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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mr Pootle on April 22, 2017, 10:38:39 AM

Title: Another one gone.
Post by: Mr Pootle on April 22, 2017, 10:38:39 AM: My local dealer, Moto Strada, of Shipley, West Yorkshire, decided last year that their good sales figures allowed them to become a Moto Guzzi dealer only. They diaappeared from the list of dealers on the MG UK website a couple of weeks ago. I went out there today to find that they still have a few new Guzzis in the showroom, but the rest of the bikes there are a secondhand miscellany.
Moto Strada was renowned for its bespoke V7s. Check out the website, it's still online. There are some beautiful bikes there.
I hope that they continue to service MGs, and sell their bespoke parts. It would be a shame to lose them completely, especially, selfishly, as they are so close to home.
Title: Re: Another one gone.
Post by: elvisboy77 on April 22, 2017, 11:55:34 AM: Sorry to hear this!
Title: Re: Another one gone.
Post by: oldlegs on April 22, 2017, 02:25:46 PM: Hi Mr Pootle, sorry to hear that, I suppose that means they will not be able to carry out any warranty work? Steve.
Title: Re: Another one gone.
Post by: Mr Pootle on April 22, 2017, 02:53:25 PM: Quote from: oldlegs on April 22, 2017, 02:25:46 PM
Hi Mr Pootle, sorry to hear that, I suppose that means they will not be able to carry out any warranty work? Steve.
It looks like it's Sheffield or Thirsk for us. Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Another one gone.
Post by: Huzo on April 22, 2017, 03:07:32 PM: Yeah Mr Pootle. It still shits me to death to see the way Paul at Corsa Italiana was treated in Hersham. Bloody disgraceful and heartless. I love that bloke...
Title: Re: Another one gone.
Post by: oldlegs on April 22, 2017, 04:39:58 PM: Quote from: Mr Pootle on April 22, 2017, 02:53:25 PM
It looks like it's Sheffield or Thirsk for us. Any thoughts?
I've had a ride out to Thirsk dealer and the showroom looked good and staff pleasant, not been to Sheffield yet. Steve.
Title: Re: Another one gone.
Post by: ITSec on April 22, 2017, 11:39:20 PM: I can't fathom the logic that leads any dealer to decide to become a dealer with only one line if they already have multiple lines, particularly when the 'one' is a brand with a century-long pattern of up-and-down sales. Naturally, there are costs and commitments for each of the brands they carry, but that also gives them some added diversity when the market shifts or demand varies.
Title: Re: Another one gone.
Post by: danomar on April 23, 2017, 06:34:18 PM: That is a true shame. There are only a handful of truly good Moto Guzzi dealers in the UK, and Moto Strada were one—for the most part, at least.

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