01-10-2023, 02:51 AM
Had an interesting view of uncrating at the Royal Enfield dealership this weekend. The prep area is in an open shed that's visible if you're poking around behind their shop. Lots of bubble wrap and cardboard around the exhaust pipes and whatever else would be close to the edges of what I assume is a large box that they'd come in. Plus, formed rubber guards around ends of fenders and other spots that could have other parts touching or rubbing. But for the most part, it looked like the bikes were pretty complete coming out of the box. I'm sure there's lots of other things that need to be done to prep a bike that was shipped from India. Talking with the salesman, he pointed out that yes, they need to charge an assembly fee, but what sets them apart is not charging an "administration fee" on top, which apparently the other RE dealer in the area does. He said that the lack of that last miscellaneous fee steers quite a bit of business his way, especially when buyers are cross-shopping both dealerships.
