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Just want to give a shout from CA. I have been crusin this forum the past month or so as a guest absorbing eveything I can about the Stryker. This past weekend I test drove a both the Raider and Stryker at a local dealer to make the determination which motorcycle was for me (and which forum to join ???) Since I am here you can see I have opted for the Stryker. I had to respect the Raider it was a powerful awesome machine, however as newely licensed rider and for where I plan to ride and my size frame I felt the Stryker was more natural fit for me better and dream to handle. A very short test ride in heavy city beach traffic the Stryker was more nimble. The Raider felt like it might be more at home on long stretches and while the 1900cc in the Raider is a kick in the pants in it torque the 1300cc has plenty of power to get me in trouble around here.
As for the search on my new baby, I have visited two dealers and talking to a third over the phone (due to distance) and while this has been covered extensively in "what did you pay" I cannot get any dealer to even get close to the $9200-$9500 OTD prices that others have posted and this of course is without any accessories thrown. This is on the Blue 2011's that have been sitting around for year and in less demand than the Raven with the recent July 2012 $750 rebate . All of the dealers claim that at $9500 OTD would set them below thier factory invoice and have let me walk. Once dealer an hour away posted 8K for the bike and the local dealer said they would price match but then when it came to negotiation time they told me freight was $900 and setup was $700, a $1600 markup in bogus fees. When I started to walk they came down another $200. The lowest offer I got was $10,200. My only thought is that those low OTD prices other paid were from states with no or very low sales tax. I doubt out CA dealers are paying more than other states. Our sales tax here is 7.75% and DMV and doc fees are about $200 which puts the total about 10% without the bogus fees. The last dealer quoted only $95 each for the setup and freight which is reasonable but he quoted 11K so I know these fee numbers are just a markup. Depends on how you slice it I suppose. I would love to hear from any southern california owners as well.
Be safe!
As for the search on my new baby, I have visited two dealers and talking to a third over the phone (due to distance) and while this has been covered extensively in "what did you pay" I cannot get any dealer to even get close to the $9200-$9500 OTD prices that others have posted and this of course is without any accessories thrown. This is on the Blue 2011's that have been sitting around for year and in less demand than the Raven with the recent July 2012 $750 rebate . All of the dealers claim that at $9500 OTD would set them below thier factory invoice and have let me walk. Once dealer an hour away posted 8K for the bike and the local dealer said they would price match but then when it came to negotiation time they told me freight was $900 and setup was $700, a $1600 markup in bogus fees. When I started to walk they came down another $200. The lowest offer I got was $10,200. My only thought is that those low OTD prices other paid were from states with no or very low sales tax. I doubt out CA dealers are paying more than other states. Our sales tax here is 7.75% and DMV and doc fees are about $200 which puts the total about 10% without the bogus fees. The last dealer quoted only $95 each for the setup and freight which is reasonable but he quoted 11K so I know these fee numbers are just a markup. Depends on how you slice it I suppose. I would love to hear from any southern california owners as well.
Be safe!
