Shit end of the stick

[Nick Brett]

I reckon as bikers, we get the afore mentioned shit end of the stick, but im ready to get shot down in flames. If you go to buy a new Blackbird for your ?8500 or whatever it costs, you have a big choice to make, Black, Silver or Blue. Now for the same money, a car buyer can buy a decent four door family saloon. Now here's the rub, he gets about 20 colour choices and oodles of different trim levels. Wouldn't it be nice to go to your bike dealer and say " yes i'd like the better seat and higher bars, but i dont really need the rear sets. Im not talking about smiles per mile or M.P.H. just good old fashioned value for money and service.

Im a bit pissed so ignore this if im talking bollocks. Just gives me the hump thats all.

 

[ianrobbo1]

pissed or not, I think you have a valid point,after all some of the biggest bike manufacturers also make cars, so they must be aware of the way individual orders can be transferred to bikes same as their cars, even if it were just paint or "add ons"maybe a "different" style of wheel etc, :dunno:
thing is they make bikes in the same way they make tins of beans, millions of em!! all the same thus cheaper, that said I would prefer to "pay" for all the "add ons" at the factory rather than from all over as I would know they were made "for" that particular bike, :dunno:
there that should get em going, why not etc, :}

 

[B1rdie]

In the future, when they can't sell you more power etc, coz the nanny state restrictes us to 30 mph everywhere, if were lucky.

You will be able to chose any option to while away the hours stuck behind every other motorist going on the school run and back, less than a mile away.

Pick your stereo, your individuel seat, etc, etc.

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HARLEY then.

 

[Supabird1100]

I would prefer to "pay" for all the "add ons" at the factory rather than from all over as I would know they were made "for" that particular bike

You can Ian.......it just depends on what make of bike you ride. Look at the BMW and Harley Davidson options list and you can order the price of the bike again in 'factory extras' !!!!!!

Trouble comes when it's time to sell......the bike you 'custom specified' that suited you, may not be the next prospective owners idea of the perfect ride. So the bits we fit as aftermarket add-on's can be easily swapped back for the standard kit come sale time.

Am I making any sense ????? :dunno:

 

[Jaws]

I think far more important is the fact we ( bike owners ) have always been treated like muppets and have always simply accepted it !
Can you imagine a car owner not taking a car out when it has been bad weather cos he knows he will have to strip and clean the brake callipers !
Or would a car owner simply accept that one winter will see all the fasteners rotting away ?
It goes on and on, from tyre prices to insurance to parts costs...

Stand up and be counted you bike owners..
The Muppet Show is recasting and we are ALL up for a roll !

 

[Wolfie]

motorcyclists dont stand up and be counted, they crawl and feckin hide.

 

[ianrobbo1]

You can Ian.......it just depends on what make of bike you ride. Look at the BMW and Harley Davidson options list and you can order the price of the bike again in 'factory extras' !!!!!!
Am I making any sense ????? :dunno:

dunno what YOUR talking Steve but I was on about MOTORBIKES not them things

 

[shropslad]

Dead right

Clive,, its a supply & demand thing. Not enough of us to argue the toss.

Can still try though,, :bang:

 

[bitontheside]

Minority

Like it or not we will always be in a minority ( personally I like it). Most on here ( I bet) use a bike for recreation only - it it not an everyday form of transport for most. Goverment after Goverment have put obstacles in the way of new people getting into bikes - be it legislation or costs etc. Nick Brett complains about paying loads of money for new bikes - but we still do it every couple of years! (I don't, I'm skint).
We will always be treated like second class citizens because we are in a minority. It will remain up to you to get the best deal as an individual when spending your money.