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Snowbound
Jim
Quick side track, I sold my Ultra Limited.
I loved that bike! I had just done organizers in trunk and saddle bags and put storage pouches with drink holder on both sides in front of saddle bags.
Plus I put on the stretched bags, just installed flags on cargo rack among other things. It was starting to come together like I wanted. My next upgrades were gonna be 16” ape hangers, 7” touchscreen radio and sound system. I was looking at $3500 to do all that. Then guy at work who’s bike I originally wanted to buy tells me he is selling his bike. I said your a jag off! I wanted to buy it a few years ago but you backed out so I bought this one. Told him to hold off and I’d sell mine and buy his. His is still an Ultra Limited like mine but it’s newer. They extended the frame 4”, has hydraulic clutch instead of cable, it’s got the boom audio with navigation and 7” touchscreen but one thing I’m not a fan of is the lower fairings. Mine had them too but I removed them. His you can’t because it has “wet heads”. Liquid cooled exhaust valve and the lower fairings have the radiators, fan and overflow so they have to stay. But I’ll learn to deal with it.
I went thru a lot of BS selling mine. Bunch of tire kickers. I listed it for $13,500 which is way less than what I see them out there for. I had people offering me their POS vehicles, one wanted to trade a Polaris 1000 turbo side by side and a lot of low ball offers. The last guy that came to look at it asked if he could test drive it. I told him, it’s like this, if your serious and wanna buy it, let’s work out a price and then you hand me the cash and I’ll give you a bill of sale. That way if you wreck it, you bought it and it’s on your insurance. Otherwise, if you wreck it, I’m left with a wrecked bike and have to make an insurance claim. He understood. Asked what was the bottom dollar I would take. I said look, your the last person that is gonna look at it. You see all the extra parts I have here, you see the bike is flawless and to be honest, I had a guy offer me $13,200 cash just 3 days ago and I told him to kick rocks. He said, ok, I get it and busted out $13,500 in cash and took it for a ride as I counted the money.
He came back from his ride and asked if I ever did brakes and I said no, they are perfect. Said he felt a pulsation in the brakes like a warped rotor. I said no, that’s the ABS, that’s how they are. He asked if I minded if he made a phone call. I said no problem, should I stop counting? He said no. Came back and said he called his Harley mechanic who confirmed what I said about the ABS and he took it home. Hated seeing that bike ride away with another guys ass in the seat.
But here is my new Ultra Limited. Stretched bags on the way and then I’m having them painted to match the 2 tone.
So far I’m happy with it. Already did some little stuff but I’m gonna do the ape hangers over the winter so I’m not down during season. Just thought I’d share the new toy.
I loved that bike! I had just done organizers in trunk and saddle bags and put storage pouches with drink holder on both sides in front of saddle bags.
Plus I put on the stretched bags, just installed flags on cargo rack among other things. It was starting to come together like I wanted. My next upgrades were gonna be 16” ape hangers, 7” touchscreen radio and sound system. I was looking at $3500 to do all that. Then guy at work who’s bike I originally wanted to buy tells me he is selling his bike. I said your a jag off! I wanted to buy it a few years ago but you backed out so I bought this one. Told him to hold off and I’d sell mine and buy his. His is still an Ultra Limited like mine but it’s newer. They extended the frame 4”, has hydraulic clutch instead of cable, it’s got the boom audio with navigation and 7” touchscreen but one thing I’m not a fan of is the lower fairings. Mine had them too but I removed them. His you can’t because it has “wet heads”. Liquid cooled exhaust valve and the lower fairings have the radiators, fan and overflow so they have to stay. But I’ll learn to deal with it.
I went thru a lot of BS selling mine. Bunch of tire kickers. I listed it for $13,500 which is way less than what I see them out there for. I had people offering me their POS vehicles, one wanted to trade a Polaris 1000 turbo side by side and a lot of low ball offers. The last guy that came to look at it asked if he could test drive it. I told him, it’s like this, if your serious and wanna buy it, let’s work out a price and then you hand me the cash and I’ll give you a bill of sale. That way if you wreck it, you bought it and it’s on your insurance. Otherwise, if you wreck it, I’m left with a wrecked bike and have to make an insurance claim. He understood. Asked what was the bottom dollar I would take. I said look, your the last person that is gonna look at it. You see all the extra parts I have here, you see the bike is flawless and to be honest, I had a guy offer me $13,200 cash just 3 days ago and I told him to kick rocks. He said, ok, I get it and busted out $13,500 in cash and took it for a ride as I counted the money.
He came back from his ride and asked if I ever did brakes and I said no, they are perfect. Said he felt a pulsation in the brakes like a warped rotor. I said no, that’s the ABS, that’s how they are. He asked if I minded if he made a phone call. I said no problem, should I stop counting? He said no. Came back and said he called his Harley mechanic who confirmed what I said about the ABS and he took it home. Hated seeing that bike ride away with another guys ass in the seat.
But here is my new Ultra Limited. Stretched bags on the way and then I’m having them painted to match the 2 tone.
So far I’m happy with it. Already did some little stuff but I’m gonna do the ape hangers over the winter so I’m not down during season. Just thought I’d share the new toy.
