Posted by nospam on June 12, 2008, 5:59 pm
I'm contemplating trading in my '04 Venture for a brand new 2007
GL1800AL. With the trade-in on the Venture, I would have to fork over
about $16,000 (in Canada) if I get the CB radio.
I have some minor gripes with the Venture, including less than ideal
ergonomics (I'm starting to think that the cruiser riding position is
not the best for my back). Having riden a GL1800 once, I know it's a
very impressive machine (engine, suspension, brakes and handling are
awesome) and it comes with a lot of goodies, and the riding position
is little more of on the sport-touring side.
That being said, $16,000 (plus taxes) is a lot of coin. I'm looking
for guidance/opinions. Is the GL1800AL that much of an improvement
over the Venture?
Posted by Calgary on June 12, 2008, 8:05 pm
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:59:07 -0400, nospam@please.com wrote:
>I'm contemplating trading in my '04 Venture for a brand new 2007
>GL1800AL. With the trade-in on the Venture, I would have to fork over
>about $16,000 (in Canada) if I get the CB radio.
>I have some minor gripes with the Venture, including less than ideal
>ergonomics (I'm starting to think that the cruiser riding position is
>not the best for my back). Having riden a GL1800 once, I know it's a
>very impressive machine (engine, suspension, brakes and handling are
>awesome) and it comes with a lot of goodies, and the riding position
>is little more of on the sport-touring side.
>That being said, $16,000 (plus taxes) is a lot of coin. I'm looking
>for guidance/opinions. Is the GL1800AL that much of an improvement
>over the Venture?
You're the only one who can answer that question for you.
I have several friends who, at the peak of the Loonies rise earlier
this year popped for near new Gold Wings imported from the US.
They are very happy with their choice. The new Wings are the ultimate
in touring machines, but for me the Venture is a very good fit. A
near perfect fit in fact.
While I can see the advantages of the improved performance built into
the Wing, right now I could not envision the day I would own one. I
just don't like the looks of them. Obviously that is not a problem for
you and to be fair I reserve the right to be smatter tomorrow than I
am today.
My best advice would be, if you are looking for a good touring machine
and are taken by the visual appeal of the Wing, I doubt very much you
will be disappointed in the ergonomics or performance in comparison to
your Venture.
--
See Ya On The Road
2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium
2004 HD Road King
Posted by loudpipes on June 12, 2008, 9:56 pm
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:05:10 GMT, Calgary said:
>I have several friends who, at the peak of the Loonies rise earlier
>this year popped for near new Gold Wings imported from the US.
I should look into that. The bike I want is almost $4000 cheaper in
the US. I wonder how much of a hassle it would be to bring it into
Canada, what the duties etc are, and if the warranty is transferrable.
Posted by Calgary on June 12, 2008, 10:38 pm
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:56:20 -0400, loudpipes@riskrights.com wrote:
>On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:05:10 GMT, Calgary said:
>>I have several friends who, at the peak of the Loonies rise earlier
>>this year popped for near new Gold Wings imported from the US.
>I should look into that. The bike I want is almost $4000 cheaper in
>the US. I wonder how much of a hassle it would be to bring it into
>Canada, what the duties etc are, and if the warranty is transferrable.
You can find all the import requirement info at this site.
http://www.riv.ca/
Although I'd check with Honda re the warrantee, my sense is they will
not honour it up here and for four grand, after shipping, brokering
and inspections, I do not think the value will be there. If your
choice is definitely a new bike, learn as much as you can about the
import opportunities and try to use it for a reduced price locally.
IMHO better value can be found in the near new market. With today's
technology there is a whole continent to shop from. My bet is you
should be able to find the right bike, with the bells and whistles you
want for substantially less than you could find in your local area.
Now that said, what you will save in dollars you will spend in time
and patience.
Importing from the US is not for everyone, but given the patience to
make it work good value can be found.
--
See Ya On The Road
2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium
2004 HD Road King
Posted by Bob Mann on June 13, 2008, 9:07 am
loudpipes@riskrights.com wrote in news:03ad493d$0$27279$c3e8da3
@news.astraweb.com:
> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:05:10 GMT, Calgary said:
>
>>I have several friends who, at the peak of the Loonies rise earlier
>>this year popped for near new Gold Wings imported from the US.
>
> I should look into that. The bike I want is almost $4000 cheaper in
> the US. I wonder how much of a hassle it would be to bring it into
> Canada, what the duties etc are, and if the warranty is transferrable.
I don't know about Honda but Harley will not allow new bikes to be sold
cross border.
used ones can be and the warranty will be honoured although many already
busy dealers may balk at doing warranty work on imported bikes and Deeley
is not particularly forthcoming with the required paperwork.
Deeley is doing this to protect their own distributorship markups which
add about 10-20% onto almost everything we buy here in Canada.
--
Bob Mann
Cap'n, ah need moor pow'r.
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>GL1800AL. With the trade-in on the Venture, I would have to fork over
>about $16,000 (in Canada) if I get the CB radio.
>I have some minor gripes with the Venture, including less than ideal
>ergonomics (I'm starting to think that the cruiser riding position is
>not the best for my back). Having riden a GL1800 once, I know it's a
>very impressive machine (engine, suspension, brakes and handling are
>awesome) and it comes with a lot of goodies, and the riding position
>is little more of on the sport-touring side.
>That being said, $16,000 (plus taxes) is a lot of coin. I'm looking
>for guidance/opinions. Is the GL1800AL that much of an improvement
>over the Venture?