It's adieu.

**Paul in NZ** · 8th September 2006, 17:10

Bummer - I'll miss Lou's observations from the shop floor...

**ManDownUnder** · 8th September 2006, 17:22

Originally Posted by SARGE

so lemme get this straight .. there are NO bike shops in Auckland represented on KB now ???

yipee-ki-ay motherfuckers

Ya meat head. I mean it clearly doesn't make any sense to communicate with your customers in a non direct sales manner. Building relationships, trust and familiarity with potential are all overrated.

You should see if you can get some sales or marketing experience... you'd find out.
MDU

**SARGE** · 8th September 2006, 17:26

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Ya meat head. I mean it clearly doesn't make any sense to communicate with your customers in a non direct sales manner. Building relationships, trust and familiarity with potential are all overrated.

You should see if you can get some sales or marketing experience... you'd find out.
MDU

right ... i NEVER sold 10 bikes a month to KB'rs unless they came into the shop first ...no one ever asked for me by name.. etc...

**ManDownUnder** · 8th September 2006, 17:32

Originally Posted by SARGE

right ... i NEVER sold 10 bikes a month to KB'rs unless they came into the shop first ...no one ever asked for me by name.. etc...

And as for influenced revenue... y'know spares, parts, service etc... I s'pose you reckon that could be affected too...

And what about those sales you didn't get (but someone else at Colemans did)...

MDU

**Lou Girardin** · 8th September 2006, 18:38

Originally Posted by SARGE

its not so bad bro.. the in-flight movie is Snakes on a Plane...

Great, my two favourite things.

**The_Dover** · 8th September 2006, 18:40

All you pricks should be doing some real work instead of fucking around on KB.

What is this? A youth club?

**merv** · 8th September 2006, 18:45

I can't believe this as I would have thought in your role your bosses would have appreciated how you got to know such a wide customer base - how else could that happen without any capital outlay.

The personal touch goes a long way. The only reason we bought our DR650SE from WMCC was because White Trash was there at the time and got to know me through this site.

**Lou Girardin** · 8th September 2006, 18:45

I've lost count of how much you guys have bought, but it includes 3 Microns, 2 Power Commanders, God knows how many sets of kit, tyres and helmets all over the country. Far more income than a few Gigs of bandwidth is worth. Not to mention the people who now know AMPS sell more than Harleys.
Amazingly short-sighted I think. But I'd say there was a lot of grumbling from people who weren't allowed to surf their (non-work) sites.
But the golden rule applies, "He who has the gold, makes the rules.

**Smokin** · 8th September 2006, 18:58

I for one am now going to boycot AMPS soley due to your employers decision to remove your input from this site.

Ummm, Where is AMPS again?

**Ixion** · 8th September 2006, 19:04

Meh. How 20th centruy. When are NZ bikes shops going to realise that the demographic they are selling to has abandoned the quill pen.

**Lou Girardin** · 8th September 2006, 19:39

Originally Posted by Smokin

I for one am now going to boycot AMPS soley due to your employers decision to remove your input from this site.

Ummm, Where is AMPS again?

About a thousand k's north of you. But thanks for your support.

BTW folks, let's not seriously talk about boycotts and all. I don't really care too much. I joined KB as a biker not a flogger of bike bits.