Dealers like SPS are basically car dealerships posing as motorcycle shops. The only good thing that can come of a place like Seminole is that we, as bike buyers, can go there and grill them so long that we'd end up buying a brand new bike for "dealer cost". The dealership is owned by the Lincoln Mercury dealership that's down the street from them. They had offered me a job as a finance manager and I flat out refused it after seeing how the whole operation is said and done.
I, for one, would rather stick to the mom and pop shops, as few as they are, when it comes to just about anything, including new bike purchases. I have had the privilege of working at a family-owned dealership (out in North Hollywood, CA) and saw how things are supposed to be run at a motorcycle dealership.
What these big, automotive owned, dealerships don't understand is that the majority of motorcycle owners are real riders, not just enthusiasts, who actually KNOW what is going on with their machines. What they don't realize is that treating the established bike owner like a squid is a major no-no. Most of us know how to turn a wrench on our own machines, but are probably too busy with daily happenings to actually do so.
There are a handful of decent shops, still, in Central Florida who will take care of you as a bona fide rider and care about creating a real relationship to keep you coming back and holding on to you as a friend and a dear customer, not just some moron with Dollar $igns.
Now, if only the weather would clear up for a minute.