467 Harleys for sale on TradeMe

[White trash]

Always heaps of HDs on Tradme. Always has been as well.

It's because they enjoy such a strong market new. The used ones have gotta go somewhere.

[xwhatsit]

I still see more Harleys out on the road - every day,rain or shine....and have done since the early '90's.Definately the most ridden bike.Not weekend cruisers from what I have seen.

You reckon? Maybe they just have the good sense to stay out of the city.

[peasea]

OK, well if we want to play that game, then Honda sportsbikes alone are 403 listings... 69 Honda tourers... 92 Honda cruisers... 54 Honda classics. 618 total. Where's the figures for bike sales again? Honda and Harley are right up the top, aren't they, pretty close? And that's not including the numerous adventure bikes like Africa twins etc.

So it sounds about right. Maybe slightly on the high side -- probably something to do with winter. One could guess many Harleys -- or cruisers in general -- are bought as `weekend toys' for summer and get flicked off at the end of the so-called riding season. At least from using my own eyes on my daily commute, it seems most Harley riders don't use their bike to do the rain-or-shine-ride-to-work thing (mostly GN250s, scooters, chook-chasers and ancient naked Suzuki multis that do that!). So a swell in Harley listings about now is probably normal.

I do and some days recently have been pretty damned cold. Cold enough to suffer carb icing but I fixed that.

[Finn]

The used ones have gotta go somewhere.

Well they don't fucken go around corners.

[marty]

i make it 382

[xwhatsit]

I do and some days recently have been pretty damned cold. Cold enough to suffer carb icing but I fixed that.

Us poverty-stricken, oppressed and undervalued don't have a choice -- either our humble motorsickles or the bus

Carb icing... take one freshly killed hare. Gut, and wrap the still-warm entrails around the carb venturi. Reuse carcass as boot-covers.

[Finn]

i make it 382

Bloody popular too!

[scumdog]

Well they don't fucken go around corners.

Of course they do - even if it IS spinning on their side in a shower of (expensive) sparks!!!

[scumdog]

I do and some days recently have been pretty damned cold. Cold enough to suffer carb icing but I fixed that.

Haven't managed to fix that problem yet - maybe it's colder down here or soemthing.

[peasea]

Haven't managed to fix that problem yet - maybe it's colder down here or soemthing.

What have you done to attempt the fix? All it takes is warm air.

[98tls]

Of course they do - even if it IS spinning on their side in a shower of (expensive) sparks!!!

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[peasea]

Well they don't fucken go around corners.

Do too, do too, do too. Nyah.

[Zoolander]

Ah - so the commonly held belief that HDs hold their value is no longer true...?

No worse than Ducatis - used ones are worth 2 tenths of f**k all these days i'm afraid.

[6ft5]

Well they don't fucken go around corners.

So that is why the roads in NZ have corners and lots of Harley so they can't ride them??????? GET A PERM BUDDY

[AllanB]

Makes you wonder eh what's easier to get rid of.A case of herpes or......

Eh - Harley riders have Herpes???????