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V-Rod market
tomcat64:
i guess part of the reason i'm posting this is to see if anybody actually looks at the v-rod section, so here is my question... i work at a HD dealership and i am also the owner of a 2003 V-rod, the problem is we can't sell them to save our lives, hell i just ordered my first one in 2 years, and the used ones we have had sit forever, no matter the price. don't get me wrong, i love our v-rod and my wife and i ride it often, but damnn,, they just don't sell, so what should i be doing to market these bikes and make them worth while to stock?? otherwise i really thinkj HD will drop them soon..
t-c
dirty jim:
Yes T-C, I read this, you're not alone. I have no idea, local dealer recently sold a "new" 05 SE V-ROD. He had two! Maybe the MOCO should make them 45 degree ,air cooled twins. I also love my 03.
Reddog74usa:
I have heard a few riders say they thought the idea of a V-rod bagger. Who knows it might be worth a shot.
gryphon:
Honestly, I think the only way HD is gonna be able to market those things is if they can interest younger riders. Most of them don't already have a preset idea of what a harley is. They look fast just sitting there and should definately get you laid if you're young and wild. They need to be maketed as a "bad boys bike". And that means that young riders or "wanna be" riders need to feel welcome when they come into the dealership to look and dream. They can't be run off like kids in a candy store reading the comic books. The dealerships cannot continue to be run like a stuffy "old man's club". Most of the guys who own harleys these days bought them as a fashion statement and, like most fashions, it's coming to an end. Harley did a great job of convincing guys that buying a Harley made them a biker (kind of like owning a rope makes you a mountain climber). Now they need to make young guys think that they will be the baddest kid on the block if they own a V-ROD.
loudnlow:
well fellas, i dont have a vrod, but id love to have one. and i dont even need the moco to tell me how much of a badass id be if i had one. I wouldnt get rid of my harley chop, but it would be nice to have something new. Part of harley's problem is the perception that its an old mans bike. Im 29 and I have friends that say they arent old enough for a harley yet. That being said, im not old enough for a road sofa yet either. Unless the "younger" crowd grew up in the harley circle its kind of hard to get into it. I had a yamaha and a honda before i bought a wrecked sportster as my first harley. (def couldn't affford a new one, and still couldnt) They almost price themselves out of the younger customers. but also the generation under me just really dont seem passionate about anything. I would have killed for a harley when i was younger but instead i saved some cash bought a wreck and fixed it myself. most of the younger generation (including mine) just dont have the same drive that previous ones have had.
I agree about the dealerships alienating people. They say hi and then ask for your credit. You sort of get an evil eye for just lookin. Not to mention the attitude that you sometimes get from others because your handbuilt custom harley gets more attention than his $40,000 chrome trailer queen. I go in, get what i have to get, talk to some of the pretty girls an get out. Sooner or later they get it, hopefully, no new customers, no harley. Sorry to rant, but yea, i def want a vrod. :teeth:
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