BRP is really PUSHING Dealers to jump on their Ryker Program. They are “ Strong Arming” them in to Submission to buy X number of Rykers, up front, before they are even proven to be reliable, successful, Investments’ for Dealers. Worse, the Dealers are asked to vomit $10,000 up front, for a Ryker Display area in their Shop, with a Flat Screen TV and DVD along with the Ryker Demos. My best guess is, most Dealers will greatly decrease the number of RTs and Fs they will order, in order to satisfy BRP’s minimum 2019 Order, and it will be even more difficult for existing RT and F Owners to get even the minimum Service on their existing RTs and Fs, because the Dealer’s “usually” Single Spyder Certified Tech will be pressured to even keep up with the Ryker Service, let alone RT and F Service. Rykers sold will all need their manditory First Service to have the break in oil changed, etc. etc., plus in order to stay Certified, those single Techs will be forced to get additional training for the new Models, either at the BRP Factory, or over the Internet. For we that own RTs and Fs,....I foresee even WORSE Service on our Big expensive Belt Driven Dinasours that are depriciating even more, now that the $10,000 entry level Go-Carts are hyped by BRP and forcing Dealers to choke on. Its gonna look real bad for resale of our RTs and Fs,.....UNTIL the Market gets saturated with the cheap Ryker Go-Cart that Buyers have been hyped in to buying, expecting the Go-Carts to be stripped down Kiddy RTs and Fs, but find out a year later, after their Factory Waurenties have expired, that these little Ten Grand Go-Carts have machancal and electrical problems as well, and still require the very same Dealer Service Tech Hourly charges as the RTs and Fs. I think there will be very few entry level Ryker Buyers that will buy the Ryker 600s for $8500 when they can up the entry another $1500 fir the extra Cylinder and Power of the 900, so “ Naive” Dealers, ( there will be very few) that order the 600s up front for BRPs Strong Arming Hype, will be stuck with them , until they unload them with high Discounts and very little prophet, if any. St Pierre, BRP’s Unlimate Fighter Promoting Champ, will need to visit each Dealer and sigh Autographs on the Rykers still sitting in Crates not sold. Then, those who shelled out $10 Grand for their Go-Carts and spent another $ 2000 on them, by year two, will try to upgrade in to an Adult RT or F, and will discover that their Toy Go-Carts will have also depriciated by the same 50% that RTs and Fs do, after 2 years of ownership, on Resale, so, there will be a much better Market for used RTs and Fs around the beginning of 2021-2022. Wait until the Ryker Tires need replacing, and the Brands, Sizes, Options , pressures, car vs. Motocycle, issues and arguments start appearing here, ....how will the New Ryker Owners survive , unless Blue Knight Mike is reinstated as the Spyderlovers.com Resident Tire Expert to guide the Gullable? Just saying,......but don’t wanna stir the Pot.
Absolutely agree with you that no one in their right mind should buy a Ryker 600 when with a little more savings a 900 can be obtained. I also think floor space is going to be an issue. My Can-Am dealer already struggles with finding enough space for both the off-road and on-road vehicles that I don't know what they do next Fall if they have a lot of leftover Rykers and Ryders. If I was a dealer, I really wouldn't accept that many trade-ins to show on the floor because pretty much those used Ryders are going to be in direct competition with the selling of new Rykers. If I was a Can-Am dealer, I'd be getting out of the previously owned side of business rather quickly...assuming if I was a dealer that sold only Can-Am.
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