Harley in big financial trouble

[VStarRider]

Good observation and most likely one of the main factors of the reduced sales of larger bikes...Also, in my opinion, bikes as well as cars, have become so "0ver Priced" in an effort to keep CEO's salaries at ridiculous levels and the Board of Directors happy that younger and older folks are spending money on other things...Regards

...but, are they? Let's use the number $25,000 in 2019 as the price one pays for a new Wing. Accounting for inflation, that's equivalent to $11,800 in 1988. What did a new Wing cost in 1988?

[F6Dave]

...but, are they? Let's use the number $25,000 in 2019 as the price one pays for a new Wing. Accounting for inflation, that's equivalent to $11,800 in 1988. What did a new Wing cost in 1988?

You're probably right. I read somewhere that if you calculate the price of a new car in hours of labor, using the average wage for a U.S. worker, it takes less work to buy a car than it did a few decades ago. Add to that far better mileage, performance, and reliability, and cars today are a better deal than ever. The same likely applies to motorcycles.

It's the same with fuel prices. In real dollars, gasoline is about as cheap today as it's ever been.