I received a letter from Robinsons The Foundry this morning, my local Harley (and therefore Buell) dealer. It says:

"Contrary to recent speculation, Robinsons Foundry will not be closing its doors to customers in September 2010.

However, due to unexpected external business pressures, we have been given the opportunity to reorganise our sales strategy.

As from September 2010 the Harley Davidson side of the business will no longer be franchised here at The Foundry.

These arrangements do not affect the service dept, aftersales dept, Suzuki showroom and Suzuki mail order dept."

So, whipping away the spin, what do you all reckon's going on here then?

Sounds to me that they have had the Harley franchise taken off them..........so with that will be the ability to do warranty work...........shouldn't stop them being able to service them though.

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

Harley don't like competition and want exculsive sites allegedly. Maybe the Foundary had to choose between HD and Suzuki...

Who would you choose?

Silverstone HD at Towcester just closed down - notifications went out yesterday

Sad for some of the keener Buell guys

Bugger, Silverstone was my local stealer

It's just the beginning; we're doomed I tell you

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I'm a Hornithologist, I get excited by exotic birds.........

Of course not, we'll continue to look after you all Kev, you're a damned fine reader of spin

Steve

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Back on the road again!

A HD insider whispered to me that HD have had the mardies on with UK dealers who've been selling bikes to European dealers..... hence the loss of dealerships.......

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Spencer Racing... www.spencerracing.co.uk

I heard Silverstone is going to reopen another name and going to sell Victory - Kwackers and still service the HD as an independent.

That's all well and good but there's not another Harley dealer in Kent, the hogs will have to travel miles for warranty work. Doesn't affect me of course, I'll still be visiting Steve at BB but it seems mad to close the only Harley dealership in Kent.

Honda are like that. To have a Honda franchise dealers must have a separate building
for Honda only!

When did Tony change his name?

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08 Specialized Langster

beg to differ but..... http://www.fowlers.co.uk/ 1 building and are honda dealers....

not of course that i could ever recommend them to anyone, bloke i know bought a brand new honda from them and within 4 months all the chrome was rusty, took him over a year to get it replaced in warranty.

Fowlers have a Honda building. It is a bit shite and sterile though...

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08 Specialized Langster

yeah, Robinsons had a super duper typical Harley shop and next door, over a small wall but yet a whole biking world away is the Suzuki dealers so nothing really to do with the building.
still baffled...we all know Harley are in financial pooh but to close shops like this so there are no dealers in a whole county seems mad, i mean, who's going to buy something they can only get serviced a hundred miles away...oh yeah, most of us