Quote: Tom - I doubt that any of your statements had malicious intent directed personally towards myself, but you couldn't be further from the truth on the "points" you make regarding our pricing and the willingness of our customers to continue their patronage at NewBonneville. You've made it perfectly clear that you have no idea about what goes into making custom machined parts. But, understandably, that's not really any of your concern. Your main focus has been on our pricing. My family has been in the manufacturing business for over 40 years, so I know a little about what things cost. Since WE make the parts and WE sell the parts to the end user, our margins are actually much lower than your typical part being sold through a manufacturer/importer/distributor/dealer supply chain. As viscously as this poor dead horse has been beaten, the point that there are so few of these bikes out there can't be overstated. Because of this, when we make parts, they're more expensive than if there were more bikes. 100 pieces costs much more to make than 100,000 pieces. If any shop out there made the same stuff we do and marketed them the same way we do, the costs would be much the same.
I thought long and hard about even getting into this mess of a thread, but I'm quite convinced that your attitude is one that will make certain "Made In The USA" is a thing of the past.
-brent
there he is....the man of the hour..haha
Let me first say, that Im glad that you see Im not trying to get personal here...we're talking about business, and Im quite sure you know waaay more than me about the matter. What you make off of your business and off of people that are in the triumph market is for you to know and all of us to assume. I honestly dont care if youre raking in the dough or scrounging for change. All Im saying, as a consumer, is that I'd like to see more guys out there to buy stuff off of. It doesnt have to be a big company like kury, it can be a guy that lives across the street from you in the USA and everything.
And when hes selling stuff for a bit cheaper, you gotta match it, or at least beat it in quality.
I appreciate you reading this thread and responding, it says alot about yourself. But I didnt expect you to come on here and say something like "yeah, Ive been ripping you all off"...thats bad for business..ahah
Answer me this though...
If you are the only one making a part, cant you charge whatever you want?...(within reason obviously)
