06-15-2015, 06:37 AM
I am good friends with my local dealer since he was 14 (40 years ago). He was one of the hangers around, when I worked at the shop. He grew up and bought the business and he's pretty forthright when it comes to answering my never ending questions about what's happening in the industry. Of the bikes you and I have talked about, the CB's are the only ones that he has sold at least 5 of in the last 2 years. I think he has sold 8 or 9 CB's. He has 2 left. VFR's, CTX's, anything DCT, CTX's, F6B's, Valkries ... he throws a party when he can sell 1 of any of those. He special ordered my ST 1300. Wouldn't carry those either. Sells mostly Honda cruisers, some sport bikes, quite a few scooters, and lots of atv's.
He also is a very successful Yamaha dealer, but the same lines sell well for that brand here too. I think he sold 15 FZ-09's , but not many FJR's.
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We service many of the ST13's for local and state LEO's. So ST's are fairly popular. Mine usually draws comments when I ride it to work. Yes, ATV's are big sellers for us. The PNW has many more Goldwingers than the Midwest...for obvious reasons. Our VFR800 is a DLX, and no one has ever asked for a test ride. We offer test rides on anything. And it is seriously marked down. We're almost across the street from Joint Base Lewis Mchord so a lot of crotch rockets for the thrill-seekers. But the prudent few have been getting the 300's and 500's.
He also is a very successful Yamaha dealer, but the same lines sell well for that brand here too. I think he sold 15 FZ-09's , but not many FJR's.
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We service many of the ST13's for local and state LEO's. So ST's are fairly popular. Mine usually draws comments when I ride it to work. Yes, ATV's are big sellers for us. The PNW has many more Goldwingers than the Midwest...for obvious reasons. Our VFR800 is a DLX, and no one has ever asked for a test ride. We offer test rides on anything. And it is seriously marked down. We're almost across the street from Joint Base Lewis Mchord so a lot of crotch rockets for the thrill-seekers. But the prudent few have been getting the 300's and 500's.