Re: RATS ass

[Tai Day <tai.day@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:26 PM 9/7/00 -0700, donnydogood wrote:
> >>> Eric Miner said:  "I think the whole marketing concept sucks. 
>I think the silly little rat is lame. And I think the name RAT is 
>dumb and lacks both class and imagination. The Triumph marque has 
>always been a classy act, why down grade the image with a rat. If 
>they wanted to use an animal as a mascot why not one that is
>appropriate for the product? A rat is a dirty, scavenging little rodent.. sorry 
>that IS NOT ME! and certainly not what I want to be associated with. 
>Until Triumph decides to change the marketing for their owners group 
>I doubt it will attract many riders. I mean who the hell wants a 
>sleazy looking rat on their jacket or bike.<<<
>  
>  ME TOO; what he said!
>                                  - - - o%\o

Geez, we're beginning to sound like a Beemer list!

I don't like the rat on the logo either. It's too benevolant looking. It should be menacing. Heck, look at the dawg in the TSRA logo -- very menacing. I also don't believe that people are going to base their decision on purchasing a brand or join a club because of a rat or any animal is on a patch. The R.A.T. has never struck me as Triumph trying to make an iconoclastic statement.

I also understand that some of us want to cease the perpetuation of the outlaw-skanky-biker image and maybe that's why the rat on the logo puts some of us off. Cripes, I better log off as I can probably deconstruct this further while making all of you dislocate your jaws from yawning or alienating myself by revealing how toatly lame I can be late in the evening  (read old).

Cheers,

Ratina :-)
00 RS



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