150dirtcomber, on 01 February 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:

WHAT?? Just kidding hahaha!

Towelie, on 29 January 2012 - 06:39 PM, said:

Hasselhoff wishes he the bank KTM does..............

150dirtcomber, on 01 February 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:

Sorry, didn't mean to yell..........

vidarapido, on 02 February 2012 - 07:33 AM, said:

Dude, Hasselhoffs got a lot of coin, he is a superstar everywhere but here

Towelie, on 02 February 2012 - 07:50 AM, said:

Thank God

meyermetal, on 02 February 2012 - 07:55 AM, said:

now that is a real man

Towelie, on 02 February 2012 - 07:50 AM, said:

KTM has been around since before world war 2. I think they are still the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world. They have old european bank that makes Hasselhoff look like chump change. All of those old eurpean companies do. Remember when Mercedes came out of the woodwork and bought up Chrysler and most of the heavy truck industry here? Do you think Hasselhoff could buy all of the KTM inventory in the world right now??????

Edited by vidarapido, 02 February 2012 - 08:14 AM.

Towelie, on 02 February 2012 - 08:01 AM, said:

I'm sick!! I'm going to throw up!!! UGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Dam, orange juice is nasty coming up............

Towelie, on 02 February 2012 - 07:50 AM, said:

Yeah he is very popular in parts of the world like Japan. He used to live about twenty minutes from me in Lake Las Vegas and his crib was "supa-staar" for sure. I coulda' done without that pic of him meyermetal, nothing like taking a bite of sandwich right when you scroll down to a pic of some hairy dude in a speedo.

BBA, on 02 February 2012 - 08:21 AM, said:

Japan? He is HUGE in germany, Austria, Poland.  Havnt you seen Dodge Ball?  He is superstar coach of all things sports

Towelie, on 02 February 2012 - 08:50 AM, said:

Did he coach at Penn State

meyermetal, on 02 February 2012 - 09:00 AM, said:

MOMMA MAKE HIM^^ STOP!!

BBA, on 03 February 2012 - 03:33 AM, said:

My momma would cheer him, fricking bitch

vidarapido, on 02 February 2012 - 08:11 AM, said:

LOL now Chrysler is owned by Fiat and Mercedes went home with that whopping $1.00 profit they made, apparently back to the woodwork. Would that european bank be Bajaj??

Edited by Chaconne, 03 February 2012 - 05:36 PM.

Chaconne, on 03 February 2012 - 05:36 PM, said:

The really astounding thing about the purchases that Mercedes made is that most were made in cash.......... Astronomical bank!!!!

NortonMoto, on 29 January 2012 - 08:48 PM, said:

You don't know very much, do you? The Japanese dominance of the dirt bike world is over! Bikes by commitee do not compare to bikes made for specific purposes no matter what they're made out of. Bikes that work out of the box are far superior to bikes that can't be made to work no matter what you do with them. Ride a KTM and you'll never go back to that aluminum frame piece.................

Edited by vidarapido, 04 February 2012 - 05:18 AM.

vidarapido, on 04 February 2012 - 05:17 AM, said:

I don't want to get into an orange vs big four yak and this is way off topic for this thread. I do think KTM's hookup with Bajaj is very strategic and points in the same direction as the big four. Also, the Japanese may be giving up on volume sales in the US but I don't think their dominance is over in the developing world where dirtbikes can still be family transportation.

Veering a bit off topic here....but Short and Alessi are finishing about the same on their 450's (Zuki and Honda) as they were on their 350 KTM's last year. At least their finishes are "Short-like and Alessi-like". No question that these two are talented and fast, but there are about 5 guys that are faster. Their starts are probably a bit better though.

KTM needed to sign a contender to be in it, and they did so when they signed when they signed Dungey. If Dungey has a decent lead toward the end of the series, maybe he should ride the 350?

Maybe Stewart would ride for KTM, but I'm sure he doesn't like "White Power" suspension.

Towelie, on 02 February 2012 - 08:50 AM, said:

I can assure you that he is NOT huge in Germany as far as i can see.
This guy sucks !

Edited by twinshocker, 04 February 2012 - 03:09 PM.

Al Bundy was huge over there.  Shown in every pub.