-
Very Active Member
Plano TX Headquarters
I remember about a year ago BRP announcing the opening of their new North American Headquarters in Plano, TX. Has this resulted in parts coming from Texas or are we still at the mercy of waiting for parts to clear customs from Canada? Just curious.....
Seems the local dealers still have the same delay getting stuff. At least that's what they say.
2005 Windveil Blue Premium Mustang Convertible
2008 Honda GL1800/California Sidecar Trike, SOLD
2014 Platinum Silver Satin Spyder RTL, SOLD
Semper Fi
-
Very Active Member
Well here is the "skinny". Can am parts do not come from Canada. Each Dealer or franchise store certain parts and when a part is ordered it is from another dealer somewhere in Country. Certain parts are available from certain dealers and not all parts are stocked at any location. There is no one big parts warehouse anywhere in the country and each dealer has to do a search of other dealers to obtain any specific part. Ride Now Sports (40+ dealerships) told me this along with BRP North America.
Makes no sense to me but I'm not French.
Jack
All my life I wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.
2019 Specialized E-Bike COMO 2.0
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
2018 Tiffin Phaeton 37BH Motorhome
2015 BMW R1200R LC
2014 RTL SE6 Pearl White
2012 RT-622 trailer viper red
2014 Look 7x12 motorcycle trailer silver and black
2011 Polaris Ranger green
2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL silver oak
2016 Can Am Maverick
-
Very Active Member
Holey Moley Jack. That makes no sense even to French (I am speculating) if they want any kind of reasonable distribution system.
Last edited by canamjhb; 11-06-2018 at 12:40 AM.
2005 Windveil Blue Premium Mustang Convertible
2008 Honda GL1800/California Sidecar Trike, SOLD
2014 Platinum Silver Satin Spyder RTL, SOLD
Semper Fi
-
Very Active Member
Gotta say...
If it is as Jack said ... they should cut a deal with cheapcycleparts.com they have all OEM parts in one place....
Gene and Ilana De Laney
Mt. Helix, California
2012 RS sm5
2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black
-
Very Active Member
-
Very Active Member
Next time you order parts ask where they are coming from. I always ask just to verify what I've been told. Some were from CA, MN,TX and many other states. It sounds crazy to me and can not figure why they do it this way. In my feeble mind it would seem that one large distribution warehouse would be quicker and more efficient. I would imagine getting parts out of Canada could be inefficient due to many reasons.
I do know parts for my Yamaha race bike came from Yamaha North America which was in Canada. Very expensive and time consuming.
Jack
All my life I wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.
2019 Specialized E-Bike COMO 2.0
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
2018 Tiffin Phaeton 37BH Motorhome
2015 BMW R1200R LC
2014 RTL SE6 Pearl White
2012 RT-622 trailer viper red
2014 Look 7x12 motorcycle trailer silver and black
2011 Polaris Ranger green
2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL silver oak
2016 Can Am Maverick
-
Active Member
2018 RT Limited "Blondie"
-
Very Active Member
BRP does have distribution facilities in Quebec and British Columbia (East & West) to serve their dealer network. Now sometimes dealers will look at other dealers inventory to see if they could get the parts in quicker to service the customer.
-
Active Member
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
BRP does have distribution facilities in Quebec and British Columbia (East & West) to serve their dealer network. Now sometimes dealers will look at other dealers inventory to see if they could get the parts in quicker to service the customer.
That make sense. Parts comes from Canada and yes, dealers always look to other dealers for help first.
When I bought my last car, I wanted a specific color. My dealer didn't have one but got it for me from another dealer, 300 miles away....
2018 RT Limited "Blondie"
-
Very Active Member
-
Active Member
So true...
As I've seen lately, Cheap Cycle Parts are pretty close to OEM BRP parts.
And if ordered your part will be on your doorstep in about 4-5 days.
Now if you can install said part, that's on you.
But that's a dealer to dealer pricing thing.
Chuck
Originally Posted by Chupaca
If it is as Jack said ... they should cut a deal with cheapcycleparts.com they have all OEM parts in one place....
-
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by Bigmo
Sorry Jack, but your answer does not make sense. "Can Am parts do not come from Canada" and "Dealers order from other Dealers". So, in that case, where does "other dealers" get the parts from to sell to other dealers? Parts must come from BRP and therefore shipped from Canada, unless BRP has factories in other countries of the world......
BTW, I am french....
Next time you take off a part verify where it was made. I agree somewhat. That it makes no sense. A lot of Can Am's products are assembled or made in Mexico I would assume as one of there main distribution Yards are in El Paso, Texas. ( about 6 miles east) El Paso is directly on the Border. I can think of no other reason for it to be there. There are thousands of crated units there ready for shipment to who knows where.
Sorry you are French- but you will just have to live with it. (Just fun'n ya a little)I am married to a French/Belgian. Next time you order a part ask your dealer where they are getting it from. You might be surprised. Have you ever tried to order anything from Canada? If the parts are made in another country and shipped to Canada then shipped to the US you would be paying twice for import tax. Perhaps that is the reason. Perhaps their system saves money on a large warehouse and numerous employees. It does seem to work. Never had to wait more than a week or two.
Jack
All my life I wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.
2019 Specialized E-Bike COMO 2.0
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
2018 Tiffin Phaeton 37BH Motorhome
2015 BMW R1200R LC
2014 RTL SE6 Pearl White
2012 RT-622 trailer viper red
2014 Look 7x12 motorcycle trailer silver and black
2011 Polaris Ranger green
2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL silver oak
2016 Can Am Maverick
-
That's a week or two you're not riding, but that seems to be norm with most motorcycle shops, not unique to Spyders. Do they care, it seems not.
-
Active Member
parts
I can tell you that there is a warehouse in S Beloit, Ill. that is where my frame and some other parts came from for my rebuild. But they will not allow parts pickup there.
-
Active Member
Originally Posted by jaherbst
Next time you take off a part verify where it was made. I agree somewhat. That it makes no sense. A lot of Can Am's products are assembled or made in Mexico I would assume as one of there main distribution Yards are in El Paso, Texas. ( about 6 miles east) El Paso is directly on the Border. I can think of no other reason for it to be there. There are thousands of crated units there ready for shipment to who knows where.
Sorry you are French- but you will just have to live with it. (Just fun'n ya a little)I am married to a French/Belgian. Next time you order a part ask your dealer where they are getting it from. You might be surprised. Have you ever tried to order anything from Canada? If the parts are made in another country and shipped to Canada then shipped to the US you would be paying twice for import tax. Perhaps that is the reason. Perhaps their system saves money on a large warehouse and numerous employees. It does seem to work. Never had to wait more than a week or two.
Jack
Jack, I am 100% with you that parts are made in Mexico, India, Japan or anywhere else in the world. Every auto maker, including in the US, get their parts made in other countries, but you still have to order from a dealer which gets the part from the local manufacturer, not from India or Bangladesh.
Tomorrow, I'm taking my new RT, 5 months old with 5000 miles, for a coolant leak. The dealer (200 miles away) told me it may take a week or so if parts are needed. May be coming from........ who knows where
Anyway, glad to hear you married a French/Belgian lady. So, in conclusion, Bonne Journee et peut etre a bientot. (Your wife can translate that).
2018 RT Limited "Blondie"
-
They should make a deal with Amazon
I can order a screw from amazon on monday, have it shipped from AZ and get it Tuesday, wed if I want free shipping.
-
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by Indiana Ken
I can order a screw from amazon on monday, have it shipped from AZ and get it Tuesday, wed if I want free shipping.
Yes it is ridiculous that I can order from a vendor on the internet (Amazon, Value accessories, etc) and get any verity of oddball things and have them at my door in 2 or 3 days but I can't a Can Am part in anything less then a week ,or more from a Can Am dealer. I do most of my work myself so I order off the net and I can get parts from Cheap Cycle parts in the same 2 to 3 day time limit as any other internet Vendor. And it comes to my door I don't have to drive 200 miles to get it.
Happy TRAils/NSD
Paul
2012 RT L
AMA 25 years Life Member
TRA
PGR
Rhino Riders Plate #83
Venturers #78
TOI
-
Very Active Member
Amazon makes money by delighting its customers with service and reasonable prices. BRP doesn't. Maybe Amazon will start selling Spyder parts some day.....
2005 Windveil Blue Premium Mustang Convertible
2008 Honda GL1800/California Sidecar Trike, SOLD
2014 Platinum Silver Satin Spyder RTL, SOLD
Semper Fi
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|