I have been asking questions all over the forum about getting rid of the cam chain tensioners in my 06 Softy and going to gear drive or the later tensioner set up and some cams which will probably work out to a cupla grand either way. I was talking to a shop today and the guy said to give him $4000 and he would trade mine on a 2009 softy and I can put all the stuff I have bought for mine onto the new bike ?? Seems to me that it is a bargain, what do you guys think ?? I always said when I bought my first Harley it would be my last, but this seems almost too good to pass up, what do you all think ?? Oh yeah, my rego is due as well so thats $500 I have to part with as well as the $2000.

seems the way the market is at the moment its all about getting rid of inventory . go for it i reckon.

Yeh, id do it if i was you

Why do you want to change your cams and make all the other changes? $2000 for new cams and tensioners!!!!!!!  In my opinion few people ever really need the extra get up and go, its seems that there is a misconception that as soon as you buy an HD you gotta change everything! Big bore kits,cams,pipes,carbs etc. Do you really want to get caught up in a big pissing contest that your never gonna win.Listening to some guys they know all the brands and specs and ride like an old fart like me. These are only my opinions .

What would i do? i`d put that money into a project and build something, so that way you`ve always got a stock reliable ride and a hot slick one off custom to play with. 

Or even better restore an oldie, pan or shovel.

Oh yeah Dave, why have you been waiting for me to post this question up ?? I have never hinted that i would ever buy a new bike ??

Hey Pete test ride the 96 and you will want it.

just do the cams go the gear drives ..........

ok so ya get a new bike then ya wanna change this and that to get it how ya want it so in the end you pay extra 4 grand to get new bike .... then ya pay to change this .... then pay for that ...

oh and from what i gather the tmax will not fit ........ sissy bars and such dont fit seats dont fit blah blah blah

the thing you need to ask ya self is do i want this or do i need it ....... work it out from there

you will need to change the sissy bar the new one hass the 200 rear yours would be a 180 from memory

Pete, i traded from an 08 fatty to an 09 fatty and i'm a happy camper.
the deal they are offering you is far less than the change over i paid not more than a month ago, so it sounds good to me,
what the hell you olny live once and things can change in a second, JUST DO IT
and i was told by the dealer that an 06 seat WILL NOT fit an 09 bike, well in a fatty anyway, something to do with the depth of the frame in the seat area is different between the 2,
my two cents

sounds like a deal

Thanks for the advice all, I am going to buy it, I pick it up tomorrow so good on me. It was a difficult decision because the wife and I have been saving to do a trip so it puts that on the back burner for a while but she is all for it, what a woman heh. Thanks for all the positive feedback, I feel really good about it now.

Thanks Steve, does it matter what brand and what if you buy an after market black one ??

Sounds like you have done well. Looking forward to seeing the pics. Well done.

Well, I have bought it and it is in my garage.

Peter,
Your indesision may or may not be your strongest point

I have

I've gotta say the guys at Sunshine Coast Harley (I dealt mainly with John the Manager) went out of their way to make buying the new bike a pleasurable experience. John never made me feel like he was in a hurry to get anywhere else and wanted to do everything he could to make buying the bike stress free, which is a hell of a lot more than I can say for the last dealer I bought my bike from. I will be happy to take the bike back for servicing during the warranty period and if I continue to be treated like a valued customer I will keep dealing with them. So far they have been honest (I double check everything that is told to me by any dealer because of past experiences) with no bullshit and eager to please which is something you don't see at dealers much anymore. I hope that everything remains this way because it means someone out there is trying to do the right thing by their customers. Time will tell.

I doubt it very much, just out of curiosity (i wasn't thinking of selling) a couple of months ago I asked Morgan & Wacker what they would give me as a trade and the response made me laugh at first and then made me angry.

I was told about $18000 from Wackers but I hadn't mentioned keeping the extras on my bike, might as well buy a jap bike if we are gonna get that sort of trade, I would never of sold it if I lost that much money. I remember Phil the salesman at Wackers telling me in 06 that I won't be sorry buying a Harley because they would always look after me if I wanted to trade in the future, I also remember thinking to myself at the time - WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT, do these guys really believe we fall for this crap.

Did you get to keep all the extras on your bike Chromer ?? What are you looking for now ??