Re: RAT Pack

["Kenny Roberts" <whitebus@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeeeez,

You guys need a hobby besides drooling all over your motorcycles and
everything associated with it!  I've never heard such a bunch of whining old
ladies.  As a matter of fact old ladies would probably take offense to my
comments.  Get over it!  Nobody has forced you to join the Triumph RAT club.
Make your own little club with a different mascot like a hyena or something,
but please let it rest.  I subscribed to this list to get info on my Sprint
ST and hopefully meet some like minded riders not listen to your lame
opinions on silly things like not liking the mascot for the club!

Done and vented!
Kenny Roberts
Nederland, CO
2000 Sprint ST

- -----Original Message-----
From: Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, September 07, 2000 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: RAT Pack


>>I think the whole marketing concept sucks.
>
>With all of us complaining about the connotations of having a rat for a
>mascot, you got to wonder if Triumph ever ran this concept by a focus
>group. My guess is they didn't.
>
>>From a secretly recorded conversation in Hinkley:
>
>Boss - "So were going to improve sales by having a riders club."
>
>Yes Man #1 "Sort of like Harley's HOG group?"
>
>Boss - "Exactly, so lets start with the name. It needs to be short, should
>be three letters, and it would be great if it was an animal so we could
>have a mascot, just like the HOG guys."
>
>Yes Man #2 "How about DOG?"
>
>Boss - "What does that stand for, Dumb Organized Group?"
>
>(Yes Man #2 slouches in his chair.)
>
>Yes Man #3 - "How about CAT? It could stand for Club Association of
Triumph!"
>
>Boss - "That is so lame! Club Association of Triumph. Pffh! Besides I hate
>cats, the only thing they're good for is keeping down the rat problem in
>the factory."
>
>(Yes Man #3 slouches in his chair.)
>
>Boss - "Hey, speaking of rats, how about RAT, Riders Association of
Triumph!"
>
>In chorus, Yes Man #1 through #3 - "Great idea boss!"
>
>
>
>
>And so it was ordained...
>
>Matt Knowles - http://home.earthlink.net/~mattknowles/sprintst.html
>Red '99 Sprint ST - San Jose, CA
>
>
>
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