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Okay, for any of you who pay attention to my posts, you know I have been pretty vocal about some of Hondas pricing strategies - like forcing us to buy the halleluya package to get ABS, the recent price increase, crappy front suspension etc. I've actually visited the BMW dealership a few times recently and been a lurker on their forum.
On Wednesday morning of this week, I sent my dealer an e-mail asking about the price increase. The owner of the dealer has been something of a friend of mine for about 27 years now.
To cut to the bottom line, about six hours and five e-mails later I had committed to buy a new motorcycle. He made me a very fair deal to trade my 05 for an 09 with everything except air bag.
My wife and I picked it up this morning. It's about a 40 mile ride home, and so far I really like it. The suspension does not seem as harsh as my 05, and everything is basically just a little better feeling. Some of what I feel is certainly because it's new, and some I think is that it really is a better bike in some subtle ways.
On Wednesday morning of this week, I sent my dealer an e-mail asking about the price increase. The owner of the dealer has been something of a friend of mine for about 27 years now.
To cut to the bottom line, about six hours and five e-mails later I had committed to buy a new motorcycle. He made me a very fair deal to trade my 05 for an 09 with everything except air bag.
My wife and I picked it up this morning. It's about a 40 mile ride home, and so far I really like it. The suspension does not seem as harsh as my 05, and everything is basically just a little better feeling. Some of what I feel is certainly because it's new, and some I think is that it really is a better bike in some subtle ways.

