The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: MrRiden on February 22, 2008, 07:40:09 PM
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Ok, we're into our mesh jackets here in the desert but this is for the rest of ya all. It's not a BMW item but the price is right!
http://www.experiencebuell.com/
rich
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Well, I printed off a voucher. Now all I gotta do is find a damn Buell dealer! (None nearby here in upstate SC.) :(
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Strangely none listed in my area, either, and the gas to the nearest dealer would probably add up to more than I would be willing to pay for it. Oh well...
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My Firstgear leather jacket has a neck warmer built in to the liner. Works great, but I only need it when the temps are below freezing. Which is good since the jacket is not very waterproof.
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I hate buying stuff at dealers. There always 10Xs the value. I have a fleece hood/ neck warmer similar to that one. it was $7 at value city.
Heres one at pennies- http://zoom.jcpenney.com//is/image/0900631b807d4116M.tif?op_usm=1.5,.8,0,0&resmode=sharp&hei=250&wid=250
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Isnt Buell part of harley? I know the Annaplolis Harley has buells(I think the buells have Harley motors)
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There's a Harley / Buell dealer ( Chandler Harley Davidson-Buell in Chandler, Az.) about two miles from the house.
I don't have too much going on during my days off this week, I'll try and stop by and check out the neck warmer, never been in a Harley dealership before.
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The newest Buell has a Rotax motor.
Kinda like a F Series BMW.
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Well, I commited an act of heresy, I stopped off at the local H-D/Buell dealer, got the neck warmer, and looked at the Buell bikes.
Not a bad looking line-up of bikes, a bit too narrow spectrum use bike for my tastes though.
Their low end bikes in the line-up are discounted to $8000US, seems the sales of H-D/Buell are about 35% below last years level.
It was an interesting visit though, now if BMW could match H-D in the aspect of 'we don't care what year bike you have, we'll work on, support and supply parts for all of them', it would go a long way in attracting a larger part of the motorcycling community to them.
If anyone has the 'urge' to fly to Phoenix and rent a Harley, this dealer rents bikes, and is about 15 miles from Phoenix Skyharbor Airport, just don't do it in the 'hot season' .
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Bob,
that dealer is having test rides of Buell bikes on APRIL 12th - APRIL 13th if your off wanna go flog a pair?
rich
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Rich,
Probably won't happen, as it's on my work days, Saturday and Sundays are my usual 6 am -11 pm work days.
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I've been using the neck warmer for the last few work days ( low 40's F. at 5:20 am), and it is a noticeable improvement over not wearing one.
If you can get in to get one, I would recommend it.
But then again this is from a low desert dwelling motorcyclists perspective!!!
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I printed out a coupon. I'll have to see if I can get to the dealer this next week.
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Its definite! Im a schmuck. I see now you guys were refering to the FREE neck warmer. Im spinning into the annapolis harley tomarrow!(On my R65). Im wondering if theyll ask for credit app. :-[
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Its definite! Im a schmuck. I see now you guys were refering to the FREE neck warmer. Im spinning into the annapolis harley tomarrow!(On my R65). Im wondering if theyll ask for credit app. :-[
Credit Application - just what I want in today's fragile economy - a monthly payment!
No thanks. :P
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Ha! cool beans my mom works right by the Buell/Harly dealer in Rockford, the world famous Kegel's! Not bad for a few seconds of typing...
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It warmed up here in MD. so I took a looooong lunch and the r65 with the voucher to Annapolis harley/buell dealer. They made me wait for a salesman 15 min. to write down my name and phone #. ten mins later he came back with a skull cap. I asked where the neck warmwer was and he said "this is all we got" . "You wana buy a buell, Ill give ya a helmet".
I knew it was marketing strategy, but do all harley salesmen have to be jerks too? [smiley=cowsleep.gif]
I like my beemer, and when it comes time to add to my herd of bikes Im sure it aint gonna be from them.
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I knew it was marketing strategy, but do all harley salesmen have to be jerks too?
I believe it comes with the "territory"...
(sorry for the bad pun, I could not help myself!)
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It warmed up here in MD. so I took a looooong lunch and the r65 with the voucher to Annapolis harley/buell dealer. They made me wait for a salesman 15 min. to write down my name and phone #. ten mins later he came back with a skull cap. I asked where the neck warmwer was and he said "this is all we got" . "You wana buy a buell, Ill give ya a helmet".
I knew it was marketing strategy, but do all harley salesmen have to be jerks too? [smiley=cowsleep.gif]
I like my beemer, and when it comes time to add to my herd of bikes Im sure it aint gonna be from them.
I guess it all depends on the dealer, I had no problems getting the neck warmer, shot the breeze with the salesperson, asked some technical questions about the Buell, and he had no clue about anything mechanical.