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Seriously?
Europe has no consumer market? Motorcycles are just handed out like gummy bears?
Why do you think Parts Unlimited has expanded into Parts Europe? I sell to Europe, I do business in Europe.
I work with race teams in Europe, no problem.
Some of the largest and most successful companies in MX and/or motorcycling are European...Twin Air, Motorex, Silkolene (Fuchs), Alpinestars and so many more.
I have been sending riders over to race the German SX for quite a few years now, and have only had minimal problems, mostly personality issues. These guys make really good money in a short time and not once have I had a problem with a rider being paid.
JT$ has raced all over Europe for years, making very good money during the off-season. Weston Peick, over the last few years, has been racing in Germany, Greece, Holland, Finland and other countries in off-season
So I really have no idea, and I don't think you do either, of what you're talking about
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As far as this whole deal goes, i'd say there are much better ways then throwing up a poorly written story on facebook. Taking both stories with a grain of salt it just sounds like a bad deal turning publicly sour. Reminding much of Pourcel in USA anyone? Although he didn't write a one sided story on his own facebook...
And may I ask, do you think an American team has never screwed a rider?
In the field I work in, we have dealt with both American and German large companies, and I promise you the German companies were a dream to do business with compared to the American ones. In my experience anyway.
Also please tell me which countries are socialist. Do you really think all of Europe is socialist?
There are some great economies and some rubbish economies in Europe. But you can't paint them all with one brush
Unfortunately there are plenty of people who believe the crap they are fed by the likes of those guys.
Most of the nordic countries enjoy prosperous living because they're oil rich.
The slavic nations are border line third world countries with the exception of maybe Russia, in some parts.
The amount of red tape required to start a business in a place like France is ridiculous
The UK is turning into quite the gutter, if you consider the british isles part of europe..some do..some don't.
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Germany and France both have very strong economies considering what is going on in that region
And they both have strict business rules
If you really think a rider being screwed in a contract deal is a reflection of Europe you are high
Lots of riders in the states have been screwed before too
So have you ever done business in Europe?
You point out Europe having issues with their economies......have you ever looked in your own back yard?
By your logic, riders have been screwed in the US and the economy is in the toilet.....therefore nobody should do business with the US! Fair?
I am not saying Europe does not have its issues but your statement of "why do we keep doing business with these countries" is painfully uninformed, arrogant and close minded
You used the line, "Behind every disrespectful man there is a father and mother who didn't teach how to respect people." Then there's the second half of your paragraph.
Hello, pot. Meet kettle.
Or is it a worldwide affair where our professional riders do not get paid?
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