North Harbour Yamaha gone

[Bender]

I just had a call from North Harbour Yamaha to advise that the shop is shutting today.

My bike's in the workshop so they called to let me know the arrangements for moving it out.

[Maha]

Really?....bit shocked at that, maybe the move closer to the competition wasn't such a good one?
Bought my FZ8 off them just on a year go, one of the better bike shopping experience I have had, Paul was great to deal with.

[Phantom Limb]

Thats a shame, last time I went in there for new gaskets and spark plugs the guys were great to deal with and we had a laugh. What a bloody shame.

[Bender]

Huge shame, I found them good too.

[jamov13]

These guys used to be Henderson Yamaha right? Man it's a shame to see them shut. I recall they were the only guys that would help me with my Honda NSR when I first got into riding and wanted a small service done... Bontany Honda wouldn't even walk out their door to look at it. I think the guys name was Paul at Yamaha... what a good bunch of blokes.

[Maha]

These guys used to be Henderson Yamaha right? Man it's a shame to see them shut. I recall they were the only guys that would help me with my Honda NSR when I first got into riding and wanted a small service done... Bontany Honda wouldn't even walk out their door to look at it. I think the guys name was Paul at Yamaha... what a good bunch of blokes.

Paul Wheeler, they were at Wairau road (Currys Lane) before moving to Barrys Point Road, Henderson before that.

[JimO]

you shouldn't be surprised, every man and his dog buys shit on ebay now, bike shops cant compete

[Gremlin]

Go get your bike.

Now.

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With all these Yamaha dealerships closing/changing brands it looks like Yamaha just doesn't give a fuck about the NZ market anymore.

[bluebird]

you shouldn't be surprised, every man and his dog buys shit on ebay now, bike shops cant compete

I just bought K&N airfilters for my M109 for $148 with post, half the price of the inferior factory ones from a dealer, so no surprise there.

[JimO]

I just bought K&N airfilters for my M109 for $148 with post, half the price of the inferior factory ones from a dealer, so no surprise there.

no problem but dont moan when your local dealer disappears

[BAD DAD]

I miss having a bike shop in Henderson and I hate going to VTNZ for warrants. When I first started riding, there were bike shops in Henderson, New Lynn and even Glen Eden would you believe. The best bike wrecker was also in Henderson. Now I feel like an old git getting all nostalgic for what once was and what will never be. Does anyone know what sort of back-up manufacturers give to dealers in general ?

[Hitcher]

With all these Yamaha dealerships closing/changing brands it looks like Yamaha just doesn't give a fuck about the NZ market anymore.

It has been a while since Yamaha showed any real interest in selling new motorcycles. This has been demonstrated by their pricing points, compared with similar models from other manufacturers; their complete unwillingness to show their full range of bikes on their web site; and also no interest in listing recommended retail price information online as other manufacturers have no issues with. Amongst other things.

[Hitcher]

you shouldn't be surprised, every man and his dog buys shit on ebay now, bike shops cant compete

It's hard to buy a completely assembled new motorcycle on Ebay and considerably harder to get it serviced through that online channel. That said, if motorcycle shops are dependent on their parts and accessories departments for their financial viability, then they should be seriously examining their business model.

[Gremlin]

Does anyone know what sort of back-up manufacturers give to dealers in general ?

It's the importers generally, depending on what you're talking about. The importer handles stock allocation, bringing bikes and parts in etc. Warranty claims are usually manufacturer not importer? I think anyway...

As for actual service, completely depends on the brand. Some are excellent and some are utter shite. There's also a bunch in the middle, would you believe.