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From: Mark Olson on 15 Jul 2010 13:34 Bob Myers wrote: > J. Clarke wrote: >> Of course if someone wants a standard and Harley doesn't make one, >> that's Harley's error. You can't win unless you play the game. > > But it's not quite that simple. In many cases, what's in the buyer's > mind isn't something specific like "I want a standard," but rather > "I want a motorcycle." And in that case, you look at all of the > available options and go with the one that appeals to you most. > When that happens, any and all considered under that broader > expression of interest are your competition, whether or not their > products are aimed exactly where yours are. And the best part is- Harley has been wildly successful in shaping what exactly a "real" motorcycle is in the general public's mind, and like Pavlov's dogs, when Joe Q. American decides to finally hop on a bike, he's already primed for the idea that a Harley is what he is aiming to have, if not immediately, then eventually.
From: The Older Gentleman on 15 Jul 2010 14:11 Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > Well, one factor might be that they're expensive here, and I can't imagine > how much more they sell for in the UK. About �20,000. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: tomorrow on 15 Jul 2010 14:19 On Jul 15, 2:11 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > tomor...(a)erols.com <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I specifically stated that "MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT it was Honda's > > response to dethrone the Kawasaki KZ900;" I never so much as hinted > > that that was Honda's marketing thrust for the bike. > > Calm down. I'm not getting at you. Agreeing with you, iff anything. Sorry. I admit to being somewhat touchy today. I am now repeating a calming mantra. In Italian. Which I do not understand. But it is calming me nonetheless.
From: tomorrow on 15 Jul 2010 14:25 On Jul 15, 2:11 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > > Well, one factor might be that they're expensive here, and I can't imagine > > how much more they sell for in the UK. > > About £20,000. Or about 60% more (if my rough calculations are anywhere near correct) than they cost in the U.S.
From: T.J. Higgins on 15 Jul 2010 14:27
In article <1jloq6e.14anmfmyd36khN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk>, The Older Gentleman wrote: >tomorrow(a)erols.com <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> They also need a 2-liter-plus sized engine in their lineup, since both >> Triumph and Kawasaki offer one. > >Five-litre V8. That'd do it. We have that here in the States in the form of the Boss Hoss. Your choice of a 5.7 or 8.2 liter GM V8 engine. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Hoss> There's one in town here with a nitrous kit on it. -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net |