front wheel needed

[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

[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

[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

[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) >

[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

[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

[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