retail store ?

hey whatca guys think about a retail store with gear - jackets, pants, leathers, helemts, shoes, accessories : windscreens , turn signals , etc one of my buddies was bitching about a libertyville cycle place cause they had nothing in stock most of the time ... so why not get store to have all this for us right ?

i have gone to a few shops that carry everything. it felt like heaven

i was just thinking that the other day becuase this place didnt have a few things and looked raggdy as hell - had a great selections of bikes but accessories not much

I love it when shops carry tons of accessories and gear. I go there even when I dont want anything, just to look at the glory.

hey whatca guys think about a retail store with gear - jackets, pants, leathers, helemts, shoes, accessories : windscreens , turn signals , etc one of my buddies was bitching about a libertyville cycle place cause they had nothing in stock most of the time ... so why not get store to have all this for us right ? The problem with carying all the lastest gear is that most people will use your store as a FREE FITTING ROOM then go home and buy online where it will be cheaper, JMHO

unless i can keep the prices close to say ebay LOL ... depends

unless i can keep the prices close to say ebay LOL ... depends I bought my SiDi boots from Parts411, they sell them cheaper than the dealers on Ebay..... tough to beat that

You'd be looking to spend about 20k to just get started just on gear alone. Most of your accounts will want you to do huge buy ins and you wouldn't even start at a good dealer cost. Also you have to a store front with full time empoylees. The rep, will bye all time to sell you shit and make sure your open. You would have to advertise the crap out of the store and still only sell to a small percentage of ppl walking in. Cause they will just try shit on and go buy on the internet. Trust me I own a store before the internet hit big. Did ok but alot of close doors to try and open. All the local dealers in town were complainin to the rep cause i was selling stuff barely over cost to make a few bucks to pay rent. When the store closed i went to a 6line dealership and saw the same thing there. Its a cut throat busniess now. If you do get it going let me know I send some ppl your way and support you as much as I can.

yeah if i do it ill let everyone know about it here ... and i already got pricing on jackets and helemts, and gloves and boots etc ... helps having ins at places too ... and these prices are all below ebay stuff so ill have to see .. and i was thinking MUCH more than 20 so but it was a question who knows ya know maybe if i hate my job enough and get pissed off enough at the idiot here ...

The saying goes in order to make a million you gotta spend a million.

Highside Motorsports in Crystal Lake Il has or can get pretty much anything for any bike. They are also have one of the best ducati techs ever.