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It is a story which started more than a decade ago. It was the times when Internet shopping just started in India and there were just handful of shopping websites. One of my initial shopping included a scaled down model of a Harley. This was the first time I got introduced to the brand "Harley Davidson". I still have it in excellent condition with the box. Here is the pic:
I happened to visit Kualalumpur, Malaysia last year. Was a busy trip and I missed climbing up the Petronas, but did find some time for window shopping in Petronas which also had a Harley showroom. It was the first time I saw a real Harley so close
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I got really interested after knowing that something will soon be available in India and that too within 7-8L. I looked into Harley India website and there was no showroom in Bangalore
. During last December, I saw that the showroom is now open and also came the news about CKDs. I quickly jumped to see the bikes and to my surprise there were no CKD models on display. That was not a dampner as there was a 883L along with Nightster which was sufficient to feel the riding positions. After some deliberations, I did the booking for Iron, which scored more points because of GC. Booking amount was 50K. I immediately changed my desktop wallpaper to her and started the wait 
.
The wait continued for 3.5 months with some surprise delays in between due to Union Budget announcements about CKDs (at least this is the official reason for delay). It gave me enough time to arrange the rest of money. I went for my own finance (personal loan
) and everything was set. The final bill came to around 7.66L excluding the Insurance. I opted for Oriental Insurance instead of ICICI and did carry forward my NCB (no claim bonus) of old bike. I was able to save 10K here.
The wait paid off and I got to know that my bike has arrived. Left office early to have a fist look of her on 9th April. Here are few snaps:
Went again on 11th April when the Bike is almost ready. Here are more pics:
Sat on her for the first time to check the handle bar position adjustment:
Here is the video when its switched on during the PDI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RJqhhLfa48
The final delivery date was fixed for April 15th.
(To be continued...)
I happened to visit Kualalumpur, Malaysia last year. Was a busy trip and I missed climbing up the Petronas, but did find some time for window shopping in Petronas which also had a Harley showroom. It was the first time I saw a real Harley so close
.I got really interested after knowing that something will soon be available in India and that too within 7-8L. I looked into Harley India website and there was no showroom in Bangalore
. During last December, I saw that the showroom is now open and also came the news about CKDs. I quickly jumped to see the bikes and to my surprise there were no CKD models on display. That was not a dampner as there was a 883L along with Nightster which was sufficient to feel the riding positions. After some deliberations, I did the booking for Iron, which scored more points because of GC. Booking amount was 50K. I immediately changed my desktop wallpaper to her and started the wait .The wait continued for 3.5 months with some surprise delays in between due to Union Budget announcements about CKDs (at least this is the official reason for delay). It gave me enough time to arrange the rest of money. I went for my own finance (personal loan
) and everything was set. The final bill came to around 7.66L excluding the Insurance. I opted for Oriental Insurance instead of ICICI and did carry forward my NCB (no claim bonus) of old bike. I was able to save 10K here.The wait paid off and I got to know that my bike has arrived. Left office early to have a fist look of her on 9th April. Here are few snaps:
Went again on 11th April when the Bike is almost ready. Here are more pics:
Sat on her for the first time to check the handle bar position adjustment:
Here is the video when its switched on during the PDI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RJqhhLfa48
The final delivery date was fixed for April 15th.
(To be continued...)
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. There were few reminding me that the headlight was on 
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