Car and Bike Talk

[burrheadd]

I still have my circular flying Sopwith Camel.

I also had some kind of a trainer that was hooked to string

Crashed a few times and it fell apart

Engine was still operational so kids being kids we’d start the engine and throw it up in the air and play kamikaze nearly took my neighbors head off

 

[oldngray]

I also had some kind of a trainer that was hooked to string

Crashed a few times and it fell apart

Engine was still operational so kids being kids we’d start the engine and throw it up in the air and play kamikaze nearly took my neighbors head off

I had a P-51 on a string. Kind of neat for a few minutes then quickly got boring.

 

[burrheadd]

I had a P-51 on a string. Kind of neat for a few minutes then quickly got boring.

I always wondered how many fingers got chopped off trying to get them started

 

[rod]

Liveleak.com - Grandma and grandpa go for a drive...

 

[sailfish]

Yesterday I noticed a nearby Harley dealer apparently started selling Vanderhall trikes recently so I stopped to look. Definitely nice but at $40k they're just a rich people toy.

 

[oldngray]

Yesterday I noticed a nearby Harley dealer apparently started selling Vanderhall trikes recently so I stopped to look. Definitely nice but at $40k they're just a rich people toy.

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Worth about half that in my opinion.

 

[sailfish]

Worth about half that in my opinion.

Clientele with that kind of disposable income are dying off. Especially around here.

 

[cosmo1]

Yesterday I noticed a nearby Harley dealer apparently started selling Vanderhall trikes recently so I stopped to look. Definitely nice but at $40k they're just a rich people toy.

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Aren't they electric?

You need one of these:

 

[sailfish]

Aren't they electric?

You need one of these:

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They have one model that's electric. I only saw gas ones in stock.

 

[cosmo1]

They have one model that's electric. I only saw gas ones in stock.

Yeah. I missed the exhaust.

You still need the Morgan.

 

[sailfish]

Yeah. I missed the exhaust.

You still need the Morgan.

I think they look better than the Vanderhalls but I couldn't bring myself to spend that much on a car let alone something with limited use like that. Plus I have nowhere to put it.

 

[rod]

Yesterday I noticed a nearby Harley dealer apparently started selling Vanderhall trikes recently so I stopped to look. Definitely nice but at $40k they're just a rich people toy.

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Just what the world don't need--another snowmobile with wheels

 

[rod]

They have one model that's electric. I only saw gas ones in stock.

That one is doable.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Just what the world don't need--another snowmobile with wheels

I would prefer a good 4 wheeled convertible at that point.

 

[rod]

Yesterday I noticed a nearby Harley dealer apparently started selling Vanderhall trikes recently so I stopped to look. Definitely nice but at $40k they're just a rich people toy.

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Since when can a Harley Dealer sell anything besides a Harley? They tried that once with Buell and backed out.

 

[rod]

Yesterday I noticed a nearby Harley dealer apparently started selling Vanderhall trikes recently so I stopped to look. Definitely nice but at $40k they're just a rich people toy.

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The local dealer has a Harley CVO sitting on the showroom floor for $43,000+ and it only has 2 wheels.

 

[sailfish]

Since when can a Harley Dealer sell anything besides a Harley? They tried that once with Buell and backed out.

I guess if the owner has the money they can bring whatever franchise they want under their roof. Another HD dealer near here used to sell Triumphs too then dropped them for Polaris. That one kinda pissed me off.

 

[sailfish]

The local dealer has a Harley CVO sitting on the showroom floor for $43,000+ and it only has 2 wheels.

My limit is $10k. I can maybe push it to 12 if I really like it and still see the value. But bang for buck starts to drop off really fast after that.

 

[rod]

I guess if the owner has the money they can bring whatever franchise they want under their roof. Another HD dealer near here used to sell Triumphs too then dropped them for Polaris. That one kinda pissed me off.

That's news to me. I've never been in a Harley shop that sold other brands except for one in Iowa that specializes in selling new ---old stock bikes. They have lots of many name brand bikes--- brand new from as far back as 2008.

 

[rod]

I did a search and yes - apparently Harley dealers are allowed to sell other brands if they want to. Our local dealer won't do it. In fact if you trade in a Honda on a Harley they take it right over to the local Honda shop and sell it to them -dirt cheap. (basically because they don't give you much for it to begin with).