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Posted: 12:21 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: George white stores in administration |
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Is it just the Swindon branch or have they all bitten the dust? ____________________ Nobby the Bastard: How yo tell the difference between the actual japanese and her just screaming because she's had live fish stuck up her arse? [url=https://www.nicks-shop.co.uk/bcf-goodies-15-c.aspGet BCF stickers and things here[/url] Reflective helmet stickers - Legal requirement in france - Clicky
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Posted: 13:55 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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Whole lot, according to MCN.
They were just after talking about opening a showroom in Edinburgh last Autumn, so I assume things went south pretty quickly since then. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Posted: 14:03 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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What? I ordered a jacket literally two days ago from them! It's waiting for me at the DHL depot fortunately, but that's a shocker.. Hope it's in good nick!
Shame ____________________ 'Allo! My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!
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Posted: 14:49 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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Sign of big switch to 2nd hand bikes and indeed gear.
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Posted: 15:46 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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Given the slump in new licensees, €conomic meltdown, the pending licensing regime, nanny chips, and Euro 4 / 5, I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see one (or more) of the big Japanese manufacturers just throw in the towel and walk away from the UK / EU. At some point the volume will just be too low cover their costs, no matter how high they crank the unit prices (while the Chinese push prices in the 125 sector down).
I certainly think we'll see more dealers and training schools go under, and single-marque dealers having a hard think about whether they can afford to tie themselves to the likes of Yamaha who've screwed them with high prices, or Suzuki who've just devalued their used stock overnight with a price cut. It must be tough for all of them at the moment.
It almost - almost - makes me feel sad for their salesmen. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike
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mysterious_rider World Chat Champion
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Damn only just got kitted out from there two weeks ago. |
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Posted: 16:02 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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Damn they have only recently opened their store in Bolton and its fantastic for bargains. And much cheaper than ESB and Doug Hacking and was much easier than going to Hein Gericke in Salford and Rocket Centre at Blackburn.
Bad times. ____________________ JACK, MISS YOU LOADS YOU LEGEND. |
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I'm reading lots of good things about them, they seem(ed) like a decent outfit.
It reminds me of an old Russian proverb that I just made up, that in the coldest Winters, only the wolves survive. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Posted: 17:57 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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I bought my busa and the wifes bandit from them. They delivered the bikes when they said they would, despite snow. They were loads cheaper than my local Suzy dealer and they actually did what they said they did in the service department.
I bought a scorpion titanium twin exhaust system fro the busa for under £300 from them and all my helmets for ages are theirs.
I'm sorry to see them go ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Posted: 23:55 - 19 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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Loads of eye achingly cute... and helpful girls working in the swindon branch... and outlet for that matter! They undercut EVERYBODY else for the price of an arai RX7-GP lid and AGV GP Tech for that matter.
Unfortunately, the place gives me bad memories. My bike broke down there after my battery got fried - burnt out altenator and reg reg finally gave in and left me stranded there on a sunday afternoon in the middle of summer! ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Posted: 01:33 - 20 Jan 2012 Post subject: George Whites |
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I popped into my local branch this morning only to be told they had ceased trading.
I did an internet search to see if I could find out more, and this site was at the top of the list so I've registered.
I had assumed that they had just closed the Plymouth branch but it is actually the whole company.
Llloyds pulled the plug apparently.
I think this is the most significant sign yet that the biking bubble has burst.
Yes we can blame the current economic climate, but GW's has been around a very long time and has seen at least two economic meltdowns in it's time, which just goes to show how serious the current situation is.
There is of course one factor in the current recession that was not around in the 70's and 80's, which is the internet.
Believe it or not, margins on new bikes are not that great (especially if you discount like GW's did), and dealers have traditionally been dependent on a steady supply of quality used stock which have much better profit margins.
This has largely dried up due to the internet making it much easier for us to get stronger money for our bikes and bypassing the dealers when it comes to part exchange.
I think we are going to see a lot more of this, unless the big dealers down scale their operations significantly.
The days of the massive multi franchise operations are coming to an end now.
Their just isn't the business to sustain their overheads anymore.
What has happened is sad, but I think there may be a positive flip side to this coin, in that I believe we will see a re emergence of the small independent family run businesses which I see as no bad thing.
One other thing.
MCN are going to be hit hard by this, as GW's were one of their biggest advertisers.
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MCN have many fingers in many pies ....
Their just offer up the discounted space to
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Posted: 22:37 - 20 Jan 2012 Post subject: |
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Never been in there myself, but there probably be a few more shops before the year's out
we may not be in a recession (so they say) but things are just slow atm, and if shops slash prices they have to sell more stock to make the same profit to pay the bills, ect |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 12 years, 150 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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