I had a very good experience buying a V-Strom at North County House of Motorcycles. Of course there is the little back and forth fight on the price which one has to expect from most typical dealerships, but I walked away with what I would consider a pretty good deal. What really won me over though was the service after the sale. I've come to find out that when you want saddlebags on this bike, it is not enough to order the saddle bags and mounts for them. Apparently the center bag mount is required for the side mounts (even if you don't want a center bag), plus the saddle bags need color inserts to be complete, which are sold separately. So due to an honest mistake, some $340 worth of accessories did not get included in the price of the bike. When I came in later to complain about this, the manager threw in the remaining parts for no charge
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