| Love them or hate them we need them. | | | | revenue sharing, or a fixed plus revenue sharing |
| A motorcycle dealer is a person chosen by the | | | | arrangement with a motorcycle dealer. However, the |
| motorcycle manufacturer to sell their motorcycles. He | | | | company will certainly provide motorcycle dealers |
| is thus a company authorised person to sell | | | | with all training assistance. While there is no doubt |
| motorcycles on their behalf. | | | | that there are great opportunities to become a |
| The most common requirement to become a | | | | motorcycle dealer, it is a profession that requires |
| motorcycle dealer are availability of substantial capital | | | | tremendous hard work, dedication an discipline on the |
| to invest, experience in dealing with motorcycles, | | | | part of the motorcycle dealer. |
| availability of a commercial space, and also the | | | | It is only when the motorcycle dealer performs his |
| readiness to provide excellent after sales support to | | | | sales and after sales functions effectively that the |
| the customers. | | | | motorcycle gets sold. |
| The priorities of a retail motorcycle dealer are | | | | Motorcycle dealers offer a comprehensive range of |
| generally the same as for any other retailer. | | | | new and used motorcycles,parts,service and |
| The company pays the dealer a fixed percentage on | | | | accessories. |
| every sale made, and that is the basic way in which | | | | Dealerships need to get a grip on the fact that a lot |
| a motorcycle dealer, or any dealer for that matter, | | | | of women are buying motorcycles. |
| makes money. Although low in percentage terms, the | | | | My local Kawa dealer is a tiny place, but the people |
| dealers margin is quite high when the actual selling | | | | there have been really helpful when I've needed to |
| price of a motorcycle is taken into account. | | | | order parts. We visited a lot of dealers when we |
| Depending on the company, the company may also | | | | were looking for bikes, but I've found that our |
| invest in the set up, or may agree upon either a | | | | smaller, local shops are the best. |