BCM to close

[Charlief]

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[DuncanMoto]

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NOOOOoooOoooooo......

[FirstDuc-1098]

wow!!!

[scottieducati]

Wow is right..

[GixerJockey]

Wish I could say I was surprised...

[scottieducati]

+1... somewhat poor form to take a dig at Ducati in the midst of bailing from a failed business venture.

Wish I could say I was surprised...

[eboos]

We have orange, blue just showed up...

red isn't too far away.

[Speed Demon 828]

We have orange, blue just showed up...

red isn't too far away.

????

[scottieducati]

I think he means they carry Harley, are adding Triumph, and possibly Ducati?

[GixerJockey]

????

Meaning he is a Harley dealer... Yamaha just showed up... And Ducati isn't too far away...


( I think)

[GixerJockey]

+1... somewhat poor form to take a dig at Ducati in the midst of bailing from a failed business venture.

I'm just not surprised, while sitting here freshly laid off from a bike dealer, that another dealership is going out of business...

[eboos]

I think he means they carry Harley, are adding Triumph, and possibly Ducati?

Lots of plans, but nothing set in stone. It will be at least 2011 before that happens, if it happens.

[eboos]

Meaning he is a Harley dealer... Yamaha just showed up... And Ducati isn't too far away...


( I think)

LOL, wrong blue.

[GixerJockey]

LOL, wrong blue.

Whoops...

[Speed Demon 828]

I'm sad for BCM that sucks.


Eboos your new gig must be a pretty stong dealer to want to take on 2 slow movers like Ducati and Truimph! Ballsy move.

[brewmaster]

Could someone cut and paste the article and post it here, please. I can not access the NEDOC.org site for some reason, says I'm banned. Gesh, I move away and they ban me. Guess they didn't like me working their track days for them.

[eboos]

This month we are #1 in the district. Last month we were #2, and in the previous months, we have been a top performer. We have had a 33% increase in motorcycle sales from August to December over the same period last year. We have a realistic sales goal for Triumph, and that certainly isn't going to be what keeps the lights on. What it will do is allow us to sell more motorcycles and the associated service that we could not otherwise get with only one brand to sell. Our success with Triumph will be what will determine our next move with expanding to other brands.

[FriskyDingo]

Could someone cut and paste the article and post it here, please.

here ya go

I wanted to make a public announcement that BCM will be closing by mid Feb.

My wife and I have made a personal decision to move back to PA where we were living before we came to NH. The bike business is so bad right now, no one in their right mind would buy a dealership (that did not already have one) so selling is not really an option although if anyone wants to purchase please let me know. In fact things are so bad both Suzuki and Yamaha are not importing any 2010 street bikes because their 2009 sales were so bad there is enough product here to satisfy the 2010 projected sales. The euro brands were not hurt as bad but most dealers saw big declines in business.

Again this is part of my reason but the real reason for closing is our desire to be back with our PA friends and be a little closer to family so our girls will have more opportunity to see their relatives.

Kyle and Miles will both be at seacoast and you will get just as good service from them as ever. Jim and Jesse are great people and Jon Martin ( was at BCM ) is there as well so you get the best of what we had to offer at BCM anyway.

I really enjoyed the time spent at the shop and getting to know all of you, it truly was special to have a shop with more friends than customers. I told one person yesterday who was very disappointed that the only real bike shop left was going. BCM was a really special place and that is what attracted me there as a customer when Bruce owned it. I had just bought a new 748 and found BCM while I was living in VT. It was a great place and hopefully there will be another one one day.

I will be opening a small shop in PA/NJ ( as well as a few other business opportunities )where were are going but it will not be a franchised dealership. It will be a small shop focused on selling late model used bikes and doing service work on all late model bikes. The bike business will always be a part of my life but will not be the main focus of my energy. The franchise is good but it takes a lot of $$ and Ducati is in a lot of trouble right now so the break from them could not come at a better time. Ducati is ignoring all the economic conditions and will continue to import more bikes and leave their dealer network swamped with non current product, bad move on their part. They are really going into 2010 blind just as they did in 2009 when they projected 10% growth over 2008 (one of their best years ever). So i am not sad to see that relationship end just the one with friends and great customers.

We were here for 5 years and it is time to move on to something else. I encourage anyone with a gift Cert to come in a use it before the opportunity is gone.

I would also like to note that we will be having a very good sale from now until closing on any instock inventory so please come by as most everything will be at or close to cost.

[Speed Demon 828]

This month we are #1 in the district. Last month we were #2, and in the previous months, we have been a top performer. We have had a 33% increase in motorcycle sales from August to December over the same period last year. We have a realistic sales goal for Triumph, and that certainly isn't going to be what keeps the lights on. What it will do is allow us to sell more motorcycles and the associated service that we could not otherwise get with only one brand to sell. Our success with Triumph will be what will determine our next move with expanding to other brands.

Well, you told me!

[brewmaster]

Thanks FriskyDingo.

So I must say that comes as a complete surprise to me.

I wish everyone there good success in the future. Sorry to hear that Leslie had to make what was surely a very difficult decision.

Seacoast is getting two of the best Ducati guys in the business. Kyle will certainly be a great asset in the shop and Miles customer service is second to none.

Good luck to all of them.

Now I have too figure out how to ship a bunch of parts over the pond. Anybody what to visit with a few extra suit cases???

[jtaylor719]

That's a bummer. I've been a customer for a long time.
So much for the 20min ride for parts from NHMS.

[Jonny Rocket]

+1... somewhat poor form to take a dig at Ducati in the midst of bailing from a failed business venture.

I personally know owners of a Ducati shop and they echo the same lament. Ducati does whatever the fuck they want when it comes to shipping bikes and let the Dealers take it in the ass.

Still, it is sad to see BCM close it's doors.

[DucDave]

I have been a Seacoast customer for some time. But it was Kyle who convinced me to go Ducati...back when he was at Naults. I am really glad he and Miles are ending up at Seacoast....

...now, wouldn't it be sometin' if Seacoast opened another shop somewhere in the Concord or north area...????

[jtaylor719]

...now, wouldn't it be sometin' if Seacoast opened another shop somewhere in the Concord or north area...????

Is there something you're not telling us? The old Concord Motorcycle Shop building is still vacant....

I'd like that, only 20min from work / NHMS rather than driving all the way to Derry.

[scottieducati]

I'm not refuting the statement, it very well may be true, but as an ambassador for the brand, I just don't see it as appropriate to say, even as you're closing the doors. I can guarantee you that Ducati Motorcycles are NOT the reason they're closing up shop, regardless of what their policies are. Ducati MADE the name BCM, before and after Bruce left. It just seems poor form to me.

Either way, it's a sad day to lose a great asset to New England Ducatisti, but I am very glad to hear Kyle and Miles will be over at Seacoast.

I personally know owners of a Ducati shop and they echo the same lament. Ducati does whatever the fuck they want when it comes to shipping bikes and let the Dealers take it in the ass.

Still, it is sad to see BCM close it's doors.