Well, we bit the bullet and added the QLink line to our showroom as well as the website. And just this week, we added the SYM scooter line imported by Carter Brothers... so we got their go-karts for the showroom as well...
The QLinks are top end Chinese equipment built by CF Moto... and only sold by dealers. QLink offers plenty of dealer enticements (and several for the consumer) as well as a 2-year limited full warranty on their scooters and motorycles. I think they will do well as a lower level entry line for several cusotomers new to the industry. The automatic motorcycles (Legacy and Sapero) seem to be generating good interest as most customers don't realize that automatic motorcycles are even available.
The SYM line is from Taiwan and imported exclusively by Carter Bros. SYM's are right on par with Kymco for quality but a little higher in the features arena, and a little lower in MSRP price and a 2-year warranty to match the Kymco's. I think there may be a reason for this but am not really sure... ( - ; I'm impressed with the packaging and ease of set up with the SYM's. I haven't had to deal with any parts orders or servicing issues from a dealers stand point... and actually hope that I won't do much of that at all.
The big wheel HD-125 and HD-200 appear to be very good products overall... liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve engines with ceramic coated cylinders. The same goes for the RV-250 scooter, which is boasted to have performance capabilities similar to a Suzuki Burgy 400. I'll wait and see myself... ( - ;
The SYM's are going to be our upper end scooter line. I don't think we'll look at anything else higher... we are trying for the United Motors line which will be mostly south Korean stuff (Hyosung) but should be good for buss as well. If all goes as planned, we'll get one more line and then be set to go... ( - ;
We'll let you know as we go...
Thanks, Jim J...
