Just a thought. I realize there are many obstacles to this actually happening, but let's talk about it anyway.

After reading through a lot of threads on here in the past few months, it occurs to me that if BRP allowed Spyder division to contract with existing independent motorcycle dealerships, it would quickly create a very wide network of dealerships that have the built-in market, technical expertise and marketing ability within their respective markets to properly sell and support what are essentially highly sophisticated road machines.

Can-Am dealers in many places are not oriented at all toward road machines. Their expertise and interest is in selling and supporting a very different demographic with ATV's, snowmobiles, personal watercraft and the like. These buyers generally do not have to be licensed or properly trained to use their machines and most likely don't socialize together around their chosen brand of machine. Maintenance needs are very seasonal and rather minimal compared to what it takes to maintain a machine that must negotiate public roads safely.

Motorcycle dealers, on the other hand, are familiar with and geared to meet the needs of their buyers. Just think how different the experience would be for Spyder owners to be able to have a choice of local dealers with the interest and expertise to tend to the quirks and intricacies of their machines. This would probably be a bigger factor for the Great Plains and intermountain west Spyder ryders, who generally do not have technical and other after-sales support within a reasonable distance.

Meanwhile, Spyder would enjoy a much greater market presence among its key demographics and probably see a surge in sales.

What do you think?