Last Resort Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Tom Gianetti, owner of Harley-Davidson St. Paul Motorsports Inc, has decided to sue the Milwaukee manufacturer for trying to prevent his dealership from making 3rd party and international sales. http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2011/11/12/st-paul-harley-sues-harley-davidson-over-prohibition-of-online-international-sales-and-to-third-party-vendors/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardway Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 there are a lot of old parts that can only be found with internet. I know St. Paul Harley had parts for my buell that i couldn't find anywhere else. I hope they win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCH Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) I hope St. Paul Harley wins this lawsuit. I have purchased several items from them over the past few years, and they always provide excellent service and very competitive pricing. Even better pricing than Zanotti's out of PA most of the time (who I have also found sell parts for less than the stealerships out here in Kali). hmmmm.....I'm going to have to change the pic of my bike. Not what I have anymore. Edited November 24, 2011 by RCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWER STROKE Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Does it make sense now? Same old shit just a different decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Hayne Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I don't see it ending well. Once a dealer tries suing how does HD let them keep the dealership? They may win the suit, but will they lose in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micmac Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I hope St. Paul Harley wins this lawsuit. I have purchased several items from them over the past few years, and they always provide excellent service and very competitive pricing. Even better pricing than Zanotti's out of PA most of the time (who I have also found sell parts for less than the stealerships out here in Kali). hmmmm.....I'm going to have to change the pic of my bike. Not what I have anymore. Good to hear from you old friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel3078 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I don't see it ending well. Once a dealer tries suing how does HD let them keep the dealership? They may win the suit, but will they lose in the end? That's cause the owner is 70 some years old and is ready to retire. He doesn't need to keep it however HD can't afford to loose the dealership either. St. Paul HD was 3rd largest sales volume dealer in USA a couple years back. The Indian dealer next door and St. Paul HD are in bed with each other in more ways than one. That blonde in shipping dept is an excellent........... Use your imagination boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleynot Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) I hope St. Paul Harley wins this lawsuit. I have purchased several items from them over the past few years, and they always provide excellent service and very competitive pricing. Even better pricing than Zanotti's out of PA most of the time (who I have also found sell parts for less than the stealerships out here in Kali). hmmmm.....I'm going to have to change the pic of my bike. Not what I have anymore. no Hi, how are ya....man you've gone missing longer than me.... nice to see your post RC, as I recall last time we spoke, you were searching for a panhead...what'cha riding these days? Edited December 1, 2011 by HARLEYNOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Hayne Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 That's cause the owner is 70 some years old and is ready to retire. He doesn't need to keep it however HD can't afford to loose the dealership either. St. Paul HD was 3rd largest sales volume dealer in USA a couple years back. The Indian dealer next door and St. Paul HD are in bed with each other in more ways than one. That blonde in shipping dept is an excellent........... Use your imagination boys. No idea about Art & St. Paul...however as far as losing this OWNER, not the dealership, I doubt HD is that worried. My guess is Twin Cities or Zylstra would be quick to jump in & take it. In Green Bay we had McCoy's Harley Davidson. Ken McCoy didn't play nice with HD. Last year they finally yanked his franchise from him, which meant no HD dealer in Green Bay. Well there was Vandervest HD about an hour north in Peshtigo Wisconsin. They are now putting up a new building here & they have been awarded the Green Bay franchise. I believe they will have 2 dealerships now.... Point being, HD will find someone to take over the St. Paul dealership. Now, get back to this whole IN BED STUFF & now I have to go look at the blonde next time I'm in St. Paul..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel3078 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 St, Paul HD owner is on his way out anyway - retirement. I think this is just a last stab on the way and payback for all the hurt he went through over the last few years However, most of us went through hurt over the last 3 years. Anyway, a federal district judge told HD to chill out for awhile. Try and find an amicable solution. chill out link The blonde.........there is a few hot ones over there. But hey, they have a few hot brunettes too. Wonder if Victory has any hotties working at their dealerships. Lord knows there aren't any working at Art's place, 'cept the poster models but they aren't on the payroll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Hayne Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I think his parts person is a real looker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper38 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 At this point, he's winning. Court made H-D undo their ban for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian T Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No idea about Art & St. Paul...however as far as losing this OWNER, not the dealership, I doubt HD is that worried. My guess is Twin Cities or Zylstra would be quick to jump in & take it. In Green Bay we had McCoy's Harley Davidson. Ken McCoy didn't play nice with HD. Last year they finally yanked his franchise from him, which meant no HD dealer in Green Bay. Well there was Vandervest HD about an hour north in Peshtigo Wisconsin. They are now putting up a new building here & they have been awarded the Green Bay franchise. I believe they will have 2 dealerships now.... Point being, HD will find someone to take over the St. Paul dealership. Now, get back to this whole IN BED STUFF & now I have to go look at the blonde next time I'm in St. Paul..... I thought Doc's was a Harley franchise. I'm probably wrong...is Doc still in business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Hayne Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I thought Doc's was a Harley franchise. I'm probably wrong...is Doc still in business? Doc's is a HD dealership....Shawano County. http://www.docshd.com/ McCoy's had Green Bay, Stock's have Manitowoc, There is HD of Appleton, Doc's in Shawano & Vandervest was in Peshtigo. Now wioth McCoy's losing GB, Vandervest picked it up. Doc has exploded. He has a huge building on his property now. He has the dealership & service area & all his storage barns. Then he build a bike & car museum. & resturant, a saloon, an ice cream shoppe & an antique store. His food is excellent. If anyone was every at his dealer parties in September, they always had tons of great food. Now he serves it every day in his Timeline resturant. They call it the time line because he has the "time line" bike sitting in there. They call it the time line because it is huge & has 7 HD motors that all run when it goes. They have the following in it F-Head IOE 1909-1929 Flathead 1928-1948 Knucklehead 1936-1947 Panhead 1948-1965 Shovelhead 1966-1984 Evolution (Blockhead) 1984-1999 Twin Cam (Fathead)1999-present He also let's people sign up to go on rides with the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian T Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) Doc's is a HD dealership....Shawano County. http://www.docshd.com/ McCoy's had Green Bay, Stock's have Manitowoc, There is HD of Appleton, Doc's in Shawano & Vandervest was in Peshtigo. Now wioth McCoy's losing GB, Vandervest picked it up. Doc has exploded. He has a huge building on his property now. He has the dealership & service area & all his storage barns. Then he build a bike & car museum. & resturant, a saloon, an ice cream shoppe & an antique store. His food is excellent. If anyone was every at his dealer parties in September, they always had tons of great food. Now he serves it every day in his Timeline resturant. They call it the time line because he has the "time line" bike sitting in there. They call it the time line because it is huge & has 7 HD motors that all run when it goes. They have the following in it F-Head IOE 1909-1929 Flathead 1928-1948 Knucklehead 1936-1947 Panhead 1948-1965 Shovelhead 1966-1984 Evolution (Blockhead) 1984-1999 Twin Cam (Fathead)1999-present He also let's people sign up to go on rides with the thing. Doc's has been around forever. I remember when it a little shack. Edited December 16, 2011 by indian T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Hayne Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Yeah. It used to be just a little local shop.....he's turned it into something much more now. He has some awesome Indians in the museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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