Old vs New

[mexican]

Been thinking about adding a stock rocket to the stable, the question is;;; new or old.
For what i can gather here in this great forum, parts for the old style rocket are getting hard to find or they are being discontinued. The old style rockets are very affordable right now, there are a few in my neck of the woods ranging from 2013 to 2016 for 6 to 7.5k asking price, which if you show up with 1000 less you will get them.
The new Rockets; They are dropping down in price as well, there are 2 or 3 withing my driving distance that are around my price range. One is a 2021R with 3k miles and an asking price of 15k, messaged the guy and asked him about his bottom dollar and he said made me an offer, i have not replayed yet.
Sooo, hard decision to make!!
BTW, the Indian Chieftain Limited i was going to buy did not happen at the last minute due to seller not disclosing everything about the bike....

 

[Justdad]

Been thinking about adding a stock rocket to the stable, the question is;;; new or old.
For what i can gather here in this great forum, parts for the old style rocket are getting hard to find or they are being discontinued. The old style rockets are very affordable right now, there are a few in my neck of the woods ranging from 2013 to 2016 for 6 to 7.5k asking price, which if you show up with 1000 less you will get them.
The new Rockets; They are dropping down in price as well, there are 2 or 3 withing my driving distance that are around my price range. One is a 2021R with 3k miles and an asking price of 15k, messaged the guy and asked him about his bottom dollar and he said made me an offer, i have not replayed yet.
Sooo, hard decision to make!!
BTW, the Indian Chieftain Limited i was going to buy did not happen at the last minute due to seller not disclosing everything about the bike....

Have you had a chance to get a decent ride on one the new models? There is significant difference in my eyes in the styling maybe enough to get you leaning one way or another. I expect the pricing and availability of the older models probably would favor the older models. The lighter weight weight and slightly better handling of the new models give them the edge.

I generally keep bikes for 5 or 6 years so parts availability is important to me. You'll get better answers from other here since I've never owned a new or older Rocket 3 but I still think about them a lot.

 

[warp9.9]

Been thinking about adding a stock rocket to the stable, the question is;;; new or old.
For what i can gather here in this great forum, parts for the old style rocket are getting hard to find or they are being discontinued. The old style rockets are very affordable right now, there are a few in my neck of the woods ranging from 2013 to 2016 for 6 to 7.5k asking price, which if you show up with 1000 less you will get them.
The new Rockets; They are dropping down in price as well, there are 2 or 3 withing my driving distance that are around my price range. One is a 2021R with 3k miles and an asking price of 15k, messaged the guy and asked him about his bottom dollar and he said made me an offer, i have not replayed yet.
Sooo, hard decision to make!!
BTW, the Indian Chieftain Limited i was going to buy did not happen at the last minute due to seller not disclosing everything about the bike....

I'll have to go thru my parts inventory. Maybe its time to cash in

 

[stingray]

Dealers offered $13,000 on my '21GT w<5000m as a trade a few months ago. They'll try to make a little on that. Offer $13 and see.
You really need a newer one. I can just imagine that smile on one. Hold on to your tutu.

 

[Nashvegas]

Been thinking about adding a stock rocket to the stable, the question is;;; new or old.
For what i can gather here in this great forum, parts for the old style rocket are getting hard to find or they are being discontinued. The old style rockets are very affordable right now, there are a few in my neck of the woods ranging from 2013 to 2016 for 6 to 7.5k asking price, which if you show up with 1000 less you will get them.
The new Rockets; They are dropping down in price as well, there are 2 or 3 withing my driving distance that are around my price range. One is a 2021R with 3k miles and an asking price of 15k, messaged the guy and asked him about his bottom dollar and he said made me an offer, i have not replayed yet.
Sooo, hard decision to make!!
BTW, the Indian Chieftain Limited i was going to buy did not happen at the last minute due to seller not disclosing everything about the bike....

Dang, I would have let you ride mine in Arkansas! New ones are pretty nice.

 

[Jabol]

TFC on Cycle Trader for 18.5K in Austin, not a bad price considering those were around 30K new.

 

[mexican]

TFC on Cycle Trader for 18.5K in Austin, not a bad price considering those were around 30K new.

Probably they will suffer the same fate as the X, did not hold its value at all

 

[mexican]

Dang, I would have let you ride mine in Arkansas! New ones are pretty nice.

Yeah, forgot to ask you!

 

[mexican]

Dealers offered $13,000 on my '21GT w<5000m as a trade a few months ago. They'll try to make a little on that. Offer $13 and see.
You really need a newer one. I can just imagine that smile on one. Hold on to your tutu.

I will better the dealer"s offer, i will give you 13.5

 

[mjackson1000]

Been thinking about adding a stock rocket to the stable, the question is;;; new or old.
For what i can gather here in this great forum, parts for the old style rocket are getting hard to find or they are being discontinued. The old style rockets are very affordable right now, there are a few in my neck of the woods ranging from 2013 to 2016 for 6 to 7.5k asking price, which if you show up with 1000 less you will get them.
The new Rockets; They are dropping down in price as well, there are 2 or 3 withing my driving distance that are around my price range. One is a 2021R with 3k miles and an asking price of 15k, messaged the guy and asked him about his bottom dollar and he said made me an offer, i have not replayed yet.
Sooo, hard decision to make!!
BTW, the Indian Chieftain Limited i was going to buy did not happen at the last minute due to seller not disclosing everything about the bike....

I've been on my '09 R3T for 15 yrs and still love it....I had the tranny rebuilt after the shifter-spring busted and that detonated the rest of the tranny....I may get it repainted one of these days...

That being said, I'm looking at a particular Boss-Hoss....