Sorry been away from the forums for a while.
Simply presenting an option to folk who might want an option to consider.
Has worked for many people already.
PS I did try to delete this second posting without sucess. I actually even took the time to report it to the admin but they didn't delete for me either, sorry if it offends now.
Tradeon
If I may, I have been thinking about the question, why, for a while now and write ......
With all the changes globally currently changing the way business functions, the old fashion models of retailing are changing for sure. This will, it must do eventually, bring down the price of the Harleys in Australia. Either by the exchange rate, more and more people figure it out, or just someone putting down a few hundred grand and flooding the market here in Australia because it makes sense to do so.
This will mean that eventually those that are still paying $20k plus for their run a risk of losing money on the current ride. Harley have been fantastic for their resale value for ages, no disputing that, but also no disputing that times are changing.
So, with that prelude here perhaps, is one reason why ....
What happens if your current ride gets sold now before prices fall, two things: a) you need another bike to replace your stead and b) you are getting out of the market before the crash comes just like the stock market, housing and all the other markets as they change.
Fantastic now you have no bike, but you have cash, which is king. Great but I still need a bike.
So then what are your options? a) purchase at current rates again, which would take you nowhere quickly or b) purchase something from the States at effectively discounted prices. So what then, I have another bike that is currently worth maybe $5k or upwards of $10k more than the landed cost of your new import as the market stands today. Ok so now you have purchased yourself some insurance against the price fall in the market, to maybe at least be back at the same level you were on you old bike. Happy, yep fine, but not really leveraged as yet. At least however you are on a late model bike with some protection against a falling market. Nothing wrong with that.
But what happens if you repeat the importation process just four times, selling each with say $5k profit? [using stock trading terms, leveraging your position]. Then you have $20k in cash, funded by the sale of the other bikes, to purchase whatever you like.
Now you are really in the box seat. Select whatever bike you want to own, funded out of the sale of the other bikes. Now what happens, if the market value of bikes falls to say $12,000.00 AUD to something that is currently worth $20 or so thousand? You still have $12k in protection to minimise your risk should you ever want to sell whatever it is you are riding at that time.
Perhaps not for everybody, but you did ask me why. This is one answer.
What happens if you and your mates and wifes bring in many bikes, then you and your mates all ride for free, protecting yourselves against any price reduction in the Australian market.
Equally you could also just forget this, fire up your bike and enjoy a good long ride, nothing wrong with that either. Then the answer to your why, is “who cares”.
