More of the Buell story? - Page 4

Cutty72 · 03-28-2010, 01:28 PM

Yeah, same thing up in ND. No dealer wanted anything to do with Buell. Dealer where I bought mine flat told me the only reason they were still a Buell dealer is because they were the only one left in the state, and wanted the warranty/service work and parts sales. That was before they knew of the end.

They never had more than 3 Buells in stock at any time.

smileyman · 03-28-2010, 01:35 PM

I started shopping them in Spring 09, bought in July, they announced the shutdown in Sept I think. BUT the word may have already hit dealers before the announcement?

Tmall · 03-28-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

I started shopping them in Spring 09, bought in July, they announced the shutdown in Sept I think. BUT the word may have already hit dealers before the announcement?

I'm pretty sure Erik himself only knew a few days before the announcement was made.

Amber Lamps · 03-28-2010, 02:30 PM

Chicken or egg? Did they dump Buell because of slow sales or did Buell fail because of poor salesmanship?

Homeslice · 03-28-2010, 02:44 PM

The bikes weren't marketed well. They seemed to carry a "fuddy duddy eccentric" image that only appealed to rebels and independant thinkers.

In Cali, the only people I see riding them are White people over the age of 30. I've never seen a Hispanic, Black, or Asian person with one. I'm not sure what that means, but it's the truth, around here at least.

Gas Man · 03-28-2010, 10:27 PM

What is all tt smiley?

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