poor dealer performance

[texas_thumpin]

Unfortunately, too many dealers have gone the way of commercialism, instead of being customer driven, as they should be. Yet, we still need these poor performing dealers, almost as much as we need the good dealers. Why, you ask? Because if the dealers went away, there would be no more new bike sales. If there are no new bike sales, then there will be no good deals in the public world. Unfortunately, we need these crummy dealers to sell bikes to some of us, and to all the other make and model riders so that the used bike market won't disappear. Many folks get good deals on bikes like the Honda Blackbird, Kawasaki's 1200 Ninja, Suzuki's Bandit or Huyabusa because some unskilled, or untrained bought one and scared the you know what out of themselves, subsequently they get sold in the public forum. While I do not condone poor customer service, it is obvious to me that we must tolerate this evil to some extent, in order to keep our sport alive, regardless of what make or model you ride. I also don't expect people like us to frequent these dealers very often, leave that to the other folk, sport bike riders, cruiser riders, muscle bike riders, starter bike riders, etc. That way, there will be a good supply of used bike out there for the rest of us to obtain as we desire. For instance, I am trying to work out a deal with a gentleman in New York for a pristine 1983 Suzuki GS1100E. This bike is beautiful. One owner, no major mods, only small things that helped make it a better bike. Some people may ask why would I want a 1983 Suzuki GS1100E? Because that was the last of the King of standard style muscle bikes. The only other bike to come close was the V-Max. GS motors are practically bullet proof. With minimal care they will pump out 100 to 120 horses. The seating position is normal. Anyway, my point is, do we want to frequent crappy dealers, I think not. Do we want others to go, selfishly, yes. That way the circle of bikes continues to go round and round. Guys like Fred, are not the norm. At least not during my life. So when you find guys like Fred, it is best to stick by them, support them, and keep them in business, because the chance of finding another Fred, is very small. I'm going to climb down off my ladder now. I just felt like sharing my point of view. Thank you for reading this. Jim Texas Thumpin