Comments on: Does Your Motorcycle Brand Make Any Promises?

By: Motorcycle Painter

Motorcycle Painter — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:37 +0000

I’ll be honest and say that my Suzuki Katana actually was worth what I paid for it. I bought it in 2008 for 1000$ and sold in 2009 for 2000$, not something to cry over at night but I was proud.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:46:55 +0000

Frankly I believe that all of the major motorcycle mfg deliver on there brands promise, anything else and they would have failed, in the end they all deliver an stable low maintenance motorcycle with some quirks, Honda’s occasional (often) over-engineering, Suzuki styled a bit in left field, Triumph classic British style (with decent to great performance) Harley, overbuilt with some (a lot) good vibes (or bad depends on who’s in the saddle) BMW well it seems to me that they always look at there older models with a glass half empty type of view always something changed or new… etc. etc.

By: Jon P

Jon P — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:05:30 +0000

I will admit, I love my Triumph for more than just the way it performs. Having a Brit bike means I’m left out of that whole American vs Japanese bit.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:10:33 +0000

First, I am a marketer by trade and a reader of Seth’s blog on a dailey basis. Second, in a world of commodity brands, bikes are the quintessential example of the “brand as promise.” Have been into bikes for years; often use them as examples for setting the bar per brand relevance. The next chapter will be to see which manufacturer jumps out front in the global discussion of resources and the return on materials-used versus utility.

By: Golo Needhamshire

Golo Needhamshire — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:20:55 +0000

I feel that the Alamo is given a bad rap, but this wooden-seat v-twin monster is excx
ctly right for our times. I want a bike now. I want a bike no one has had. this is a winner. spare parts an issue? no. Reliability an isssue? no. Availability an issue? No