A new diff DIDN'T get rid of the whine ...Originally Posted by scumdog
Smarty pants... since ages ago
A new diff DIDN'T get rid of the whine ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Hardcore Biker
with avengers that wasn't a fault it was a feature.A new diff DIDN'T get rid of the whine ...
Forum whore
If it is $40US 2nd hand then the new price is likely twice that ie $80USD. Still a shit load less than $600 Kiwi.
Forum whore
Cobblers. Flat rate international box $15USD
www.usps.com
Forum whore
Last year I cracked a head light on the Harley.
I went into the local dealer who asked if it was the crystal or paterned glass? I said it was the crystal. They went out back got it, I paid my $68 and it came with a new bulb.
I broke a half shaft on my trusty V8 Landrover.
I went to the local Landy parts supplier who said ummmm sorry, the half shaft for a V8 is a unique item only for the V8 ,its the most expensive axle they make, and I dont have one in stock........ I can get you one in tomorow thats $98 thanks...........
I dont know why you fuck around with jap vehicles, ok they are cheap but you are being ass fucked when you need a headlight for a GSXR1 thingy, and your bike is going to be off the road for 2 months, not for the freight but for the gready little wankers to revalue the Yen.
Just another leather clad Tinkerbell.
The Wanker on the Fucking Harley is going for a ride!
Royal Enfield user
do remember that 500 dollars is only about 30 000 yen , while not expensive, I’ve spent that on a night out .. ( and still didn’t get me leg over )
for 30 000 yen.
5 nights at a bar at 5k per night , ( pissed excl taxi )
4 trips to a luv hotel
a net book pc
a tyre for a CBR blackbird
a dinner and a few drinks at a reasonable restaurant
a shag and a blowjop from a Chinese hooker
The shinkansen from Tokyo to Kobe
all relative I suppose
Stephen
"Look, Madame, where we live, look how we live ... look at the life we have...The Republic has forgotten us."
Hardcore Biker
Its not just the bike industry - a 2012 Ford Focus Titanium retails for $50000 NZD in New Zealand. In the states you can buy the same car for the list price equivalent of $28000 NZD, in the UK it would be about $34,000NZD and a bit less than that in Spain. I think NZ´ers do get ripped off.
I love the smell of twin V16's in the morning..
Has left the building
...and that right there shows how much unnecessary flack motorcycle dealers cop.
Until someone actually works on the other side of the counter or knows someone within the industry, I don't think it's fair nor intelligent for people to assume that the actual dealer is making some huge profit simply because someone can import the same product from a whole different market for a fraction of the price. It's a different county with different suppliers and a vastly different volume of turn over.
I still can't understand why people can't accept that the above factors are hugely influential but hey...whatever.
Despite what people might think, distributors do set the RRP's. From the cost of the motorcycles through to the gloves...the lot.
Even if a dealer sells a pair of gloves at full RRP there still isn't a large profit.
If it was a high turn over market then the prices could drop.
Forum whore
Well that shows how little you know.
Just checked on the American parts ordering sites and the price for a radiator fan for a 2009 Ninja 650R is just over $400US with most of the sites showing a discounted price down at just over $300US.
It depends entirely on who is sending the part. Some companies charge ridiculous freight prices. It also depends on which side of the States a parcel is coming from.
Forum whore
and as been pointed out many many times....running a retail shop in high street in Hometown is very different than a warehouse in Arizona.Still we make our choices.The end game is in sight and the outcome is obvious.There will be a few large dealers in the whole country.Get used to buying your bike on line but i dont know how you will get it serviced
Has left the building
...which is partially why I choose to no longer work in the motorcycle industry.
The shear frustration with customers attempting to call me/us rips offs when they could buy a certain MX clothing range cheaper on a NZ website than what we as stockists could get it in for is nothing short of concerning (as a motorcycle dealership).
BTW...agreed that the way of the future will probably involve multi franchise dealerships however certain importers will have to change their attitudes in order for that to even get off the ground.
Highway Biker
Crap, the biggest box at flat rate international is 9" 1/4 X 6 1/4" X 2" at US16.95
"If the fan can fit it this that fine (mine wouldn't), that next size flat rate international box is 11 X 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" at US$47.95 so cobblers, but don't let the facts get in the way.
https://www.usps.com/send/priority-m...ional-flat.htm
Forum whore
facts in a the motorcycle industry is the devil thread, why start now?
Forum whore
they will either like it or lump it,motomart in lower hutt and tss in lower hut show us the way(and of course WMC)
Forum whore
Unfortunately the business model does need to change, or more dealers will fall. And then the distributors will fall.
The facts are, as an example, that I could import from a retailer in America a part and have it landed here for under $300. Honda wanted $630 for the same part. To stop this happening, either NZ'ers need to be stopped from purchasing from overseas (!) or the distributors/manufacturers need to change their methods. It's their choice, either campaign the government to prohibit private imports or adapt to a changing market. Or there is a 3rd option, and that is to fold.
It's not a nice situation for them I'm sure, but it's the reality. Burying their heads in the sand and hoping the internet is just a fad isn't working.
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