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Hurricaneleah
Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 - 02:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

a big congrats to EBR for not only picking up Danny, but also former crew chief extrodinaire Mike Kirkpatrick of Jamesgang racing! A lot to cheer about next year....
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Bads1
Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 - 04:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Congrats Mike your dreams have come true.

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/406 2/664675.html?1326489151
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Slaughter
Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 - 05:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh man, with Mike on board, they are hitting the ground running!
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Smoke
Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2012 - 04:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

congrats Mike! best luck!!!
tim
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Fast2win
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Eslick get a new sponser. Not sure of what to think of it just yet. Has anybody heard of Hero until now?
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99buellx1
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 11:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Lots of info here: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/406 2/669041.html?1329927344
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Court
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 12:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>>>Has anybody heard of Hero until now?

Millions and millions have . . they are one of the largest vehicle companies in the world.

http://www.heromotors.com/

http://heromotocorp.com/

http://heromotocorp.com/hero_admin/data_content/pd f/annual_report/Annual_Report_2010-11.pdf

They are one of the most amazing and CUSTOMER CENTRIC (I tend to be very keen on the Customer end of the company) companies in the world. There are more than 8.2 million people in their Customer Loyalty Programme.

I'll let you do the comparison. I want to say that Hero makes more bikes in a day than HD makes in a year but I'm not sure that is accurate. It does, however, provide a sense for what they can do with the world's most modern motorcycle plant. Toss in East Troy, WI USA and it's a WIN-WIN deal.











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Davegess
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 12:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

roughly 18 times more units than H-D; 5 and a half million units a year.

These guys are big, smart, aggressive and very, very rich with BIG ambitions. Only reason to race in the USA? I gotta think they want to sell bikes here.
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Davegess
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 12:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh and BTW; anyone who was doubting Court's "big things are happening" posts? You all happy now?
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Slaughter
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 02:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Oh man could I use a little dual sport as a daily in-town commuter AND a pit bike! (too bad they aren't exporting, I'd have to gray market one of the little guys)
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Rkc00
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 02:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hero Hybrid


(Message edited by RKC00 on February 22, 2012)
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Blake
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 05:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>> roughly 18 times more units than H-D; 5 and a half million units a year.

5.5M/18 = 306K

H-D hasn't shipped that many bikes in some time. In 2010, H-D shipped 210,494 of their bikes.

5.5M/0.210M = 26
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Davegess
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 06:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I said roughly; ) 5.5 mil means I am only trying to get within 100000 of the correct number.

The total dollars are a lot less than that however.
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Pjd2ss
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 08:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Okay so now EBR and Hero have provided bookends to the spectrum of motorcycles. A hybrid scooter, if done right could be one of the most fuel efficient motorized vehicles on the planet; and the 1190RS, a balls to the wall big $$ superbike. Now how about something in between for the rest of us?
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 12:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"H-D hasn't shipped that many bikes in some time. In 2010, H-D shipped 210,494 of their bikes.

5.5M/0.210M = 26"
2011 had sales up about 23k units, but still nowhere close to 5MILLION!

Thinking about that amount of motorcycles per year......its quite incredible. Especially considering a large market that they have NO buyers in (America)

Court - I replied to a similar post in another thread. Yeah, its a lot, and it would be more in a day than HD in a year if they only worked 24 days.
Again, in 24 days they can build more bikes than HD did in a year.
Quite incredible.

good to have the Danny/sponsor thing sorted, I know many were curious about it.

Very excited about this, hopefully all of this money they have will help score more testing time for Eslick and May.
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Blake
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 04:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"H-D hasn't shipped that many (306K) bikes in some time. In 2010, H-D shipped 210,494 of their bikes."

>>> 2011 had sales up about 23k units

Like I said, H-D hasn't shipped that many (306K) bikes in some time.
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Im just inputting new information. You were right, but you also left some information out.
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Blake
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Then please do report the units shipped for the rest of the past three decades.
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 11:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

what does the last 30 years have to do with the quote above?

If youre so interested, YOU look it up.
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Kilroy
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 07:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sheesh
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Xb1125r
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 08:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

in the chart where it shows competitors.
it would be interesting to see where the jap brands measure up
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D_adams
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 09:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

in the chart where it shows competitors.
it would be interesting to see where the jap brands measure up




I think Hero put out more than all 4 combined last year.
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Court
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I actually . . digging through Honda's public filings once. . wandered upon their racing budget.

I don't recall the number but it was something like over $1,000,000 per day.

Sometimes we loose sight of how damn big Yamaha (thanks for the GREAT grand pianos) and Honda (man, that generator is quiet) are.
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Blake
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>> what does the last 30 years have to do with the quote above?

Just more information that I left out. Go for it. I left a lot of information out of this post too. Pretty much most of the library of congress I reckon.
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Davegess
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 01:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I don't recall the number but it was something like over $1,000,000 per day.

I recall the old F1 car days. They showed up for the first to discover they were very much low on HP an high on weight. The racing engine folks were ordered to fix it and given a timeline of something like 6 weeks. when they asked what the budget was they were told how many HP they needed, what weight they needed and when it was needed. Cost was not mentioned ; )
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Mog
Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 02:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Interesting

http://heromotocorp.com/mediacenterconsumer/pressr elease
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Xb1125r
Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

and don't forget the car engines yamaha has made for toyota and for toyota's investment car companies.All becuase toyota has a piece of yamaha
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Court
Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>>and don't forget the car engines yamaha has made for toyota

And for Ford.

I had 3 Ford SHO's with Yamaha motors that provided some of the greatest smiles I've ever had behind the wheel.

: )
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Court
Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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Dano_12s
Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

+1 Court!I remember learning the only reason they could not have a 10,000RPM redline was the accessories driven by the belt would fail.
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