What went wrong.....

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What went wrong.....

Post by boboking »

Been a while since I've been Active here (years in fact)!

when I was last here the place was bustling with members falling over each other,

Maxi's were coming out left right & center,

Now after a day or two of browsing It seems everythings ground to a halt in the industry! :cry:

So what in your opinion went wrong? Fuel costs? ressesion? other forums (nahh! :lol: ) mix of all?

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Re: What went wrong.....

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Lack of imagintion.
But with train fares rising it may improve :-)

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Post by macp »

Crap UK weather :D

Joking aside the weather in the UK must play a part although having said that just across the water in France scooters are very popular and their weather is not dissimilar to ours.
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Recent talk about this subject has suggested the culprit to be facebook, but I think it's cause people just got bored (or boring)

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Facebook, too many whinge bags (even phil was biting back towards the end) , people couldn't and at times still can't grasp the muppet philosophy of it being a jokey sight. There's only so many times that you can try to lighten the mood, or bring humour to a topic before people take umbridge, and the fun is no longer there....kinda sad really.
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Oh!!...and hello Rich. :D icon_lick_out.gif
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Hello Bobo!
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Re: What went wrong.....

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icon_girly-fight.gif Hello! :twisted:

Also do you reckon Bike dealers are struggling at the mo? My local Piaggio/aprillia/vespa place has hardly any scoots in where as before it used to have a good chunk dedicated! :cry:
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i wouldn't be surprised if they are, but with the prices these days, you'd expect them to struggle. It's an insult to have to pay more for a scooter than a car.
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