I called several motorcycle shops within 200 miles of north central arkansas today.
They now have some small dual sport motorcycles sitting on the floor. Some have been there since mid December.
Sales guys said they've called the folks who asked to be notified when some models came in but most of them declined buying.
I asked if they were coming off of the full MSRP/Freight/set-up etc. - no, < there's your sign....
Boom...
One guy was up on all the mega companies laying off thousands of employees. He is looking for a better job.
Layoffs, plus high interest rates, plus the new 'job insecurity' all combine to slow bike sales to a crawl.
Ok.... I'm shopping for a 650-700cc street bike to just putter around with in the summer....
What is your thinking.... should I be shopping now or wait another two months ??
You buy bikes in the winter. Definitely don’t wait til spring.
BOOM!
Are you shopping at small mom-and-pop cycle shops or the mega-dealerships?
Yes and no... Last two bikes I bought I got a better deal at the St. Paul dealer than I got from the M&P shops... But - the one I just made a deal on is from the much-smaller HD shop I have all my service work done on....and it was a 2020 model they wanted gone. On both occasions, timing was everything..
