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Larry Hubbard has a shop called New World Workshop in San Marcos,
on I35 South, or "the 35" as they would say in California.
Good guy, give him a call. 512-392-0696
This kit looks like it will sell for about $40 shipped in the US.
We have enough supplies on hand to make a few, but we are wondering how much call there will be for these.
Any volume production will take a few weeks to get ramped up.
Any interest?
In the "You ain't gonna believe this" department,
that motor retails for just shy of $700.00!
Strong aftermarket potential.
We have replaced 3 or 4 under warranty.
Re: Re:Sayonara Axone!
If a dealer makes 10%, that's a good deal.
Many are done skinnier than that.
9 new Guzzis on Ebay right now.
In direct violation of Dealer Manual.
I've given up forwarding ads to Piaggio.
There are zero new Vespas for sale by dealers on Ebay.
They have the power to...
Our Axone has been a monumental disappointment.
We've got over 50K invested in diagnostic tools.
Axone is the least useful.
Hard sell to pony up another 3K.
Mike suggested a trial. We'll see.
GT-Rx wrote:
It had been using a lot of oil.
A guy in Austin put rings and valves in it.
Whether a bolt was dropped in during reassembly, or
something not torqued, I don't know.
He made it 120 miles before it went bang in spectacular fashion.
Africa Twin
He has to ship the old motor back to Singapore to get his bike back into the country.
Their titles are done by engine number.
He got up and running today.
They are heading to Alaska.
He loved the sticker idea.
Guy left Singapore with his wife to go on tour.
http://singaporedream-rtw.blogspot.com/ ... chive.html
From Singapore to Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Vatican, Slovenia, Austria, Czech republic, Germany, Swizeland, France. sailing 30days to Argentina...
Call it charm, call it character, but these bikes have more than their share of "issues."
It makes it a lot easier to sell these things when you can look someone in the eye and
tell them about the comprehensive warranty.
Another arrow out of my quiver.
guzzi jon wrote:
That swapping plate thing is now a felony in Texas.
I have surprised a few folks with that info.
$35 for an expired sticker, I know one guy out lots of money for a swapped plate.
He got it pleaded(sp?) down.
How long till they tap that revenue stream in CA?
Bike...
On-line parts fiche shows USA spec fuel tanks for V7 Cafe in yellow.
Looks like it's on the way.
No Bellagio, 1200 Sport 8V or Stelvio NTX, yet.
I take this as a positive that they plan to continue production, and continue to import to the US.
This info was not shown 2 weeks ago when I...
In the US, dealers are paid their normal labor rate.
The number of hours paid is sometimes a sore point.
(6.2 hours for the California clutch).
Customer pay work would be done at the same rate, but more hours.
That is the sore point. Not a huge deal, but it can affect attitude...
It amazes me what you fellers go through to get warranty repairs.
We had a customer take his bike to another dealer, closer to home.
He complained of a looseness and rough feel while riding.
They changed the oil in the trans and CARC, told him there were some shavings on the CARC fill...