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Old 09-28-2019, 01:44 PM
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I am a GasGas diehard but I am not buying the ?Pierer whitewash, with all due respect to Mark, Pierer only shows up when he smells blood and he wants to highjack new technology(aka husaberg) he will coop the ranger and some other technology then bankrupt GasGas,thus one less competitor for KTM. I am going to buy one of the leftover gassers before they are gone FOREVER. I am very sad to see this happen.


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Old 09-28-2019, 05:46 PM
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Question (and too late to matter).

Do we know how much did KTM/Pierer pay for the 60% in GasGas? I would be interested in that. He probably didn't pay much. It would have been cool if we could have done a "kickstarter" (note subtle irony) campaign to buy GasGas, and put Mark in charge.

I sense that if Mark was to be in charge, we'd all be better off.
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Old 09-29-2019, 01:16 AM
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That’s sad, good by GasGas




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Old 09-29-2019, 02:21 AM
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Steffy couldn't give 2 pinches of goat s#%t about brands, their employees or consumers. Especially a small brand like GG. He's a cut throat businessman period. He's in the business of making money for himself & investors/shareholders at whatever cost! Arrogance in a nutshell.
They can sugar coat it all they like but GG is dead same as 'Berg & Husky. The name may live on but it won't be a real Gasser if it does. I so wish I'm wrong on this but I know I'm right. 60% is a major controlling share. It's a takeover however ya wanna dress it up. Spain has only got themselves to blame though.
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Old 09-29-2019, 08:31 AM
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We had orange and black ktms, then we got white and blue ktms and soon we will have red and white ktms.

We knew something had to happen to prevent them from closing their doors. At least this way we will have another year or two of the best GG ever made and some parts availability going forward for the older Spanish GGs.
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Old 09-29-2019, 01:23 PM
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Mark, thanks for your response and for being willing to engage in the discussion, it's probably hard to know when to comment and when to "let things lay". But it does help.

We wish you (and GasGas) all the best!

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The next Olympic sport..conclusion jumping.
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Old 09-29-2019, 09:12 PM
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The next Olympic sport..conclusion jumping.
Great sport haha.
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Old 09-30-2019, 11:23 AM
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And to be clear (which is hard on social media!) I appreciate all the posts above. My comment to Mark is referring to the big picture, knowing which general issues that come up to speak into.

For me, this discussion is something like therapy - which probably means that I am taking dirt bikes too seriously I have been excited about GG developing a new motor (with a more robust starter, for instance). Will the new owners put money into R&D for a new engine, when they have already put it into technology they have recently developed? Does "economy of scale" mean sourcing components that save 5% (or whatever) of costs vs. continuing with those components that GG currently uses?

I appreciate the caution not to "over-speculate" as well. I guess the old phrase "time will tell" comes into play here...we'll know a lot in another year!

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remember the Italian Husky's? order your spare parts now while they are still available
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