Best Motorcycle Dealer

[pu]

I will be buying a Suzuki DL 650 soon. I am willing to travel. Any recommendations on dealers. Some dealers have way fewer fees than others. I am looking for advice based on personnel experience please.

 

Thanks!

[olyclimber]

having most phun

[underworld]

 

i don't have experience with them, but i have heard to stay away from cyclebarn in lynnwood.

 

RMC in renton has treated me pretty good. salesmen are salesmen, but the one time i've worked with their service department i was very pleased. they sell suzukis

 

skru the fees and just talk out the door prices.

 

 

Edited May 13, 2008 by underworld

[foraker]

Do you need to buy new? Go check the flea market section of advrider.com. You might check craigslist as well. Save money and buy farkles.

[Hendershot]

Word! Cycle Barn will rip you off. Same with Beaudry motorsports. My Dad took his Aprilia there for a tune up. It was there a month before they returned it basically as the same condition as it went in.

 

As Foraker said, shop used. There are tons of people out there who buy a bike, don't ride it and then sell it. I bought my Aprilia Falco with 1000 miles for $5500.

 

 

[Hendershot]

Or you could get a consumer report or reasearch what lowest price you could get one at and then fax your offer to the local dealerships, saying this is what I will pay, deal or no deal. Somebody will be willing to dump the inventory.

 

[pu]

Thanks for the advice. I'll check advrider.

 

 

[rbw1966]

Craigslist. I've bought and sold a few bikes that way so far. If you dont see what you want do a "WTB" ad. I did that and within 72 hours had the bike I wanted at the price I was willing to spend.

[foraker]

Craigslist. I've bought and sold a few bikes that way so far. If you dont see what you want do a "WTB" ad. I did that and within 72 hours had the bike I wanted at the price I was willing to spend.

 

That's what I did on craigslist and it just happened that I caught a guy selling the bike I wanted because he was starting a business and needed the cash. It always amazes me how on advrider you'll constantly find 10-15K dollar bikes that have been owned less than a year up for sale. It's not like you shelled out a little for getting some climbing gear and then didn't like it.

[archenemy]

I think it is because someone buys a bike then scares himself on it and sells it.

[underworld]

then puts a craigslist ad saying "wife forces sale"

 

tuffguy

[sobo]

then puts a craigslist ad saying "wife forces sale"

 

tuffguy

Like this guy?