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Best line a salesman used on me was at a Harley Davidson dealership near where I live. He told me and I quote "Your wife is gonna really be turned on when you bring this bike home because now you're a Harley Davidson man. I replied to him "if I bring this bike home and pay the $25K you want for it she will divorce me". He walked away.
Every good shop has a "Jimmy". Ours was Mike Bryant, aka, Goose. Boating accident took him a few years back. Knew most part numbers from memory. RIP Goose.
Made a salesman laugh and walk away when I told him "I'm using cash, and nothing anyone says will make me buy a bike, my ass will tell me which bike to buy." He laughed and said to let him know if my ass had a question. Great guy. Ended up buying used though. Much better deals to be had without dealer fees, taxes, and mark-ups.
Bought my first bike, my GSX-R 600 while separated. I since reconciled, BUT am back separated again. I'm thinking about a liter bike after the papers are finalized!
You forgot the Harley service writer that tells you they can't put air in your Ninja's back tire because all their tools are standard and can't work on your "POS metric non-american japanese crotch rocket"
It's not that man alot of the guys at harley davidson have multiple bikes and some are metric super sports. It's just because harley has a company policy against working on only harleys for legal ass-covering reasons
I walked into an HD dealer once to look at a V Rod years ago. Dude refused to talk to me about it. Said he said I couldn’t ride one without dying and took me to a Sportster. Refused to talk to me about anything other bike. And so began my long term love affair with the M109R. Never looked at another HD since. Had several bike bought new since then but never considered another HD.
Yammie you nailed the divorced guy. I work at a bike dealership and that absolutely killed me. You forget the line most say, "Never trust a woman, cuz she'll take everything." Nice job! This was a riot
Divorce can suck indeed. Random bike buying isn’t gonna make you heal from it though. For many it’s more $$$ and a reminder how old you got when you realise that Tuono isn’t agreeing with your arthritis! Ouch...
Jimmy's are the best people to know. They actually do pretty much know everything, usually chill as can be and very calming to be around. Their minds love order or at least making chaos into order, they're organised and efficient, friendly and to the point, a little on the quiet side. Nearly every shop, garage or gearhead has a "Jimmy" or wishes they did.
In an ironic twist of fate, the most likely vehicle to be broken down on the side of the road is a Jimmy. My buddy and I have a game where we share pictures of sightings.
@@gregmccauley1687 My step dad for some reason still drives a S15 Jimmy that's more rust than metal now... he's probably led to a few of these sightings.
That last guy, the Technician that could put any Zen Master to shame... Used to be Honda of Saint Petersburg before she sold to Barney's Yamaha. Small, small dealer. Her technician was a God.He knew his stuff, and always talked to you like you were a human. If you didn't understand, he would explain so you did. Was keen to let me in the back and talk to me while he worked. I learned a ton from Randy. He taught me what I needed to know, was quick to give advice, help me be independent, and was always willing to let me pay him to do the work if I was unable or unwilling to do the work myself. The parts guy, Jerry, was just as knowledgeable. I miss that shop. I no longer live in the area, and that was over 20 years ago. I hope they are all doing well.
I had the exact same experience in the parts department. This high pressure woman sold me my bike, and that's fine and all because I got exactly what I went in there for, but she sends me to the parts guy for modifications. This part I'm dreading because I don't want to end up with tons of mods. The guy goes over some stuff, says I should do my own research and order stuff direct from Yamaha. Dude, I'll just pay the 30$ for you to order that for me.
Your description of the "All knowing Tech" is pretty spot on. My dad is that type relative to Heavy Equipment (or anything Diesel). He'll be 60 this year, still works as a field tech, and lives for the puzzle. Like a Dr. House of Heavy Equipment, minus the opioid addiction, similar personalities too.
Too funny, my 80 year old Father (at the time) and I were at a motorcycle shop once and ran into the divorced guy you mentioned. He bragged about how he had two Harleys, but needed to sell them to settle with his wife. He told my Dad that his wife and he grew apart. After about fifteen minutes of looking at the bikes, the guy came around again and started talking to us again and my Dad asked him how long he was married before his marriage fell apart. Gee , I thought the guy was ready to throw down with my Dad, he yelled, we didn’t fall apart, we grew apart.
When i went to a honda dealer in dubai he tried to sell me a honda cb1000r even thought i told him i have only driven a 50cc moped all my life. Thanks to this video i knew what i was dealing with thankfully
You forgot the sales woman who's never been on a bike. Doesn't even know how to start it, or maybe that its even a vehicle. Wearing a low-cut shirt, and ass-jeans. She's the master of not implying that she'll blow you for a sale, yet somehow conveys the lie clearly. If you bring a referral in she'll put an arm around your shoulder like you're sort of broken up, but still friends. Then she'll smile at your buddy like he just got invited to a three-way, and have the paperwork ready before his half-chub goes away. ...I tried really hard to not emulate Yammi's prose, but I couldn't help it...
Number 8 - when you walk into an empty showroom, there are 4 sales guys, 2 service guys, no customer and nobody says Hi and they only approach you when you try to sit on the only bike that doesn't have the 'Don't sit' card on it... and ask you not to sit on it. Send my best regards to Honda Jarov, Prague, Czechia.
Most knowledgeable my ass lol. Me: Im looking something that sits more upright and IS NOT A SUPERSPORT Her: Well the gsxr 600's are pretty popular Me: That's literally the exact thing I don't want
I went into the dealership to buy a 250 dual sport they were trying to get me to buy a crotch rocket. I looked right at the guy and said how the fuck is that getting me up in the woods to go deer hunting
I met the owner of a shop near-by recently. He was the friendliest, most informative and least pushy salemen I've ever met. Only time its ever happened lol.
The woman one was true lol. I went to pick up some gear, and this girl knew it all and was very helpful. Went back a few weeks later for something else and the 2 guys helping me sounded like theyve never seen their own inventory
You forgot the guy you find at a Harley dealership. The old guy with the beard named cookie or Ralph that works in the service department EVERY Harley dealership has a old guy with a beard.
My dealership is sick. Joplin Missouri. The first time I went in I had just bought a CBR from marketplace and was trying to get a jacket but ended up window shopping bikes. A guy came up to me and asked if he could help me, hold him I just bought a bike and just checking out their stock and he bullshited with me not even trying to sell me anything. I go there to get my CBR serviced and they're so cheap and let me sit on all the bikes. This is the best sales technique because I'm definitely buying a bike from them in the future.
I met the mechanic at the dealership I bought my motorcycle from. He worked for Honda for 50 years. My first service was the last motorcycle he ever worked on. I was a little honored about that. His daughter however was very much like the owner's wife in the video. She kept shoving helmets on my head because she was worried about me dying on the way home. XD
I went to a used bike shop last week. I'm a weekend warrior, having ridden for years, but not too much. I got the a sales rep who was a blend of a few of these guys: riding since the invention of air, does the "I just work here", and knows everything ever done to every bike ever. He asked me the right questions, what I'm looking for, power, style, etc. He pointed to the areas of the store explaining what each has. I told him I'm not compensating for any short comings nor am I trying to get even with the ex. He laughed, pointed to an area and said your bike is there. An hour later I bought a Suzuki GZMarauder. Next year after I save a few bucks, I'll trade up to a 500 or 600.
Went into a Harley dealer a year back to check out some sportsters and the salesman was trying to convince me to buy a $20k Fat Boy... as a first bike...
my dealership is very small -- there are two dudes: one has jam jar glasses and is that bike engineer that knows about the spring, the wire harness, tyres, shocks and everything, and he always gives excellent advice that has saved me money and untold headaches. He looks like he's 73 and he probably is, and is almost certainly employee number 1. The other guy is everyone else in your video except the divorced guy. But he's also been very kind and helpful, and made me (with a healthy dose of hindsight) a very good deal on my first bike. And yes -- they also sell honda lawnmowers...
My jimmy at my dealership is actually named jimmy. Super old dude that will tell you about every one of his 73 bikes he’s owned with his binder of pictures. The man saved me a lot of money by just telling me what’s wrong instead of making me take it to a tech and even letting me borrow his tools
Dude, i’m just trying to get into bikes so in my curiosity, i entered a dealership that works with BMWs, Kawasakis and Hondas....i walked up to the front desk and said “I’m interested in motorcycles but i have no idea on what would be good or not for someone like me, so if someone could help me i would greatly appreciate it”. The lady pointed me to a salesman and i told the guy more or less the same thing as before and he just kinda shrugged and showed me a BMW 310 R or G or something, said the price and that was it...well shit man, i’m sorry for being such as newb that i warrant such a lame ass help. I could have bought a freaking S1000RR but i guess i wasn’t worth his time. Completely different from when i bought my first car (and that was like 3 years ago), dude was all specific with details, showed me several brands, models with different features and characteristics, buying options, etc, etc..Your videos have been way more educational in contrast.
I own a BMW car 08 528i. But I say get an R3, Asian vehicles in general aren't going to wring your neck with maintenance, I do all of the maintenance on my car but am looking at a bike to use in it's place. Because a 12 year old car driving 800 miles every 14 days isn't going to last that long
A friend and I had a good long talk with the #3 guy. We talked for a bit and he later brought us in the back to show us the 1903 Harley they had in storage. Overall nice guy.
I like our salesman, they are too busy to deal with you because of the volume they sell. So you find them, tell them what you want, and they process it. Nice and simple.
I always like when Jimmy does motorcycle sounds... Cracks me up..." When it was cutting up was it more like a ' balumlumlumlum' or like ' balumlum-uh-lumlum-uh-lumlum"
He needs to add the 8 type of person you will find in a dealership. I was in a Harley dealership and a salesman was trying to sell a new rider a Electra glide cvo. The guy stated he wanted to ride around town with his friends and occasionally go on a group day ride. I stepped in and explaind that the electra glide was for highway riding and was a bit heavy and pointed towards the mid size dynas and softails were more for his type of riding. He needed to match the bike with how he was planning on riding. I also told him the biggest he would want is something like a street glide. He asked me if I worked there and I stated no I am just an enthusiast here for some parts. That dealership went out of business since then.
Guys if you are not buying a brand new bike, the easyest solution to avoid those first 6 people is just don't enter a dealership, if you are buying a used bike, buy it from a private person.
In 2016, I encountered a no-endorsement guy at my local Harley dealership and he showed his lack of knowledge quickly when he tried to sell me a Street 500 and called it an intermediate bike. Needless to say, he didn't get my business.
when i bought my bike the person that sold it to me was the owner and he even helped me pick the right bike (its my first). funny thing is he told me he would did not want to sell me a bike over my knowledge so no 1000cc.
My wife and I were looking at a used bike for her at a local dealership. The shop owner comes up to me and I ask him about the price as it was high of course. He says, “that’s because of all of the aftermarket parts, “I just laughed and walked away.
oh my god this is spot on!! I ran into the divorce guy when i took my bike to the service center last week!!!. and your description fits him like a glove
Man I fucking loved the Jimmy story. I've never set foot in a dealership and only had my bike for maybe 2 years, but I love your videos. Keep up the great work.
I own a repair shop. Listen to Jimmy. Jimmy does this all day and has worked out an efficient and clever way to get to the heart of every technical problem because time is money and this is Jimmy's job. Jimmy does not want to hear about the thing you read on the reddit forum and/or cool thing you did and/or the cool bit of history you know. This is meaningless info to Jimmy, and it's cutting into repair time. Don't talk. Just listen. Listen to Jimmy.
Boomer here, in the 80s and 90s. I remember going through reenlistment, room full of naked recruits standing in line and the Doctor asking (Jamaican accent) a couple dudes down from me "Why do you shave your pubes?" 😂😂😂😂 I was oldest guy in the room, so glad that question was answered before he got to me. 🙄🙄🙄🙄 If you're single, you gotta trim the shrubbery.
My local Yamaha shop owner IS half of the people on this list. Been there for ages, knows everyone, super knowledgeable, can diagnose problems, and while his wife doesn't work there she's just as happy to talk about bikes and sell you on gear as he is. I wish I had the money and space to just buy bikes because I'd give him most of my business. I would have bought my current bike from him but the Triumph I wound up getting kind of overrode the other options. As it turns out, I found out from his wife that he owned a similar Triumph back when they first started dating so he understood. I don't regret the bike for a second but I do feel a little bad. That FZ09 was an incredible deal. The least pleasant experiences I've had has been from Harley dealers, with an exception. The parts and service guys seem to be more naturally customer oriented than the sales guys. I've never been steered towards the clothing section, they're knowledgeable, and they take the time to approach you and show some interest in what you're looking for/what you ride. Even if I don't look like a traditional HD customer, when you have 5-6 employees on the floor and 0 customers there, make some effort to engage the one guy who comes in. The worst that happens is I don't buy anything and prevented you from dicking around on your phone for a few minutes. While I might be more interested in the unloved XR1200 in the corner, a Sportster, or the Street Rod, I'm not turning my nose up at a big cruiser. However if no salespeople approach me then I'm definitely not buying. Don't rely on one of the service guys to actually communicate with a potential customer and make them feel like the business gives even the slightest of shits about my money...not even me as a person but the thing that I represent.
I am that guy that buys a new motorcycle or ATV every year. I could write a book about dealers but to explain it what they all have in common is dealers are liars, crooks, dishonest, ripoffs, they don't like you and they only fake it and pretend to be friendly. They will throw all the tricks to try to rip you off, first all the math is wrong between a verbal price and the price written down. When they ask you HOW are yo going to pay for it, don't answer, that's code word where the salesman thinks you can't afford it and the salesman is wasting his time on a "looker". Dealers think 99% of the people are "lookers" they don't intend to buy anything so even if you are a serious buyer they may ignore you thinking you're a looker. If you call a dealer intending to buy and ask if they have that bike on stock they will lie and say they have it even when they don't cause the dealer thinks you won't show up anyhow. The way I do it is to ask for the owner of the dealership and deal directly with him , he gives me the price and instructs his salesman to write up the paperwork.
NW London Yamaha. I pull up outside, browse the stock for a moment. I walk through the door and immediately told "stop, what country are you from?" Reply "British/Irish" then watch as they exchange banter on who was closest...easy group of guys to laugh with. They told me not to buy an R1 if I didn't want to loose my licence or have chronic back problems. They suggested a few machines to test and even went as far as to suggest I try out the Kwak Z900RS from a different garage to compare to the XSR900 as they believed it was also a great machine, even if me buying it would loose them a possible sale. Great group of guys, no hard sell, just bike guys giving honest bike opinions. I will always return to them when looking for my next motor purely because they're no BS. Decent guys and that makes them much more likely to get a sale off me.
I’m #5 without an endorsement! In Connecticut you only need an endorsement to ride highway, if you’re registered and insured you’re good to go. I just ride street, or back roads. Been stopped and I’m good! But I’ve literally run into every single person you mentioned when I bought my sporty!
Retailers are there to make money, they don't care what you buy or why you are buying it ......it's all about knowing what you want and what you can afford.
Went to a shop the other day, said I was looking for a 500cc-800cc cruiser with a slim profile like an S40 Boulevards, Rebel, etc. Sales guy would not stop trying to convince me that those bikes are too small, too slow, only for girls and little men. Then he tried showing me Bonnevilles, Road Glides, etc, he started walking over to a group of used gold wings and I just walked out.
You forgot the 17-18 year old kid that works at dealerships in the summer time. He is socially awkward, and just trying to make extra money while going to school to pay for race fees and fuel because he races pro-am in MX or hare scrambles, and you know you'll never be as fast as him... EVAR! You might even make the mistake of taking him up on the offer of riding with him out on the trail. The only time you'll see him is when your gearing up before the ride, and then the next week back at the shop because he is that fast... Too many times have I encountered this person at a dealership.
Oh God, the time before last at the dealership, almost got drawn into the dark orbit of the divorced guy. "Finally going to scratch that itch, the ex hated the idea of a bike, but I'm done with that. So what do you ride...?" I was tempted to say a Vespa and run away.
Motorcycle owner at Oakland Harley is really cool. Took me out on a test ride and was really easy to work with. He was excited for me to get a new bike and made sure I was happy. Awesome peeps. I always thought he was a salesman.
You forgot about the guy I ran into. The guy that doesn't know anything about bikes or cares what you want or need, he just rides and now happens to work there and wants you to pick something.
I just met type one at a local dealership when dropping in to get a new jacket. Without trying to sell me a bike, he could have sold me a bike. Any bike, but especially the bike I knew I wanted, and specifically the bike he knew I wanted. Somehow he knew I wanted a Vulcan 650, and boy did he have one to sell. Nope. Not one, but two. Or more. A brand new one in *exactly* the paint spec I like (green fog, FYI), and a used one in an exclusive, no longer available, special edition paint colour I'd just love.
You forgot the cheesy obvious old school salesman. The guy that keeps going back to his manager and keeps trying add crap to the deal that you don’t even care about. Holds onto your license so you can’t leave... there’s one in every Harley dealership 😂
Yesterday I was in BMw dealership so the number 6 and 1 combined dude came to me and I talk him I was something maximum 600cc I am beginner. He talk me I got you. After 2 3 minutes he brings me to super loaded ready to go to cross country GS 1200 and he said. It's perfect bike for you. I smile and how you said run . That's what I did. 🤦♀️
2 year old me: drives tricycle with fast and furious theme playing in my head 30 year old me: I am speed float like a Cadillac sting like a beamer lololololol
OMG!!! The kickstand thing happened to me and luckily the lead tech at the shop was on a ride with me. We found a staple from a palette put it in the plug & continued the ride!!!! Glad my lead was there 22 years ago!!! He now owns the longest running bike shop in the Tri-City's Canyon County Cycle 🇺🇸
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