The dealer where I got my 1st bike,wouldn't take any bike on trade,except Harley.And even then,they wanted it to be a bike they"knew".At the time I thought how short sighted can these guys be? I had a Kawasaki to trade,they said no.It made for a quick sale at the next store I went to.They took any trade,and,within a year, bought out the first place I went to.At the time,I was a used car manager,so I knew all they had to do was call a Kawasaki joint,get a buy figure,and if it comes in on trade,it goes straight to Kaw. for the agreed price.It seemed elitist to me,but also unsound business wise.