Comments on: Oldest Honda Motorcycle Dealer in US Closes Doors

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:03:43 +0000

I work at an American Honda Powerhouse dealership. All the motorcycle manufactures tried to strong arm there dealers into being one brand starting all the way back in 1999. Honda was the only one to get some of there dealers to bite. We have the big new building with all the red wings on it,,but it took the place of the small family owned dealership that had been there for years. We have mostly brand new 3 year old units on the floor that we cant sell. Honda is now letting a lot of there “rules ” slide but I do think they were slitting there own throats, dealers are going down left and right. I am laid off for the first time in 20 years in the industry. If Honda tried to put cars and bikes in the same building both sides would suffer. small family owned dealerships made the US motorcycle industry and that’s what I think they need to get back to! So we can all make money again

By: Laszlo Klinko

Laszlo Klinko — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:28:25 +0000

As an old time ex-Honda dealer my heart goes out to the current crop of dealers. Honda was a major part of my life, and what they are doing with their dealers stinks. As for the #1 Honda dealer in the USA…I am convinced, that the #1 Honda franchise was owned my Mr.George Gonzalez, in Batton Rouge, La. I knew him personally, and attented numerous Honda dealer conventions over almost twenty years, where Mr.Gonzalez was lauded as the first franchisee.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:59:58 +0000

Well I will never buy any Honda product again. I got my first Honda at the age of 16 from a Honda only store in Durban South Africa. This followed with many other fine motorcycles bearing the wings. When I landed in Canada the first thing I did was buy a Honda Civic. Boy was I proud! I was sure I had Honda in my veins.
The thing I most enjoyed was going into a motor cycle shop here and able to look at and compare multiple brands.
Honda has taken that pleasure away from me now. In a city of over a million people we only have one dealer.
Thanks for listening. Dave.

By: mateo

mateo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:30:06 +0000

I am highly disappointed, I get alot of my parts from these guys because theyre only a few blocks away. I wonder whats going to happen to their inventory.

By: Walt

Walt — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:17:00 +0000

U Honda always had some nice vintage bikes in their show windows. As a certified vintage unit (98% of the way to 65) I’ll vouch for the fact that anyone who knows and respects vintage equipment is A#1.