Truimph PDP

[quicksilver]

They are taking $500 deposits for Priority Delivery for the

675 triple.

Gee, wander where they learned that trick?

 

[FJRocket]

They are taking $500 deposits for Priority Delivery for the675 triple.

Gee, wander where they learned that trick?

Did you put down your money?

 

[nusman68]

Beat ya to it Quicksilver....see the last 3 lines....

I believe the whole PDP thing earned some Yamaha marketing guy a promotion; it committed a buyer to a product (more or less), allowed more accurate sales predictions (and thus production could be scheduled accordingly, reducing overhead costs in the process) and helped reduce the likelihood of models 'sitting around' on the showroom floor, thus aiding their dealers....and it reinforces the FJR 'mystique'- all at OUR expense. You want an FJR? You will pay, you will wait if you want it badly enough. Thanks to this panic-stricken atmosphere they have created, buyers are lined up...brilliant. Remember the early 80s? In this region, there were numerous dealers choking on overstock of unsold, new bikes from all the Asian manufacturers. I recall finding killer deals available on new '82 bikes in '84! Perhaps Yamaha is guarding against repeating history...and now Triumph is 'taking orders' for their new 675 Daytona! Hmmm...Is PDP still necessary? I would say not, the FJR is a proven success; does it make economic sense for Yamaha? You bet.

It will be interesting to see is Triumph can 'get away with it' (referring to a PDP program) like Yamaha has been able to. In the case of the FJR, most buyers are experienced bikers, willing to wait. In my observation (here in S. Tx) a lot of the sportbike crowd are young guys who I believe will be put off by not being able to see/touch a new Daytona, magazine reviews be damned. Triumph looked pitiful at the Cycle World International Motorcycle show they just had down here (in Houston). Instead of a primo, large square footage site (like all the other manufacturers) they relegated their wares to a small 20' long low-profile area in the back operated by a local dealer; you had to work to find it! All their bikes were jammed up side-by-side; you could barely sit on one..and no new Daytona! Compare this to the status quo: Yamaha had TWO sites, one for Yammie and one for Star; H-D followed suit (with a separate location for Buell)

Suzuki had (3) of their new M109R cruisers there, Kawi had (2) ZX-14s...you get the idea. For all their magazine ads, I would have expected more from Triumph...

 

[sgoat]

Triumph didn't show at all at the Denver Cycle World show. I was hoping to to see the new "scrambler" but it didn't happen. They were at last year's venue right next to Yamaha. I think Triumph will continue to struggle with that kind of marketing strategy.

 

[throttlejockeyTJ]

Triumph is not involved with the shows. Bikes there are footed by local Dealers near the show.

 

[vinnie]

I agree that Triumph doesn't know how to put on a show.

I was always disappointed with their "tent" on my trips to

Biketoberfest or Bike Week (Daytona).

But they make very nice bikes, and their sales -in relation

to their size as a manufacturer- are going extremely well.

I agree, I think the PDP for the 675 is DUMB! and they only

allocated one of their new Scrambler per dealer for the

Introduction. Same thing with the Rocket when they introduced

it. Unless the dealer had a copy of the bill of sales to fax,

they couldn't get the next Rocket in their allocation.

But then, I thought the Yamaha PDP was insane, too. <_<

And although I love my FJR and will keep it as long as

she plays nice, I only got it because it was sitting in the

showroom of my local dealer and I got a great trade

on my Trophy1200.

Folks will do all kinds of things for toys...

 

[downn2(aka starcruiser)]

Not only does Triumph not know how to put on a show....They don't know how to build a motorycle.....Not to mention nobody knowing how to work on the limey-made SOB bikes......To make matters worse, the dealers don't keep an adequate parts inventory for Triumphs, as most are multi-franchise dealers selling more makes of bikes than Carter has Liver pills. You'd be lucky to find a Triumph Dealer with a pair of foot pegs for your bike in their supposed large parts Dept...Yea, it's large OK,,,,,it has to be large just to keep foot pegs in stock for every make they sell!

 

[Dangerous Dave]

Not only does Triumph not know how to put on a show....They don't know how to build a motorycle.....Not to mention nobody knowing how to work on the limey-made SOB bikes......To make matters worse, the dealers don't keep an adequate parts inventory for Triumphs, as most are multi-franchise dealers selling more makes of bikes than Carter has Liver pills. You'd be lucky to find a Triumph Dealer with a pair of foot pegs for your bike in their supposed large parts Dept...Yea, it's large OK,,,,,it has to be large just to keep foot pegs in stock for every make they sell!

As luck would have it, Joe's Cycle Shop here in Dayton (family owned business for decades) sells only two lines...Yamaha and Triumph.