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10-23-2012, 10:49 AM | #121 |
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No kidding... I had no desire to add to the Tree of Shame!
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10-23-2012, 09:49 PM | #122 |
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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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10-23-2012, 10:25 PM | #123 |
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144 people on the list. Goodnight...
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10-27-2012, 12:10 AM | #124 |
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150 people on the list. Goodnight...
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10-31-2012, 10:55 PM | #125 |
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I'm back from Denver. I will be contacting Russell about the group buy on Friday.
There are 153 people on the RDL list.
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11-02-2012, 02:43 AM | #126 |
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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 |
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PM sent.
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11-03-2012, 10:16 AM | #128 |
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Too busy at work yesterday to contact RDL. Will do so on Monday.
156 people on the list.
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11-03-2012, 03:05 PM | #129 |
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PM sent.
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11-05-2012, 11:33 AM | #130 |
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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
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11-05-2012, 11:40 AM | #131 |
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Nice email, Mike; thanks for your effort.
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11-05-2012, 11:55 AM | #132 |
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You write a nice letter Mike!
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11-05-2012, 12:12 PM | #133 |
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11-05-2012, 12:20 PM | #134 |
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Although I'm not interested in getting a RDL, I hope they say yes.
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11-05-2012, 12:22 PM | #135 |
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