Oh and I forgot to add....the fourth reason!!!
Because sooooo many "Boomers" going through that "mid-life crisis" thing, or returning after becoming "Empty Nesters"...AND knowing NOTHING about motorcycling other than Harley Davidson.....The dealers are now conditioned to rub their hands together in a satisfied mode when they see those dentists, wannabees and the generally il-informed(mainly in the lack of looking at alternatives...such as a TRIUMPH...MAYBE!!!) drive up to their dealership.
In other words.....they're gouging us(well...THEM at least)
Many H/D owners that I've talked to have told me how they ordered a particular bike, and when it arrived, it had "magically" added to it, extras that weren't originally ordered, but the dealer told them..."Take it or leave it. We can sell it somebody else if you don't want it!"
Dwight