Vespas at HD dealerships?
#11
The dealership in Roswell sells Harleys, Yamahas, Kawasakis, Suzukis and Hondas. It is a great concept because there are towns that could not support a stand alone HD dealership. This way they can.
#14
Yup its true. 30,000.00 for the SE models. No but seriously folks, its gotta be a good marketing move though I doubt they will be mixed together on the sales floors.
#15
I dont think this is correct. I dont think there is a tie between Piaggio and MV. Piaggio does own vespa, moto guzzi and aprilia. That is a much larger company then MV Agusta.
#20
Yeah....HD bought MV Agusta, not the whole Piaggio conglomerate.
Anyway...Vepsas are indeed the HD of the scooter world, as said above. Some of them cost about as much as a Sportster, but they are well made--way better than anyother scooter-- and have a brand legacy and update retro appeal that you can't fake. They are pretty cool. If ya gotta ride a scooter, you can't beat a Vespa. (It means "wasp" in Italian, if anyone cares.)
So, yeah...cross marketing. Bring the wife in for her Night Train, and then the teenage daughter wants a Cross Bones, the tweenie son drools over the Road King, dad wants a Nightster, and college-aged enviro-minded kid (son or daughter) wants the Vespa. Helmets for all.
Anyway...Vepsas are indeed the HD of the scooter world, as said above. Some of them cost about as much as a Sportster, but they are well made--way better than anyother scooter-- and have a brand legacy and update retro appeal that you can't fake. They are pretty cool. If ya gotta ride a scooter, you can't beat a Vespa. (It means "wasp" in Italian, if anyone cares.)
So, yeah...cross marketing. Bring the wife in for her Night Train, and then the teenage daughter wants a Cross Bones, the tweenie son drools over the Road King, dad wants a Nightster, and college-aged enviro-minded kid (son or daughter) wants the Vespa. Helmets for all.
Last edited by faber; 08-13-2008 at 06:31 PM. Reason: duh: I originally said Piaggio bought MV Augusta....duh! brain faster than fingers