CT dealer closings

[hacksaw]

RE has had 3 dealerships in CT close since the first of the year.
there appears to be one left but the inventory is thin imho.

ktm closed 3. there is a new one that i mentioned on another thread. not sure if there is another one

in general, the internet listings suck. even RE USA directs one to 2 closed dealerships

a huge dealership that sold RE, KTM, can ams , gas gas, i believe husky and a bunch of others. is one that closed. back in feb 2025. and its still a major show up in search.

an indian dealer closed and one or perhaps 2 have opened.
its all buell shit.

there is a msf can am course near me. several dates this summer with one in may. the now CLOSED can am dealer was running a special, take the course , it cost 500$, and get 500 off the purchase of a new trike.
the asholes closed in feb.  

i believe a new moto guzzi dealer opened. i think its a big dealership. guzzi , piagio etc. for a while now we have had one small guzzi shop upstate. we will see how this goes.

[Fatfatboy]

RE has been fading out of the states for awhile. The small shop that I bought mine from stopped selling them not long after I bought mine. Probably why I got it so cheap. He was offloading them.

They have since moved out of their small older storefront on the main street through town to a small old brick building that looks like a large garage next to a house or small service shop from the 50's right between to two old two story apartment buildings. It has a wood front that was added on with a residential panel door and just a few windows covered with paper. Not even a sign on the building the last I saw.

According to the web they only sell Genuine Scooters and wrench. They do build bikes for the skinny jeans crowd. If I had to guess he just downsized. Probably realized that owning a company with employees just took the fun out of motorcycles.

[m143]

Libby's still is a solid shop.

[hacksaw]

I just wrote a large reply which I lost.
In essence I liked Damon Libby
The Libby behind the parts desk I like.
Libby started as a bmw dealer
Add Honda excelsior Yamaha Ducati Victor
Over the years
And triumph currently still with Honda and Yamaha
And Polaris side by sides.
The president Libby is ok , if not a little stiff.
Dan is ok . But needs to be pried away from the computer.
 
The shop seems fine.
It’s the only dealer I actually go look at stuff .
Mainly.
Yes it’s been there for decades  used to have a dirt bike track out back  I think where the shop is now. I agree they are solid .
Unfortunately the area sucks . My wife works at the container company that own the flea market property
And I had projects there over the years on rte 10
I guess if you come off 95 it’s ok . But bring in Hamden I have to come  thru questionable neighborhoods. Which in itself doesn’t bother me in my jeep but riding sux as half the locals have no license and more don’t have insurance.