Re: [ST] Closing Triumph Dealers

["Burton Barrett" <bbarrett1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there Al and Sters

Just a short note to tell you all what I heard here in Bakersfield, Ca.  Our
Kawasaki dealer took on Triumph a few years back.  He didnt seem really
dialed in to selling them.. Seemed like he loved the Kaws and kinda ignored
the Triumphs.  Nevertheless-he told me that the Triumph rep (months ago now,
about Jan 03) told him he must purchase 60 bikes of the current year by May,
and another 60 units in October (of the new models).  He didnt have any idea
how to sell the first 60 bikes, let alone the next 60, so he dropped
Triumph.  I dont think he moves 60 Kaws in the whole year-but I dont know.
Funny-huh?

Burt Barrett
&
Big Red
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert Garvin" <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Closing Triumph Dealers


> I had heard that my local BMW/Triumph dealer had to provide seperate
> showrooms because BMW didn't want the direct competition. Another local
> Yamaha/Triumph/BMW dealer dropped the Triumph line last year but I haven't
> heard why. I'm wondering if Triumph is telling the dealers that they have
to
> sell so many units to stay a dealer. Or maybe hasseling them about
warrenty
> work. My bike is out of warrenty and is a 00 ST. If I were going to buy a
> new bike tomorrow it would be another Triumph even if I had to go to
England
> to pick it up.
> Al
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Lawler" <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [ST] Closing Triumph Dealers
>
>
> > In a previous email, Albert Garvin stated:
> > > Does anyone have any insite on why so may dealers are giving up on
> Triumph?
> > > Or is Triumph
> > > giving up on them?
> >
> > If they are also a Honda dealer then Honda is telling them that they
> > have to drop the other lines. I don't know if any other brands are also
> > pursuing this course of action.
> >
> > --
> > Steve "Devil Dawg" Lawler
> > Verona, NJ, USA, Earth
> >
> > 2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"
> >
> > "If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been
> > much of a day."
> >             -- John A. Wheeler
> >
> >
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