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[Richard230]

Sometime around 2016 or 2017, my multi-brand Zero dealer, Mission Motors, in Daly City, CA, folded. What finally drove them out of business is that one year they sold more Zeros than Yamahas and Yamaha got really pissed off (something on the order of their heads exploding). Yamaha unilaterally canceled the shop's franchise and then there started a series of expensive lawyer fights. The dealer claimed that in 2016 Yamaha sent them bikes that their customers didn't want to buy. Eventually, the shop owner couldn't take the legal stress and lawyer fees any more. All she wanted to do was to sell motorcycles. Eventually she closed the business, sold the property to a Dollar Store and retired with a bunch of cash in her pocket (I assume - she was at a prime retail location).

My point in telling this story is maybe A&S wasn't selling enough bikes to meet Energica's requirements and that is why they (apparently) canceled their franchise agreement. 

[DonTom]

Sometime around 2016 or 2017, my multi-brand Zero dealer, Mission Motors, in Daly City, CA, folded.

I used to go there often, mainly for parts for my 1984 Venture. They didn't sell Zeros back then, but that was many years ago and I don't think Zero back then even existed.


But yeah, the Energicas were not selling at all in the Roseville area. I bought one and they shipped oen up north since then. So they sold two Energicas in the year and that was all. 


I was told it was a mutual agreement between A&S and Energica for A&S to no longer try to unload Energicas.


BTW, I was once told their BMW electric scooter was a fairly hot seller there at A&S.


-Don-  Auburn, CA

[Richard230]

Here is a photo of the price tag for a BMW CE4 scooter that I took at A&S about a year ago. I like the 5-year emissions warranty. Nice touch. 

[DonTom]

Why isn't their emissions warranty for 100 years?


BTW, Tesla has a section for emissions. You select it for the type of fart sound you want at any seat.


-Don-  Auburn, CA

[Zekoslav_Mrkva]

What I would like to know is who I should blame, Energica or A&S?  I purchased the bike at A&S, but they say Energica took back their FW updating equipment so Energicas can no longer be serviced at A&S cycles.  That's pretty bad that A&S  cannot service a new bike they sold me 13 months ago with a simple FW update.


Is Energica's service going way downhill?



BTW, in case anybody was wondering why I waited so long, there were two reasons.  At first, the bike was in Reno and a ton of snow over the summit so I could not get the bike here.


By the time the weather got better,  my best friend in Reno was having serious health problems and I had to help him out in many ways. He died last week, so now I have a lot more free time to stay here in Auburn and get things like the bike FW done--I thought.


Next closeted is Livermore, CA. But I hear they cannot do a FW update while waiting, so that involves two people for a 270-mile (435 km)  round trip.


-Don-  Auburn, CA

When I got my initial 500 mile service at Calmoto in Livermore a few months ago, they did the FW update as well.  It took about 3-4 hours.  I brought a book and waited across the highway at Starbucks.

[DonTom]

When I got my initial 500 mile service at Calmoto in Livermore a few months ago, they did the FW update as well.  It took about 3-4 hours.  I brought a book and waited across the highway at Starbucks.

Perhaps I will give them a call in a couple of days and see if I can take a ride to Livermore to get it done while I wait.


I have ridden down there on my 11.7 KWH SS9 before. It should be an even easier ride on my Experia.


-Don-  Auburn, CA