whats the deal with central ohio motorcycle dealers?

[oldschoolsdime92]

I've not had a good experience with a single dealership in the area. I've not purchased bikes from any of them, but when it came to parts, I've had issues at them all, Except I.P 

[Connie14]

I called IP to make sure they had an exact part (gave size, details, and everything). The lady told me there were a bunch of them on the rack that she was looking at. I loaded up the kids to go there and pick up the part. When I got there, they didn't have it. I wasted 1.5 hours of my kids and my time. I had to order it from a competitor at a lower price from the internet. I try to frequent the area brick and mortar stores, but these kinds of things can get frustrating. I don't necessarily blame IP, but the "parts specialist" should have been more competent.

[Ault]

he bought a 2010 St********* ****x* and its black.

[wantahertzdonut]

I always wonder if there types of threads ever open any eyes? I mean we have sponsers on here that this applies to and I'm sure word of mouth gets around and other places of these types will read these post. Do they really care that they are loosing our business and taking our money elsewhere, or are they just thinking FU I don't need you? We here on OR have to represent the A typical customer for these types of places and honestly I feel their business practices are doing nothing but pushing us away. Im not naming names but there are places in the heart of C-bus that many of us have complained about the customer service or their over inflamed prices but nothing seems to ever get addressed. I don't like sending my money out of town or out of state but when it comes to saving my bottom dollar you be your ass I will. Im in no way a heavy hitter when it comes to purchasing things but in just the last 18 months I bet ive dropped $2500 in (bike)gear, tires, parts, and accessories and 98% of that was out of state or internet business because our local brick and mortar stores prices are non competitive. And I would gladly pay a little more for the local convenience but im not going to take it up the tail pipe either.

 

I think we represent the smarter end of the motorcyclist spectrum, and I bet few if any of these shops are reading.  I bet the ones you guys are having trouble with are the ones waiting for the douchebag wannabes to come in that don't know any better.

 

The only time I've tried to deal with a dealer was when I went to On The Edge in Amherst to look at an 01 SV650 that was unsold in 2004.  They had it next to current model SV's and there was only a $300 difference.  They wouldn't come off of it, I told them they can keep it.

 

When I do have to take my bike in for work that I can't do myself (like tires) I go to the independent guys.  All for reasons everyone has mentioned.  I don't trust many people to do work for me, there's just too many people that don't know what they're doing.

 

I'm glad you guys had better experiences at Northern Ohio Ducati than one of my friends.  He got screwed by their service department and got bent over on this sale of his Monster a few years back.  He overpaid and got sold on extras he can't even use.

[SCQTT]

I think we represent the smarter end of the motorcyclist spectrum

 

Yep, that's it.

[Scruit]

Yep, that's it.

 

We is smart. 

[FZRMatt]

I took an accident report in 2012 from a young man whose dad bought he and his brother 2012 M50's.  The dad came to the scene and told me he went to Ohio Motorcycle to get a deal on the pair of bikes for his boys.  He said he told the salesman he was paying cash and wanted to know what type of deal they would give him.  He said he was told that the cost would be MSRP plus dealer prep. and not a penny less.  He said he went to Iron Pony and they made him "a hell of a deal" on the pair.

[LINK]

I stopped by Thiels Wheels three months ago when I was shopping for a Speed Triple. I was told by a buddy that they had a new 2011 that I could probably get cheap. They were were firm on the 12k+ MSRP! WTF!? Fuck those guys. I went and bought a used 2011 with 2k miles for $8500...

Thiel's Wheels is horrible at everything, especially service and parts... years past, they were somewhat better, now they are complete shit!

 

I have dealt with them for something like 20+ years now, only because they are so close to me, and I never imagined that they could get any worse, well I was very wrong!

 

I did boycott them for several years, but like the dumbass I am, I gave them another shot...only because I liked some of their employees, a huge mistake that was...

 

Please everyone, do yourself a favor, stay away from Thiel's Wheels...

 

Sorry, rant over...

[ohiomike]

I believe most of this depends on the dealership.  A few years back I was thinking of trading up and started going around to different dealers.  Iirc (the name) Adventure Harley up around Canton was really dealing while the rest were locked on their price.