I would love to get a behind-the-scenes retro writeup on OTD motorcycles (wasn't it OTD cycles or OTD cyclesports? or something?) and find out exactly how they did business.
I remember my early days of SBR back in 06-08 and hearing about OTD bikes coming to Evolution / AlanRider7 and bolts / chains / etc being loose and unsafe - but they were brand new crate bikes hastily assembled and sold, AFAICT. Never knew anyone firsthand who bought from them but several here and on SBR did.
Mostly they were a great way to negotiate a lower price from the sunnyvale dealers.
I always thought that it was nigh impossible to sell motos without being a full-fledged dealer w/ warranty support, fully stocked parts counter, etc - I know Triumph and BMW (at least) required their dealers to have a certain amount of floor models available and a certain dollar amount of parts/accessories on premise - I think that's part of why CalMoto stopped selling Triumph? Wasn't worth paying for all the inventory when sales were slow, or something.
So yeah, I'd love to hear how they were able to sell brand-new bikes for so cheap and carry so many brands without being an "official" dealer franchise - money laundering? Under-the-table crate sales? Ways to move old product quickly? AFAICT they had late-model / current motos at the height of their business..
