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Your reading into way more than you need to be. Making a mountain out of a mole hill here. I just came off of some yz's with the SSS kyb's. The wp air fork on my 21 ktm's is as good.

Well they have forks that work as well as any brand now and weigh 3lbs lighter than anyone else. So I’d say that’s worth the effort.

Put that man back on a Honda

I don't know whether bike, team, program, lifestyle, or what... But it does seem like he needs to change something.

Holy shit...it's Jason Anderson....

Tyler might know

Even vital is woke now. All is lost.

I added a 21 rmz 250 to the garage, welcome to RMarmy bro.

Get that suspension revalved on that RMZ and you’ll have one hell of a bike. You made a great choice

Do you think the shipping companies do it for free? The Rail companies do it for free? The trucking companies do it for free? The oems are simply just passing the cost along. Or would you sleep better if a the MSRP wasnt 9399 for a new 450 and was a clean 10,000 but you didnt get charged the fee? Shipping and transportation costs are in everything. Why is it that oems are transparent and your mad bro? lol

The shipping fee is set by the manufacturer.. the dealer has no say in it, same as he has no say in having to spend $100,000 on a showroom refit to new 'corporate' standards even though there is nothing wrong with the old one, and then you have to buy the stuff off THEM even though you can buy the same thing for half the price direct. When i used to work in the motor trade in the 90's , it was £435 to get a car to the dealer from the factory, and it was 8 miles as the...

Thats because you guys want them to make nothing on the sale and then complain anyway, have no loyalty if the next bike is $100 cheaper down the street, and buy your parts online. Then when you do have an issue you cannot resolve, you want them to drop everything and "work you in" for a repair because you have a race that weekend. The UTV guys you are calling rednecks don't do that garbage and appreciate they have a retailer that helps them have a blast and get outside doing cool shit. Or maybe you are jealous of these...

Working for multiple dealers on the west coast. Yes, we get charged for shipping thus you get charged for shipping. I would say the single OEM specific stores normally can waive these costs because of their size and overhead. I get you guys want the best deals on your bikes but why we have a thread every other week on "BS dealer fees" is beyond me. Expect to pay a thousand over sticker. Think about where you shop, who you're giving your money too. Is it a dealer that supports your local tracks and race series. This is an ecosystem...

A good shop's service department is always booked a week or 2 in advance, so their techs time is worth what ever their door rate is, not what their wage is. Well run dealerships charge their sales departments the same rate as customer door rate.

Great example. What margin do you make in hot water heaters and AC units? I would imagine far better than 10-20% regardless of what you call it. Fee or whatever. Doc fees are completely different, but freight and setup is not unfair. It just amazes me how many people don’t want dealers to be profitable, but are fine with their industry operating on a 50-100% GP. Half the time, they don’t even know their industry business model which is even more concerning. Don’t turn this around on parts either, as dealers are lucky to make 40% on parts and accessories...

This is laughable. If you go sell something on Ebay and you ship it to the buyer do you pay the shipping OOORRRRR make the buyer pay? Second thought, None of the MX bikes are made in America. It aint free to put them on a boat and ship them across the pond.. Third and Final, This is something that is clearly posted on all oems sites now for all units because people constantly think its the dealerships sticking them with "Fees". #kooks