I just applied to be a Husaberg dealer.

BOSS said:

Well I'm with ya Dan waiting once again to see if I can order parts, & bikes!
I would really like to continue to support the berg guys that I have come to love!!
I would also like to take this time to thank jason for running the banner on the big tank
for me, he did it on his own!!!Thanks Jason!! I would like everyone to know that it was worth my wile as well!!
I have been loosing sleep for a few weeks now & would like to see them consider
some of us small fish that have back & will go to the end with the brand like so many others will!!
Should know something next week,fingers crossed!!
e-mails could be what we need!!!
Thank you berg community!!!

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I have dealt with Rick's shop, and I am sure the other dealers on this site are the same, but specifically concerning Bozarth's Off Road Specialties:

KTM would be NUTS not to keep this shop as a dealer. As knowledgable about the brand as any, active riders/racers, a great parts inventory, and a true passion for Husaberg motorcycles. A pleasure to do business with.

The impression I got from the guys at Husaberg NA is that all existing dealers who showed interest in the brand would stay on as dealers providing they met the financial criteria set by GE.

Motoxotica said:

yesterday i sent in my application to be a Husaberg dealer.hopefully they dont hold it against me that i dont have a parts manager,or a service manager.as a matter of fact i dont have a sales manager either...hopefully i can continue serving the Husaberg community.i will keep everyone posted.dan

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Sounds like my kind of dealer! Always a pleasure getting stuff from you. It will be a sad day should KTM get too full of themselves due to the 2009 450 and try to use it as leverage against the "grass roots dealers" and force them to place orders that are beyond their capabilities. A niche bike needs a niche dealer and KTM should understand this better than anyone.

RE: Re: I just applied to be a Husaberg dealer.

One thing for sure,in the thirty something years i have been in the motorcycle industry the only thing that stayed the same was that things are always changing.Who knows what KTM have planned for Husaberg and what they are looking for in dealers for the future?In the 25 years i have been a dealer i have seen the same number of dealers in my market come and go.What a volatile industry...I am now the last man standing...speaking of "Last man standing"Coffin and I are heading to texas this weekend for the Last man standing Enduro...any other Berg guys going?

Just wanted to bump this one to the top. I know there have been other threads concerning this subject, but thoughts here by the would be dealers listed earlier in this thread to follow up on their posts would be good.

I have a question......... What are the floor requirements from GE? Both proposed and what will be accepted in real world terms.

Dale

Hey Risky1-
My degree is in engineering but some say I can schmooz with the best of 'em. Give me a call; then we can talk about our next ride in the Sierras.
Tom
559-304-3577

Can somebody explain to me what floor requirements are. are the dealers required to have some much floor space devoted to a specific brand/number of bikes? I was under the impression that the dealers bought the bikes from the factory, what does the factory care once they have sold them? I know that there is some marketing strategy in the mix somewhere, but alas I am not a salesman.

Tom, I am thinking about possibly Friday morning, I have to check the work schedule. I would say that Saturday would be good, but we have a big Christmas shindig at our house that evening and I am sure my list of honey-do's will grow exponentially by then. I will give you a call.

Flooring is a line of credit where as you pay interest on the bikes to GE while they are on your floor. When sold they are paid off. I have a past that haunts me and didnt qualify with GE so i'm not a dealer anymore even though we paid for everything as we got them. I have another business and have a few lines of credit with other companies with as much or more than this requirement so go figure. I'll continue on with GasGas of which i started with and do better with anyhow. No worries on my part other than i cant provide for the Husaberg customers i have now which sucks. I dont like to abandon anyone.

Hi, I am a dealer looking into a few exotic brands to carry in my shop..TM, Husqvarna, Husaberg, Lem, to name a few. I'm wondering what the bike comitment is for Husaberg? Hopefully it's not a ridiculus number like KTM wants you to take.

The number I heard 08 was a committment of 6 bikes. With limited production for 09 who knows?
Maybe a current dealer can answer this one.

That magic # is four.

latest word in the UK is 6 bikes whether you want them or not.

a couple of months back we got word that the USA COULDN'T sell all their 450s and so they would come back to the UK and get flogged here at one of only two countries that don't need a special type approval (sweden is the other) and sure enough mid west are trying to out 450s for £3,995 just ahead of the arrivbal of the '09s.

i believe they ahve been pressurised to do this but they have to out them in 90 days or their cash flow will struggle.

this is bad news because we were told by our man in sweden that production was right down this year in order to 'clear the decks' for the '09. still flogging '07s and '08s in august isn't good.

the annoying thing is that they could flog every 650FS they could make. they are going to reach cult status over here very soon.

regards

Taffy