Hardcore Biker
So If you really want a new bike, you can walk into a dealership and tick up a bike, as long as you meet the lending criteria, but the lending criteria, and APR are still pretty steep, which leads me to believe they arnt doing to bad.
I was in england 12 years ago, and suzuki dealerships had a ZERO APR on new bikes, what a deal.
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Yes... very tough time.
Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
Fully qualified Sifter.
We're having a tough time of a very different sort at the mo. We're quickly running out of bikes to sell!
Everyone is buying them without a trade.
We need bikes now!!!
Senior Grumpy Old Bastard
Obviously there will be reasons and decisions that wont be 'public domain' but if a dealer that was supposed to be Yamaha's No1 sales shop has closed it's doors (waikato yamaha), then there must be something going on in certain areas at least.
I guess it will be the small local dealers you'll see go first, just like many small local garages have gone in urban areas.
As much as we expect bike sales to be the 'bread and butter' I would guess a fair amount of turnover would have to come from ancilaries and clothing sales. The crop of online stores in tardme etc must be having an effect at some level. I know of one online store that refused to suppy an item trade to my local dealer, with the comment "we are out to close down dealers like you, if they want an item we can provide, they'll have to buy it from us"... Well thats an interesting attitude, they could supply wholesale to a shop and get greater turnover?? However more interestingly to me is the idea that they want to close dealers down... So when My bike needs a repair WOF, new tyre fitted? I e-mail them, and it gets fixed over the internet?
There will be dealers without a doubt, but it will be 'interesting' to see what will happen in the next year or two.
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Actually, it's the workshop that generally keeps the doors open. Without one, or without it functioning well, there's little chance the shop will survive.
Often small margins in bike sales.
she said she would !!
Pop in to BOYD'S any Saturday ( any day as a matter of fact ) & it's like a supermarket, people everywhere BUYING things, they have the formula
I Used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass
Hardcore Biker
I have a 96 Hornet 250 that will be leaving me in a few months ........ you got a nice R6 there for me
Fully qualified Sifter.
I'd love it mate...but alas, I have no R6's. Cut you a mean deal on a new GSXR6 hundy though!I have a 96 Hornet 250 that will be leaving me in a few months ........ you got a nice R6 there for me
Hardcore Biker
I will be down in the 04 in mid Feb I may have to come have a look
Has left the building
...better road bike anyway
Fully qualified Sifter.
Make sure you give me a shout when you do, I'll have a nice coffee waiting for ya.
Pete
Pootler
Are you getting another bike with pink handlebars?I have a 96 Hornet 250 that will be leaving me in a few months ........ you got a nice R6 there for me
Highway Biker
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
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What makes you think they EVER had it good?
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ITS A....TRAP??.......I'll have a nice coffee waiting for ya.
Pete
all jokes aside...Petewill sort ya out with a good deal on a bike...but the coffee
(its world famous in NZ...for all the wrong reasons lol)
...don't drink this mans coffee!
Hope all is well up there in wellys mate & you had a great xmas/newyear
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...I lean into it!
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