I'm not one to do online reviews, but I felt it would be appropriate to share my experience at Rock-n-Roll City Harley Davidson. I shopped a few dealers prior to stopping at Rock-n-Roll. The experience at other dealerships were not bad, this experience was just different.
Initial Interaction and Fitment Requirements: As soon as I walked through the door, I was met by Brett and team. I mentioned that I was referred to the dealership by a close friend. I had some modification requirements for fitment. I discussed a previous bike I had and the modifications I used to make it fit properly. This is where Rock-n-Roll excelled. Not only did the sales team (Brett, Eric and Chris) answer all of my questions (and there were TONS of them), Nick from parts came over and worked through my concerns with fitment and noted what was needed to make the bike work for me. It was nice to have representation from all the areas helping to ensure that all questions were answered before deciding to work through the negotiation.
Sales and Negotiation: While the parts list was getting put together, I continued to talk with Brett about my past riding experiences and additional questions and thoughts I had. The conversation, and caring about customers genuinely being happy is what makes Brett stand out the most from any sales interaction I've had over the years. He went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable during negotiations and understood the process.
The entire time, I did not feel pressured and that's key when working through the process of purchasing. If you're in the market for a new bike, stop in and see Brett. He's a stand up guy. We've become friends throughout the process of getting the bike ready to ride. That's something you don't see at a lot of dealerships. Most of a time, after a sale, sales people disappear. This has been the exact opposite experience for me. Looking forward to hitting the road with him on the new bike.
Parts Department: The parts I needed for modification had to be ordered, so there was a bit of a wait in getting the bike ready. This was to be expected, as not every part can be stocked at every dealer. I want to call out that Nick, from the parts department, did an absolutely fantastic job dealing with me during the process. I made a few changes to what I wanted based on recommendations or back ordered items and it was a very smooth process. With the changes to the parts, there was some additional wait time, which I understood. They do keep a lot in stock, but certain things just make sense to order in, as they aren't in high demand. I appreciate that they were able to help out with it quickly without any pushback.
Customer Service and General Atmosphere: I stopped up to the dealership frequently as my parts were on order. Cool place to hang out and talk about bikes. Just an easy going atmosphere. Everyone was always very friendly and stopped to talk with me about how things were going. The excitement they had for me and my new bike was awesome.
I made a few purchases in the clothing/apparel section during my visits. Every interaction I had felt very personal with the apparel team. They introduced themselves and we talked about my bike and how much they were excited to see the finished modifications. It's a genuine experience, which is welcome when you're spending that much things (we all know Harley anything is not easy on the wallet).
For the events they have hosted, the bike nights are fun. Music, food, vendors and a great way to meet new people. I highly recommend attending whenever possible.
Service / Tech Department: The service and tech department worked closely with the parts team to make sure that I was covered and it was a smooth scheduling / final fitment process. Dee, Tim, Mike and Jake were very friendly and professional. Tyler did a great job on my bike and he had some great recommendations for me on lighting.
Closing: This place is top notch. If you're in the market for a Harley, you owe it to yourself to head to...
Read morewas a new rider when i bought 2 motorcycles from them, 1st one was a used 06 1200 sportster low. had it for about 2 weeks or so, found it had almost no oil in it, and the engine was held on by one finger loose bolt in the front mount, the rest were all missing. bike was to uncomfortable for me to ride ( im 6ft) on anyways, but that should have been the red flag i needed to stay away from this place. ended up trading it in for a new bike like a dummy, a i believe it was a 23 or 24 nightster base model. bike itself was ok, but i was told by my salesman it had 100-120 lbs torque and 140 hp. which it has nothing close to either number. financed me for 29% on the bike. had a 620 credit score at the time but that was robbery. anyways i liked the bike except after learning to ride, and realizing it had no where near the specs i was quoted, i had almost instantly out grown it, and didnt care for it on the highway. i was pissed off, so i voluntarily surrendered it, they auctioned it off with notifying me or giving me the opportunity to reconsider, which is illegal, and i will now be suing and filing charges since its in collections now, for the full retail value of the bike, no consideration for amounts paid or the down payment i put on it. this wouldn't be possible if i didn't have the wherewithal and dealership experience to record the entire conversation with the salesman in question, and the financing lady, since she openly said what the documents where i was signing - they even had me sign paper work forfeiting my right to file bankruptcy, which is legally invalid anyways, and illegal in general. very shady place. do not go here if you are a new rider. even if your a Harley fan as i am, go to literally any other dealer that is not affiliated. bring someone with you, no matter what, hopefully one that understands dealerships, and have a mechanic look over any used bikes well before deciding to purchase it. do not say im here to purchase, especially if your a new rider, they dont need to know that. my 1st mistake. overall price on that nightster came out to somewhere around 17-18,000 usd, even with the down payment. still trying to get me for 13k which isn't happening. im going to try and get them for many times that now. New riders stay away. need work done to your bike stay away, and if your buying a used bike don't go to Harley dealers period. your lucky if they even do an oil change on it before it hits the show room floor. The ones here wont...
Read moreI bought a 2017 road glide special from rock n roll harley in Cleveland ohio this spring. Had 23k miles. I noticed a weird hesitation first weekend I had it. Check engine light comes on and I called them and told them to come pick it up to see what was going on. Ended up being cam chain tensioner was brittle and they replaced it. Cost me 300 bucks . They assured me everything else looked like new inside and the chain slapping noise i noticed prior to check engine light went away. I get it back and I rode it 2 times , both rides were near 100 miles and front cylinder starts making a ticking noise. They told me maybe the exhaust header didn't seat right and asked me to send them some videos. I did and you could clearly hear the cylinder sounded rough like a lifter was ticking . They said it had fueling lifters in it and they sound like that but if I was worried to ride it up to them 70 miles each way. I made it 20 minutes from home babying it and trying to keep it below 2500rpms. Front cylinder blew and they wanted $6100 to fix it. I got screwed. Gave them $4k down and a trade in and now I just surrendered it because I didn't have the money to fix it.
I'll never do business with rock n roll harley or any of the other dealerships the new owners took over.
I've spread the wrong doing with well over 50 or 60 people that live on Harleys day by day. Some of which have stated because of my situation they will no longer deal with them anymore
What solutions were offered? You said it was going to be $6100 to fix. I asked what other options were available....I tried getting an extended warranty upon purchase but when I signed paperwork there was a charge for almost $4000 on the finances that weren't discussed with me. The lady's in finance said that was part of my deal. .. winter storage and oil changes. I tried to decline that and they told me I couldn't because the sales dept said they didn't get a good enough deal on my trade in....
Then I sat down with the G.M and he said well you can purchase an extended warranty but you have to put 300 miles onto the bike...I asked how that works since the motor is blown and he shrugged....
If that is helping a customer find a solution I'd say your a bunch...
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