[edb]

has anyone spoken to a dealer, as to how many units they will be recieving

 

[arizonapaul]

As long as they get one, I'll be happy I'm first on the list lol seriously though I hope to get more info Thursday

 

[TopGear]

I would guess that bringing an open cockpit vehicle to market in September will likely mean a limited run. This will allow a spring release of a 2016 model which will be the "second" model year. It's hard to sell motorcycles after Labor Day anywhere snow falls, imagine buying a Slingshot in October and winterizing it 3 weeks later.

Of course those of us in Texas can drive one year round, you may end up doing a fly and drive as the dealers down here will be more likely to have them.

 

[Dragonrider64]

New Spyders are released in October, but deliveries don't happen until January or February. Further, recalling the intro of the original Spyder, there were very few built that year - more the next. Can Am wanted to see if the bike was a hit or a miss with the market. The good news is that the first ones were the least expensive too... : )

 

[dakotaviper]

In my area of NC, you can possibly ride up Christmas and depending on the weather and your gear, you could sometimes ride in January (mostly not though) and return to weekly riding by the fourth week of February.

 

[steely610]

In Wisconsin you could ride all the way until December or September, depends on the year

 

[Tango]

Gonna have to test out the warm weather gear of motorcycles - heated pants, jacket, gloves. Might be able to run 10 months out of the year in VA. Hell, it will theoretically run when it snows (3 wheeled stability) though I wouldn't want the back tire in the slush. Studded rear?

 

[arizonapaul]

here in Arizona, that's about when my riding begins, in the summer, riding is like a hair dryer on high blowing in your face. perfect timing for this part of the country.

 

[dinger]

Snow machine up with your gear and ride all year , as long as the roads are clear .

 

[TopGear]

Heated gear would really help extend the riding season .

 

[BKL]

I stopped by a local dealer today and the sales rep said they expected to get 3 in initially. this fits with what I received in an email from a different dealer. I had read a business article online that estimated Polaris would build 3,000 units in the first year. Given a total of around 1700 Polaris dealers and some dealers not meeting the space/accessory inventory requirements Polaris is estimated to have imposed (600 sf display space and at least$30K inventory for accessories), this sounds like a reasonable ballpark number. Personally, I think they should be able to sell more than 3 at each dealership. I'm just waiting to see one, sit in it, and hopefully have test drive before I possibly buy one.

 

[4Nines]

I'm hearing from large dealers that they are expecting three vehicles in the first shipment by late Sept/early Oct.

 

[Noah Katz]

San Jose dealer said they're getting 6 in October.

Dunno if that includes demo's; they said they'd have one of each model.

 

[dinger]

I would like to hope the dealers get them sooner than that .

 

[Brian]

My dealer here in Central Illinois said he would get about 3. And that it would only be the SL. I am first on the list with another one behind me. but more may have put money down by now. So someone is going to be left out.

 

[dinger]

That don't sound good for me ,, I was wanting a dark one loaded up like a SL

 

[Davidalberts]

has anyone spoken to a dealer, as to how many units they will be recieving

Each dealer i was told here in the Dallas area are getting 2 of each base and SL
I just put deposit on a sl

 

[Batman]

I am hearing limited run for first year to see how sales react and then going onto more of a mass production the next year.

 

[speed]

I stopped by a local dealer today and the sales rep said they expected to get 3 in initially. this fits with what I received in an email from a different dealer. I had read a business article online that estimated Polaris would build 3,000 units in the first year. Given a total of around 1700 Polaris dealers and some dealers not meeting the space/accessory inventory requirements Polaris is estimated to have imposed (600 sf display space and at least$30K inventory for accessories), this sounds like a reasonable ballpark number. Personally, I think they should be able to sell more than 3 at each dealership. I'm just waiting to see one, sit in it, and hopefully have test drive before I possibly buy one.

I was at the dealer meeting, they said they've signed up 350 dealers in NA right now for the first batch of deliveries

 

[4Nines]

I bet a lot more sign up after the test rides