These bikes are stupendously expensive. So expensive that I wonder if buyers are starting to consider depreciation in the purchasing decision. Unreliable luxury cars are analogous. Does it hurt Mercedes when a 10-year-old SL goes for 15% of the original MSRP because it's unsupported and costly to repair? What, besides a general sense of goodwill, would motivate a brand to support people who probably would never have bought new?
Feb. 25, 2022, 7:42 a.m. - Alex D
These bikes are stupendously expensive. So expensive that I wonder if buyers are starting to consider depreciation in the purchasing decision. Unreliable luxury cars are analogous. Does it hurt Mercedes when a 10-year-old SL goes for 15% of the original MSRP because it's unsupported and costly to repair? What, besides a general sense of goodwill, would motivate a brand to support people who probably would never have bought new?