Quote Originally Posted by axa View Post
Yikes, that's a pretty arbitrary statement.
I had first looked at the local dealers, to feel the bike and get a feel on what the dealer would offer. But easily chose to save the $1200 premium they asked for (including the registering service you mention)

I understand this is a Chinese bike, and there will be problems, and hopefully they are not the type of problems that end up to be catastrophic.
But for me at least, I greatly enjoyed the mere unpacking and assembly.
And perhaps as full time electronics eng and hobby machinist, i have to force myself not to dismantle the bike just so i can find problems and make improvements...
In fact, I've already laid out some stock on the lathe to spin some new foot pegs, for no other reason than the shear enjoyment. And got some 304 on the way for a new set of shift and brake rods; again for no good reason than the fun.

Now if for some ungodly reason, Chad at extreme decided to never send me my document, and a call from my credit card company couldn't help persuade the situation; then ill be the second to say its well worth the costs to have a dealer to complete the MCO right there in front of me.
But if as you insinuate, we are just talking about getting the MCO sometime sooner than later, well maybe cuz im still waiting on my helmet and riding jacket, and cant ride anyway; I really cant see how having a dealer for this can be worth that extra cost.

Maybe $ is no issue for others, or perhaps you don't have the time or interest to deal with these things, but 1200 is going to by me quite a few upgrades and repairs down the road.
For now, its a proverbial no brainier.
Dont feel bad axa. It took forever to get my TTL thing. Ironically two mins after I ordered it online from killermotorsports I got a call saying I still needed to pay my TTL. Total BS because it was calculated in the final price on their own damn web page. And I printed the reciept to prove it. That shut them up quick. The only sad part is that the folks that drop ship these things really dont know what they are doing and dont care about after the sale support. It's sad but at least the DF has a market this way in the USA. I figure in another 5-10 years they will be where the Japs were in the bike market. But only if they can better the QC and get dealers to actually support them instead of just doing the drop ship "sell and forget" thing.

Not dissing the Chicom bikes but I think my next one will be a Jap bike or a Harley. Either way my DF is staying in my garage.