The motorcycle industry

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

So we are riding on parliament, we have signed petitions, visited our MP's offices, written to our MP's, submitted our objections to ACC, held rallies, gained support from the labour party, have other protest rides planned, have created flags, banners, Hi-Viz vests and posters protesting our plight and been very visible in our objections but what is missing.................

Anything visible from the motorcycle industry!!!!!!!
Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda, Triumph, Harley Davidson, Hyosung, BMW, KTM etc where are you?
Harley........you dont have a bike under 600cc, this is going to knock heaps of the value of your whole range if this goes through!!
All the rest.........be seen to be doing something, this is going to have a direct effect on each and every one of you.

[McJim]

Harley........you dont have a bike under 600cc, this is going to knock heaps of the value of your whole range if this goes through!!
All the rest.........be seen to be doing something, this is going to have a direct effect on each and every one of you.

Gah! Harley riders only register their bikes for 3 months of the year anyway - they're all Doctors, Lawyers and Accountants. Harley Ridden Davidsons

[BIG DOUG]

Hmm I commute on my harley everday,do you ride your duke everyday

[StoneY]

Done my part here in Welly Graham

All the bike shops have been supplied with posters, fliers, TSS ()a Yamaha franchise) came to the BIKEOI planning meeting, and sent all our information to Yamaha do be distributed NZ wide

Did same for Suzuki and Honda, Kawasaki....should spread ok

There is a Lawyer who is a customer of one of the Wellington Bike shops who has submitted to ACC on our behalf, and is maybe going to open a class action if this proposal goes through

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Gah! Harley riders only register their bikes for 3 months of the year anyway - they're all Doctors, Lawyers and Accountants. Harley Ridden Davidsons

Regardless of who they are or how much they ride, they aint going to be too impressed with the reduction in value of their large capacity bikes.

Manufacturers such as Harley Davidson (and the others) should be supporting their customers and attempting to protect their buisness.

[Big Dave]

The industry association has professional lobbyists and are working their own agenda.

They are doing all they can behind the scenes too.

Press release:
http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...ly-blames.html

[martybabe]

Yes indeed, the customers are out there doing everything they can think of to fight this evil because most of us can see the forthcoming decline of motorcycling in this country, yet the industry still sleeps.

Right here right now is the beginning of the end for motorcycling, if these appalling 'fines' get the go ahead,there will be more and more legislation to force us all off the roads, yet the industry still sleeps.

To steal/ plagiarise/ bastardise a famous saying...

All that is required for ACC and National to succeed is for good men and the motorcycle world to do NOTHING !

Step up to the plate bike shops and manufacturers or all that will be left of your business will be a few shiny bikes displayed as curiosities on a museum floor.

You should be leading this struggle from the front with sponsorship, organisation, advertising, back up. As the Aussies would say..WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU!

[Big Dave]

You should be leading this struggle from the front with sponsorship, organisation, advertising, back up.

Unfortunately most of the industry is doing what it can to survive a Winter of global recession.

They understand the ramifications as well as we do and are throwing the back-room punches.

[DMNTD:Me]

......be seen to be doing something, this is going to have a direct effect on each and every one of you.

I can assure you that there's a lot more being done than you are aware but behind the scenes.

[martybabe]

They understand the ramifications as well as we do and are throwing the back-room punches.

Well I hope your right BD but a bunch of generals discussing intricacies and ramifications behind a clump of trees miles form the battle field does not help the troops on the front line. We need help here, some show of actual support for the people that keep them in business is warranted and justified.

There's a thread elsewhere that discusses full or half page advertising in the national press for the bikeoi but I think it was agreed that the cost was prohibitive.

Honestly would it kill a tree to have 'Come join us save the future of motorcycling at the national protest ride in Welly' Emblazoned across a page in the Press, with a little "sponsored by Harley Davidson for and on behalf of NZ motorcyclists" tagged on the bottom?

$30-60K? a bloody drop in the ocean to the likes of them, it's equivalent to them giving away about ten of there Tshirts innit, a pittance to help us help them stay in business!

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

I can assure you that there's a lot more being done than you are aware but behind the scenes.

Yes Chris I'm sure (hoped) your right but it would be good to see their support along side ours. There has been nothing in the media about the plight of the motorcycle industry just the motorcyclist.

[Big Dave]

Unfortunately most of the industry is doing what it can to survive a Winter of global recession.

[StoneY]

Good point Martybabe

I think I know someone who MAY be able to get that organised, will hit him up Monday

Get all the importers and manufacturer shops to pay for one full page ad in each major paper calling riders to arms kinda thing....
only 16 days left better get moving I guess

[martybabe]

Unfortunately most of the industry is doing what it can to survive a Winter of global recession.

Well it will have a four season, year round, bloody recession in this country if it doesn't grow a spine soon.

[Ixion]

BRONZ held a meeting last Thursday, specifically to try to get industry input. We invited all the Auckland dealers/industry people we could. Not one turned up.

I think we're on our own.