I came in here, eye on a used 2024 Royal Enfield Classic 350, cash in hand, and walked out. Do not…read moreshop used inventory here!
My first interaction with Daniel was embarrassing. He tried to tell me the bike was unreliable and didn't have ABS. I told him I was looking right at them on the bike. I asked for the odometer reading, and he tells me the battery is dead.
Since he clearly didn't know anything about the bike specs, I went to Ava. She asked me on the phone if I wanted to pay in full or do a payment plan, and I told her the battery was dead. They scheduled a meeting for a Friday, which had to be rescheduled for the following week because the battery still hadn't come in.
I go in today finally, battery installed, bike turns on, and she asks if I plan to drive it off the lot today. Yes of course, but she said it still hadn't been serviced yet, then tells me it's too early to be serviced at 31 miles. I don't necessarily want to keep making trips here if they can't guarantee I can leave with the bike.
I arrive and I cannot get a straight answer on where this bike came from. Daniel told me it was a trade-in. Ava told me initially that the owner likely bought it for himself then changed his mind, then she said he may have bought it as a gift, then she said actually it came from a disabled owner who bent the clutch lever in to accommodate his disability. I asked for some kind of verification of this history and they said they couldn't provide it. Not to mention the clutch lever was loose and because it was bent they needed to replace it, which again prevents me from leaving with the bike that day and added yet another trip.
Ava asked a man named Leo to talk to me about the service history, and he said they hadn't performed anything. I asked what about the battery? And he goes oh yeah well that. Everyone's attitude felt extremely apathetic and even insulted I inquired about the history of a used bike. They never even offered me or my partner water.
The worst part was the breakdown of fees. They said they have a non-negotiable $595 dealer prep fee. For a used bike! That isn't even a Ducati! They can't even service the Enfield with Enfield parts. The receipt for the battery was for a generic YTX9-BS. They wouldn't remove the dealer prep fee, and claimed they needed to charge over $300 for registration. Max allowed by NYS Law is $175. Again, they seemed extremely jaded that I had the audacity to come prepared. When I assumed I could hold onto the buyer report to consider it at home, the manager ripped the papers from my hand, claiming they were "legal documents" I could sign and I wasn't allowed to keep them. That was not only bizarre, but aggressive. After I asked them to remove all the registration and documentation fees, they still came up with $4250, $750 over asking, for a used bike because they "can't remove a dealer prep fee" for a bike they haven't prepared a damn thing for. I counter-offered $4K cash, they declined and I walked out.
The entire interaction lacked expertise, care, or even basic courtesy and customer service. It's one thing to charge exorbitant fees on a used bike, it's another to do it rudely, especially having come in with cash in hand to pay free and clear. Avoid this location, go to Cycle Therapy and work with individuals like Rav who aren't going to charge you a prep fee for used bikes.