| Author | Message | ||
     Preybird1 |
Wow i was shocked to see all these buells in the parking lot 2 days ago and learning they were being sent back. And they will no longer order me parts from buell as they are no longer an "authorized" buell dealer!!! I thought it was a new shipment of bikes! WHAT A BUMMER  I think there may be one more dealer wayyyy down in st. goerge. I am not driving 4.5 hours for parts! THIS TOTALLY SUCKS!!! | ||
| Americanmadexb |
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/406 2/500729.html?1254717085 | ||
| Chadhargis |
Thank goodness for the Internet and mail order parts.  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
What will all those 12 people un Utah do?  We'd love to be your distant Buell dealer. We do ship! | ||
| Oddball |
Time for the micro dealer! Here he comes to save the day, micro buell is on the way. | ||
| Bob_thompson |
Jeremy(Ft_bstrd), you seem to want to be a real comedian but fall very short. Its not a funny thing to be in the great state of Utah with a fine Buell motorcycle and be left high and dry for those people NEEDING service or parts. And it will probably kill any potential Buell buyers here not having a Buell dealership handy. Sad. For me I will buy parts at a dealer I have come to respect, pay shipping, and do service myself because I can. For others it will also kill ANY enthusiasm they might have had to buy or own a great motorcycle from a great company. Bob | ||
| Court |
>>>Time for the micro dealer! seizes Actually . . . . that's not a BAD idea. I've just inked a deal with Harley-Davidson (unrelated in any way shape or form to Buell) to do something called a "pop up store". You can read about them. I like the idea of a 40' track-trailer with "sales, financing, insurance and service" that shows up wherever it needs to be. You check the website . . see a "Buell Store" will be in your area the 3rd week of November and you schedule having your 2010 wheel and Rider Comfort Kit installed and TSB done. You LITERALLY have to "think outside the box" Eager to see if anyone seizes on it. I think it would be HUGELY successful. | ||
| Chadhargis |
Fatty...I laughed. A good sense of humor will go a long way toward beating adversity. | ||
| Oddball |
A little more mobil than my idea but an interesting one too. I like the thought of allowing very small (compared to HD palaces) dealerships. Buell could get enthused driven people to build a strong network for everyone's good. Owners win, a close by dealer that likely knows them by name. Dealers win through good service/sales making a strong customer base. They would be able to build themselves up from almost nothing with hard work. Not an overextended credit line. And finally Buell wins with ever better sales, exposure and public relations. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Jeremy(Ft_bstrd), you seem to want to be a real comedian but fall very short. Its not a funny thing to be in the great state of Utah with a fine Buell motorcycle and be left high and dry for those people NEEDING service or parts. And it will probably kill any potential Buell buyers here not having a Buell dealership handy. Sad. For me I will buy parts at a dealer I have come to respect, pay shipping, and do service myself because I can. For others it will also kill ANY enthusiasm they might have had to buy or own a great motorcycle from a great company. Bob I understand that it sucks. I really do. I'm sorry that it happened. What do you expect Buell to do? Carrying Buell evidently isn't profitable for the dealers in Utah. They made a business decision not to carry Buell. I hate that it came to that (and that you are left high and dry), but the demand for Buells in the area was evidently insufficient for these dealers to keep the brand going. Others may follow. I'm trying to do my best to keep that from happening in my corner of the world. | ||
| Sekalilgai |
but Utah's such a great place for a Buell!   | ||
| Kyrocket |
Is that a curve five miles in the distance? CRAP, was that funny, I'm sorry. | ||
| Oddball |
That could be a place where a Uly advertisement push may work. An adventure, mile gobbling workhorse. Maybe even a special Moab edition. | ||
| Sekalilgai |
Is that a curve five miles in the distance? Ha! actually within the span of a day I went from Provo Canyon, south of SLC (that straight pic...at speed), down to Bryce Canyon...around Hogback Road (nothing straight there) and wound up at sunset in Goblin Valley. Utah is beautiful, even better when seen from a Uly! Heber to Green River, Wy ....a 488 mile day-trip on a Buell...what fun.. Ken -110.22583&spn=4.359522,9.876709&z=7,http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&start=86&num=200&msa=0&msid=111007278432598735330.00046fc58c4065afca32a&ll=39.044786,-110.22583&spn=4.359522,9.876709&z=7 (Message edited by sekalilgai on October 08, 2009) | ||
| Oyrider |
I've had many happy miles in Utah. I'm from SoCal and have an M2 and a Ducati ST3s. The southern part of the state is absolutely beautiful with interesting roads. Also, Hwy 39 which is north of Salt Lake going towards Wyoming has lots of curves with elevation changes that I found fun. I think I was on a Street Rod for that one, but Utah is worth riding for scenery and sport touring. You might need a Buell dealer for an 1125, but my M2 was fixed at the Flagstaff, AZ dealership using Sporty parts. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
I'm not offended Jeremy, but all kidding aside yours is the only dealer I've only bought Buell swag from in years, I am thrilled to have a couple new t-shirts and to have dealt with a dealership (and staff) that is excited about the product. You are just too far away for service and repairs. There are people in the Salt Lake store that I'm friendly with and will occasionally go in to look around and just say hello. BUT I think they lost their passion for Buell a long time ago, so the bikes can't sell themselves. Time for Utah Buellers to pull together and offer each other whatever tools, garage space, mechanical skills, and shop lights to help keep each other on the road... Russ you've gone the rounds with that motor and tranny, Bob is familiar with the M2 and now the 1125, we've got some dudes who know the XB's. I keep a lot of the old bike data bouncing around in my head. It's probably time we got a club or "support group" of sorts together and keep our bikes on the rolling, and maybe even go for a ride every now and then. -Mike | ||
| Daves |
"the bikes can't sell themselves" Exactly! The dealers dropping Buell has NOTHING to do with demand for Buell in a certain area. This has been proven. It is all on the dealer. If you suck at selling and supporting Buell, Buells will not sell in your area. It is that simple. I would think Utah would be a great place to sell a boatload of Buells? | ||
| Zac4mac |
Too bad your dealer shut down out there. Colorado just lost one down south in the Springs. I'll send you all the parts you need, Bob. If you need to bring the bike out here, I have a spare bedroom you can hole-up in. Utah has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Seems wrong to not have a BMC presence there. OT - time to set up telescopes and hope for a view of the moon-impact(LCROSS) at 5:30am MDT. Zack | ||
| Crackhead |
if the jap bike stores are selling sports bikes, then there is a maket for sports bikes and the HD stores don't have a clue how to sell them. Some how i am picturing leather fringe saddle bags and sportster pipes mounted on a xb. A Buell shop can be small enough to fit in a shopping center. It doesn't need to be the size of the Walmart HD stores. The I have the perfect name for the mobile Buell store. "Buell Cubed" or "Buell in a Box". The 18wheeler could even be painted to look like a shipping crate. An entire service department could fit in another truck.....so with 2 trucks there would be an entire mobile Buell store. That would be perfect for big events, drop your bike off for new tires or fork rebuild and watch the race or the bike show in the parking lot. (Message edited by crackhead on October 09, 2009) | ||
| Court |
>>>>I've had many happy miles in Utah. >>>>I would think Utah would be a great place to sell a boatload of Buells? I agree with both statements. I'll bet Dave and I could open a dealer there and sell a record number of Buells. I know how it's typically done wrong. He knows how it's typically done right. Change is in the air. I am excited to see how it is handled. | ||
| Spatten1 |
I got screwed by the HD/Buell dealer 30 miles out of Zion this summer. Those idiots were still stocking D208's and charging $190. Out of Pirelli's, no other options, only the obsolete Dunlop that never did work too well on the Buell (BTW, it does work much better than the front 208, no standing up on braking). How can you service a sportbike community when you are that stupid/lazy/set in your ways/just don't care? No wonder they were not successful with Buells. | ||
| Spatten1 |
BTW, they wanted to charge me about $120 to mount a damn rear tire, and would not let me pull it myself in the back parking lot. That dealer would never make it with a sportbike or sport tourer consumer, they are too educated. | ||
| F_skinner |
Utah Buellers, this will be a great time to start a Utah Buell rider section in the Storm Fronts. I am out in Utah at least twice a year. The NM and Denver Group had a ride that went real close to Moab. If you can organize and pool your talents you may not need a dealer. Besides, HCHD would love to have your mail order business. It is as easy as calling Zac. Utah is a great place to ride a Buell and this is a great opportunity. If you want any help drop me a line. I can see the Colorado New Mexico and Utah Buellers getting together for a couple of days of riding in the future. Frank | ||
| F_skinner |
Time for Utah Buellers to pull together and offer each other whatever tools, garage space, mechanical skills, and shop lights to help keep each other on the road... I just went through all the post and I see you guys are already on it. | ||
| Chadhargis |
Dave was awesome! I am at a point in my career where I'm pretty burned out doing what I'm doing. I'd love to figure out a way to make a living promoting the brand. I've owned a lot of motorcycles, and I've never seen anything as polarizing as Buell. Either you love them, or hate them, and the difference between the two is typically the dealer experience. | ||
| Court |
Utah would be a PERFECT place for the first Buell Mobile Dealership. I could make this incredible. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Well in the mean time I've got room in the garage to work on a bike and a decent collection of basic tools, front and rear wheel lifts and good lighting, so if someone needs a place and tools to work on their bike they can call me and we'll make it work out. Also in my collection is a XB manual on the 'puter and M2 parts and service books. I don't have a headstock lift or a overhead winch so pulling forks and steering head bearings and that sort of service will need some other accommodation. I work graveyards so am usually up by 3pm to get my girl from school and she's a pretty good shop helper. | ||
| Oddball |
Got a broke buell? Call 'ol doc Court's Buellership on wheels. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Isn't advertising for a mobile sales unit going to be a pain? Using the HD dealer network to get the word of mouth to Buellers might help but you'll have to find other resources for new vehicle sale or just to reach those who've washed their hands of HD. Not trying to bring you down, just posing a question for marketing development... with proper capital maybe you could get tv and radio advertising, maybe post ads to local news internet sites for areas you were scheduled to travel to? With Buell behind you you could run ads of XB's and 1125's looking fast and nimble during sporting events and Uly's and XT's on Versus (isn't that the hunting and fishing channel?) and also during the sports shows... | ||
| Bob_thompson |
Littlebuggles, I have about what you have and in addition an 1125R service manual, a headstock lift(my own design) for the 1125 that will probably work on other models, a chain fall lift, hydraulic press, drill press, and a mig welder. I also have a nicely made stand from milk crates and lumber with a ramp to get the whole bike up about 16". Most power tools, torque wrenches, etc. Retired now so I'm available quite often(if the wife doesn't have anything for me to do or go) but kind of stuck up here in the north end of things. I'd be glad to help with anything my limited knowledge can accomplish. However my career was machine maintenance and I did fine. Maybe its time we do resurrect our old "Utah Buellers" section in the Storm Fronts section and at least keep in touch with other Buellers here. Who wants to start if off? Lets hear from other Utah Buellers and see if we can do our OWN Buell support group. Great idea Little! Whats the "M" for? Bob |
