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Good luck finding a dealer that will sell you a V-Rod for $18-$20K. Most of them around here are going for mid to high $20s. One reason for the cost difference between the V-Rod and the VTX is that there were lots of costs incurred during the design and fabrication of that bike by HD. Plus, it is a drastic departure from anything that Harley has previously sold to the public. Its newness draws a higher price for some strange reason. The metric cruisers like the VTX have been around in some form or another since the '80s, and have always been good looking, dependable machines with plenty of power on tap to satisfy any rider. The only reason that I didn't buy one is that for my money, I'd like an American product. I had a Yamaha Maxim X that I really liked, but I bought it used from a friend and sold it once I got my HD. Now I'm considering selling my Softail for a custom chopper simply because the Harley Davidson Motor Company cares more about their bottom line and selling clothes to wannabe bad-asses than it does makiing their blue-collar customers happy. I think that they've forgotten that it was the grimey bikers that kept them selling bikes during the late '70s and early '80s, when the best thing you could say about a Harley was that it didn't leak too bad if you never rode it. Now look at them. A good product with bad customer service. I hope they learn their lesson. In the mean time, you'll see more imported bikes on the streets because those folks know a good deal when they see one.
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