2001-01-26 Harley-Davidson Response - Minnesota Judicial Branch

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I lime:’
2 A. No.
3 Q. And you switched from the model you originally
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4 were on the wailing list for to the newer Road King model?
5 A. Correct.
6 Q. Were you shown any documents, written
7 materials, price lists at that time?
8 A. No.
9 Q. Did you complete any additional paperwork at
o that time?
1 A. No, no1 that I recall.
2 Q. When was the next time you had any
3 communication with Twin City Harley-Davidson?
4 A, I had a call that my bike was in.
5 Q. Do you know who contacted you on that
6 occasion?
7 A. I don’t recall. I was out of town, and they
8 had left .several messages.
9 Q. You don’t know who that person was?
10 A. No.
!I Q. Did any of the messages have any information
12 qarding price’?
i3 A. No.
!4 Q. Did you eventually call Twin City
15 Harley-Davidson back?
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I A. 1 went out them.
2 Q. And who did you deal with on that occasion?
3 A. Thesamclargcpcrson. Idon’ttilhis
4 name.
5 Q. And wbat happened on that visit?
6 A. Iaskcdhiiwbatmyoptionsweteasfaras
7 buyingthebikeorpostposlitrgit,andhesaidmyoptians
8 wlarctaketbcbikeortbcS500.
9 Q. I’m not following you. My understanding was
o your bike was available.
.I A. Right. :.
I2 Q. And why would you postpone it?
13 A. I was just thinking maybe4 would wait for the
14 2oooycar.
IS Q. !hwhentheRoadKingmotorcyclethatyow
16 name was on the list for became available, you wem
17 contemplating switching to get another m&l?
18 A. ~thoughtabouttbe2~0.
19 Q. What model 2000 motorcycle wue you intcrestcd
20 in?
21 A. Road King Classic, same model.
22 Q. What w= you told& tbat time?
23 A. It wasn’t an option.
24 Q. Explaiithattome. .’
25 A. * 2~~&~-.1ny~model was in. ‘It was a
&j)y A. ~g#!&+ &~A~&& @@Jj .4&@+&
I ‘YY, and that was my hike.
2 0. So you either could take your $500 hack --
3 A. Or the ‘YY.
4 Q. -- or huy the ‘YY or put your n;~mc on the Iis1
5 again to wait for 1hc 2000?
6 A. No. Yeah, take your $500 hack, hut YOU
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7 couldn’t get a 2000, the lisl was too long:. You’d hc hack
8 tlrtx: years again.
9 Q. But you could have gotten your name on the
0 list?
1 A. I believe so. Not for a 2000.
2 0. Did YOU talk to anybody on this visit other
3 than this bigger gentleman?
4 A. Rod.
5 Q. Rod’?
6 A. Rod is his name.
7 Q. Rod is the big gentleman’!
8 A. Uh-huh. l -
9 Q. Did you talk’io anybody else other than Rod on
:O this occasion’?
H A. No.
12 Q. Did you ultimately decide to purchase the ‘99
13 motorcycle’!
14 A. Yes.
15 0. And did YOU take possession of it on that
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I date?
2 A. No. They had to prep it.
3 Q. Was them any discussion about the price of
4 your ‘99 motorcycle on that visit?
S A. He called it up on the computer and gave me a
6 number,ycs.
7 Q. Were there any discussions about that figure?
8 A. No. -
9 Q. Did you review any written materials or
.O documents or price lists at that time?
II A. No. ., ii
12 Q. Were you comfortable with that price’?
13 A. Ithoughtitwasptettyhigh.+ .“‘:, I.,
14 Q. Based on what? _
IS A. ‘:Reading the pa Iking ,to other people
16 about bikes. l-c
17 k
Q. So at some point u did begin to research the
18 price of motorcycles?
19 A. I don’t know if I’d call it research.
20 Q. You started to look at -the paper’?
21 A. Well, I always watched the paper.
22 Q. Were you watching them for used bikes or new
23 bikes?
24 A. Both. The new aren’t advertised much, SO Usec
25 I would guess;
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