought an Ultra Limited. No problems. Love it. Then bought a Pan America. Amazing bike! I'm glad I didn't follow the title of this video.
Hey brother, yes I am familiar but unfortunately he is near Savannah which is about 4.5 hours away from me, nice excuse for a road trip. But yes I enjoy his videos.
Did you make this video as a joke i mean wow you're complaining you don't like harley because they are too reliable. Lol maybe you should buy a triumph constantly in the shop being repaired, ,lol I donno dude if you are really serious in everything you said in this vid, you might want to just sell it and buy a car, lol
I just bought a 2021 street glide special and i got my own financing from a bank, i was able to get a fixed price over the phone and told him sold. 4 days later i drove to the shop and signed and paid for it. You were lucky you they made you feel like z celebrity ringing a bell. I didn't get that i got thank you enjoy your new bike. And for the service i was shocked on what you were saying, to me in my opinion it's great that they make it somewhat easy to work on your own bike. I mean when you're like me working for the man that i have a choice to work on my bike for just the price of parts vs paying for the parts plus their rip off hourly charges. I mean to install mirrors takes what 10 mins and you have the shop do it they charge you for the entire hour so at $150hr installing $30 mirrors would be $180 So to me making it somewhat easy for us people to service ourselves i like it. Just remember you always have that option to bring it to the shop and let them do the work. But in my opinion i wouldn't hate the brand because they make it easy. Just imagine if they made it so you need special tools to replace anything. Ugh that be costly. So i would lighten up just a little on the servicing, not everyone has endless cash
Dude, he was trying to be sarcastic, not that I believe that the OP has ever touched a wrench in his life, it;'s just a bullet point he raises because it might resonate with someone who actually can wrench on their ride.
The service center is a ripoff anywhere and any brand. My point on that was that if you have a little know how you can wrench yourself and save all that money because Harleys are much easier to work on when compared to bikes like BMW or a Ducati etc. I am not a handy man but put a lot of accessories myself and saved thousands in labor costs. Even an oil change is easy to do on my bike which I will do next myself and save at least $300.
😅😂🤣 ..Dang, dude.. You must really be catching some negativity from some Harley haters to put this one out, ✌️😅. Now when you get some heat from them you can say you "agree" and drop this video link on 'em! 👌😎
Never owned a H-D, but have ridden a few hundred miles on several different Harleys. Don't hate 'em - just don't like 'em. That was in years gone by - if I take a ride on a Pan America, it may just change my mind.
That bike will be rejected as not being a "Real HD" just like they did to the nightwad. It was the first good running modern bike and they shut it down just like the Buells. Their demographic is the same as always and it's shrinking quickly.
Spend $30,000 and then spend another $10K to make it your own. What a bull crap people fall for!!! That bike is a touring bike and the screen is not even manually adjustable.
I get what you're saying. In my case my bike was 23 and I spent about 2k to make it my own. But people have way too much money I guess but whatever bike you get you will spend money to make it your own.
I bought a 2020 Heritage 114 at the end of last summer and I can’t believe I dropped 20k on this thing. Honestly it was the worst purchase I have ever made. It’s loud, I put some new mufflers on it and it got worse. I mean seriously this thing can scare small animals in the next town over, and that’s not even the worst part! I don’t get to visit my favorite gas station nearly as much as I do with my truck. Gas stations are a place to meet the lovely homeless tweakers that are there begging for money so they can get their next fix. I don’t know what it is with meth but these guys get really creative with their stories of needing this or their car ran out of gas a block away, or whatever, I ride the Harley and I don’t get to hear these stories as much. And the absolute worst part of this purchase is the seat… That’s right the seat on the bike. It’s horribly comfortable and I just hate when I’m finished with a ride, even a ride to get cat food or something simple, I have to get off the bike. You may not think that’s too bad but after I get off the bike, it becomes a matter of my head thinking when am I going to be able to get back on. Seriously I want to go riding again and I can’t because of work, or needing to eat or sleep, and I just want to ride more. This really messes up my head and drives me crazy. Worst purchase ever.
I just bought my first Harley , and i had exactly the same experience!! It was like being welcomed into a huge cool family!!
How ridiculous was that eh. But congrats.
@@RideAboutNow lol!!:)
Regret is mater of time...
@@sasapopadic384 probably how your spouse feels
You almost fooled me. I couldn’t believe you wouldn’t love that beautiful bike.
LOL I just wanted to make a reverse psych type video.
Harley.mans.bike.not.for.kids
HD was and is pure junk..
You're so right . I'm kicking myself for a lot of the same reasons . Wish I had seen this before I made my purchase of a 2003 Road King ... I wouldn't have been so happy . Now I have to ride around with an ear-to-ear smile for over three years .. Thanks for posting .
That is horrible Michael I really feel for you. LoL
Absolutely love your humour brother, cleverly done. I wonder how many viewers will be scratching thier heads over this one! Never owned a Harley in nearly 50 years of riding, but my last bike will be either the SportGlide, or the Heritage. Time to retire and just chill out. I have never been brand loyal as I am a motorcycle enthusiast, and I enjoy all bike's for thier particular riding styles. Thanks for the warning about the Harley brother, LOL! Ride safe. G'day from Australia.
Thanks for watching Andrew. Ya I've owned many different brands as well and I just keep coming back to Harley for some reason. An acquaintance of mine just bought a heritage and loves it. That would be a good bike to get if you were going for a harley. That or the road king. Hey you've got a harley youtube celeb there named million dollar Bogan. Thanks again for watching.
I've always bought sports bikes, now being older I wanted something with more comfort but also a turn of speed if needed, nearly bought a sport glide until I set eyes on the heritage 114..... amazing bike, I should have bought one years ago.....
@@johnm2871 hey its never too late. Lol heritage with the 114 engine is pretty nice.
If you would like a Harley Heritage I have one for you
You're cracking me up dude. I agree with all the reasons you cite for never buying a Harley. I couldn't be more disappointed in the four bikes I have in my garage.
Man you didn't learn your lesson the first time, you went and bought 3 more LoL. Thanks for watching Ty.
Thanks for convincing me to buy a Harley!
LoL don't do it.
Bought my first Harley last week. No pressure, amazing experience. Proud owner of a 22 SG in Crimson. Would buy another one just because of the amazing experience.
Awesome and congrats.
Fabulous brother!
I'm 63 years old, been riding since I turned 11 in 1969. I'm a disabled veteran.
I've owned from 1972 thru 2015 a 1970 58cc two stroke Chibi mini bike, a 1968 Honda Dream 150, a 1971 Harley Rapido 125cc two stroke, 1976 Harley FXE 1200 cc, a 2001 Harley Wide Glide 88 c.i., a 2003 Harley Davidson Springer, a 2003 Sportster 883R, 2007 Honda Shadow Aero, a 2009 Royal Enfield 500cc Bullet Military Edition, a 2014 Triumph 900cc Scrambler and more.
I just love motorcycles. Currently I own a,
2021 SSR 189cc Enduro
2020 SSR 250cc Dual Sport
2018 Harley Davidson Heritage 114 c.i. 1868cc
2007 Harley Davidson Ultra Classis 1450cc.
The SSR'S are now sold by my local Harley Dealer Motorsports division
I love how I'm treated.
That is awesome man. What a good history and experience of riding different bikes. Tha KS for watching.
Great video. I just started into Harley this summer. Had a 14 street glide but wife wanted even more comfort so we traded in and have a 21 snake venom limited. Only thing is they are expensive but love the bike
Thanks HH. Wow the 21 snake venom limited is an awesome paint choice. Congrats and I would put clear bra on that paint.
Yes I agree! I have also recently made another bad decision on buying a road king! I can't stand how grate it runs and rides. I hate it so much I can't seem to put enough miles on it! Thanks for the video. Hopefully this helps someone from making bad decisions on their next bike LoL.
Adam, we all make bad decision and as far as road king goes it could've been worse LoL. But as you said hopefully this can save someone in the future.
A Harley Davidson is the "ROLLS ROYCE" of motorcycles. Need I say more?
Nope. Nuff said.
Harley Davidson dealers already know they have them priced at 25% above MSRP so they have plenty of room to wiggle on the price.
That being said I really love my 06 Electra Glide Classic.
Makes sense. But still feels good when they work with you compared to some others.
Since I bought my Harley Davidson I see them more and more everyday but I will say when I had a Yamaha V-Star I rarely ever seen them bikes out. I did see a few Honda VTX when I owned mine but Harley Davidson rules the hwy because you by far see way more of them than any other bikes.
Thanks for watching. True that. I have started to see. Lot of goldwings as well now along with some BMW bikes but no comparison.
Good video. You have many good points about the HD brand. As of now it's nice to have so many dealerships . Love the color of your Roadglide .👍
Thanks Scott.
Thanks for the video brother. It was great to see that kind of sarcasm today. Not too many videos can make me laugh out loud. Good job!
I am happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.
Great feedback ! Proud owner of a 2008 Street Glide from Belgium (Europe)
I just bought my first Harley Davidson Nightster 2022 from Rocky Top Harley Davidson. Great sales experience. Feds are making Harley Davidson change their warranty to allow owners to work on their own bikes without voiding the warranty. I like this bike because it does not look or ride like a regular Harley. The ride experience reminds me of my Ducati Monster 696. I did have a no start issue after 3 weeks due to a bad wiring connection under the fuel tank. It took the mechanic 2.5 hours to find the error but since he took the bike completely apart to find the problem, I did not need to do the 1,000 mile service as he checked everything. I always change by own oil. I used Motul 7100 full synthetic racing oil. The starting problem seems to be a common problem with the Nightster model.
Nice. Even their service staff is very customer oriented. I haven't ridden the new nightster yet I used to own a 2008 nightster and loved it. This is a different beast.
883, Slim, Road King Special. I have owned bikes since 1979. Honda , Suzuki, and Kawasaki . Bought my first H-D in 2003, immediately notice the difference. Loved all my bikes, (15 in all) H-D just feels real. Japanese bikes come and go, Harley is for life! Bottom line, just ride!
Ride safe my brothers and sisters!
Well said brother. Thanks for watching.
I love your sarcasm humor. I love my ultra limited 2014. This is my fourth ultra I’ve owned.
Thank you Leroy. That is one comfy bike.
Good video! What windshield are you using? Looks good! Also what exhaust do you have? Thanks, Merry Christmas
Thanks James and same to you. This one is a 10 inch Long Ride Shield, polycarbonate, model is Thresher with a light tint. Best windshield for me. Exhaust is Rinehart DBX45. Seemslike someone is about to get some awesome Christmas gifts here. 😉 www.longrideshields.com/collections/road-glide/products/threshereliteseriesrecurvewindshield?variant=32194217803859
@@RideAboutNow Yes, definitely. Just got a 21 Road glide, really like your setup! Thanks for the link my friend. 👍😀
Hysterical! Had to subscribe, good video!
Thank you.
I should have taken your advice about not buying a Harley. They forced me to buy seven new motorcycles and even coerced me into buying a couple of used ones. I was even convinced I was having a blast driving my ‘88 electraglide all over for 34 years looking for all this freedom and wind in your face. Good fuel mileage and dependability are only ploys to get you in the showrooms. Snowing now…thinking of going to the dealer to tell them I am not going to do anything other than to get a tee shirt and not buy that bike…no, not that one…that one there!
Hahahaha. Fred that gave ne a great laugh and I'm with you. Thank you for watching.
Great video brother. Any motorcycle is a good motorcycle but there’s just something about a Harley Davidson gets into your soul.
Thank you Corey. And amen brother, right you are.
Great way to put those reasons in. You got me there. :) Cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.
Lma0 u gotta it brother 18 SG luv it 107 stage 1 screaming eagle...u clever little cat lol great video bro #HogNation
First! 😉👍 --QM
Ayee. Thanks Quasi..
I love my 2021 street glide special. I get compliment on it all the time.
Beautiful bike. I took 2 days deciding between the SG and the RG.
I've got a ninja and honestly, it's fun going super fast, but man do I regret buying one of those instead of a harley, but with the new nightster coming out I now have something to work towards.
The new nightster looks good. I used to have a 2008 nightster. I also like the ninja H2 touring bike.
Just saw the video. Love it!! Just subscribed. Love every reason specially number 5. Beautiful road glide bro.
I appreciate it Ralph. Thank you for the sub.
I've owned two kings, and the dealer made both purchases an event. Even if I go in to look at clothes or one of thier events, the staff is friendly and glad you're there.
Right you are Robert. It's been the same for me as well, the service and friendliness is at another level.
So back in my younger years, i actually was very resiliant to buying a harley. Not because theyre bad, far from it. More because everyone and their mother had one xD
Now im on my second harley, a 18 fat boy 114 (first was a 08 dyna). Theres a reason for their popularity, and ive yet to have a reliability issue with the bikes (though i do have to shake my head at the fogging speedo, and the oil sumping issue on the 2018 m8 motors that my dealer refuses to warranty)
Anyways, excellent video and welcome to the family :p
Thank you.
I hate Harleys so much I dropped 30k on a used Licorice Black with Blue Cobalt Flames CVO...damn why did I do that what was I thinking 😆🤣...great video
LoL Silly you. Thanks for watching.
More money than sense I suppose. There is a sucker born everyday.
Great video LOL. Very cheeky. I bought a used 2016 Heritage Classic 3 years ago and before that I was going to buy an Indian in Cambridge Ontario. Where both dealerships happen to be next-door to each other, really. I walked into the Indian dealership where I had an appointment and I waited 40 minutes for the sales guy who was apparently “very busy”. When I went outside I noticed a Harley dealership and I walked in and I walked out with a deal. It’s a simple as that. I had very much the same experience you did. Also, a friend of mine owns an Indian who was was on a ride in the US. He couldn’t find parts for the repair; had to go back home on a trailer.
Thanks for watching and that is what I expected when you walked inside a Harley dealership. Scary bit about your friend and the Indian motorcycle.
I was just at a bike night from a local Club. And this guy had him a new Indian that wouldn't start LOL
You sick man ! Hahaha cool video
Appreciate that.
Just bought my 4th Harley: 2016 bagger ultra limited with 12462 on the clock. From seller straight to local Harley dealership for customization and deep checkout and maintenance. Service man greeted by name AFTER MY LAST VISIT WAS 10 YEARS AGO.$19,200.00 for the Ultra and many thousands more in work being done to it. When done it will be MY harley. Only one like it on the planet.
That sounds amazing. I bet it will look.amazing when done.
Yup. I've had similar treatment. Harley Dealers for the most part are a step above the rest. They make great stops or water and coffee while out on a ride or passing through on a trip.
Terrible I tell ya.
Do they sing happy happy birthday as the fluff girl polishes your knob on the way out the door? They sell bikes and fix broken crap. Same as any other dealership except they fix a lot more crap and often forget your name as you drive off the lot.
@@anthonyrosa5006 thank you for watching. I'm on my 3rd harley and still no bad experience yet. I guess I was lucky.
Ha love it, nicely done! Seasons greetings from NZ.
Thank you. Same to you my friend.
He wasn’t making it easy,oldest truck in the book for salesmen. They can only discount it so much but depending on credit and finance rate you’ll pay what was discounted in the long run.
The house always wins.
Hahahahhaha, excellent video, regards from Santiago of Chile
Thank you Ricardo. Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm definitely gonna have to agree with you 100%!
and.....I definitely won't be heading over and picking up the RK here in a couple weeks!
😂😂
You're very wise. Lol.
Subscribed :)
Agree with you, i own 3 Harleys now. 2021 Street Glide, 2014 Wide Glide and 2009 Rocker C and i have never had a bad experience at my dealership and love the after sales service.
Thanks for watching. Appreciate the sub.
Lol this was funny thanks for the laughs.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
During my 46 years having a M/C license i've owned: Honda,Kawasaki,Suzuki,and finally in 1999 could afford Harley #1.Highly customized Softail,then first bagger (bought used to see if I liked them),then a new bagger,and now a low milage 2016 Ultra Limited. This one will outlast me. If I have to go with 3 wheels at some point I'll slap on a sidecar. Trike just ain't in the cards....61 years old and a Harley just makes me grin like a kid on Christmas morning. The Japanese bikes: OK at the time but not a Harley.At 6 years old a neighbor use to put me on the back of his chopper (probably a pan head) and roar around the neighborhood. That did it for me lol. Mom and dad told him no more rides for me: too late as I had already caught the Harley bug. 55 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.
Wow that was a great story of how you caught the Harley bug. I agree a harley trike is not for me either. Ride Safe and thanks for watching.
good luck, ride safe, no matter what brand one rides
Absolutely. Thank you.
Funny video man. I’ve subscribed now.
Thanks for watching, appreciate it.
Phew ! having just brought my second Harley ever , first being a PAS which I couldn't gel with , and now a 2014 Fat Boy which I already love you got me worried. Your comments about how good the dealerships treat their customers is the same here in the UK. In fact that was why I didn't return to buying another BMW GS.
Those that don't like Harleys have probably never ridden one or cannot afford to buy one. Stay safe out there.
You are right. Once they ride a Harley, they may not buy one but, they can't deny that there is a reason it's been around for all this time. Thanks for watching.
Rode em, could have bought em. Don't want em. I like my bikes when they run and mine always do. I don't have to look far on any search to find major issues with the Milwaukee 8. Same goes with any bike they make. The EVO got worked on and is reliable (you would hope so after 40 years) and twin cams can be but were not always so as they would eat cam followers and ruin the engine. Japanese manufacturers worst bikes are far more reliable than HDs best. I don't buy a bike for resale since I ride them until the wheels fall off (21 years on the current bike). BMWs are crap, actually are less reliable than HD if you can believe it. Another example of marketing hype over reality. Keep patting each other on the back about how HD ownership is so great. They got to have someone to sell them to since the company's sales are faltering and the company is doing poorly marketing the same crap to an aging demographic.
I got a Fat Boy and a Ducati V4S. That covers the spectrum of my life.
Nice.
They smile and greet you when you enter the dealership because they know they're about to F your wallet and you're so desperate to impress people that you're going to let him do it
At the end of the day they are a dealership. But my experience was great. Not everyone will have the same. I took 2 days to get my deal done. Patience and the willingness to walk away is very important too. If you hurry you are screwed.
Hey bro… lol I usually don’t really comment on vids unless I really really love them. You are hilarious 😂.
Appreciate that TB
That was AWESOME my Man!! I have a 05 Electra Glide, and it looks like a 2020 bike, because it has held up so well, that suck0s man!! BWAAAAHAHAHAHA!!
Hahahaha. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Sarcasm at 1000% 😂😂 Love it!!
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Love all my Triumphs, but there's nothing like a Harley, ever...
True that. Thanks for watching.
I LIKE WHAT YOU DID THERE (SMART). NOW I WANT ONE.
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🎉Very funny🤣 You are really love harley and what you do❤️ Greetings from Baku Azerbaijan🇦🇿
Thank you Rafsan.
Man this convince me to buy Harley. Hoping sometime next year for my 40th birthday I own my first HD Street Glide.
This was supposed to discourage you LoL. Good choice on your future bike.
Well played video man!!!! Lot of truth in this
Thanks man.
They must move a lot of bikes. In the olden days - late 90's - our local mom and pop Harley dealer used to work with buyers. The owner raced and built Harley's. People would come from other states just to have his shop work on their bikes. There was a line out the door and business was booming. Then corporate HD informed him he needed to have a larger dealership, fancy showroom, closer to the exit off the interstate. He fought it as long as he could, then sold to a bigger city multi HD dealership owner and retired. They built what corporate wanted and today that new massive building is torn down. I think there's a hotel there now. It's sad. HD should get back to their roots. I still love the bikes but following that corporate model sucks for us IMHO. Glad you have a good dealership to work with that takes care of their customers.
I did and I guess my timing was just right as well when I purchased the bike. I too have heard bad experience stories from various harley dealerships and its a shame but I hear that a lot now.
Because back in days they bike was garbage. Now it’s the price.
But get there early if you want all that glamour…. Cuz I bought mine when they was closing. Still great service, but no glamour. Lol
My first Harley was in 2008 and that was a good bike but I see the older ones just fell apart, they vibrated so much. Lol.
Lol Hell Yeah I'm subscribing
LoL awesome. Thank you.
LOL Funny stuff right there!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent points, food for thought!
Thanks Simon.
Parody at its finest.. I’m with you bro💪🏾
Appreciate that sir.
I don't own a Harley. But if those people are willing to work with a number and they're friendly and giving you a good deal, no thanks. I'd rather stick with what I know. Getting screwed by salespeople.
Exactly what I'm talking about, you get it.
Here I am, being totally dumbfounded for the first ten minutes, not sure if I misunderstood anything or if the weather in southern China has got too hot for my confused old aging head, until I suddenly realize, oh, it’s a Harley guy speaking, what do you expect?😀 Man, I won’t buy a Harley until they hire you as THE spokesman. You have pushed the Harley Davidson culture to a new level👍
Hahaha thanks for watching. FYI a little secret, next year I will switch to being the gold wing guy. Lol.
My negativity towards Harley-Davidson is purely the hp to weight ratio per dollar spent. $40k for a heavy and slow bike. Yes slow. Your stage four doesn’t come close to the feeling you get on a 200hp bike that weighs 450lbs wet.
The hp to weight ratio is definitely not the best when it comes to Harleys but I bought this bike to cruise and for me it has enough torque and I haven’t even done stage 1 on it. If I want a really powerful cruiser or tourer I would get an Indian or a bmw.
Clever and well done
Thank you John.
bought a Yamaha Eluder. Only made one year, which sucks for parts and aftermarket availability, but, I've yet to see another one on the road
Yeah I have seen a few here and those guys love it. Shame they stopped it. Why did they do that I wonder.
@@RideAboutNow late year release and no advertising meant very slow sales. I bought my 2018 in June of 2020 with 0miles off the showroom floor at a heavy discount. They did continue the Venture which is the full tour version with the tour pack and a few nice upgrades.
Once there was a scene in a movie that said "this is not a motorcycle, this is a Harley Davinson". That's why you buy a Harley.
LoL true that. I'm going to use it.
I don't see alot of fxdwg out there these days, but your right the it's crazy how many different mods you can do to make your bike unique.
Appreciate you watching Brandan.
I’m going to take your word on this one ! 😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for watching.
Omg. Best video ever!! People just don’t know.
LoL thanks Matthew. That's right, they don't do they.
I didn't take your advice....bought a Fatboy. No issues in 12 years. Bought another one. No issues, still have it. Bought an Ultra Limited. No problems. Love it. Then bought a Pan America. Amazing bike! I'm glad I didn't follow the title of this video.
Finally someone who didn’t listen.
Good one!
Thank you.
Absolutely love this man 🤣🤙
Thanks man. Appreciate it.
Great video and spot on.
Thank you sir.
Hey brother, you familiar with Robert Simmons paying it forward? I'm nearly certain he's in Georgia .
Hey brother, yes I am familiar but unfortunately he is near Savannah which is about 4.5 hours away from me, nice excuse for a road trip. But yes I enjoy his videos.
People have different tastes. People who bash other bikes are closed minded. Good video.
Agreed. Thanks for watching.
Did you make this video as a joke i mean wow you're complaining you don't like harley because they are too reliable. Lol maybe you should buy a triumph constantly in the shop being repaired, ,lol
I donno dude if you are really serious in everything you said in this vid, you might want to just sell it and buy a car, lol
I love my Harley LoL. Thanks for watching.
I just bought a 2021 street glide special and i got my own financing from a bank, i was able to get a fixed price over the phone and told him sold. 4 days later i drove to the shop and signed and paid for it. You were lucky you they made you feel like z celebrity ringing a bell. I didn't get that i got thank you enjoy your new bike.
And for the service i was shocked on what you were saying, to me in my opinion it's great that they make it somewhat easy to work on your own bike. I mean when you're like me working for the man that i have a choice to work on my bike for just the price of parts vs paying for the parts plus their rip off hourly charges. I mean to install mirrors takes what 10 mins and you have the shop do it they charge you for the entire hour so at $150hr installing $30 mirrors would be $180
So to me making it somewhat easy for us people to service ourselves i like it.
Just remember you always have that option to bring it to the shop and let them do the work. But in my opinion i wouldn't hate the brand because they make it easy.
Just imagine if they made it so you need special tools to replace anything. Ugh that be costly.
So i would lighten up just a little on the servicing, not everyone has endless cash
Dude, he was trying to be sarcastic, not that I believe that the OP has ever touched a wrench in his life, it;'s just a bullet point he raises because it might resonate with someone who actually can wrench on their ride.
@@anthonyrosa5006 lol too funny i actually thought he was serious, too funny
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Absolutely 💯 correct.
The service center is a ripoff anywhere and any brand. My point on that was that if you have a little know how you can wrench yourself and save all that money because Harleys are much easier to work on when compared to bikes like BMW or a Ducati etc. I am not a handy man but put a lot of accessories myself and saved thousands in labor costs. Even an oil change is easy to do on my bike which I will do next myself and save at least $300.
Great video…. You had me rolling
LoL thanks for watching.
Lol... crack me up!!! Loved it.
Thanks for watching Samuel.
😅😂🤣 ..Dang, dude.. You must really be catching some negativity from some Harley haters to put this one out, ✌️😅. Now when you get some heat from them you can say you "agree" and drop this video link on 'em! 👌😎
Haha I wanted to have fun with this one. How'd I do?
Far out man, really like your groove. Lol
Thanks Steve.
I love my road glide. I went to the fairing Xchange at bikers blue and BBQ. It came out great they match the color on the bike.
Nice!! I have to check out a fairings exchange event.
Your correct on one point, you should never ever buy a Harley.
You know it. Thanks for watching James.
You forgot the most important thing, they stay be towed on the back of trucks.
For sure. Thanks for watching.
harleys and jeeps the aftermarket support is wild.
It's crazy.
I wish Can Am dealers were like that. Just wait for the Harley guys to find this lol
I know. Lol a couple of people told me that they were goi g to unsub but realized this was a sarcastic video and had a laugh about it.
awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it
Hahaha… nicely done!
Thank you.
thanks, i still just bought two
Cool.
Lol nice….your RoadGlide is beautiful…
Thank you Mr. Appreciate you watching the video.
I bought a Harley in 1979, not the experience you described! Arrogant ass attitude like they were doing me a favor! Things obviously change!
Yup now they realize that they really need the customers not the other way around. Lol
Never owned a H-D, but have ridden a few hundred miles on several different Harleys. Don't hate 'em - just don't like 'em. That was in years gone by - if I take a ride on a Pan America, it may just change my mind.
I'm interested in riding the Pan Am as well. Thanks for watching.
That bike will be rejected as not being a "Real HD" just like they did to the nightwad. It was the first good running modern bike and they shut it down just like the Buells. Their demographic is the same as always and it's shrinking quickly.
Spend $30,000 and then spend another $10K to make it your own. What a bull crap people fall for!!! That bike is a touring bike and the screen is not even manually adjustable.
I get what you're saying. In my case my bike was 23 and I spent about 2k to make it my own. But people have way too much money I guess but whatever bike you get you will spend money to make it your own.
Man I hated ringing that bell when I got my Harley
Lol
🤣🤣Hey bro 😎 I don’t have enough 👍 🆙 to give to you‼️ 💯 % agree with you. ‼️
Thank you for watching. Appreciate the kind words.
I bought a 2020 Heritage 114 at the end of last summer and I can’t believe I dropped 20k on this thing. Honestly it was the worst purchase I have ever made. It’s loud, I put some new mufflers on it and it got worse. I mean seriously this thing can scare small animals in the next town over, and that’s not even the worst part! I don’t get to visit my favorite gas station nearly as much as I do with my truck. Gas stations are a place to meet the lovely homeless tweakers that are there begging for money so they can get their next fix. I don’t know what it is with meth but these guys get really creative with their stories of needing this or their car ran out of gas a block away, or whatever, I ride the Harley and I don’t get to hear these stories as much. And the absolute worst part of this purchase is the seat… That’s right the seat on the bike. It’s horribly comfortable and I just hate when I’m finished with a ride, even a ride to get cat food or something simple, I have to get off the bike. You may not think that’s too bad but after I get off the bike, it becomes a matter of my head thinking when am I going to be able to get back on. Seriously I want to go riding again and I can’t because of work, or needing to eat or sleep, and I just want to ride more. This really messes up my head and drives me crazy. Worst purchase ever.
My god I can't believe that you're going through. I am here if you need me.
I agree 100%, you should NEVER buy a Harley, unless you love polishing cheap, thin chrome.
Terrible chrome.
Bravo!
Thanks.