Just to add, that RumbleOn has owned RideNow since 1st qtr 2021. I'm hoping that the merger/acquisition has weeded out some of the serious issues of R.N.

 

Out here in the West most Indian dealerships are under the Ridenow umbrella, thumbs down. If anyone remembers, RumbleOn started out as an auction site selling totalled/high mileage bikes, thumbs down. My opinion is that Ridenow is basically a high interest sales company rather than a retail dealership. I've said this before, Indian needs to open up their own "company" stores instead of contracting out their products to be sold by other companies that sell cheap bikes with extremely high interest rates and have zero interest in the product itself.

 

I will stick with the dealership in Northern Kentucky. The sales and service staff have been amazing. Only a few miles difference from Centerville Ohio.

 

That's where I got mine.
Big Papa was the sales person I did business with.
Good people.
Had tires changed there.

 

3 of the 5 dealerships in the DFW area are RideNow. The other 2 are under the same ownership, and are Indian only. AND......the owner(s) of these 2 Indian dealerships also owns a Harley dealership which is right next door to one of the Indian dealerships.

 

I am relatively new to the DFW area and come from a place that had 3 outstanding dealerships, so I was interested in seeing what's out there. I have been to two of the RideNow shops in Forney and McKinney and I was not impressed. Did manage to get out to the dealership in Ft. Worth and really liked the shop and the people there. They recently opened their new spot in Irving and I am heading there this coming Saturday for some service (recall, oil change, etc). Looking forward to seeing the new place.

 

What are the down sides of it being a ride now dealership? I am not familiar with ride now

 

They get a few mentions in here and the reasons why!

https://www.indianmotorcycles.net/threads/dealership-wall-of-shame.12404/?post_id=204955#post-204955

 

What is the issue with Ride Now dealerships? just a simple sentence explaining ? Going through old posts doesn't give us a clear picture, or we are lazy as hell.....lol

 

@wingnut1979 recently did business with the Concord NC RideNow dealer. He can give you some feedback.
I know trying to get basic questions answered by him, through their website, was worse than pulling teeth.

 

Aw that sucks......I guess is necessary for the business owner due to Indian motorcycle only dealerships not making enough.

 

Indian dealerships can be very successful and there are many of them that are. Just a lot of bad business people, just like in most industries.


Up to 90% of new businesses fail in the first 5 years.

 

From what I'm reading, Ride Now appears to be the Indian version of the Veraca family of Harley dealerships. AKA, The Motorcycle Company. Slick sales tactics, only want to sell to people that finance and can't really afford them.
TMC | About Us (themotorcyclecompany.com)

 

From what I'm reading, Ride Now appears to be the Indian version of the Veraca family of Harley dealerships. AKA, The Motorcycle Company. Slick sales tactics, only want to sell to people that finance and can't really afford them.
TMC | About Us (themotorcyclecompany.com)

I glanced through the article and saw that they own Motown Harley in Michigan. I’ve been there a couple of times and your assessment of the Veraca family business practices is spot on. Salespeople pushing people to buy bikes that they can’t afford, refusing to check financing through anywhere other than places they’re affiliated with, not advertising used bike prices in their ads & refusing to tell you the price via email or over the phone to get you into the dealership to hard sell you, etc. Bunch of shady bastards but people buy bikes from them……. Sorry - I went a little off topic there 😂

 

Unfortunately this dealership lasted only a little over 1 year: Indian Motorcycle of Cincinnati Closes: RideNow Group Consolidation Hits Local Riders

 

Unfortunately this dealership lasted only a little over 1 year: Indian Motorcycle of Cincinnati Closes: RideNow Group Consolidation Hits Local Riders

I thought of buying a bike from them earlier in year. Lots of addon fees even with used bikes. They did have some good deals though before closing up.

 

New dealership in my area? - Yay, thumbs up
Said dealership is a RideNow dealership - Ugh, thumbs down.

That’s a great storefront!!
No need to see what’s inside lol 🤦‍♂️