Looking at Blackfoot's posted images I noticed all the bikes that are current known Canadian models are shown in the color schemes offered on Yamaha Motor Canada's web-site, so they would've had to piece together separate model release info of all these Euro-models....
It's possible Yamaha Canada wanted to announce all this fun Euromarket stuff closer to January Bike Show season. Canada has been used as a test market for previous Euro models. If the bikes are popular here they offer them to Yamaha USA. They used to only announce the new motocross bikes in September, but i guess there are leaks on the web most of the time nowadays for everything anyway.
* MAYBE * the web-guy/girl/gremlin or some internal marketing type at BF has screwed up
* OR * as in the past, Blackfoot is importing these grey-market bikes
They definitely are large enough to import bikes on a large scale. I remember them importing stuff in the 90's such as Aprilia RS250 street models (the street Aprilia's used Suzuki RGv250 motors rather than a Rotax-based engines from the race bikes). And Blackfoot's entire line of 2007 Honda bikes (possibly imported from the States, or even other Canadian dealers or elsewhere where the prices are lower), because Honda has pulled there dealership from Blackfoot. Honda Canada will continue to pull dealerships across Canada as there current (possibly misguided
) marketing strategy is to blend together Honda Auto/Bike/PowerProduct dealers into Honda Superstores. gee, I'm not sure if I want a Civic or a CR250!?
maybe this goober salesman sitting in the Accord can help me decide
Warranty work must be fun for BF on Honda models, considering I heard not too long ago that there ongoing staff problems have them losing there service manager, swapping staff around willy-nilly, and only having 3 (!!!!) service technician's for the entire shop. I have no idea how they'll service 8 or whatever lines of motorcycles (let's see I think they got Aprilia back, Guzzi, Triumph, BMW and all the japanese stuff, plus whatever else they've got there hands on) with only 3 technician's... i heard the service delays in August were still 3 months!
i can remember a friend who had to wait a month just for them to look at his Triumph Bonneville and THEN they ordered the speedo cable. That was 4 or 5 years ago now, so it looks like they've grown and are headed for bust again... i'm sure there are enough millions in that shop to survive whatever catastrophe hits them.
//monkey
"Zounds! Zorched by Zarches, Spaceman Spiff's crippled craft crashes on planet Plootarg!"
For Sale: Ninja 600 with parts bike, needs minor work, $30, no title... (GEE THAT DOESNT RING ANY WARNING BELLS DOES IT?)
