HD - The Power of the Test Ride

[lolife]

Someone sent me these pics.  Who knows if its for real but its pretty sad if it is.  

[Justin]

Out  


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[Hardware]

Disgusting and affirming all in one.  Not that I ever would...but eliminates any remote possibility of feeling bad about the years of Hardley bashing.

[garry]

They're salesmen trying to make a sale. The HD lifestyle/image is a big draw. I don't get it, but obviously hundreds of thousands do every year. I don't care how other people spend their money. The part about pointing out features of the bike as they relate to different parts of the route sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[staedtler]

i wanna bagger!!...i mean,... i wanna bag her  

[UFO]

 

[desertxxrider]

 I don't see stopping at the titty bar in the sales guide.

[R Doug]

i wanna bagger!!...i mean,... i wanna bag her  

Out x 2 for me.  

[SLK50]

Anyone, who is surprised by any part of that,
has evidently never worked in sales.
"Playbooks" aren't unusual.

Sidebar: I once watched my mentor, during a sale,
actually destroy product, thus eliminating any
chance for the customer to "think about it"!
IOW, buy it NOW or never.

[Hardware]

...Sidebar: I once watched my mentor, during a sale,
actually destroy product, thus eliminating any
chance for the customer to "think about it"!
IOW, buy it NOW or never.

What were y'all selling...meth?

[Stripes]

I'd bet that it's real...

[falconati]

They're salesmen trying to make a sale. The HD lifestyle/image is a big draw. I don't get it, but obviously hundreds of thousands do every year. I don't care how other people spend their money. The part about pointing out features of the bike as they relate to different parts of the route sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[Clovis]

Why wouldn't anyone want to be part of the HD "life style" ??  

[Hardware]

Why wouldn't anyone want to be part of the HD "life style" ??  

I don't know...'cause one might be heterosexual?

BTW: that last picture...is that Paul Sr., when he was younger?  Would 'splain lots...

[atadaskew]

So....
It's a play book to help sales people get sales.

You do know they are in the business of selling, right?


It seems that right about now Honda, Kawi, Suzi, Yam could do with a sales play book.
Wonder what it would say?

"Show customers how easy it is to peel off badges so no-one knows you're not riding a Harley.."

[veefer800canuck]

Good one 'skew!  

[Clovis]

There's nothing wrong with selling. They're just selling bullshit (aka the "HD Lifestyle"). I don't see anything about the bike's abilities or mechanical achievements, just a bunch of "throw him in a bunch of Harley apparel and use peer pressure to sell".

Everything about the HD brand is complete bullshit. Selling the image is all they have.

Did you know that HD makes more money selling merchanise then they do actually selling bikes? It should be called Harley-Davidson Apparel Company.

So....
It's a play book to help sales people get sales.

You do know they are in the business of selling, right?


It seems that right about now Honda, Kawi, Suzi, Yam could do with a sales play book.
Wonder what it would say?

"Show customers how easy it is to peel off badges so no-one knows you're not riding a Harley.."

[ST for me!]

Fucking pirates  

[mugwump58]

It's nothing personal, it's just business. These techniques make perfect sense for a certain demographic.

I'm not aware of a HD shop that would even go to all that trouble.

[dan88z]

I don't see anything about the bike's abilities or mechanical achievements

Because there are none.