Maybe now Los Angeles County will have more then one MV dealership, at least MV riders will be able to get their bikes serviced at any Harley dealer. That would be enough for me to consider buying an F4. A rideable machine is a serviceable machine, maybe now MV riders will find it easier to find a place to get their MV's serviced.
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Don't be a poser, and ride it like you mean it!!!
Prior to Cagiva's sell off of Husky there was serious talk of a dealer in BC but then things piped down.
All the MV's I've seen in BC were in Vancouver. Few Brutales, few F4s, a bip and so on were imported and plated under the guise of being Cagiva's but that door slammed shut. You can try checking around town but anyone I spoke with wouldn't confess details of circumventing the RIV list.
The only quirk I heard of was the engine oil is not "off the shelf".
If you noticed the press release from H-D about sales last quarter, they made $222M in net profit. This means that they purchased all of MV Agusta ($109M) for approximately 6 weeks (!) worth of output from Harley.
It seems pretty amazing to me that the disparity in sizes of the two companies is so great, while both have arguably the same "brand" value within their respective niches.
A recent interview with Claudio said that he would like MV to go from making 6000 bike per year to 30-40k each year by 2012. That is an incredible increase, but their factory currently has that capacity. A 600-class MV sportbike is on the way, as is a new thumper Cagiva Mito.
What will be very interesting is to see how Buell interacts with MV. Could some Buells potentially be made in Italy? Would the Mito be re-badged as a Buell for the US market? Will you see hundreds of H-D/Buell/MV dealerships in a year or two? Will Buell focus more on adventure/sport-touring, while MV is the real superbike of the company?
Given H-D's loyalty to Buell, I would assume the same devotion will be given to MV as well. It is still a sizable investment and one of the most famous brand names ever. MV will probably be around for a long time, hopefully even better than it is now.
If you noticed the press release from H-D about sales last quarter, they made $222M in net profit. This means that they purchased all of MV Agusta ($109M) for approximately 6 weeks (!) worth of output from Harley.
"Harley said its earnings for the quarter ended June 29 fell 23 per cent to $222.8 million, or 95 cents per share, from $290.5 million, or $1.14 per share, in the same quarter last year."
Get your "colors" ready MV fans.
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