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From: CT on 4 Dec 2009 04:59 Chas wrote: > There are riders out there who fit the demographics of the target > market. Bike less than 3yrs old with less than 10k miles, huge > expendable income, all the gear & no idea . . . *waves* > Every month they > chuck some more money at it to show the world how big a commitment > they have to their bike. *unwaves* I don't think I've chucked money at the bike since I bought it, servicing and consumables aside. -- Chris
From: Kevin Weller on 4 Dec 2009 05:08 In article <4b17e41e$0$2484$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Hog wrote: > companies which think they can have rather obvious stuff manufactured in > China for �2-3 then sell them here for �90 > > www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/583537/Workshop/Bike-Movers/Renntec?utm_source=email&utm_medium=031209&utm_campaign=031209 > I have enough fingers and toes to count how many they are likely to > sell. Fold down one of your fingers. As this was sold because of your advertising perhaps you should ask for commission? That looks like it'll make slotting some of the bikes into place in the garage much easier, thank you. The proof of the pudding of course... -- Kevin '08 1400GTR, '07 K8 Hayabusa, '02 Dyna Super Glide, '01 FJR, '93 ZZR11, '90 FJ12 http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm
From: Champ on 4 Dec 2009 06:34 On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:56:54 +0000, ginge <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote: >>> >and frankly I wouldn't touch anything that involves having to sell to >>> >the retail public. >>> >>> Good job really because given your postings here are gradually >>> wobbling further and further towards borderline mental case I suspect >>> you'd not last long at it. >> >>Au contraire, my little ginger chum. From the tone of Hog's recent >>"non-troll" trolls and all the other nonsense, I'd think he'd be ideally >>suited. Checkout at B&Q, for example, always seems to be staffed by >>shouty window lickers. Hog would fit right in. > >How odd, the B&Q till-trolls here are lovely individuals... tis a posh >new B&Q, mind, wiv a coffee shop. > >Having said that....you've just made me think of an alternative.... >Royal Mail Collection Office. > >And on that basis, damn, you're right. <nailled> -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: 'Hog on 4 Dec 2009 07:51 R C Nesbit wrote: > Ginge spoke: >> Good job really because given your postings here are gradually >> wobbling further and further towards borderline mental case I suspect >> you'd not last long at it. > > > I think he might be channelling me, TBH. Don't worry Ginge is no judge of these things. He works for Big blue and in his spare time works out as an unpaid stunt man. TBF in the latter endeavour he is pretty successful. -- 'Hog '06 ST4-S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 '81 R65 Outfit CO2-A load of hot air
From: 'Hog on 4 Dec 2009 07:52
Kevin Weller wrote: > In article <4b17e41e$0$2484$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, Hog wrote: >> companies which think they can have rather obvious stuff >> manufactured in China for �2-3 then sell them here for �90 >> >> www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/583537/Workshop/Bike-Movers/Renntec?utm_source=email&utm_medium=031209&utm_campaign=031209 > >> I have enough fingers and toes to count how many they are likely to >> sell. > > Fold down one of your fingers. As this was sold because of your > advertising perhaps you should ask for commission? > > That looks like it'll make slotting some of the bikes into place in > the garage much easier, thank you. The proof of the pudding of > course... Hahaha that made Oi laugh -- 'Hog '06 ST4-S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 '81 R65 Outfit CO2-A load of hot air |