[33129]

Pied Piper S&M Satisfaction Index indeed! That's a nice piccolo ya got there mister. Wanna see my hog?

 

[testcase]

Ah.. I look to be late 20s age-wise and dress casually, so I guess I'm in the "other" target demographic..

 

[56599]

Da longride.

How was Miami? Too bad about the Bears. Too bad Jim McMahon or Jim Harbaugh aren't still young and playing. Both of those guys were underrated in my opinion and both better than the Rexster. Harbaugh was like poor man's Elway.. You need a QB dude? I heard Jake Plummer, Damon Huard, and Jeff Garcia are available. Till next year Go Broncos and Seahawks..

 

[sarnali2]

with a buzz cut, receding hair line and gray beard I don't pass for 20 something too often anymore. I don't get ignored, I get the usual "how ya' doin' can I help you" they just don't hang around to chit chat..

 

[The_AirHawk]

I'll take two.......

 

[sarnali2]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

Sh*t or get off the pot there, podner

I just picked up another Suzuki to go with my Triumph, you're still "getting ready" to buy your second bike...........

 

[The_AirHawk]

That must've been why I kept getting these "meaningful looks" and knods toward the John last time I was in the local H-D Boutique. I thought it was just my "Helmet Hair", and they wanted me to brush up a bit.........

 

[The_AirHawk]

.......and they thought I was just slackin'-off on "Company Time".............

 

[testcase]

...



BrowningBAR's mom is Hillary!

 

[seruzawa]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

How many bikes does that make for you now since fauxKook's been pretending to exist? 6? Longride and Buz got at least 4-5. I've done 4. What a joke.

 

[BrowningBAR]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

Softball.

 

[BrowningBAR]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

That's because you don't represent REAL riders.

Real riders talk a lot. They don't actually ride.

Poser.

 

[28945]

Actually know some folks who do this for a living, so admit to being somewhat cynical about the field of statistical research. Thanx, but I'll pass up being "measured". Best signage, indeed!!!!

 

[Fenton]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

I have to take a swing at the lob. When has he ever heard "ride me, ride me"............?

 

[BrowningBAR]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

Well, if you go to Cabo, you'll hear that a lot.

 

[schizuki]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

Last time I heard "Ride me" and "Black Thunder", I was watching a porn flick.

 

[johnnyquest]

I don't believe this survey for a second, the people who did it are either biased or did not conduct the research properly. I find it very, very hard to believe that both Ducati and BMW scored just above average, yet alone that far behind H-D. The fact is that one person's idea of great customer service can be totally different from another's. Case in point, when I used to work p/t for a major electronics store (not best buy), we were told to approach every customer and offer assistance. There philosophy was basically that customers don't know what they want and it was our job to use our "expert knowledge" to help them decide on the right product. Well, here's the thing. Not everyone wants to be approached and/or greeted immediately upon entering the store. Oh, and there's people who will come in who know more about the product than you...there's actually people who love to come in and demonstrate their superior knowledge for no other reason than to make the salesperson look silly. The other extreme is that there are people out there that expect to be greeted immediately and assisted with every aspect of the shopping experience. IMO, the internet has greatly reduced the number of shoppers who fit this second profile.



Two weekends ago I stopped by my local H-D dealership to look at a new Buell, they had an '06 lightning long there with msrp on it. I told them I was at least a year out and that I wouldn't buy one until I rode one. Their dealership no longer offers demo rides on Buells due to too many mishaps. They asked me to sit and said they'd like some contact info....seemed harmless enough. They started to fill out a form and I came unglued when they asked where I worked and how much I made. It's their policy to tell every customer how much the bike will cost them per month they tell me. I left when they insisted that they weren't going to run my credit because they own their own bank. I felt insulted that they would think that I'm too stupid to know that the only way a bank would tell me what my monthly payment would be is if they ran my credit to see what rate I qualify for.



OK, I'm done ranting, but again. This study means nothing. I'm sure Suzuki or BMW or Vespa could hire someone to do a study that said their brands are the best.



JQ

 

[BrowningBAR]

I get the meet and greet from both sides. I 've got the longish hair and stuble. So I either pass for a wannabe harley rider, beemer yuppy, or a talentless squid (or gay interior designer when I'm in New Hope, PA).



I get the salesholes up my @ss instantly no matter where I go.



It usually takes all of 95 seconds before the third sales guy comes up to me and I end up screaming "I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!!!"

 

[The_AirHawk]

Re: Survey is consistent with local Seattle area survey

Talking horses don't count...........

 

[55028]

I wasn't careful once and had a Kaw dealer preapprove me without me knowing, till, I was doing some financing for something completely different. I was pissed. It wasn't anything personal, just business, long live the prol, down with the unscrupulous, avorictous, low running......