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Sturgis BMW bought by Indian of Sturgis
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08-09-2022, 02:56 PM
Just read on FaceBook.  Indian of Sturgis is the largest Indian brand dealer in the US.
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08-09-2022, 03:52 PM
(08-09-2022, 02:56 PM)darrell Wrote: Just read on FaceBook.  Indian of Sturgis is the largest Indian brand dealer in the US.

Yeah, I saw that too. Just as long as it is not a Harley dealer than bought a BMW dealer.  Big Grin Big Grin

The dealer I go to sells Indian, Triumph and BMW and they recently added Royal Enfield. So far the bikes and clientele are harmonious ...
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08-09-2022, 04:05 PM (This post was last modified: 08-09-2022, 04:05 PM by Motorhead1977.)
Dealership I use sells BMW, Indian, Ducati and KTM. They serve everyone with excellence and it's a friendly community. Excellent service department too.
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08-09-2022, 04:53 PM (This post was last modified: 12-10-2023, 05:20 PM by Ray.)
(08-09-2022, 02:56 PM)darrell Wrote: Just read on FaceBook.  Indian of Sturgis is the largest Indian brand dealer in the US.

Indian riders: They arrive in pairs and leave alone...? (In Dec. 2023, I can't remember where I got this idea from. I think it has to do with popularity and price point of Indians. The pillion rider leaves the dealership with their own bike.)
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08-09-2022, 05:26 PM
As mentioned there are several BMW dealers combined with Indian.  The new dealer in Sioux Fall, SD and the dealer in DePere, WI are the 2 closest to the Twin Cities - I believe.
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12-10-2023, 03:58 PM
My local sels BMW, Ducati, Triumph & I think Enfield. Pay ZERO attention to Enfield.
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12-10-2023, 04:54 PM (This post was last modified: 12-10-2023, 05:22 PM by Ray.)
(12-10-2023, 03:58 PM)WALRUS Wrote: My local sels BMW, Ducati, Triumph & I think Enfield. Pay ZERO attention to Enfield.

(Royal Enfield has it's nitch, and the mechanics don't complain about the quality.)

Ran into Bob Odell yesterday at the shop holiday party - hadn't seen him in 29 years. Part of the folklore of St. Louis is how he and Bill Heggerty and Brian Casey founded the first BMW Motorrad of St. Louis in a carriage house in Lafayette Square. That business was BMW-only for 30 y. Honz (Robert Honz of Honz Cycles and a saleman for Bob) became general manager of the new dealership - Gateway BMW - in 2007. Started as BMW-only, but Honz is a smart salesman and businessman. (Who else could have sold so many more R18s than the rest of the country?) Now, a very long way from the carriage house, BMW motorcycles in St. Louis are sold out of a giant new facility - far enough away from Moto Europa in the city that they were able to also pick up Donnelson's Ducati dealership....

So, BMW, Beta, Ducati, Royal Enfield.

OK - so probably not a pertinent addition to the Indian of Sturgis story, but another story to add to the trend of BMW plus dealerships.

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