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I know as a Kawasaki dealer we have some territory protection and it is a common practice in many industries.
I was basing my thought on standard retail stuff that I worked with.
Damn.
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With where the American and Canadian dollar is it might be advantageous to buy out of Canada on certain things anyway.
Again, appreciate the support!
I think more of this mentality will help out those who need it, the local shops, small town dealers and independent businesses trying to get by.
brand loyalty does no one good but the people selling the products.
If I was dealing product that sold that poorly I'd be dumping them.
At that level you're not a dealer. Hell you're not even a 4 kid family consumer that rides. They can't offer wholesale rates to people who buy so little. It takes away from the dealers who actually stock and sell product.
All your points are valid, but it's nice to have that option and courtesy for customers wanting Fox product. Turning away business no matter how small is painful.
Like I mentioned in another post, and I'm trying to give perspective, not start an argument, but what if I emailed you....
'I'm sorry Rooster, after reviewing your account with our dealership you have only spent $1800 with us this year we feel it's not enough to continue doing business' The dealer you have dealt with for over 15 years just told you to beat it? You are not worthy of their business? How insane would that be? This is in fact what has happened and I as the dealer, am the customer.
Great gear bad investment.
it's hard to justify that kind of investment thinking your going to get a 30 % return when it's closer to 3%.
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The truth is I don't think motorcycle shops in southern Ontario should be stocking much of any MX/Off road gear. The problem isn't lack of riders (I can think of 5 race series or riding clubs off the top of my head), the problem is consumers have the option to go to a shop like Royal Distributing. I live in Hamilton so not far from you guys at all and I deal with 3 local dealers for OEM parts and consumables but almost never will I buy gear there. The reason is simple and it's a lack of options. I've got zero interest in driving 20-30 minutes to a Motorcycle shop to have maybe one set of gear that's my size on the wall when I can drive 50 minutes to Royal and have around 20 options in gear sets in my size plus a full range of helmets, boots, googles, body protection etc. It's real hard to compete with that and we haven't got to pricing. On the flip side I'll almost never buy parts there because they usually only have lower end aftermarket replacements and I tend to use oem.
With that said I'll buy some parts from you guys next time I need to order Kawi stuff. Stuff that I always end up buying even if I don't need or am looking for at the local bike shops is oils, grease, contact cleaner, chain brushes, stands, fuel jugs that kind of stuff. So maybe see how you guys are stocked up in that regard and try not to worry about the whole Fox thing.
You're using a limited edition, extremely high-end raceway as an example. This isn't targeting the masses, it's targeting the guys that want and can afford the cream-of-the-crop.
Don't leave out Seven and Troy Lee for out of control gear pricing as well then. Are you going to post about these as well?
Which actually begs the next question: is this how this business owner does business?
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