On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:13:55 +1100, Moike <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>On 12/12/2011 3:36 PM, Diogenes wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:45:54 +1100, Moike<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/12/2011 12:42 PM, Nigel Allen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Confederate's X132 Hellcat "affordable" überbike is finally in production
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gizmag.com/confederate-he...duction/20788/
>>> Jesus! It must have taken a huge ugly stick to do that to a bike.
>>>
>>> It looks like the design team interviewed a group of 14 year-old boys
>>> about what a powerful motorbike should look like, then tried to put it
>>> all in one "design".....
>>
>> I think you might be referring to the mental age of the average
>> sportster hoon.
>
>No. I don't think many sports bike riders would go for it.
>(Or Sportster riders...)
>
>Most of the "hoon" riders I know are otherwise moderately sensible.
You just don't know the right people... :-)
>I think it says something about designers and marketers who get carried
>away with themselves......
So, assuming that they know they are marketing to a profitable segment
of riders, and assuming that they were smart enough not to waste their
time inteviewing 14 year-olds, what category of rider do you think
they're pandering to?
>> And you'd be right... :-)
>Of course!
Never doubted it. :-)
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Onya bike
Gerry
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