Are motorcycle dealers still having a tough time?

**pritch** · 13th January 2012, 08:06

Originally Posted by scott411

and after the credit crunch it has been much harder to get the finance companies to do these deals,

And there's a lot less finance companies around.

**FROSTY:Me** · 13th January 2012, 13:42

Originally Posted by Sliver

Same problem in the car industry at the moment...We are down from 75-85 used cars to 27, its almost impossable to buy good stock

What product are you selling? I'm having no problems with sales or with sourcing grade 4 or 4.5 product locally or ex Japan.
Slowish week this week with nicer weather and school hols but still up a couple or three on this time last year

**Sliver** · 13th January 2012, 15:17

Originally Posted by FROSTY

What product are you selling? I'm having no problems with sales or with sourcing grade 4 or 4.5 product locally or ex Japan.
Slowish week this week with nicer weather and school hols but still up a couple or three on this time last year

We are New mitsubishi and used, We try and stay away from imports and no longer use a importer as the prices for the japan imports got out of control.

We have had a great week, i sold 7 on saturday (which is a pb for me in keeping in mind im in Dunedin),

**Jezxa** · 14th January 2012, 15:18

Originally Posted by Sliver

Same problem in the car industry at the moment...We are down from 75-85 used cars to 27, its almost impossable to buy good stock

Originally Posted by Sliver

We are New mitsubishi and used

I think I've found your problem

**Edbear** · 14th January 2012, 18:36

Originally Posted by Jezxa

I think I've found your problem

That's a bit cheeky...

Latest downgrading of most Euro countries plus the US will keep our dollar high by the looks of it so great for importers!

**Sliver** · 16th January 2012, 07:43

Originally Posted by Jezxa

I think I've found your problem

That coming from a guy that rides a 250 hyosung

**cave weta** · 18th January 2012, 17:52

Well heres ya figures....

on road sales are taken from registration figures and split into catagories

Off road sales are taken by surveying importers and distributors

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don't know how accurate all this is though because last year FORZA sold 416 bikes in NZ and they are not even mentioned despite having been in the market for 6 years now...

If total off road 2 wheeler sales was 6536 and Forza sold 416 bikes what percentage is that?