| Author | Message | ||
     Juniorkirk |
http://www.kabalis.com/Buell/info/HD_Buell_retail_ price_book.pdf Cool or what!?!?! | ||
| Ducbsa |
I see it's copyright 2004. Prices may have changed since then. | ||
| Juniorkirk |
It's still a good for getting a ROUGH estimate on how much new parts will cost if you need to find out | ||
| Augustus74 |
So are you planning on putting together a Buell piece by piece? I think you used to be able to that with Jeeps or something??? | ||
| Iamarchangel |
Not much good without the markup cost. Good for some to know that any HD can get Buell parts seeing as they're in the same book. Although, I would hesitate to deal with a parts person that didn't know that. | ||
| Miko_k |
And if you want PRECISE estimate, type in the part number into the search box of chicagoharley or a similar discount dealer  | ||
| Court |
Actually the Buell parts are blocked on the ordering system of non-Buell dealers. Those books have been up there every year but they confuse the heck out of me. Tough to beat that Chicago HD site for estimating. There used to be an industry group that each year compared MSRP to "built piece by piece from individually purchased parts". I've seen if for cars, but not bikes. It would be interesting. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
There used to be an industry group that each year compared MSRP to "built piece by piece from individually purchased parts". I've seen if for cars, but not bikes. It would be interesting. I remember those. If I recall it was not uncommon to see mid-sized sedans (~$20k retail) parts value at $70k+ | ||
| Reepicheep |
Based on painful recent experience, I wouldn't be surprised if the individual parts to make a 1995 Kawasaki KDX-200 (new price $3500 or something) cost $20,000. It doesn't help Kawasaki or me, thats for sure. It creates a nice booming business on Ebay though. And gives Japanese bikes a well deserved reputation for being disposable. Not because they are, but because the manufacturer has priced parts to the edge of extortion. The net result is a lot of ill will on my part towards Kawasaki, in spite of the fact that I have purchased and like two of their bikes. I look anywhere *but* the dealer for parts first, and only bother to even get a dealer price when I am out of all other options (including local independent bearing distributors, etc). Maybe it's the only way the dealers can stay in business, and they are the ones cleaning up... if thats the case then perhaps its time for motorcycle dealers to re-think their business model... | ||
| Froggy |
Board sponsor Latus is good for checking the prices if you know the part number http://www.latus-harley-davidson.com/harley-davids on-part-number-search.asp | ||
| Iamarchangel |
Thanks for the Chicagoharley link. That's an amazing price on the Turbulent jacket. |
