Originally Posted by
oldbobcat
Well, yeah, but the dealer pays $4000 for what is essentially a lure to make a $3000 sale that nets him something like $1800. Frankly, I can't see him staying in business for long doing stuff like that.
To call a kick ass bike that any bike geek wants to mess around with and maybe someday own a lure is silly. The bike is there to be purchased but until that happens if any buyer wants to see what a flagship bike is all about I will gladly show it to them. I personally do not care if you buy a $800.00 bike or a $8,000 dollar bike as long as you get the bike that you want but I am not doing my job if I do not show you what is available. I would personally hate to spend $800.00 on a bike only to find out a year later that I am spending $3,000 or more to upgrade because the salesman did not explain the benefits to me initially.
I may not be the typical bike sales guy. I am a serious enthusiast who is retired and when I say I could not care less if you spend $800.00 or 8k I mean it. Not everything is about making the all mighty dollar. I want my bike buyers to be long term customers and friends of the shop.