Becoming a motorcycle dealer?

[DODO``]

Hi all,

It's a bold claim I know but I am looking into becoming a motorcycle dealer in the future.

Possibly in Auckland or Sydney.

I'm currently working as an architect and I think its about a point in my life where things change.

As a complete beginner I simply ask..


Whats involved? and where do I start??


Any comments would be appreciated Thanks all.
J

[James Deuce]

You need a large fortune to turn into a small fortune and a really appalling attitude to effective communication and customer service.

Oh, and you need to refresh your financial systems every couple of years after losing all of your customer's payment records so you can repeatedly bill them for things they've paid for.

[DODO``]

You need a large fortune to turn into a small fortune and a really appalling attitude to effective communication and customer service.

Oh, and you need to refresh your financial systems every couple of years after losing all of your customer's payment records so you can repeatedly bill them for things they've paid for.

cool. I'll take your comment like a bible and live by it

[James Deuce]

You wouldn't be the first.

[Grumph]

JD is basically correct...The only dealers who make money are those who regard bikes as just another commodity and have no attatchment to them at all.
If this is you, fine, have at it.

[R650R]

Have you your own architecture business or just employed as one. Cause the really hard thing in any business is selling yourself/product/services and running the business.
Even if you lucked into a major desireable brand I'm sure its not easy work.
My Uncle used to sell new BMW cars (and other major brands before that), he put some serious hours into it though...

[Akzle]

1 - troll trademe for "cheap" bikez.
2 - buy bikes and move them to auckland, because people in auckland are fucking stupid and pay lots for things that aren't worth SFA
3 - ???
4 - $$$

[DODO``]

Have you your own architecture business or just employed as one. Cause the really hard thing in any business is selling yourself/product/services and running the business.
Even if you lucked into a major desireable brand I'm sure its not easy work.
My Uncle used to sell new BMW cars (and other major brands before that), he put some serious hours into it though...

Just as employee. But I have been working closely with newly established architecture company and seen their struggle.
I understand starting any business is challenging.

Does anyone know what actually is involved though? such as what sort of licence or cert do I need? Where do I buy the bikes from... etc etc.

I don't have million dollars to spare and am willing to start small and hopefully grow from there.

cheers guys.

[Murray]

Its got to be said

DODO DON'TDON'T

[DODO``]

Its got to be said

DODO DON'TDON'T

PAH!

[DODO``]

1 - troll trademe for "cheap" bikez.
2 - buy bikes and move them to auckland, because people in auckland are fucking stupid and pay lots for things that aren't worth SFA
3 - ???
4 - $$$

Thanks, I like the way you think.

Trademe is awesome but I dont wish my potential future career to depend on tradme only,

where might be my other source of buying the 2nd hand bikes?

Cheers

[Katman]

As a complete beginner I simply ask..


Whats involved? and where do I start??


Any comments would be appreciated Thanks all.
J

You'll be chewed up and spat out within a week.

[DODO``]

You'll be chewed up and spat out within a week.

and you can eat that off of the ground

[Katman]

and you can eat that off of the ground

It was an observation - not an attack on you.

But meh, whatever.

[Maha]

My wife Anne and her first husband started Warkworth Motorcycles in the 80's, a Suzuki/Kawasaki dealership. I'll point this thread in her direction.