iliveforcurves
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Proud owner of a 2003 Valkyrie Standard
Buchanan Dam, TX
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« on: July 19, 2011, 06:27:00 AM » |
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I went to Georgetown Honda yesterday with a friend on his new to him mid '90's Gold Wing and they were closed. The sign on the door said they had moved to Central Texas Powersports, the Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Can-Am, etc dealer. I don't know what the employees will do, Central TX looks like it's fully staffed already.
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Live to ride, ride to...uh, what was the question again?
2003 Valkyrie Standard
2007 Kawasaki Ninja 500
2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250
1978 Yamaha SR500 (not running)
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Rocketman
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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2011, 07:34:04 AM » |
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Dealers like saying that "they've moved", when in reality, they closed down. They're just trying to give the customer the feeling of continuity. Two Ford dealerships have "moved" in the last 5 years around here. The first one "moved" to an existing dealership, which then "moved" into a third.
They just closed down. I hate it when people assume I'm gullible. Even for something as benign as that.
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Fudd
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MSF RiderCoach
Denham Springs, La.
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 09:50:15 AM » |
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They could have sold (moved) some inventory to the other dealer. My favorite shop closed in January, leaving 3 good mechanics on unemployment. Bad for bikers and bad for America.
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laserpat
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Let the wind carry your troubles away!
Cedar Park, Texas
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2011, 11:14:10 AM » |
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WOW! Sorry to hear that. I've dealt with them for years. They had better prices than Woods Fun Center.  |
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hondahead
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2011, 11:52:30 AM » |
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Several of their employees went over to the other dealer, including "Sean", a really helpful parts person. I saw a lot of their Honda inventory over there as well.
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Disco
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Republic of Texas
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2011, 07:04:28 AM » |
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The service manager at Al Lamb's Dallas Honda told me yesterday that it's been purchased by the Yamaha / Suzuki dealer friend of his.
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czuch
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2011, 10:11:20 AM » |
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We lost a 5 star Honda power dealer here a few years ago.
Now they'res only one show in town.
AND BOY DONT THEY KNOW IT.
$120 for 1200GW timing belts. $60 on line.
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Aot of guys with burn marks,gnarly scars and funny twitches ask why I spend so much on safety gear
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