Yea but they still are pretty cool. Very west coast though I dont see much of a market in the east coast were I am.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJH
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Yea but they still are pretty cool. Very west coast though I dont see much of a market in the east coast were I am.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJH
Interesting that you couldn't see a market in the east, but then again, I am not a person who can keep up with trends! :confused1: I see them gaining a cult following, and as cool rentals in beach tourist towns. :riding: I do think they are a little pricey considering the available DF and the CCW bobbers, though, and especially considering CCW are generally a dealer sourced bike vs. mail-order. If CCW are earning a profit at $3,200, I can only imagine what these guys make per bike assuming the $4k price-point :eekers::eekers: :deal:
The CCW heist costs no more then $1200 to produce and I might be going on the high end there.
There are a lot of costs running a wholesale business such as CCW and a retail store to sell the bikes. Plus CCW has to pay for all the fancy photo shoots.:lol8:
Gardo,
You are buying direct from PIT motors. Does that means that PIT is competing with their dealers? If so then that will not go over good with their dealers.
Pit is the direct line to the east cost, they get to say who can be a dealer or not over here.
I think they have some type of investment into it as well. The only way to get the cost of the bikes down would have been for them to buy them in bulk, I figure no less then 100 at a time. Even then your looking at a running cost of lets say $100,000 for just the bikes alone another $10k in shipping/port charges. Also lets not forget it took them 10 months to get DOT/EPA Approved. I'm sure the costs were way up there just to get up and running, I'm sure you have to factor in plenty of other things. They did get a lot of press with this bike so I'm sure its selling like crazy and especially at $3,200 even if they are making $1k per bike they still double their $. It really makes you wonder on how much they can really be paying per unit when kikker was and still is selling their bikes for $2,000 only thing is they are not DOT/EPA and a lot of other issues with the kikker.
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Originally Posted by barnone
I am getting it direct from PIT but they called the local dealers while I was there and explained the situation, that they wanted to handle this themselves. They normally direct you to their local dealers in your area
Good for them to call. One company starting selling direct over the net and that caused a lot of friction. Most and maybe all of their dealers dropped their bikes. I sure would have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gardo
I went down to my local dealer last Saturday, checked it out, was a little cold for me to test ride, but I am going down tomorrow and giving it a run. If all checks out, I will be getting it. Found a decent sounding exhaust for it as well.
http://ganddist.com/heist-performance-exhaust-long/
and a clip with someone that has it. Sounds not bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9gSXEHsft4
See I'm either gonna cut the original pipe and gut it or go with this one the shorty pipeQuote:
Originally Posted by bckcntryslddr
http://ganddist.com/storage/GanD-Sho...=1300679442762
Some Hi-Temp flat black and black exhaust wrap it'll be good to go
Wow, GREAT thread. Now, if I can just find a dealer to sell me one without driving 16hrs R/T.