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MOTOCOACH

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MOTOCOACH 4/15/2009 11:19am

4/15/2009 11:19am

I just talked to my friend whose family has owned a dealership for more than 40 years, and the only reason they are doing anything right now is because of used bikes and street sales (plus they have harley). It can't help, though, that he has $60,000 worth of minibikes in storage!

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TomZ

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TomZ 4/15/2009 5:01pm

4/15/2009 5:01pm

flarider wrote:

The average dealership makes no where near the money people think they do

TomZ wrote:

So true.......

Although i was just out at the counter as someone set a jug of Engine Ice on the counter........that helps.

flarider wrote:

My wife and kids thank you

(me too)

LOL............glad to help.

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TomZ

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TomZ 4/15/2009 5:04pm

4/15/2009 5:04pm

Sledneck wrote:

Dealers sell machines to make a killing on all the accessories like clothes, gear, and lubes, chemicals, octane boosters and BS like that.

TomZ wrote:

Describe "a killing" please.

Thanks Tom Z

jndmx wrote:

Come on Tom....you know you are loaded from all the chain lube that you sell. Heck I bought my sons Leatt from you a couple years...

Come on Tom....you know you are loaded from all the chain lube that you sell.

Heck I bought my sons Leatt from you a couple years ago I bet you are still drinking champange from that mountain of cash.

(sarcasm alert!!!!)

OH....thats right........we took that mountain and bought Google............... LOL LOL

We did have a beer that night but no champagne.

Thanks again for doing biz with us (seriously) (anti-sarcasm)

TOM Z

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BDOG

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BDOG 4/15/2009 5:50pm

4/15/2009 5:50pm

Sledneck wrote:

Dealers sell machines to make a killing on all the accessories like clothes, gear, and lubes, chemicals, octane boosters and BS like that.

lumpy790 wrote:

Made a killing.....you really have absolutely no idea what you are talking about! Do you honestly think that the motorcycle industry's 40% mark up on aftermarket...

Made a killing.....you really have absolutely no idea what you are talking about!

Do you honestly think that the motorcycle industry's 40% mark up on aftermarket products is a killing??? If you honestly think this there are 1000's of motorcycle dealers out there that would like your investment $$$ and gladly share this wealth.

Please do the math! I will make this simple for you.........a $10.00 whole sale part (often not including shipping to them BTW) is retailed at $14.00 now give it the 20% discount that so many who ride think they deserve ......that part just sold for $11.20 or a whopping $1.20 profit on their investment! Now that whopping $1.20 has to still pay for all of the employees you see running around.....that is why you will see so many shops closing their doors this year!

At Christmas I visited a 30 year old 4 line dealership in my home town that I worked at for 10 years and they have reduced their accessories inventory down 75% and their shelves that were once full of product were empty. The manager told me he had cut it down to $250k by not reordering things that sold.

People do not own motorcycle dealerships to make a killing. They own them because they love motorcycles.