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Corsa Meccanica no longer a Piaggio (Aprilia/Moto Guzzi/Vespa) dealer (?)

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For those that own Piaggio bikes - Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Vespa - it looks like Corsa Meccanica is no longer an authorized dealer (I checked the aprilia canada site, and they are no longer listed)

They will still service them (just did my 1000km there), but they may no longer be able to cover warranty work. You may want to ask to confirm. I didn't think to ask because I had gone in for routine maintenance.
 
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George was a nice guy to customers, maybe too nice - may have bent the rules too much in the customers favour re: warranty work, etc. and Piaggio got wind. Pure conjecture on my part but you don't lose that without something major I'd think.

Who even sells Aprilia now? Saw my first RS660 in that acid yellow yesterday.
 
LBV said:
Who even sells Aprilia now? Saw my first RS660 in that acid yellow yesterday.
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two wheel in guelph and vos motors
 
Assuming Corsa isn't a dealer anymore, I'm pretty sure you can still get service done there to maintain warranty status. You'll just need to go to a dealer for a warranty claim.

The Aprilia dealer in Vancouver where I bought mine has an awful service department, so I took mine to a different shop (strangely called Moto Meccanica, run by a friend). My Tuono had a minor oil leak from a valve cover gasket that appeared very early, and was diagnosed at Moto Meccanica. On his advice, I took it back to the dealer for the warranty claim, and they had it fixed same day. Moto Meccanica did all my warranty service and other work. Corsa here can do the same, just keep the receipts.

I'm curious what's going on here, as I've been told Piaggio North America is undergoing a major restructuring in an attempt to be more professional and less slapdash. For me, that would mean dumping Vos for Corsa, but I could see Vos's sales numbers being a lot higher.

Either way, the full story isn't out yet, so I'm going to sit tight before passing judgement...
 
GreyGhost said:
And apparently one in Stayner. That one I had no idea existed (J&R Cycle).
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yep

my Capo is going there at the end of the month for the 20K service
and to have the ADD problem looked at, that CM didn't fix last summer

communications with J&R have been excellent
they've been there awhile but recently took on Piaggio I understand
I hope they can troubleshoot...and hanging around Wasaga for 2 days is not a terrible idea

the other 2 in the GTA had poor reputations before they became dealers
 
Chameleon said:
How about Moto Guzzi? Same or?
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two wheeled and J&R are the only guzzi dealers afaik in ontario
although two wheeled seems to have a much larger inventory, but by all accounts their service department aint all that
 
Priller said:
I'm curious what's going on here, as I've been told Piaggio North America is undergoing a major restructuring in an attempt to be more professional and less slapdash. For me, that would mean dumping Vos for Corsa, but I could see Vos's sales numbers being a lot higher.
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If Piaggio is serious abut it, then they need to look at how Ducati operate in North America - it's probably the most appropriate comparable.

Vos is probably more appealing to Piaggio on some level since Vos can (from what I see) physically take on more inventory. If Vos also becomes a Moto Guzzi dealer, it will be very telling.
 
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Chaos said:
If Piaggio is serious abut it, then they need to look at how Ducati operate in North America - it's probably the most appropriate comparable.

Vos is probably more appealing to Piaggio on some level since Vos can (from what I see) physically take on more inventory. If Vos also becomes a Moto Guzzi dealer, it will be very telling.
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The problem for them is that a lot of the more premium dealers are already selling BMW and Ducati, and often KTM. There's no way Ducati would let them add Aprilia, as the product overlap is too great. Duc's sell 10-1 over Aprilia, so there's no way a dealer makes the switch (not to mention the very profitable 'lifestyle' product sales that Ducati does so well). They either have to settle for a corner in a much larger multi-line shop like Two Wheel or Vos, or have much smaller operators like Corsa. (I'm also not convinced I want them to copy Ducati across the board. Part of the reason Ducati service is so expensive is they demand shops spend a lot on special tools and training every year.)

If they organized a bit better and leveraged all their lines into a single shop, things look much more doable. Having Aprilia, Moto Guzzi (bikes with broader appeal like the V85 and V7 help a lot) and Vespa under one roof could help convince dealers to do more than the minimum and have techs who really know the bikes. The problem historically has been that Piaggio has kept those brands very separate, though that has resulted in each of them having very distinct identities.

The criticisms of all brands has been questionable reliability, but if you look at Europe, none of the brands has a worse record than equivalent bikes. The problem has been more about less than stellar service, poor manufacturer support, and a dodgy parts supply chain. If they can tune those aspects up so that dealers are more confident they will be fully supported for the after-sales stuff, then maybe some better dealers become available. People don't get as upset about a bike breaking down as they do about having to wait three months for a fix while the mechanics diagnose and the parts trickle in...
 
I suppose I have a different view. The only Ducati dealer in Toronto no longer sells or services Ducati's. So only choice for warranty work is GP or Ducati of Oakville.
I think this would be a good opportunity for a new dealer that would sell all the Italian brands.. MV Agusta, Aprillia , Ducati, Moto Guzzi. Piaggo. Or at least I'm hoping something like this happens. Now that Maranello no longer supports Ducati.
 
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Maranello no longer supports Ducati.
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Interesting - I guess my argument about using Ducati as a blueprint is not without its warts. I still stand by it in that it still has a greater presence in major Canadian (and American) markets* than Piaggio.

Ducati can't seem to find keep a west Toronto presence - Anyone remember Rev Cycles at Front/Bathurst, or Ride Motorcycles at Islington/7?

*I have not checked in a while. I sold my Ducati so lost touch.
 
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Chaos said:
Interesting - I guess my argument about using Ducati as a blueprint is not without its warts. I still stand by it in that it still has a greater presence in major Canadian (and American) markets* than Piaggio.

Ducati can't seem to find keep a west Toronto presence - Anyone remember Rev Cycles at Front/Bathurst, or Ride Motorcycles at Islington/7?

*I have not checked in a while. I sold my Ducati so lost touch.
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Rev went belly up and what was left of it went to Harley Davidson Toronto on Lawrence Ave. Is it still in business?
 
Wingboy said:
Rev went belly up and what was left of it went to Harley Davidson Toronto on Lawrence Ave. Is it still in business?
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IIRC correctly (4th hand I have to say), Rev was owned with HD Toronto, and Lamborghini Toronto by the same ownership. That ownership got into financial trouble, and lost its franchises. A friend of mine was a mechanic at Lamborghini before the fallout, but was still in touch with some people there.

This was late 2000s, early 2010s.
 
Chaos said:
I still stand by it in that it still has a greater presence in major Canadian (and American) markets* than Piaggio.
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You're not wrong. There's a lot more Ducati shops in Vancouver, for example, and they all definitely offer a slicker sales experience. Anecdotally, I think that's true in most places. I read a lot about people who would be interested in an Aprilia in both North American and the UK, but don't look too closely because there isn't a decent shop nearby...
 
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So only choice for warranty work is GP or Ducati of Oakville.
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is oakville a legit ducati shop? They seem like an exotic car dealer
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The problem for them is that a lot of the more premium dealers are already selling BMW and Ducati, and often KTM. There's no way Ducati would let them add Aprilia, as the product overlap is too great. Duc's sell 10-1 over Aprilia, so there's no way a dealer makes the switch (not to mention the very profitable 'lifestyle' product sales that Ducati does so well).
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I imagine this means its probably easy to open up an aprilia/guzzi dealer especially if you dont carry ducati?
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