Nov 12 2008
Kazuma Factory Gets Tough!
For immediate release:
It’s about time Kazuma drops the hatchet on the kitchen-table internet dealers and so called “repair / support” shops. The days are gone when you can secure any kind of PowerSports Dealerships without the capital (funds) to back you up.
A friend of mine just secured a Polaris Dealership. The paperwork was horrendous and you don’t get anywhere unless you order and pay for over $30,000 in opening PARTS INVENTORY along with the big bucks for the Polaris ATV and UTV inventory.
Here is one to ponder—if you are a small engine repair shop and decide that you want to work on Honda ATVs or Yamaha? So you call Honda up and say you are a dealer-shop, and you want discounts on Honda Original Equipment Parts. You think Honda Headquarters or Yamaha Headquarters will sell you discount repair parts?
Why are some of the former Kazuma Dealers crying foul-ball or worse? Because they do not support Kazuma by stocking or selling their ATVs, Dirt Bikes, UTVs and some do not even have a key switch on the shelf. Kazuma has finally lowered the BOOM on them. YES!
Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Polaris, Arctic Cat ALL do not offer discount replacement parts to repair shops. Only the authorized franchise dealers that committed huge amounts of time and money for inventory and franchise fees get any kind of parts discounts. They are the ones in the business to serve the customers needs for the long haul. The way it should be!
Why should the Kazuma Factory operate in a different manner from the big 6?
HATS OFF to Kazuma for finally getting tough on dealer wannabes! It’s been long. long overdue.