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Ok, I'm no manufacturing guru. Spent most of my adult working life in uniform, as a matter of fact, so I can't claim any expertise in the world of manufacturing and distribution. Not being one to let lack of experience stand in the way of a good rant, there is something I just have to get off my chest.
Why is it so hard for a company the size of Polaris to get parts and accessories out to their market in a timely fashion? Every discussion I read on this issue talks about the interminable delays in receiving,even the simplest stuff -- backs, windshields, back rests, even floorboards, for crimes sakes! It's like they make these fantastic bikes, and then are shocked -- shocked! -- that the new owners want to personalize them. The desire of a bike owner to find a way to make it their own personal statement is almost as predictable as a December swoon by the Cowboys. One would think (apparently erroneously) that a company with the advantage of having the machine ahead of everyone else would take the opportunity to put together even a modest stockpile of the more commonly requested items to offer at exorbitant prices when the new model is released. Instead, we get this repetitive promise of stuff coming, but who" really knows when? In the interim, all these smaller, hungry, nimble custom shops get a wide open chance to put together some great stuff and beat the big company at their own game. I am sure the profit margin on the extras has to be substantial - why in the heck to they let it go by like that? Just makes no sense to me.
Maybe when I retire from Uncle Sam's Canoe Club, PI will hire me to to a swing at this embarrassment. It's hard to see how I'd do any worse than the current team
Why is it so hard for a company the size of Polaris to get parts and accessories out to their market in a timely fashion? Every discussion I read on this issue talks about the interminable delays in receiving,even the simplest stuff -- backs, windshields, back rests, even floorboards, for crimes sakes! It's like they make these fantastic bikes, and then are shocked -- shocked! -- that the new owners want to personalize them. The desire of a bike owner to find a way to make it their own personal statement is almost as predictable as a December swoon by the Cowboys. One would think (apparently erroneously) that a company with the advantage of having the machine ahead of everyone else would take the opportunity to put together even a modest stockpile of the more commonly requested items to offer at exorbitant prices when the new model is released. Instead, we get this repetitive promise of stuff coming, but who" really knows when? In the interim, all these smaller, hungry, nimble custom shops get a wide open chance to put together some great stuff and beat the big company at their own game. I am sure the profit margin on the extras has to be substantial - why in the heck to they let it go by like that? Just makes no sense to me.
Maybe when I retire from Uncle Sam's Canoe Club, PI will hire me to to a swing at this embarrassment. It's hard to see how I'd do any worse than the current team