When I bought my Ryker in 2019, I don't think my dealer charged me for freight and assembly. They also gave me 25% off any accessories I bought at the same time and gave me free installation--so I loaded up with everything I wanted.
3 years later I decided to upgrade to a Spyder. I went back to the same dealer and this time they aren't waving freight and assembly and no discounts or free installation on accessories. Considering the environment we're in, I feel like that's all fair--I asked about discounts and they basically said "sorry, not this time." Looking at my invoice, I paid $765 commodity surcharge, $685 freight, and $430 assembly--total of $1,880. They did not toss on an extra "$1,000 markup to MSRP because we can" surcharge, which I appreciate (honestly, I probably would have kept my Ryker until the stock situation improved if they'd done that).
Honestly, I feel bad for dealers. My dealer only sells Can-Am products so I have no idea how they're staying in business right now. I went to one of the big regional dealerships last weekend and they had a small selection of used bikes, but almost nothing new (they're one of the mega-malls that sells Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, BMW, KTM, Ducati, Vespa, Can-Am, Polaris...you get the idea). In the past when I've gone there, the showroom had just about one of everything from every dealer on the floor--it was sad last weekend. Dealers who do add the extra "because we can" fees will still sell the inventory because someone will want it badly enough now to pay it, but long-term it could backfire when people tell their friends "I like my motorcycle, but the dealership took advantage of me so I'll never go back there."
