AA AND THE RADIO NETWORK ARE ANTI-BIKE

[SARGE]

new number for you.. JANE at AA 04-931 9992.. she claims that 80% of the accidents involving bikes are caused by us.. ACC says they will stand outside bike shops and pay you $2000 NOT to buy a bike.. i think we should take them up on the offer

[Lou Girardin]

new number for you.. JANE at AA 04-931 9992.. she claims that 80% of the accidents involving bikes are caused by us.. ACC says they will stand outside bike shops and pay you $2000 NOT to buy a bike.. i think we should take them up on the offer

It may well be true. But you have to realise that your bike falling off it's stand and landing on your foot in an injury motorcycle accident. So are farmbike offs, all off-road bike ACC claims in fact.
You can't argue with blind prejudice. We need the industry to start promoting the bike lifestyle and it's advantages.
Big ads with sexy babes on scooters, stud muffins on sprotbikes. (this'll appeal to both opposite sexes)

[Big Dave]

new number for you.. JANE at AA 04-931 9992.. she claims that 80% of the accidents involving bikes are caused by us.. ACC says they will stand outside bike shops and pay you $2000 NOT to buy a bike.. i think we should take them up on the offer

Yes - i reckon i could not buy as many as 5 motorcycles this weekend.

Did Jane name a source for her statistics? If it's bullshit i'll play my media card and give her a call.

[Big Dave]

It may well be true. But you have to realise that your bike falling off it's stand and landing on your foot in an injury motorcycle accident. So are farmbike offs, all off-road bike ACC claims in fact.
You can't argue with blind prejudice. We need the industry to start promoting the bike lifestyle and it's advantages.
Big ads with sexy babes on scooters, stud muffins on sprotbikes. (this'll appeal to both opposite sexes)

HALLLOOO - what do I do?!?!?

[SARGE]

Yes - i reckon i could not buy as many as 5 motorcycles this weekend.

Did Jane name a source for her statistics? If it's bullshit i'll play my media card and give her a call.

dude .. please call her..ask her where we collect the $2000.. i just called ACC complaints department (0800-650-222) and asked what shop they will be outside today...

hmmm.. wonder if i quallify for the $2000 for every bike i DONT SELL....

[The_Dover]

You'd be a rich man there mate...............

[Brains]

new number for you.. JANE at AA 04-931 9992.. she claims that 80% of the accidents involving bikes are caused by us.. ACC says they will stand outside bike shops and pay you $2000 NOT to buy a bike.. i think we should take them up on the offer

Actually when I was doing my research last year, the figure was 87% of motorcycle accidents are caused by the rider, versus slightly below 80% (if I remember correctly) of motorvehicle accidents caused by the driver. Fully licenced riders are the worest by far - drinking and speeding being the two largest factors, however this is somewhat misleading because fully licenced riders also make up the larged group of riders.

So what does this mean I'm agreeing with the AA? HELL NO. What it means is that because so few accidents are caused by cage drivers (13%), then if you are a motorcyclist who is riding within their own abilities, and obeying the various traffic laws, you are actually less likely to have an accident compared to someone driving a car.

It all gets a bit messy when something does go wrong, however, the AA is confusing accidents per vehicle type, and seriousness of the accident.

Naughty misleading AA people.

[ManDownUnder]

new number for you.. JANE at AA 04-931 9992.. she claims that 80% of the accidents involving bikes are caused by us.. ACC says they will stand outside bike shops and pay you $2000 NOT to buy a bike.. i think we should take them up on the offer

SWEET

I just popped in and didn't buy the scooter this arvo - wanna do it again?

That $2k NOT to buy - is that somewhere I can quote it... I'd REALLY like to... as you know... tell you what - you find it for me, and I'll take that $2k and have someone else buy the thing for me... at your place!

[Lou Girardin]

HALLLOOO - what do I do?!?!?

Where are the newspaper ads, the 'sex on wheels' TV ads. All the stuff that non-bikers should be seeing. All the advertising I've seen preaches to the converted.
And, yes, I know that's not your call.

[Big Dave]

dude .. please call her..ask her where we collect the $2000.. i just called ACC complaints department (0800-650-222) and asked what shop they will be outside today...

hmmm.. wonder if i quallify for the $2000 for every bike i DONT SELL....

I can't record anything here - lent my equipment. Better off calling in the cavalry.
I'll bring this conversation to the attention of Mackay and Clive Cooper-Smith of the importers association - and we'll do it all official.

Will keep you posted.

[SARGE]

You'd be a rich man there mate...............

not today man..@$%^ GN250s are flying out the door dammit

[Lou Girardin]

If I don't buy 11 bikes, I can afford the Superduke.
Sarge, would you not sell me 11 GN's?

[yungatart]

I wonder if this true when you add in the extra time in commuting = more fuel consumed? Also the extra time waisted as well surely that needs to be added into the equation as well.

Not to mention driving around the block four or five times looking for a park. Also who wants to turn up for work all sweaty and smelling of BO for the rest of the day after riding a pushbike-not me!

[Big Dave]

Where are the newspaper ads, the 'sex on wheels' TV ads. All the stuff that non-bikers should be seeing. All the advertising I've seen preaches to the converted.
And, yes, I know that's not your call.

Just funnin' - but i agree.

And it's industry wide - eg i have suggested online banner advertising for all my clients - i can knock out beauties, but no-one has ever given me the go ahead.

TV costs too much for the size of the potential market. Suzuki has the budget on sales, but they already dominate with what they do - so why bother.
Newspapers are a bit the same.

Vespa are currently in all the glossys M2, top gear, etc and sales are strong. But that's probably more circumstancial than the strength of the ads.

And just a thought - Your rentals are on the AA web site - ironically you pay them for promoting your motorcycle business. Ethics?

[The_Dover]

not today man..@$%^ GN250s are flying out the door dammit

Flying GN250s?? Have you guys cracked the bourbon already? C'mon it's still at least 24hrs until Friday night when the golden gates of Colemans close.............

P.S. Can you ask Mark to warm up the water blaster at 5.30'ish? The beast needs another wash, a damned bird shat on me screen!