TSS Red Baron

**Badjelly** · 15th January 2008, 14:43

The other day I got a flyer in the mail implying that TSS Motorcycles, Lower Hutt, is now TSS Red Baron.

Is this a bad thing?

**Drum** · 15th January 2008, 14:53

I believe the jury is still out.

**Drew** · 15th January 2008, 15:18

Why would it be a bad thing? The shop is still owned and operated by the top bloke Stu, but now they have an enormous stock of used bikes to pick from around the country.

**White trash** · 15th January 2008, 15:43

If Red Baron have anything to say about how the shop is run, pricing levels and the like, then "Yes", it will be a bad thing.

I guess the regular customers will be the ones to decide what way it goes.

**Hitcher** · 15th January 2008, 15:48

I understand fully why Stu has done this. It should not be a "bad thing".

Red Baron is a considerably larger venture than just one shop in Auckland.

**crazybigal** · 15th January 2008, 15:59

oh god no! here we go.

**quallman1234** · 15th January 2008, 16:03

Ask sels he was talking to Fergus about it on boxing day in wanga's

Seems like a good idea too me.

**crazybigal** · 15th January 2008, 16:05

as long as they dont start the 7km test rides!

**The Pastor** · 15th January 2008, 16:10

ouch, i always thought tss was a good store.

**Badjelly** · 15th January 2008, 16:12

Why would it be a bad thing?

Oh, you know, local friendly bike shop assimilated by the borg, that sort of thing.

**James Deuce** · 15th January 2008, 16:16

The biggest reason is a Business Decision by Stew.

It's his business and he is one of those rare beasts, a car salesman who became a bike salesman while managing to remain a "good cunt". No easy thing.

Talking to the spares guys, it gives them access to vast warehouses of spare parts for old munt like my bike. I've had no trouble getting bits for the Katana and some of this can be put down to the Red Baron connection which was being negotiated and signed as I "bought" bits.

**sweetp** · 15th January 2008, 21:13

All I know is as a regular customer I haven't noticed a difference and I am still happy to recomend them to all and sundry. Admitily I only deal with Brenda but the service is fab and I only difference I noticed was on the tags for the bikes.

**McJim** · 15th January 2008, 21:19

Given that in Auckland the name Red Baron seems synonomous with bad service and overpriced used bikes wouldn't it be a handy marketing ploy to call a competitor's bike shop "Snoopy and the Sopwith Camel Motorcycles"?