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Title: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: guzziownr on October 30, 2015, 02:45:42 PM
http://allentown.craigslist.org/mcd/5234061681.html

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Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: drums4money on October 30, 2015, 05:49:51 PM
hey .  i rec'onize that bike. 
season's drawing to a close. . wonder if they may be inclined to deal on a bike like that.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: blackcat on October 30, 2015, 08:26:08 PM
No, I'm ok with what I got but it is a nice looking bike.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: Kev m on October 30, 2015, 08:29:33 PM
Jay was just lamenting that their price on that bike just went UP because some incentive ended.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: Cam3512 on October 31, 2015, 05:40:16 AM
That one has been sitting for a year and a half.  I'm sure a better deal could be struck.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: dxhall on October 31, 2015, 10:16:03 AM
Would that bike have a plastic tank?  I wonder why it's been on the sales floor for such a long time.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: O on October 31, 2015, 10:23:08 AM
Nope, all of the V7s from 2013 on have metal tanks.

$2000 off MSRP looks like a pretty good deal to me, but I already have that same bike.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: Cam3512 on October 31, 2015, 10:28:51 AM
Nope, all of the V7s from 2013 on have metal tanks.

$2000 off MSRP looks like a pretty good deal to me, but I already have that same bike.

All the V7's from 2012 on have metal tanks.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: O on October 31, 2015, 10:36:53 AM
All the V7's from 2012 on have metal tanks.

Do you mean when they were first released in Europe?  It took until 2013 for them to reach the US, no?  In 2012 the US was still getting the classic, which I believe is listed with a 4.5 gallon fuel capacity, so I think it was still a plastic tank.  However, the 2012 Racer with the black tank was metal, if my memory serves.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: Bill Havins on October 31, 2015, 11:05:48 AM

<snip> I wonder why it's been on the sales floor for such a long time.


This is happening all over the industry, not just this bike at this shop.  Many "esteemed" motorcycle dealers of all brands find themselves with floor plans laden with new bikes that are one and two years old.

What was it Clinton said years ago?  "It's the economy...."  Still applies today.

Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: Cam3512 on October 31, 2015, 11:26:08 AM
In the US, 2012 was the last year for the V7 "Classic". They had the new metal tank with the old dual throttle body engine.  2013 was the first year of the Special and Stone with both the metal tank and the new engine.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: rocker59 on October 31, 2015, 12:18:29 PM
In the US, 2012 was the last year for the V7 "Classic". They had the new metal tank with the old dual throttle body engine.  2013 was the first year of the Special and Stone with both the metal tank and the new engine.

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Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: Kev m on October 31, 2015, 03:33:17 PM
Do you mean when they were first released in Europe?  It took until 2013 for them to reach the US, no?  In 2012 the US was still getting the classic, which I believe is listed with a 4.5 gallon fuel capacity, so I think it was still a plastic tank.  However, the 2012 Racer with the black tank was metal, if my memory serves.

Listen to Cam and Rocker (and me), the last year of the V7C (2012 US) got metal tanks instead of the smaller plastic despite what tech or sales literature still said.

We even had someone on this board who didn't realize he had a 5.8 gallon tank for like a year.
Title: Re: Blackcat needs a new bike
Post by: O on October 31, 2015, 08:57:57 PM
Thank you all for clarifying.   :boozing:

Now, someone  buy that '14 Special. There's still time to get in some great late season rides! :bike-037: