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Hello, My name is Manny,
So, basically like the title in the post states, how was your experience? More specifically what would you recommend a newbie (first time riding, will be fresh off the MSF course when I go to dealers to look at what they can do for me after getting my license). I know through blogs or other posts that i've read that it's best to call dealers and negotiate OTD prices and get them to send it through email to have a set price to use to get other deals with other cycle dealers. When you've negotiated with Dealers and they throw-in "goodies" like gear at a flat fee, or they "give" you gear, how does the transaction go about. If they are bundling the items with the bike transaction (bike being financed), will the cost of the gear be included in the finance bill or will you pay for the gear out of pocket? Also, when i've seen people mention OTD, i'm not sure if the price for OTD is quoted when paying all-in-cash or are you being financed? How does one go about paying the taxes and tags themselves, and when is this a viable option?
The reason I am asking is because I want to save up at least 1-1.5K for down payment, insurance cost, and gear. Obviously, I will get some gear before getting the bike but I want to know if the stuff they give you, is really the dealer making a customer happy or if they are simply feeding you bread with blades inside. Meaning, if they are giving you "free" stuff that later bites you in the behind.
Thank you in advance, and I really appreciate any stories relating to this as well.
So, basically like the title in the post states, how was your experience? More specifically what would you recommend a newbie (first time riding, will be fresh off the MSF course when I go to dealers to look at what they can do for me after getting my license). I know through blogs or other posts that i've read that it's best to call dealers and negotiate OTD prices and get them to send it through email to have a set price to use to get other deals with other cycle dealers. When you've negotiated with Dealers and they throw-in "goodies" like gear at a flat fee, or they "give" you gear, how does the transaction go about. If they are bundling the items with the bike transaction (bike being financed), will the cost of the gear be included in the finance bill or will you pay for the gear out of pocket? Also, when i've seen people mention OTD, i'm not sure if the price for OTD is quoted when paying all-in-cash or are you being financed? How does one go about paying the taxes and tags themselves, and when is this a viable option?
The reason I am asking is because I want to save up at least 1-1.5K for down payment, insurance cost, and gear. Obviously, I will get some gear before getting the bike but I want to know if the stuff they give you, is really the dealer making a customer happy or if they are simply feeding you bread with blades inside. Meaning, if they are giving you "free" stuff that later bites you in the behind.
Thank you in advance, and I really appreciate any stories relating to this as well.