Why are motorcycle shops closed on Sundays?

[Robert Taylor]

not everybody's life revolves around motorbikes

Very very correct and obvious

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yup that's what I don't understand. There are customers who would love to spend their money on Sundays, yet the bike shop contingent can only think of reason not to want to have Sunday takings. The car industry did it, I'm sure the bike lot could do it too. Just saying.

It'll never work. Can't compare bike shops to car shops.

[oneofsix]

I don't see why the bike shops can't be open 24/7 365 days a year. There staff are all bikers so why would they ever want to leave and they would have all the life they ever wanted. I am sure the bike shop staff can organise there other needs around these opening times just because some in the general public can't manage to shop for bikes during the restricted hours they are now open.

[Robert Taylor]

It'll never work. Can't compare bike shops to car shops.

( Cynically ) I am sure you are wrong Pete! Anyone can do it and training can be done in the blink of an eye. I suggest that as these guys have all the answers let them try it. Given that we have both been in the industry for more than a few orbits of the sun and are clearly blinkered we just dont know what we are talking about and are not prepared to look at it from outside the circle!!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

( Cynically ) I am sure you are wrong Pete! Anyone can do it and training can be done in the blink of an eye. I suggest that as these guys have all the answers let them try it. Given that we have both been in the industry for more than a few orbits of the sun and are clearly blinkered we just dont know what we are talking about and are not prepared to look at it from outside the circle!!!

Hahaha...yep. 25 years now and counting for me. Five different dealerships in total. Three here in Wellington, and two in Brisbane. But seriously...good luck to anyone that does Sundays, they deserve some extra business. But it'll mainly be the under prepared rider that's forgotten a last minute small thing rather than new bike purchases.

[SS90]

We all know that this subject has been done to death, but, I can also see good reason for it to be raised once or twice a year.

The answers are always the same, and rather than going into (repeated) detail, I can (once again) sum it up (as already been done in this thread)...

If it worked, every bike shop would be doing it, most have tried it, all revert back to 5.5 day a week trading.

Simple.... No silly comments, no rubbish, just the reality.

[Crasherfromwayback]

If it worked, every bike shop would be doing it, most have tried it, all revert back to 5.5 day a week trading.

Simple.... No silly comments, no rubbish, just the reality.

100% correct.

[onearmedbandit]

( Cynically ) I am sure you are wrong Pete! Anyone can do it and training can be done in the blink of an eye. I suggest that as these guys have all the answers let them try it. Given that we have both been in the industry for more than a few orbits of the sun and are clearly blinkered we just dont know what we are talking about and are not prepared to look at it from outside the circle!!!

Maybe it won't work over here. Maybe that's just the NZ way. But it sure as hell works overseas. I know, I've spent money in these places on Sundays.

[onearmedbandit]

around where i am the car franchise dealers are shut sundays as well, its only the second hand dealers that are open that only need a salesmen on, and most of them have closed up or gone bust,

Here in Christchurch all the franchise car dealers are open 7 days, and most used car dealers are as well. We are open until 5pm on Sunday with at least 2 salespeople, the manager and quite often one of the owners, and typically would sell 3-5 cars on any given Sunday with a rush starting from about 3 until closing. We would stand to lose a lot of profit if we were closed on a Sunday.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Maybe it won't work over here. Maybe that's just the NZ way. But it sure as hell works overseas. I know, I've spent money in these places on Sundays.

If the city is big enough it may well. But in lil old NZ...population 4 odd mill? Never. Melborne has what...6 million people? There's your answer.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Here in Christchurch all the franchise car dealers are open 7 days, and most used car dealers are as well. We are open until 5pm on Sunday with at least 2 salespeople, the manager and quite often one of the owners, and typically would sell 3-5 cars on any given Sunday with a rush starting from about 3 until closing. We would stand to lose a lot of profit if we were closed on a Sunday.

Nearly everyone in NZ has a car though. Motorcyclists are the minority. We simply don't have the number of motorcyclists to make it worth it.

[onearmedbandit]

If the city is big enough it may well. But in lil old NZ...population 4 odd mill? Never. Melborne has what...6 million people? There's your answer.

Nearly everyone in NZ has a car though. Motorcyclists are the minority. We simply don't have the number of motorcyclists to make it worth it.

Ah so it's a population issue. Not a 'recreational day' thing, or a 'staff training' thing, or any issue raised by those in the industry. Glad we got that sorted. Mind you, Melbourne has 4 odd million, ChCh 400,000, yet we still sell cars on Sundays. And I bet motorcyclists are the minority in Melbourne as well. And they'd have more bike stores than ChCh too.

But like you guys have said, it won't work.

[HenryDorsetCase]

We all know that this subject has been done to death, but, I can also see good reason for it to be raised once or twice a year.

The answers are always the same, and rather than going into (repeated) detail, I can (once again) sum it up (as already been done in this thread)...

If it worked, every bike shop would be doing it, most have tried it, all revert back to 5.5 day a week trading.

Simple.... No silly comments, no rubbish, just the reality.

Linsday Williamson down here (Chch motorcycles) used to do all day Saturday, Monday, Tuesday closed, Wednesday Thursday Friday. It was a lifesaver to a young chump needing something on a Saturday.

One thing though: I get that a lot of the industry types are saying "Well its only the tyre kickers who will come in at the weekend, or people who want to shop" but given that those same industry types say "no margin in new bike sales" then does it not make sense to be open for the stuff that gives you your biggest GP? (presumably shit like oil filters, oil, gloves, jackets etc). And while you're at it, get a coffee machine and let the punters BUY a proper coffee. (good margin in that).

I dunno: it just strikes me that for a lot of us, the retail side is important, and often the weekends are the only time we get to indulge it.

Oh, and I'll take a pair of Alpinestars Scouts, size 41.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Ah so it's a population issue. Not a 'recreational day' thing, or a 'staff training' thing, or any issue raised by those in the industry. Glad we got that sorted. Mind you, Melbourne has 4 odd million, ChCh 400,000, yet we still sell cars on Sundays. And I bet motorcyclists are the minority in Melbourne as well. And they'd have more bike stores than ChCh too.

But like you guys have said, it won't work.

the Melbourne ones are seven day a week? or no? whenever I have been there I am on holiday so its a weekday.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Ah so it's a population issue. Not a 'recreational day' thing, or a 'staff training' thing, or any issue raised by those in the industry. Glad we got that sorted. Mind you, Melbourne has 4 odd million, ChCh 400,000, yet we still sell cars on Sundays. And I bet motorcyclists are the minority in Melbourne as well. And they'd have more bike stores than ChCh too.

It's all of the above for me mate!

And yes, Christchurch has 400,000 people, nearly all of whom own a car. How many of the 400,000 own a bike do you think? Melborne probably has 400,000 bike riders.