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speedplay 01-12-09 10:25 PM

KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
Uh oh :(

I knew there was a reason the_lone_wolf was having a clear out..

linky

the_lone_wolf 01-12-09 10:31 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
Old noooz doood - Back in the summer we knew it was going to be rough, nothing like launching a flawed product into an unfamiliar market during the biggest recession in living memory to hit profits...;)

Richie 01-12-09 10:31 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
They Blew it a few years back...

When they backed out of "Long way Round" and BMW stepped in.

Owenski 01-12-09 10:36 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Richie (Post 2112564)
They Blew it a few years back...

When they backed out of "Long way Round" and BMW stepped in.

+1 if ewan and charlie would have failed they'd have not been able to blame the bikes anyway. Unless they failed through maufactuer fault, so KTM are not too convinced by their own product IMHO.
Saying that...I still have the EXC :)

the_lone_wolf 01-12-09 10:55 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by leedsmatt7 (Post 2112573)
so KTM are not too convinced by their own product IMHO.

Perhaps they were too busy winning the Dakar Rally for the last nine consecutive years running only to have the organisers change the rules to disallow their bikes because nobody else stood a chance to worry about what a couple of celebs do with their bikes and an entire backup crew farting off round the world on a personal jolly?;)

xXBADGERXx 01-12-09 11:14 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf (Post 2112604)
Perhaps they were too busy winning the Dakar Rally for the last nine consecutive years running only to have the organisers change the rules to disallow their bikes because nobody else stood a chance to worry about what a couple of celebs do with their bikes and an entire backup crew farting off round the world on a personal jolly?;)

And those celebs and 2 series have done more for adventure biking in the last few years than anything else .

Richie 01-12-09 11:18 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
oh oh oh ... wheres that hang bag photo.........!
# damn.. can't find it....

the_lone_wolf 01-12-09 11:33 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx (Post 2112627)
And those celebs and 2 series have done more for adventure biking in the last few years than anything else .

I wouldn't call a string of GSs parked outside Starbucks a progression for adventure biking...;)


I'll take that saucer of milk to go thanks:p:D

xXBADGERXx 01-12-09 11:36 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf (Post 2112650)
I wouldn't call a string of GSs parked outside Starbucks a progression for adventure biking...;)


I'll take that saucer of milk to go thanks:p:D

I`d call that progression of GS`s outside Starbucks a quantifiable profit and not a massive 80 odd million Euro bumming in sales , take that as BMW getting the cream off that saucer of Milk you just talked about .

Spiderman 01-12-09 11:38 PM

Re: KTM announce 81.4 million euro loss
 
pah, thats the sort of money i drop down the back of the sofa and not even notice.


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