I have a friend, who is a guy, treated similar when he went to look for a bike. But honestly, it happens all over, and its not gender specific. Ive had bad experiences with guys treating me like im a 'dumb girl' and i knew damn well what they were telling me was a load of shit because id already done my research ... and others where they were really nice and helped. One of the places here, Ride Now .... bad reputation for upselling, BADLY. and jerking people arround. But anytime i went in there when i first got my bike, they were alway willing to help and were super nice about it. I agree that sometimes women are treated differently, nothing you can do about that. I work at IBM ... it is a good ole boys club. Believe me when i say its all in how you handle the situation. What ive learned, dont play the game. Go in smart and know what the facts are. Knowledge is power ... for me it quickly put those types in thier place, and they typically know they cant harass you any further. In most cases you get respect from that person from that point on. At least in my experience thats how things have always turned out. I think this is the same in any 'dealership' situation ... for guys or girls. If you know what you want, and you've done your research .... they typically cant sell you ocean front property in AZ They either give you what you want, for what you know you can get it for .... or you just go someplace else. There are A-holes no matter where you go. Im sorry for your shitty experience though earlier someone said, dont give them your business, and tell your friends, word of mouth goes a long way ...... + 1 and good luck finding your gixxie !