Can Am Reducing MSRP Across The Board

[dndfindley]

Lower Priced Spyders

The “price repositioning” (as Can-Am calls it) of the Spyder lineup correlates to what the company says is a massive demand for their trikes in the used vehicle space. A whopping 63% of Spyders sold last year were used, prompting the company reevaluate their current pricing strategy.
New pricing sees the Spyder F3 drop $2,000 to $15,999, while the F3 S drops a whopping $3,800. The base F3-T will see an even bigger drop of $4,700. The Spyder RT drops $1,000, while the RT LTD drops $2,300. https://www.rideapart.com/articles/2...heaper-spyder/

[ARtraveler]

Thanks for the update. I am glad to see the lower MSRP across the board.

[Saluda]

I've heard the dealers like this.

[Bob Denman]

If it helps to sell more new bikes:

[ofdave]

It will have a big effect on the used market.
There are more than a few for sale on this forum that are very overpriced. Not sure where some even come up with prices. Maybe they not research the market or refuse to believe values drop quickly.
The reduced prices for new will make the overpriced even more so.
I'm thinking there will be a lot of sellers losing their butts in the next year or so.
Then things will settle down in the used market.

[KX5062]

It is a mixed bag for the dealers. Can Am apparently did not reduce the price on any left over models, so the dealers are stuck trying to sell off left overs at the old prices. So they have a lot of incentive to not order any 2019s until all of the old back stock is gone, or just order and not floor it. Also, from what my dealer told me Can Am is also doing some goofy things with the Rykers. He told me that if they want to carry Rykers, dealers have to make minimum orders that may or may not be realistic, and they have to buy a large and expensive floor display that takes up a ton of sale floor space.

Makes you wonder.

[jcthorne]

It is a mixed bag for the dealers. Can Am apparently did not reduce the price on any left over models, so the dealers are stuck trying to sell off left overs at the old prices. So they have a lot of incentive to not order any 2019s until all of the old back stock is gone, or just order and not floor it. Also, from what my dealer told me Can Am is also doing some goofy things with the Rykers. He told me that if they want to carry Rykers, dealers have to make minimum orders that may or may not be realistic, and they have to buy a large and expensive floor display that takes up a ton of sale floor space.

Makes you wonder.

BRP effectively reduced the price of 2018 and prior models by adding a $5500 rebate to them. The dealers are NOT stuck with them at old pricing. Advertised pricing on left over 2018s are very enticing right now.

[ARtraveler]

It is a mixed bag for the dealers. Can Am apparently did not reduce the price on any left over models, so the dealers are stuck trying to sell off left overs at the old prices. So they have a lot of incentive to not order any 2019s until all of the old back stock is gone, or just order and not floor it. Also, from what my dealer told me Can Am is also doing some goofy things with the Rykers. He told me that if they want to carry Rykers, dealers have to make minimum orders that may or may not be realistic, and they have to buy a large and expensive floor display that takes up a ton of sale floor space.

Makes you wonder.

It sounds a bit like what my dealer talked about in 08/09 when the 's first came out. Minimum orders, much stock, many accessories, expensive display. We will have to see how it works out in the long run.

Demand seems to be there--based on what we have HEARD from many. How many are going to step up with the cash, order, and actually buy the Ryker????

[MikeT]

It is a mixed bag for the dealers. Can Am apparently did not reduce the price on any left over models, so the dealers are stuck trying to sell off left overs at the old prices. So they have a lot of incentive to not order any 2019s until all of the old back stock is gone, or just order and not floor it. Also, from what my dealer told me Can Am is also doing some goofy things with the Rykers. He told me that if they want to carry Rykers, dealers have to make minimum orders that may or may not be realistic, and they have to buy a large and expensive floor display that takes up a ton of sale floor space.

Makes you wonder.

I've read that the minimum RYKER order is 12. It looks like BRP has dropped the RT prices to '14-'15 levels.
Mike

[Arion]

It will have a big effect on the used market.
There are more than a few for sale on this forum that are very overpriced. Not sure where some even come up with prices. Maybe they not research the market or refuse to believe values drop quickly.
The reduced prices for new will make the overpriced even more so.
I'm thinking there will be a lot of sellers losing their butts in the next year or so.
Then things will settle down in the used market.

Agree completely. There is often a significant difference between what an owner believes his machine is worth and what the market deems reasonable. Still, we're better off than some owners of German or Italian luxury cars that discover their vehicles lose as much as 40% of their value during the first twelve months of ownership! Ouch!!