Fresno Dealer Waiting for H-D Nod - Harley Forum

ManFriday · #1 09-18-2009, 03:30 PM

City officials want to let Mathews Harley-Davidson expand, but corporate doesn't like the site

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Bigincher · #2 09-18-2009, 03:35 PM

I don't know where this dealer is currently located, but it's no secret that the MoCo wants their dealers to be visible from the nearest freeway/highway, and as accessible as possible. Before this corporate policy, it was sometimes a real challenge to locate the Harley Shop in a city you've never been before. Especially when that page was torn out of the damn phone book.......!
Frankly, for the last 8 or 10 years, it's usually no problem to find a dealer if you happen to need a quart or two of straight-50 for the shovelhead.

shovelmike · #3 09-21-2009, 08:47 AM

I liked the statement about corporate not liking the "gritty downtown location", I always kind of liked gritty.

Trigger87 · #4 09-21-2009, 09:08 AM

I really liked the old Mom and Pop dealerships. Sadly, they are almost all gone. The new corporate dealerships, with their cookiecutter themes, remind me of a trip to an amusement park. The old dealerships had history, and you could smell the gas and oil in the floorboards of the building. They sponsored race teams, often with family members behind the handlebars. They had real mechanics, and hired people who knew and understood the clientelle because they were cut from the same cloth. Its hard to find that vibe anymore...

myt evo · #5 09-28-2009, 07:33 PM

Harley is worried about their image!!!! Noooooooo! They better look in the mirror! Does the UFC or what ever the name of the organization is ring a bell! People beating the snot out of each other and Harleys name plastered all over the place. Image? What a joke.

texan321 · #6 10-01-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by myt evo

Harley is worried about their image!!!! Noooooooo! They better look in the mirror! Does the UFC or what ever the name of the organization is ring a bell! People beating the snot out of each other and Harleys name plastered all over the place. Image? What a joke.

what I don't understand this post....

grampadac · #7 10-02-2009, 04:27 AM

Personally I like the image of Harley in the octagon but then again my boss owns the UFC.