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Old 11-07-2009, 11:18 AM   #21
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Triumph in Cumming closed but I forgot why. Moto400 I believe took their line.
These are the stores I was talking about in my post. The Triumph dealer in downtown Cumming closed because the old guy had health problems in addition to the fact that they weren't moving enough bikes because they wouldn't budge on the MSRP price. Moto 400 took their stock and added Triumph to their business. Moto 400 seems to be doing quite well.
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Old 11-07-2009, 11:23 AM   #22
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The one I worked for, Procycle, had 3 of the largest dealerships in the state of MO. They closed 18 months ago.

The owners son-in-law embezzled almost a million dollars from them.

He's still married to the daughter.

Fucktards.
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Old 11-07-2009, 12:47 PM   #23
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The Large Multi Dealer near me Dropped Victory and was thing of dropping the Bombardier line of ATVs
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Old 11-07-2009, 04:02 PM   #24
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Yea, ATD closing down last year was due to a lot of complicated behind the scenes/silent partner/business stuff that a lot of folks don't know about. Si stepped in and tried to do it on his own, but it was a disaster. Paul Bundy at NPR took most of the Duc crowd with him when he opened the shop.

For most people, motorcycles are purchased with discretionary income. Extra money for the play toys. Not much of that hanging around today. People are afraid of what tomorrow may bring, and are keeping the extra $$ tucked away. Dealerships with a lot of overhead can't hang in there.
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Old 11-08-2009, 09:43 PM   #25
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We lost two a Big Dog dealer and a multi line with Kawasaki and Husky.
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