These guys remind me of when the US importers/distributors of BMW and Moto Guzzi bought out by the manufactures, not too bad for BMW. Moto Guzzi was bought out by Aprilia, about 2004 they were bought by Piaggio, as of today Guzzi not recovered. RE is making the Guzzi debacle look like a picnic in some respects. Piaggio would not honor warranty claims and also closed the warehouse for more than 6 months for inventory with several bikes off the road and some even out of warranty by the time they opened the warehouse, neither dealers or consumer could get parts. Many dealers threw up their hands giving up or closing their dealership.
Grant