Tech 10

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Edited Date/Time 8/22/2014 10:41pm
Local shop had a pair of tech 10's for $150 ! Didn't have to buy them but for that price I couldn't resist. 08-09 model ? I had a pair of tech 8s are these even better?

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mx836 8/21/2014 6:21pm
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Looks like '09, '10. Somewhere in there. I can't speak for the '10 10s, but the '14 10s are real nice. Soles getting pretty tore up fast, but that's typical for me.
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I ran tech 8's until last year (switched to tech 10). Kept a nice set of tech 8 booties and wear them in my '13 tech 10's, which I like much better than tech 10 booties.

Bought a set of '10 tech 10's in 2010 and didn't like them at all compared to the 8's (sold them after a few rides and went back to tech 8's).

Long story short, for $150 they are a great boot. Find someone with a set of tech 8's that would trade straight up though and I think you'll be happier.
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JA946 8/21/2014 6:42pm
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I thinking SG11's or SG12's for my next set.
smoothies862 8/21/2014 7:12pm
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great buy,even if for mud day boots . ja946 get the sg12s. i like them better than my running shoes. best boot ive ever used. no contest.

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mirramaxx 8/22/2014 12:15am
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I have a pair of Gaerne reacts and really like em. I have been trying to do better and actually work out but I'm gunna do a 2 hour mx endurance race in October thought I may need a 2nd set of boots just in case plus they are tech 10s Silly ! Thanks for the input always appreciated
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Fearo 8/22/2014 12:27am
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Those are '09-'13 boots. They stayed the same for a long time with only minor changes. You got an absolute steal.
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Lake 8/22/2014 5:49am
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i used to have a pair of tech 8's... didn't realize how much I hated them until I got my 12' tech 10's.
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Getndome 8/22/2014 6:09am
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What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
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Getndome 8/22/2014 6:10am
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Btw for that price Id have bought 4 pair.
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wfo250 8/22/2014 6:21am
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Getndome wrote:
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we...
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
I work at a shop and we are a platinum level Parts Unlimited dealer. The shop that
sold those boots lost their ass.
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Getndome 8/22/2014 6:27am
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Getndome wrote:
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we...
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
wfo250 wrote:
I work at a shop and we are a platinum level Parts Unlimited dealer. The shop that
sold those boots lost their ass.
Well I hope so because that would be a ridiculous mark up.
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253 8/22/2014 7:04am
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That's a great deal on some good boots. I bought my last pair of Tech 10's in 08' and they are still going strong.. .

Though recently I am thinking about a new pair, but my goal is having a lighter boot. Any recommendations?
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cheers_22 8/22/2014 10:09am
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Gaerne or Sidi and call it a day.
Older tech 8s would be a different story.
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mirramaxx 8/22/2014 1:17pm
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Getndome wrote:
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we...
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
wfo250 wrote:
I work at a shop and we are a platinum level Parts Unlimited dealer. The shop that
sold those boots lost their ass.
Think they are doin ok... Shop is having a 60% off sale till August 31st on all the off road stuff to bring in newer apparel. I grabbed the last pair and I'm pumped on how they fit and feel !

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avidchimp 8/22/2014 1:20pm
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Getndome wrote:
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we...
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
wfo250 wrote:
I work at a shop and we are a platinum level Parts Unlimited dealer. The shop that
sold those boots lost their ass.
mirramaxx wrote:
Think they are doin ok... Shop is having a 60% off sale till August 31st on all the off road stuff to bring in newer apparel...
Think they are doin ok... Shop is having a 60% off sale till August 31st on all the off road stuff to bring in newer apparel. I grabbed the last pair and I'm pumped on how they fit and feel !

Isn't this place right off I-80
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CrashMaster 8/22/2014 1:55pm
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Getndome wrote:
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we...
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
wfo250 wrote:
I work at a shop and we are a platinum level Parts Unlimited dealer. The shop that
sold those boots lost their ass.
Yeah I use to work at parts for a shop too, I ordered a pair r of tech 8's for my self and I paid what the shop gets them for and they where still around $370-400. I'll tell you the brand that makes money is Oakley an I bought a rack of goggles from them thru the shop. All of their goggles are marked up big time, if I ordered a sets of crowbars that normally cost $80 I got them for $40.
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KTMShane699 8/22/2014 4:47pm
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Getndome wrote:
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we...
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
Sounds to me like you're actually clueless about markup within the motorcycle industry. Most part departments are lucky to make a 25-30% gross profit margin. On the surface, it sounds like decent markup. But out of those profits, you have to pay the rent, taxes, payroll, etc. In the end, you aren't making much at all.

So the $580 pair of boots you ASSUMED were $150 dealer cost...the dealer would make about $150-175 assuming they sold them at full retail. Now throw in the "I ride a motorcycle" discount that nearly every single customer asks for and you're down to making right around $75-100 on a pair of boots. Out of that pay the parts guys, the bills, etc. And a shop owners take home profit on that pair of boots dwindles to about $20 or so...not a bad return on your $400ish investment, right?

If you can make it all work the way you assume profit margins work, I'd suggest you open a shop and try it. Best of luck!

Shane
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Getndome 8/22/2014 5:50pm
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Getndome wrote:
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we...
What's sad Is they probably just marked them down to their cost to get rid of them. So that lets you know just how bad we all get fucked by these shops and manufacturers. Do they really need to make a $400 profit off every pair of boots?
KTMShane699 wrote:
Sounds to me like you're actually clueless about markup within the motorcycle industry. Most part departments are lucky to make a 25-30% gross profit margin. On...
Sounds to me like you're actually clueless about markup within the motorcycle industry. Most part departments are lucky to make a 25-30% gross profit margin. On the surface, it sounds like decent markup. But out of those profits, you have to pay the rent, taxes, payroll, etc. In the end, you aren't making much at all.

So the $580 pair of boots you ASSUMED were $150 dealer cost...the dealer would make about $150-175 assuming they sold them at full retail. Now throw in the "I ride a motorcycle" discount that nearly every single customer asks for and you're down to making right around $75-100 on a pair of boots. Out of that pay the parts guys, the bills, etc. And a shop owners take home profit on that pair of boots dwindles to about $20 or so...not a bad return on your $400ish investment, right?

If you can make it all work the way you assume profit margins work, I'd suggest you open a shop and try it. Best of luck!

Shane
It's all good I don't know, I assumed seeing that price that no shop would sell an item for less than what they paid.

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mirramaxx 8/22/2014 8:25pm
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avidchimp they are off of highway 77 South Lincoln, NE. Been going to this shop since was 5-6 years old.
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KTMShane699 8/22/2014 10:41pm
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Getndome wrote:
It's all good I don't know, I assumed seeing that price that no shop would sell an item for less than what they paid.
It's all good. If you're not sure how it works, simply ask. You might learn something along the way instead of assuming incorrectly and then making comments where your assumptions get spread as fact.

A dealer will sometimes sell old (obsolete) inventory at a loss. Sometimes it's better to lose some dollars on something than it is to let it accumulate dust and birthdays in your shop. A well run dealership has an inventory value based on how much they sell in a given year. Commonly referred to as turnover. Take some boots that have a high dealer cost, and it absorbs a decent piece of cash that you aren't making money on since the product isn't moving. By selling them at a loss, you can help to offset some gains and taxes...but more importantly you free up those inventory dollars to put product that you will move in your showroom. That turns that portion of your inventory value into profitable inventory.

Sometimes you get stuck with some odd products from riding the wave of a fad, or from trying a strategy that didn't work. It happens and it's part of business. Boots are a good example. You stock a size run and there are always sizes that just don't seem to move. You should have sizes for people to try, so you need to stock them. Then the boot changes and people want the latest and greatest. And before you know it you're stuck w a pair or two of high dollar boots. The only way to move them is to discount them...and get them out of the shop. You might have sold ten pairs of boots over the season so you take the hit on the one or two odd sizes you have left.

Hopefully this helps you to understand how dealers stock product, why some products are sold crazy cheap (and it has nothing to do with what a dealer paid for them) and how profit dollars work in a dealership.

Like I said, if you're unsure of something. Just ask. I'm sure I'm not the only one here with knowledge about how dealerships work.

Shane

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