Wanna Become Hawaii Dealer

[BARONVONDIZZLE]

I LIVE ON THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, HAWAII. IM INTERESTED IN SPREADING THE FUN OF MOTOR BICYCLING. I BUILT 12 BIKES ALREADY AND BEEN RIDIN FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. EXTREME POTENTIAL ON THESE ISLANDS. HELP WITH THE RIGHT DIRECTION PLEASE.

[MotorbikeMike]

Hi it will be interesting to see what next year brings with the EPA sabre rattling that has been going on.

If you are interested in 4-strokes, PM me.

Mike

[pre-war Schwinn]

I bet You are in a good position to contact the exporters of the bikes and the kits bring only half way from China to the US mainland chaper shipping and perha . I had just made a RAW kit bike. I am pleased with it and I imagine You too are very pleased with them. to become a dealer You could buy a container load to achieve a good bottom line cost.
to seek fincial aid you must develop a business plan. no one wants to jump on a price for a container load any more because the products were inferior for many years. Now is the time to act.
get a closeout sale or a going out of business sale. and get the bkes that suit your terrain.
also ctraigslist has the best rescorces locally for kits motors and bikes. I find that ,made in USA is a great selling point. so an older bike frame from the 1940's or 50's will increase the value of your final product by $1000 bucks and if you jump in on the "Workman" cycles type frame you can initiate a Board Track Racer design with possibility of in frame tanks. this streamlines the bike and allows for better sales Thousands instead of hundreds of dollars in profit good luck I am attaching my 1948 huffy frame pic and a Workman style pic.

[BarelyAWake]

A few thoughts, pardon if you've had 'em already

1: Check local laws regarding any motorized bike, two or four stroke - doesn't matter.
2. Check local laws regarding becoming a motor vehicle dealer - particularly liability.
3. Build and sell a few low-cost examples before making any serious investment.
4. Don't get involved in the "used bike" game, vintage or otherwise it's done for love not profit - you'll never recoup your time and money.
5. This might sound odd - but you may not want to sell completed motorized bikes at all for the following reasons;

A: They won't be broken in so odds are they won't run the best - if you break them in, they'll be used bikes by the time your done.
B: There's a inherent "Darwinism" involved with building a MB, people learn some of the shortcomings of these kits - if you just sell them a MB, you'll probably get swamped with "warranty" claims from those that don't understand it's not a motorcycle.
C: Related to the above - an inexpensive bike will be prone to additional problems, a quality bike would inflate the price to the point of excluding a large portion of those that would be interested in them.

I'd suggest simply selling kits and accessories, including a selection of bicycles ideal for motorizing, ranging in price from your typical $100 cruiser, a couple of "choppers", and a Worksman or two. Should they wish they can buy both the engine and a bike as a complete kit - or they can "contract" you to build it for them. That way you're "on the clock" should problems or the desire to customize arise.

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Barely's advice is solid!