Sign of the times: KTM swirling the bowl

[concours]

Living as if there is an endless supply of money

KTM North America Opens New $53 Million Facility In California

KTM North America and PIERER New Mobility North America have opened a brand-new $53 million facility in Murrieta, California.

www.roadracingworld.com

 

[Fast Eddie]

Living as if there is an endless supply of money

KTM North America Opens New $53 Million Facility In California

KTM North America and PIERER New Mobility North America have opened a brand-new $53 million facility in Murrieta, California.

www.roadracingworld.com

Strewth.

How many bikes they gotta sell just to get that $ back ?!?

 

[Richard Tool]

Strewth.

How many bikes they gotta sell just to get that $ back ?!?

And are they going to force their dealers to build facilities like this just like a well known American manufacturer did ?

 

[concours]

And are they going to force their dealers to build facilities like this just like a well known American manufacturer did ?

Before I bought the Tenere700, I was interested in KTM.

Two dealers, 20 miles away, and one 65 miles away, no stock, kicked the dirt, and said: "well, you could put a deposit on one for next year"
Sight unseen.
Nope.
Gonna leave that for the fanboi's.
It was cult-like.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Before I bought the Tenere700, I was interested in KTM.

Two dealers, 20 miles away, and one 65 miles away, no stock, kicked the dirt, and said: "well, you could put a deposit on one for next year"
Sight unseen.
Nope.
Gonna leave that for the fanboi's.
It was cult-like.

And how’s that T7 doing? You’ve had it a while now. What’s your thoughts / opinions ?

 

[concours]

And how’s that T7 doing? You’ve had it a while now. What’s your thoughts / opinions ?

It does everything I expected. And more.
I rode 2,300 miles of the TAT on it, and it performed flawlessly.
It's not "ready to race", and, I wasn't intending on racing it.

Then again, the '69 BSA did it's job with little fuss, a puncture being the worst.

TransAm Trail – with Sam Correro

Receiving and Delivery Times for Maps & Roll Charts Receiving and Delivery Times for GPS Tracks YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE The TransAmerica Trail is the cross-country adventure ride

www.transamtrail.com

 

[grandpaul]

Love a good puncture way out in the middle of everywhere...

 

[concours]

Love a good puncture way out in the middle of everywhere...

This made it a breeze.

#1 Tire Inflator: Best CyclePump EXPEDITION for All Vehicles

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bestrestproducts.com

Even though it was hotter than the hinges of hell, we were near shade & water.

 

[grandpaul]

Even though it was hotter than the hinges of hell, we were near shade & water.

I like that. I'm gonna use it...

 

[concours]

I like that. I'm gonna use it...

...handed down from my Dad

 

[concours]

Here's the reward to it's fiercely loyal customers, who chose to spend a lot of their hard earned money, on a premium brand:

KTM parent company announces job cuts amidst sales slump

 

[Richard Tool]

Here's the reward to it's fiercely loyal customers, who chose to spend a lot of their hard earned money, on a premium brand:

KTM parent company announces job cuts amidst sales slump

Maybe they can put those nearly 600 people they laid off to work cleaning windows in their new ( a little over one year old ? ) 53 million dollar facility…

 

[grandpaul]

Maybe they can put those nearly 600 people they laid off to work cleaning windows in their new ( a little over one year old ? ) 53 million dollar facility…

Did they buy the Norton castle?

 

[concours]

Did they buy the Norton castle?

Helllllllll no, they needed to build a NEW one, so it could be designed, to make everyone feel special.
The glut of vacant commercial real estate could never do....

 

[concours]

KTM Addresses Financial Losses, Quality Issues & Plans For Redemption - ADV Pulse

After years of impressive gains, KTM and its parent company Pierer Mobility AG, which also owns Husqvarna, GasGas and a majority stake in MV Agusta, is in damage control mode after mid-year financial reporting revealed sharp declines in profitability. In a recent news release the company...

www.advpulse.com

Translated: "We cut the head off the goose that laid golden eggs"

 

[Fast Eddie]

KTM Addresses Financial Losses, Quality Issues & Plans For Redemption - ADV Pulse

After years of impressive gains, KTM and its parent company Pierer Mobility AG, which also owns Husqvarna, GasGas and a majority stake in MV Agusta, is in damage control mode after mid-year financial reporting revealed sharp declines in profitability. In a recent news release the company...

www.advpulse.com

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Translated: "We cut the head off the goose that laid golden eggs"

Happens time and time again.

It’s almost seasonally cyclic !