| Buying a used Harley from a secondhand dealership is | | | | their original state. They add accessories and update |
| not as cool as buying a brand-new ride. It is definitely | | | | motorcycle parts to improve the quality of their ride. |
| much cooler. Not to pull your chain or anything, but | | | | These add-ons also cost serious cash with prices |
| used Harleys are the bomb. However, few people | | | | ranging from a few hundred dollars to thousands. |
| have the sense to believe and actually practice this | | | | Fortunately, these add-ons are not easily removed |
| when buying their big boy rides. There are definitely | | | | without a major overhaul. Why fortunate? This |
| some good things about buying a used Harley and | | | | means that a used Harley is sold with all the additions |
| you can benefit from knowing these the next time | | | | and added features intact. A buyer is entitled to a |
| you purchase a new ride. | | | | savings of a thousand dollars or more in accessories |
| An advantage in buying a used Harley is the | | | | by purchasing a used bike. |
| assurance that used Harleys for resale are well-kept | | | | An aesthetic improvement like changing the seats or |
| and cared for by their previous owners. Possession | | | | using chrome parts alone can rack up to a several |
| and ownership of a Harley can be considered as | | | | hundred bucks -- topnotch quality would even entail a |
| luxury and a status symbol. For this reason, it can be | | | | thousand dollar tag minus the labor involved in the |
| expected that most Harley owners would even | | | | process. By buying a used Harley, you save on the |
| spend more money in the maintenance of a Harley | | | | price of the bike and rack up savings on the |
| than in its purchase. | | | | accessories and labor fees. |
| Although Harleys reign on the road and are more | | | | Likewise, performance improvement modifications like |
| popular than their other counterparts, they are still | | | | updating ignitions or cams or carburetors cost just as |
| machines. Like all machines, Harleys depreciate in | | | | much or even more. Unlike accessorizing, |
| value. A buyer of a used Harley would pay only half | | | | performance improvement is an investment which |
| or even less of the cost the former owner paid for | | | | the most discerning or riders take seriously. Most of |
| the bike when it was bought brand-new. This holds | | | | the time, the beauty and power of a modified Harley |
| true even if the bike is only a year old -- what more | | | | is more than that of the original. Thus, by buying a |
| if it is two years old or more? | | | | used Harley, you get a prime-quality ride for the |
| Aside from the lower costs compared to a new bike, | | | | fraction of the cost of a new bike and the |
| used Harleys also offer big savings in terms of | | | | modifications combined. Now, that's what you call one |
| modifications and performance improvement. Think | | | | sweet ride. |
| about this -- rarely do riders leave their Harleys in | | | | |