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whats the deal? nklr
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 11:40 am
by Chuck MacKarness, CQA
I went to a local "New car auto show" here in Sacramento this week
end. I happened to come across the only motorcycle dealer
represented and stopped to chat with the BWM guy. He was showing a
R1150 GS and the F650 GS along with a couple street only bikes.
Interested in the F650 for my wife I ask some simple questions to
loosen up the salesman. "This motor is made by Rotax right, does BMW
plan on making a single for it them self's?" I was faced with a
salesman that looked like I just insulted his mother! In an angry,
heavy German accented voice that I could hardly hear he
said: "...yeah Rotax, no plans to change it, why would BMW do
something like that?" My next query was intended to poke
him "Hummm... this is called a Funduro elsewhere right, why not call
it "Funduro" here?" A silent glare from the sales man told me he was
not pleased with the stupid name either -
Just venting my "Snob Encounter" with yall!
Chuck
whats the deal? nklr
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 11:50 am
by Judson D. Jones
He must have been a car salesman. The fuel injected F650 motor is made
in Berlin, I think, and they don't call any of them "Funduro" any
more.
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Chuck MacKarness, CQA" wrote:
> I went to a local "New car auto show" here in Sacramento this week
> end. I happened to come across the only motorcycle dealer
> represented and stopped to chat with the BWM guy. He was showing a
> R1150 GS and the F650 GS along with a couple street only bikes.
> Interested in the F650 for my wife I ask some simple questions to
> loosen up the salesman. "This motor is made by Rotax right, does BMW
> plan on making a single for it them self's?" I was faced with a
> salesman that looked like I just insulted his mother! In an angry,
> heavy German accented voice that I could hardly hear he
> said: "...yeah Rotax, no plans to change it, why would BMW do
> something like that?" My next query was intended to poke
> him "Hummm... this is called a Funduro elsewhere right, why not call
> it "Funduro" here?" A silent glare from the sales man told me he was
> not pleased with the stupid name either -
>
> Just venting my "Snob Encounter" with yall!
>
> Chuck
whats the deal? nklr
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:54 pm
by James L. Miller Jr.
Rev
Couldn't have been you just being "holier than thou", could it?
millerized
(going to hell for that one)
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Chuck MacKarness, CQA" wrote:
> I went to a local "New car auto show" here in Sacramento this week
> end. I happened to come across the only motorcycle dealer
> represented and stopped to chat with the BWM guy. He was showing a
> R1150 GS and the F650 GS along with a couple street only bikes.
> Interested in the F650 for my wife I ask some simple questions to
> loosen up the salesman. "This motor is made by Rotax right, does
BMW
> plan on making a single for it them self's?" I was faced with a
> salesman that looked like I just insulted his mother! In an angry,
> heavy German accented voice that I could hardly hear he
> said: "...yeah Rotax, no plans to change it, why would BMW do
> something like that?" My next query was intended to poke
> him "Hummm... this is called a Funduro elsewhere right, why not
call
> it "Funduro" here?" A silent glare from the sales man told me he
was
> not pleased with the stupid name either -
>
> Just venting my "Snob Encounter" with yall!
>
> Chuck
whats the deal? nklr
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 1:20 pm
by Chuck MacKarness, CQA
...with his tone of voice and lackluster interest, I was!
...and I checked, your not scheduled to depart for quite sometime,
and not "that" direction.
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "James L. Miller Jr."
wrote:
> Rev
> Couldn't have been you just being "holier than thou", could it?
> millerized
> (going to hell for that one)
>
whats the deal? nklr
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 1:25 pm
by Richard Baker
Lets face it, you send your knowledgeable sales people to cycle shows, you
send the dimwits to car shows. How many people go to a car show expecting
to see a motorcycle, OK, well one they can afford anyway?
This guy was ready for questions like "does it have electric start?", or
"where do you put the gas?", etc.
-Rickster
whats the deal? nklr
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 2:15 pm
by RM
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Chuck MacKarness, CQA wrote:
>Just venting my "Snob Encounter" with yall!
Admit it, Chuck. You were trolling him.
RM
front wheel needed
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 2:29 pm
by gpokluda
I have a customer who needs a front wheel for his KLR650. If anyone
has a used one they want to get rid of, please e-mail me directly or
call me at my shop 505.286.9019
Gino
www.rvmc.com