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And so in a manner of speaking, my guess is that Harley dealerships ALSO didn't support or push this part of their inventory because there really was little interest in these ...



Well, apparently (from posts I was reading) it seems there was little money in it for the dealers.
The bikes were much cheaper than the Harleys to start with and they also couldn't sell matching underwear.
My point is that if the existing customers were complaining about dealer interest because dealers were more into selling HD's, then that was almost like sabotaging the brand.
My own experience on 2 occasions when enquiring on Buells (one recent and one several years ago) at my local HD dealership, the salesman almost treated me as a leper and was quick to take me across the showroom floor to show me the HD aircraft carriers.
It's catch 22. Little interest by potential customers - even less interest by dealers - bad feedback from existing customers regarding dealers (and perhaps product??) - which stifled interest from new customers - which in turn killed the sales potential of the brand.
Hence my thoughts on an independent dealer network.

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