Anyone Interested in a Russell Day Long Group Buy? - Page 9

fammdw · 10-23-2012, 10:49 AM

No kidding... I had no desire to add to the Tree of Shame!

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Originally Posted by bearbait

Glad you're not the guy that was shown whacking into the Corvette! :o)

glwingman · 10-23-2012, 09:49 PM

PM Sent - count me in.

Funny thing is that the RDL seat is about 25% of the value of my bike....

fammdw · 10-23-2012, 10:25 PM

144 people on the list. Goodnight...

fammdw · 10-27-2012, 12:10 AM

150 people on the list. Goodnight...

fammdw · 10-31-2012, 10:55 PM

I'm back from Denver. I will be contacting Russell about the group buy on Friday.

There are 153 people on the RDL list.

moralem · 11-02-2012, 02:43 AM

Good luck, being an early adopter I am hoping for good news. I have my spare seat all packaged up and ready to go.

gary-o · 11-02-2012, 04:15 PM

PM sent.

fammdw · 11-03-2012, 10:16 AM

Too busy at work yesterday to contact RDL. Will do so on Monday.

156 people on the list.

hidesert · 11-03-2012, 03:05 PM

PM sent.

fammdw · 11-05-2012, 11:33 AM

I just reached out to RDL to see if they will accept our group buy. Here is a copy of the email I sent...

Kim:

Hello and I hope this finds you doing well. I contacted you by phone back in August to see if you guys would entertain the idea of a group buy for my friends and contacts from the Kawasaki Vulcan Bagger Association. You told me that RDL had no plans at that time to accept solicitation for a group buy for 2012/2013, but advised me to contact you and check again after the first of November. Since that time, I have solicited interest from my fellow riders to see how many people would participate in such a group by if RDL decided to accept it. To date I have a list of 158 interested parties that wish to purchase a Russell Day Long seat modification.

These riders are owners of a large variety of motorcycle makes and models to include Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, BMW, Triumph, Victory, KTM and Harley Davidson. I know that RDL does a majority of its business from word of mouth advertising. No other format offers more exposure than the online motorcycle forums. I purchased my first RDL seat modification through an online forum’s group buy effort. Before joining that forum, I had been riding motorcycles for more than 25 years and had never heard of Russell Day Long. I was convinced that I needed this mod by all the excited chatter from new owners that had purchased their new RDL seat - largely from a group buy the previous year.

This as I’m sure you know, is the best and cheapest form of advertising a company could hope for. No one rants louder or longer than the new owner of his/her first RDL seat within the first year of ownership. A large number of the individuals from my list represent this market share. Since I started collecting names and contact information of people wanting to participate in a RDL group buy, I have received solicitation from three different seat vendors wanting to lure the group to their product. One of which tried to hi-jack the forum thread and advertise his product at an immediate 20% discount if group members would turn away from the notion of a RDL group buy. I have managed to keep everyone together and focused on our original goal – working with Russell Day Long.

I hope that the good people at RDL will see fit to accept this group buy solicitation. I stand ready to transfer the contents of my list to RDL should you decide to go forward with the group buy. Please let me know if it’s a go so I can notify our group members and make a lot of people very happy. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.

All the best…

v/r,

Mike Williams

**bearbait** · 11-05-2012, 11:40 AM

Nice email, Mike; thanks for your effort.

Chuck35 · 11-05-2012, 11:55 AM

You write a nice letter Mike!

jandreu · 11-05-2012, 12:12 PM

**crazygene49** · 11-05-2012, 12:20 PM

Although I'm not interested in getting a RDL, I hope they say yes.

DR1600 · 11-05-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by crazygene49

Although I'm not interested in getting a RDL, I hope they say yes.

Same here. You have obviously spent alot of time doing this for the members here.

10-23-2012, 10:25 PM	#123
fammdw Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 543	144 people on the list. Goodnight... __________________ *Mike Williams* *Wichita, Kansas* VBA Member #02104 2013 HD 110th Anniversary Electra Glide Ultra Limited 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad 2002 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom 1989 Yamaha Virago 750
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10-27-2012, 12:10 AM	#124
fammdw Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 543	150 people on the list. Goodnight... __________________ *Mike Williams* *Wichita, Kansas* VBA Member #02104 2013 HD 110th Anniversary Electra Glide Ultra Limited 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad 2002 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom 1989 Yamaha Virago 750
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10-31-2012, 10:55 PM	#125
fammdw Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 543	I'm back from Denver. I will be contacting Russell about the group buy on Friday. There are 153 people on the RDL list. __________________ *Mike Williams* *Wichita, Kansas* VBA Member #02104 2013 HD 110th Anniversary Electra Glide Ultra Limited 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad 2002 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom 1989 Yamaha Virago 750 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-03-2012, 10:16 AM	#128
fammdw Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 543	Too busy at work yesterday to contact RDL. Will do so on Monday. 156 people on the list. __________________ *Mike Williams* *Wichita, Kansas* VBA Member #02104 2013 HD 110th Anniversary Electra Glide Ultra Limited 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad 2002 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom 1989 Yamaha Virago 750
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11-05-2012, 11:33 AM	#130
fammdw Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 543	I just reached out to RDL to see if they will accept our group buy. Here is a copy of the email I sent... Kim: Hello and I hope this finds you doing well. I contacted you by phone back in August to see if you guys would entertain the idea of a group buy for my friends and contacts from the Kawasaki Vulcan Bagger Association. You told me that RDL had no plans at that time to accept solicitation for a group buy for 2012/2013, but advised me to contact you and check again after the first of November. Since that time, I have solicited interest from my fellow riders to see how many people would participate in such a group by if RDL decided to accept it. To date I have a list of 158 interested parties that wish to purchase a Russell Day Long seat modification. These riders are owners of a large variety of motorcycle makes and models to include Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, BMW, Triumph, Victory, KTM and Harley Davidson. I know that RDL does a majority of its business from word of mouth advertising. No other format offers more exposure than the online motorcycle forums. I purchased my first RDL seat modification through an online forum’s group buy effort. Before joining that forum, I had been riding motorcycles for more than 25 years and had never heard of Russell Day Long. I was convinced that I needed this mod by all the excited chatter from new owners that had purchased their new RDL seat - largely from a group buy the previous year. This as I’m sure you know, is the best and cheapest form of advertising a company could hope for. No one rants louder or longer than the new owner of his/her first RDL seat within the first year of ownership. A large number of the individuals from my list represent this market share. Since I started collecting names and contact information of people wanting to participate in a RDL group buy, I have received solicitation from three different seat vendors wanting to lure the group to their product. One of which tried to hi-jack the forum thread and advertise his product at an immediate 20% discount if group members would turn away from the notion of a RDL group buy. I have managed to keep everyone together and focused on our original goal – working with Russell Day Long. I hope that the good people at RDL will see fit to accept this group buy solicitation. I stand ready to transfer the contents of my list to RDL should you decide to go forward with the group buy. Please let me know if it’s a go so I can notify our group members and make a lot of people very happy. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. All the best… v/r, Mike Williams __________________ *Mike Williams* *Wichita, Kansas* VBA Member #02104 2013 HD 110th Anniversary Electra Glide Ultra Limited 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad 2002 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom 1989 Yamaha Virago 750
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10-23-2012, 09:49 PM	#122
glwingman Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 7	PM Sent - count me in. Funny thing is that the RDL seat is about 25% of the value of my bike....
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11-02-2012, 02:43 AM	#126
moralem Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 38	Good luck, being an early adopter I am hoping for good news. I have my spare seat all packaged up and ready to go.
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11-02-2012, 04:15 PM	#127
gary-o Jr. Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Newfoundland Canada Posts: 19	PM sent.
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11-03-2012, 03:05 PM	#129
hidesert Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2	PM sent.
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11-05-2012, 11:40 AM	#131
bearbait Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greene County, NY Posts: 143	Nice email, Mike; thanks for your effort. __________________ VBA #00794 2011 Vaquero (Ebony) replaced 2008 Nomad 1600 (Blue/Silver)
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11-05-2012, 11:55 AM	#132
Chuck35 Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 16	You write a nice letter Mike!
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11-05-2012, 12:12 PM	#133
jandreu Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Makawao, Hawaii Posts: 1,409	__________________ James Andreu '07 1600 Red/Silver VBA Member #1356 jandreu@hawaiiantel.net
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11-05-2012, 12:20 PM	#134
crazygene49 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 1,856	Although I'm not interested in getting a RDL, I hope they say yes. __________________ Gene Chestnut Dover, DE USAF 1968-1995 VBA#01761 2007 Nomad 1600 Black and Titanium
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