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someone is trying to send a mesage back to erik

Zero_1RR

Zero_1RR

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about his world champion sitting.

found on the web....
 

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Buell is the Erik.

Erik Buell Founder and engineer and passionate enthusiast who started in a garage.

Not my cup of tea for a bike.. but still a worthy sport bike.

For the message.. well.. part :rolleyes part :laughing

:smoking
 
I'll give some credit to Buell's for having some interesting engineering design elements.

On the flip side it bugs me that racing organizations have to go out of their way to make crazy exemptions for 1100-1200cc Buells to compete in 600cc racing classes.
 
As much as the the racing organizations have screwed up things I don't blame Buell.

Buell makes interesting bikes that have character. They appeal to some but not to all. They are no different than Ducati in my mind except they haven't started heavily racing yet.
 
When you've got to have double the displacement of your competitors to hang...no.
 
:dunno

should be addressed to AMA or whoever is running the U.S racing disorganization these days....

having Buell race is probably to attract the NASCAR fans more than anything else...:flag

heard a kid ask his dad why doesn't Harley race and the father said cuz Harley would win everything and won't be fair....

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH...
 
Man, I know who Erik Buell is, and I thought that was the Erik in question...but.... I must be thick because I still do not get it??

What the hell does Nitro have to do with Eric Buell. What the hell am I missing?????
 
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Brown81 said:
Man, I know who Erik Buell is, and I though that was the Erik in question...but.... I must be thick because I still do not get it??

What the hell does Nitro have to do with Eric Buell. What the hell am I missing?????
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i think the point is that buell is talking a lot of hype with their new ad campaign. they're acting like they're the experts on making a race winning sportbike because their 1125 buell is winning the 600 class. so im guessing the message is more "if you're talking like a big dog lets see if you can ride like one" it doesn't really have to do with haga just WSBK...
 
Zero_1RR said:
i think the point is that buell is talking a lot of hype with their new ad campaign. they're acting like they're the experts on making a race winning sportbike because their 1125 buell is winning the 600 class. so im guessing the message is more "if you're talking like a big dog lets see if you can ride like one" it doesn't really have to do with haga just WSBK...
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I still don't get it. Haga could go fast on any bike right?? Are people now saying Danny Eslick can't ride or something? He'd freeking kill anyone on this forum by a mile! Hell, Erik Buell could get on a Buell and kill anyone on this forum by a freeking mile!! :laughing

This makes no f*cking sense.


Ok, so this is another Buell bashing thread I guess? :rolleyes:rolleyes

Christ, where is that giant facepalm pic? Berf just makes me want to start throwing things sometimes.:mad:mad:mad
 
I think Ducati should throw their 1098R in the 600 class just to piss Buell off. Show them how a real 2-cylinder performs.
 
Brown81 said:
I still don't get it. Haga could go fast on any bike right?? Are people now saying Danny Eslick can't ride or something? He'd freeking kill anyone on this forum by a mile! Hell, Erik Buell could get on a Buell and kill anyone on this forum by a freeking mile!! :laughing

This makes no f*cking sense.


Ok, so this is another Buell bashing thread I guess? :rolleyes:rolleyes

Christ, where is that giant facepalm pic? Berf just makes me want to start throwing things sometimes.:mad:mad:mad
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whoah man your going waaaayyy off of the point. what are you republican? nobody said anything about eslick. the message is a response to this
"There is no World Champion of Sitting. No governing body to ensure that when two people try to out sit each other, they do it by the rules. Because sitting is not a sport. Unfortunately, most people who buy sportbikes do just that. They hit the starter button, raise the kickstand, gently release the clutch, and sit their asses off. There's nothing wrong with these people. They just bought the wrong bike."
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so if buell thinks they know it all when it comes to riding, they need to take their bike to a world front and see what happens. my guess is that they'll get their asses handed to them.
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There is no World Champion of Sitting. No governing body to ensure that when two people try to out sit each other, they do it by the rules. Because sitting is not a sport. Unfortunately, most people who buy sportbikes do just that. They hit the starter button, raise the kickstand, gently release the clutch, and sit their asses off. There's nothing wrong with these people. They just bought the wrong bike.
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Sorry Buell, I'd rather sit on a sport bike than get shaken off your wanna-be sport bike.

I also like how in the ad, they show a Ninja 250.
 
you know, love it or hate it, this marketing is doing exactly what it is supposed to.

for now, at least, buell will continue to be low volume enough that for every 5 people they piss off they have a shot at gaining a customer just by raising awareness for their products.

now the numbers i've just mentioned are completely pulled out of my ass and not based on anything resembling a measurable statistic. i was just using them to illustrate my opinion that any brand awareness is good brand awareness for buell right now because "it takes all types" to make the world go 'round and what's no good for the goose may be just fine for the gander.

*edit* - fwiw, i think the marketing angle is pretty stupid and it would not inspire me to buy their bike. but i could see how it might work for some people. i'm just a very rational and practical person when it comes to spending large amounts of my money and i'm not compelled to make purchases based on an emotional response to something like this.
 
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"On the flip side it bugs me that racing organizations have to go out of their way to make crazy exemptions for 1100-1200cc Buells to compete in 600cc racing classes. "

This is the same logic that allows certain 1200cc v-twins to race against 1,000cc I-4's. If you need a handicap why not move the starting line back for the I-4's. Think of the excitement of having 2 different Super Poles.
 
personally not seeing whats so offensive about the ad..... most people I see riding are infact sitting straight , death gripped , no body language.....
 
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