WIN one of these uber-cool Aprilia RSV4 helmets valued at $999!

[Fast Eddie]

can I just ride my own one around the block and throw my name in the draw

[SMOKEU]

I went over to eMoto today with the flyer for the helmet promotion, and the bike dealer was a complete fuckwit. He wouldn't let me test ride any bike, and kept coming up with excuses such as he expected me to buy whichever bike I rode, and he wanted $2500 cash in hand before I could even ride a bike. To top it all off, he wouldn't even let me enter the draw to win the helmet. They certainly won't be getting any of my business in the future.

[orangeback]

I went over to eMoto today with the flyer for the helmet promotion, and the bike dealer was a complete fuckwit. He wouldn't let me test ride any bike, and kept coming up with excuses such as he expected me to buy whichever bike I rode, and he wanted $2500 cash in hand before I could even ride a bike. To top it all off, he wouldn't even let me enter the draw to win the helmet. They certainly won't be getting any of my business in the future.

as i said , local man is a cock , pitty his customer service . and getting behind a promotion that might sell a couple more bikes. hence why my aprilia's have come from out of town (wellington /Alk / USA

love to ride the v4 tuono as ive had 3 mk2 tuono's, pitty my local dealer is a Cock . and my self and 4 mate the ride aprilias won't deal with him. 2 of them are not aloud on his premises.

[Hitcher]

Simply DOWNLOAD and print this flyer out - take it in to one of the participating Aprilia dealerships listed below, take a Aprilia demo for a test ride and be in to WIN one of these uber-cool Aprilia RSV4 helmets valued at $999!

Uber-cool indeed. If one has a pinhead or wants to give one's winnings away.

[Sensei]

Went top buy one of these a year or 2 ago when they were for sale , but asked the dealer ... who made them & what safety rating they had couldn't tell me either of these questions , for $1000 this is the first 2 things I want to know before even putting it on my head so not for me .. Still a nice looking helmet tho

[SVboy]

I went over to eMoto today with the flyer for the helmet promotion, and the bike dealer was a complete fuckwit. He wouldn't let me test ride any bike, and kept coming up with excuses such as he expected me to buy whichever bike I rode, and he wanted $2500 cash in hand before I could even ride a bike. To top it all off, he wouldn't even let me enter the draw to win the helmet. They certainly won't be getting any of my business in the future.

This was exactly my experience too. $2500 in the hand to test ride an Aprilia!! Not often I agree with smokeu!!!!

[SMOKEU]

as i said , local man is a cock , pitty his customer service . and getting behind a promotion that might sell a couple more bikes. hence why my aprilia's have come from out of town (wellington /Alk / USA

This was exactly my experience too. $2500 in the hand to test ride an Aprilia!! Not often I agree with smokeu!!!!

I wouldn't expect him to hand me the key to an RSV4, but if he wasn't prepared to get a few "test pilots", then he shouldn't have agreed to be a part of the promotion. This "win a helmet" promotion explicitly states that test riding a bike is a part of the entry "requirements" for the competition, and nowhere in the terms and conditions does it state that a cash deposit must be paid before riding a bike. In fact, I would have walked away very happy if he let me ride an RS125, and then I wouldn't feel the need to bitch on KB about poor customer service.

I showed up on my gixxer, wearing full riding gear so it's not like I'm just any muppet off the streets who expected him to supply me gear and a stupidly fast bike that I can't handle.

So, FUCK YOU EMOTO, I'M NEVER DEALING WITH YOU AGAIN.

[sleemanj]

Hmm. You know. I've got this feeling in the back of my head that there is actually some rules around competition entries, or rather restrictions to them, and that this sort of thing (that emoto is doing) may well breach them.

To be more specific, back in the day when cell phones were not quite ubiquitous, I have this feeling that some companies got into trouble by requiring all entries to competitions by TXT, and as a result they had to allow other forms also. I'm just not clear on the detail.

Department of Internal Affairs would be the regulatory body here I think if anybody cares enough to trawl the website to see if there is any legislation like that or if I am conjuring up something untrue from a long forgotten memory.

Edit to add: Also perhaps the under the Fair Trading Act with regard to misleading advertising - they used bait (of the competition) to get you in the store, then switched (you on the entry requirements - effectively adding a $2500 deposit to enter).

[Lula]

Here's some more competitions you can look at if you don't like the Aprilia one.
Check out the one where you can vote for the 'Best Motorcycle Dealership in NZ' competition and you'll go into the draw to win a waterproof backpack and $100 shopping voucher.

Voting ends 31st May.

Follow the link: http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Info/competition.aspx

[Bassmatt]

Here's some more competitions you can look at if you don't like the Aprilia one.
Check out the one where you can vote for the 'Best Motorcycle Dealership in NZ' competition and you'll go into the draw to win a waterproof backpack and $100 shopping voucher.

Voting ends 31st May.

Follow the link: http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Info/competition.aspx

Aint gonna be emoto by the sounds of things. What a bunch of wankers!

[chasio]

I made a mistake this afternoon.

Went into Red Baron, who were very helpful, then took out the Dorsoduro 1200 or, coming as I do from a somewhat sedate 650 single, a Dorso-holyfuckingchrist-duro. Now I want one, even if other people think they are 'slow' and have a touring range shorter than some people commute.

Isn't that how a promotion should work? Punter goes in and has a yarn, takes a bike for a spin and likes it. Simple, really.

[SVboy]

I made a mistake this afternoon.

Went into Red Baron, who were very helpful, then took out the Dorsoduro 1200 or, coming as I do from a somewhat sedate 650 single, a Dorso-holyfuckingchrist-duro. Now I want one, even if other people think they are 'slow' and have a touring range shorter than some people commute.

Isn't that how a promotion should work? Punter goes in and has a yarn, takes a bike for a spin and likes it. Simple, really.

Tell that to e-moto!