Found this on another site this morning. It may only be temporary though.

http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2011/12...y-its-dealers/

 

Give em hell SPHD.

 

Good for him, as long as the MoCo doesn't close him down.

 

Glad to hear it, I'm enjoying the discounts I've been getting online.

 

Maybe Zanotti will rethink retirement. I hope other on line dealers stay on top of this case as well.

 

i just don't understand

MoCo got their price for the parts when the dealer bought them, what the hell does it matter to them?

a dealer has the right to set his price to the level of profit he needs and is willing to take.....or not

if the dealer moves more product, the MOCO sells more parts

the dealer is the one taking the hit

 

HD really is like Apple.

 

I'm glad they had the ***** to take HD to court, but I hope it doesn't bite them in the arzz...and they loose their dealership!

 

i guess i'm just totally misinformed. when i read the comments at the end of the articles, it is always talking about the 'little guy' (consumer) not being able to order online for some type of discount. but everything that i've been reading about it only seems to limit consumers from overseas (or canada) from buying stateside (and reducing the locals parts sales), or from selling on amazon or ebay. i haven't heard or seen anything that would prohibit me from ordering from one of the online discounters. and in fact, i have been continually ordering my parts at discount. nothing has changed for me at all. i never could find anything on ebay for a halfway decent price anyway.....

i also read a lot about 'selling outside dealer territory', but have not read any official moco information that says this. i have only heard this third or fourth hand. and again, if that were the case, how am i still getting my parts at discount when where i order from is way outside my local 'territory'?

everyone keeps shouting 'moco greed', when from what i understand, the moco is only reacting to what a lot of the dealers want. they aren't just making **** up at random.....

guess i'm just confused

 

The days of going to your local dealer to get a part are slowly going to the internet where the consumer has multiple choices. This will result in the loss of 50% of dealerships because having 10 of them in a metro area is no longer necessary. Consumers will always chase the lowest price just like manufacturers will always chase the lowest labor price. Simple economics.

The MoCo is always at least 10 years behind any technological development. One example: My 1974 Yamaha RD350 had a 6 speed transmission. Harley came up with one in the Dyna line in 2006.

If the MoCo was smart they would be developing a free iphone app for buying parts and scheduling service and finding a dealer while traveling. But the dumb asses will wait for someone else to do it first.