I am now the proud owner of a Kawasaki 500! I just purchased a motorcycle this past Saturday (Sept. 28th) from Cycles 128 in Beverly.
I would like to say that the experience had been stellar, until the very end of the deal. After days of negotiating we finally came to an agreement. I was satisfied with the final price for the bike and the loan rates and terms. Everyone I interacted with was professional, courteous and genuinely a pleasure to work with. In fact, the only problem that I had throughout this whole process was regarding a promotion that was being offered by Parkway Cycles, where during the month of September, a FREE helmet was being given if you financed with them. As I understand it, GBMS, Parkway, Motorsports International, Cycles 128, Plaistow Powersports all have the same owner. I specifically asked if the free helmet promotion would be honored since I was financing in house, and was told that if Parkway was offering the deal, Cycles 128 would do the same. Unfortunately, the day I took possession of the bike, it was explained to me that because I had gotten such a favorable deal regarding the price of my motorcycle, Cycles 128 would not be able to offer me a free helmet. There is no disclaimer or mention that the free helmet would only apply to a vehicle at the dealers advertised retail price. It clearly states that the only requirement to receive a free helmet is to finance with them. I fulfilled that requirement, yet cycles 128 refused to honor their verbal promise to me from multiple individuals. It's sad that such a relatively small cost to the dealership would allow a new customer to walk away less than satisfied. I did end up purchasing a helmet from cycles 128 at $125 with 10% off. After going home and seeing the price for the same exact helmet on multiple websites, the average retail price was $57 dollars. I understand that you are going to pay more for an item at a brick and mortar store, simply because there are additional costs involved in maintaining an inventory, but no one wants to feel like they are just getting ripped off either. This could have been the perfect opportunity to establish a good relationship, but I feel like they dropped the ball in the end over something that could have been easily remedied.
I do hope that management keeps track of these posts and will update this review if there are any further developments. read more