Levers

[Rainbow7]

Most dealers we talk to claim to hate Mladin/BGW with a vengeance for adverts suggesting dealers were responsible for the excessive Oz cost of accessories, and then selling direct at below the price they had been selling to dealers in the case of Pazzo.

Maybe that's true in the case of Pazzo levers but I really doubt that it's true with most of their other products. - Dealers were trying to charge ridiculous amounts for Yoshimura exhausts, for example. Their excuse was, "We have to charge that much because we sell lower volumes."
I always regarded that as a lie, since it seems to me that if they had been selling at prices comparable to O/S, they might have sold more stock! (Also, I have found that it's a good idea to regard most everything dealers say as being a lie!) I know it's a bit "chicken and egg", but if you make things really expensive, people won't buy them.
I'm really happy that BGW is selling directly to the public. In the case of high-end motorcycle accessories, and given the power of online businesses, that was exactly what needed to happen, IMO.
If Mat Mladin had continued to supply stealerships as per the old system they would have had fewer and fewer sales, since damn near everyone is now buying from overseas.