BCM IS CLOSING
« on:Today at 08:33:16 AM »
I wanted to make a public announcement that BCM will be closing by mid Feb.
My wife and I have made a personal decision to move back to PA where we were living before we came to NH. The bike business is so bad right now, no one in their right mind would buy a dealership (that did not already have one) so selling is not really an option although if anyone wants to purchase please let me know. In fact things are so bad both Suzuki and Yamaha are not importing any 2010 street bikes because their 2009 sales were so bad there is enough product here to satisfy the 2010 projected sales. The euro brands were not hurt as bad but most dealers saw big declines in business.
Again this is part of my reason but the real reason for closing is our desire to be back with our PA friends and be a little closer to family so our girls will have more opportunity to see their relatives.
Kyle and Miles will both be at seacoast and you will get just as good service from them as ever. Jim and Jesse are great people and Jon Martin ( was at BCM ) is there as well so you get the best of what we had to offer at BCM anyway.
I really enjoyed the time spent at the shop and getting to know all of you, it truly was special to have a shop with more friends than customers. I told one person yesterday who was very disappointed that the only real bike shop left was going. BCM was a really special place and that is what attracted me there as a customer when Bruce owned it. I had just bought a new 748 and found BCM while I was living in VT. It was a great place and hopefully there will be another one one day.
I will be opening a small shop in PA/NJ ( as well as a few other business opportunities )where were are going but it will not be a franchised dealership. It will be a small shop focused on selling late model used bikes and doing service work on all late model bikes. The bike business will always be a part of my life but will not be the main focus of my energy. The franchise is good but it takes a lot of $$ and Ducati is in a lot of trouble right now so the break from them could not come at a better time. Ducati is ignoring all the economic conditions and will continue to import more bikes and leave their dealer network swamped with non current product, bad move on their part. They are really going into 2010 blind just as they did in 2009 when they projected 10% growth over 2008 (one of their best years ever). So i am not sad to see that relationship end just the one with friends and great customers.
We were here for 5 years and it is time to move on to something else. I encourage anyone with a gift Cert to come in a use it before the opportunity is gone.
I would also like to note that we will be having a very good sale from now until closing on any instock inventory so please come by as most everything will be at or close to cost.
Never did business with Leslie and only little business with Bruce years ago. Drove up from MA and bought a CF Arrow 1/2 system, FIM chip, etc. etc. and Bruce said your going to need this spring puller to get the exhaust spring hooks on. Was so surprised and even refused but took it in good faith and mailed the tool back a week later. A+++
Never did business with Leslie and only little business with Bruce years ago. Drove up from MA and bought a CF Arrow 1/2 system, FIM chip, etc. etc. and Bruce said your going to need this spring puller to get the exhaust spring hooks on. Was so surprised and even refused but took it in good faith and mailed the tool back a week later. A+++
Trust me, there's thousands of stories like that, and more, about Bruce! Class act all the way!!!
Don't try getting any parts form BCM now, they're on vacation until Jan 8!!
This is the worst motorcycling related news that I have heard in a very long time. I am devastated.
I first met Bruce at Mosport where he told me he could get 150+ rwhp from my bike without making it use rocket fuel. I thought he was crazy and he proved me wrong.
Leslie helped me obtain several unobtanium bits for my bike, and his mechanics always went the extra mile to make sure that everything was installed as if I was a factory rider.
To everyone at BCM now, and those who worked there in the past...thank you for everything that you have done for me and all the other Ducati riders far and wide...
I think without Bruce Meyers at the helm, the shop just lost alot of credibility and became just another dealer with a couple of techs. IMHO for a successfull Duc shop you have to do more then sell and fix bikes. You have to have "the guy" who has a reputation for doing things in the Duc world. Wether its building fast engines, fabracating parts,doing things others can't/won't, promoting track days,racing ect. Think Bruce Meyers,Jeff Nash,Mark Sutton, and Sebastion.
Back in 03 I shipped my race bike up to BCM to have it freshed for the 04 season. BCM shipped it back,I took it to the track to test were it promptly blew the head gasket. After I called Bruce at BCM "HE" jumped on a plane from NH with any parts he might need and repaired it in my garage for free. Even though it was a race bike. And the part that failed was a modified race part. 1036 kit(100mm) cracked cylinder on my 996.
I think without Bruce Meyers at the helm, the shop just lost alot of credibility and became just another dealer with a couple of techs. IMHO for a successfull Duc shop you have to do more then sell and fix bikes. You have to have "the guy" who has a reputation for doing things in the Duc world. Wether its building fast engines, fabracating parts,doing things others can't/won't, promoting track days,racing ect. Think Bruce Meyers,Jeff Nash,Mark Sutton, and Sebastion.
Back in 03 I shipped my race bike up to BCM to have it freshed for the 04 season. BCM shipped it back,I took it to the track to test were it promptly blew the head gasket. After I called Bruce at BCM "HE" jumped on a plane from NH with any parts he might need and repaired it in my garage for free. Even though it was a race bike. And the part that failed was a modified race part. 1036 kit(100mm) cracked cylinder on my 996.
what a great ficcin story love to hear stuff like that and it almost makes me want a duke
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You guys' are wrong.Leslie has run BCM as Bruce had run it i'm certain.Maybe it's sad that Bruce built a legendary shop and doomed successors to fail.
As a machinist i bought a set of Pistals from BCM.I was told they'd likely "drop in" but REALLY needed som dome modification.I was lacking self-confidence when Leslie gave me an already modified Pistal i could get correct dimensions to chuck up mine and cut with confidence.I mailed his back WHEN I WAS DONE.
We could be just a "little more supportive" of the poor guy that has to closing up.
Thanks for all of your assistance Les,i appreciate it.
You guys' are wrong.Leslie has run BCM as Bruce had run it i'm certain.Maybe it's sad that Bruce built a legendary shop and doomed successors to fail.
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No disrespect intended for next owner. But your qoute(+economy) is accurate. Anyway its sad that the day of the "Ya old European motorcycle shop" are behind us.
No disrespect either to Leslie and crew. But, if you didn't know the shop when Bruce ran it, then you didn't know BCM!
Bruce Meyers has forgotten more about Ducatis then most people will ever learn!
Sad Day BCM Closing
No info posted on their website. If true, we lose another Ducati iconic institution here in the states. When is their last day?
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