I think you will get yours before I do. You already know it's in house and being prepped. Mine's not even in the area yet...Tis okay. Truly. Joy is joy whether mine own or someone else's!
I may be an optimistically desolate bunny, but I know that when joy is gone, there's really nothing left to hope for. Anytime good things happen, it's cause for a celebration!
I cannot wait to see pics of you on your new scoot! YAY! And let me channel your mother for a second: BE CAREFUL!
bunny wrote:I think you will get yours before I do. You already know it's in house and being prepped. Mine's not even in the area yet...Tis okay. Truly. Joy is joy whether mine own or someone else's!
I may be an optimistically desolate bunny, but I know that when joy is gone, there's really nothing left to hope for. Anytime good things happen, it's cause for a celebration!
I cannot wait to see pics of you on your new scoot! YAY! And let me channel your mother for a second: BE CAREFUL!
Thanks, I just edited my previous post with a rant.
I am alittle freaked about riding through some sketchy traffic areas of Seattle on my first ride home (I'll be legal, with endorsement and MSF graduation card...). Still a little freaked. I'll post pics from the shop when I pick it up (if technologically possible).
I am so sad for you, really I was starting to get excited with you! But, imagine how excited you are now.. with two more weeks of this sort of build up...Imagine what you will be feeling then!
The wait will be well worth it, and keep the excitement level up!
illnoise wrote: let's try to limit it and organize it. : )
Isn't one of the moderators a librarian? Vee need order! Please...vee need some LC action!
That's me! Do you want me to drop some information science up in herre? 'Cause I will. But seriously, folks...an organizational system is only as good as it is useful to its patrons. So far, we've got a good system going. Let's say us mods started locking threads because the subject was already addressed. The newer members wouldn't get a chance to participate, and the older members might miss out on learning something new.
SITR wrote:
I work at a company that manufactures products, and we have awesome supply chain management, even with international (read: China) suppliers. It blows me away that Genuine, and their dealers don't have more visibility into their supply chain. They should have minute-by-minute information of where every nut and bolt and any other piece is. They should know the status/output of their production lines and the destination of each product as it is being manufactured. This is really basic supply chain stuff, and this no-information paradigm really surprises me.
Well, I guess it doesn't surprise me given the track record of other american manufacturing comanies that just can't compete.
And now that I think of it, my brother had a similar experience buying his Ducati GT1000. They couldn't give him a date, even a couple days before it arrived. It was like the bikes got off the boat, and were placed on random trains headed west.
To me it actually appears very normal. The scooter industry has always had a "seat of your pants" feel to it. Since I got my first scooter in the early 80's is always been like that. I know we are in the age of The Internets , but I think the scooter companies are mainly still run that way, specially the Italians. Then again, that might be why they go in/out of bankrupcy like you go in/out of the elevator.
I guess, when it comes to scooter companies, you can summarize their relaxed supply chain management to WHY RED IS RED.
ericalm, to throw another of my 2 cents into the ring, I was thinking how about regional threads? I've figured out the active New Englanders here, but it might be nice if areas of high scooter density could talk to one another. We have our yahoo group here in little Rhody, but it's really tiny (and it could be a lot bigger...it's not small simply because we're the smallest state) and can be a bit *ahem*, well you know what I mean. I really like this list because there's not any crap going on (if there is, I'm not seeing it...folks...you want nasty, join any vintage VeeDub or Volvo list!). Just a thought.
Genuine is as organized as any of these companies, and they probably know exactly where their bikes are, but they're facing unexpected customs holdups or shipping delays or production delays, remember that in NO ONES WILDEST DREAMS did anyone expect to sell so many scooters this summer, and there's a long production/shipping/distribution lag. Genuine was more prepared than most.
Piaggio is a global scooter leader with probably 5x the U.S. staff (if not more) of Genuine, and they are the manufacturer, importer, and distributor (where Genuine is only the latter two, so they're at the mercy of PGO), and they can't get any of the bikes their dealers want, either (though the scooters they can't sell in Europe are flooding our shores), so Genuine's doing a bang-up job.
2strokebuzz: When news breaks, we put it under a tarp in the garage.
scootermama wrote:...I, for one, can relate to your agony, and yes, your posts help me relive the excitement of getting my Buddy. You are a hoot, my dear.
His June shipment didn't come. Who knows if and when his July shipment will. He won't know *what* is on the truck until he actually gets the truck. First Italia 150 off the next truck is *Bonheur* (well, he said 'mine' since he doesn't know that I am naming her Bonheur...I took some liberties).
And that's all he had to say about that. So I will optimistically say July 15th as her expected date and anything sooner will make me even happier.
Piedmont wrote:Select "Search for all terms"
The way it's checked as default it's searching for anything with oil and anything with change, not necessarily both words. I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure you can use quotation marks for an exact phrase match.
RuntotoRun: I've had the same frustration as you. Piedmont's right, make sure to check to search for all words, or else you're looking for any mention of oil or any mention of change.
But, as far as I can tell, it seems to ignore quotation marks... I dunno.
But here's what's been working pretty well for me: Google. Click on "Advanced Search" and then you can search a particular site. So I use Google to search modernbuddy.com, and I can use standard Google rules - quotation phrases, eliminate words I don't want, etc. Good luck!
Bunny: I too, am enjoying your journey. Thanks for all the input (and humor) while you wait! It's nice that you're taking the time to digest so much information even before you have a ride!
ERik3tb wrote:Bunny, are you going to update that signature of your's to include negative numbers so we can track how many days past due?
I don't mean to be mean, it just sounds that way and I couldn't figure out a nicer way to say so.
I suppose I could have let it run the way it used to be to see if it would go negative, but I thought it would make me more upset to see it that way. So I changed it. And used a SLOOOOOOOW moving turtle this time...quite apropos, I thought.
As of today, Bonheur is 2 days overdue. (no offense taken)
ericalm wrote:The Summer 2008 New Scooter Derby is off and running! Who will get their scoots first? Who will come in last? Place your bets now!
You can put me in the running, I was told my St Tropez would be in last week. When I called to check on it, they told me to be patient. They expect it to be in this week. . .or next week. . . Who knows! I know all about the shipping/customs hold up and all, but I am just so darned excited!!!
My husband and I (along with the best man, groomsman from our wedding and my bro) are taking the MSF course this weekend. I am nervous but excited. . .if all goes well I will have my motorcycle license just in time to pick up my new scoot next week!!!
Sorry about the crazy delays Bunny, hang in their.
In response to Illnoise's statement:
illnoise wrote:If it was up to me, we'd have an "Introduce yourself" thread and we'd have hundreds of follow-ups on it instead of hundreds of "new to the list" and "hi" threads.
I know the Ten Year Lates have an 'Introduce Yourself' section which you are required to post to when you join the forum, before you are granted access to the rest of the forum. This ensures that you are not a bot and it also keeps all the intros confined to their own locale within the forum. In fact, the order of their headings is: 'Introduce Yourself', 'Scooter Talk', 'Rides Rallies & Events', 'Scooter Fixing Questions', 'Stolen Scooters', and then finally 'General Discussion', and 'Political Subjects'. By doing things this way, 'General Discussion' is placed as lower priority and is reserved specifically for NSR topics, while all of the pertinent scooter threads are right below the introductions link. Just a thought, but maybe some similar restructuring would clear up the mud we're dealing with as of late.
At midnight, I'll turn into a pumpkin and drive away in my glass slipper. ~Roman Holiday
aerogirl7 wrote:Sorry about the crazy delays Bunny, hang in their.
In response to Illnoise's statement:
illnoise wrote:If it was up to me, we'd have an "Introduce yourself" thread and we'd have hundreds of follow-ups on it instead of hundreds of "new to the list" and "hi" threads.
I know the Ten Year Lates have an 'Introduce Yourself' section which you are required to post to when you join the forum, before you are granted access to the rest of the forum. This ensures that you are not a bot and it also keeps all the intros confined to their own locale within the forum. In fact, the order of their headings is: 'Introduce Yourself', 'Scooter Talk', 'Rides Rallies & Events', 'Scooter Fixing Questions', 'Stolen Scooters', and then finally 'General Discussion', and 'Political Subjects'. By doing things this way, 'General Discussion' is placed as lower priority and is reserved specifically for NSR topics, while all of the pertinent scooter threads are right below the introductions link. Just a thought, but maybe some similar restructuring would clear up the mud we're dealing with as of late.
That's similar to how DFWScooterist.com is set up as well. I don't think a person is required to post in the "Introduce Yourself", but I really don't remember. Sounds like a good idea though!
*quick ride-by so as not to hijack the thread*. . .ummm. . .I spilled milk on my laptop keyboard last night and spent from midnight to 0530 trying to fix that problem. About 0800 my husband came into the living room carrying my laptop with a different keyboard dropped into it, so I have been busy and sleep-deprived. . .
Now, Bunny, I am so excite you get to take your class an ride a scooter this weekend!
Bunny I like and read your posts, and I'll be glad when you get your scooter. I'm looking forward to your post that'll read "it's in". I have a long way to wait until I can get a scooter, so I hope your dealer surprises you with a phone call very soon for you to pick it up. I would have been tempted to go elsewhere but when you need service it's good to have a local dealer in your corner.
ko57 wrote:I hope your dealer surprises you with a phone call very soon for you to pick it up.
This happened for me... Someone with a deposit on the last one in the shipment was moving to england, so I got their Italia. The phone call came totally out of the blue!
Bunny - Well, I am going to the dealer today (in two hours!!!) to get my scoot. Mine had crazy delays, and so did my Credit Union (jerks).
Now to think of a name. Can't give it a girl's name because my wife would get mad. I am thinking about "Tony". Like the tiger. Orange and black. Not very original, but easy to explain, and has a "Sopranos" aura to it. Also, it growls, and it is GRRRRRRRRRRREAT!!! Oh, and I love Frosted Flakes.
I got nuffin, again. rumor has it Bonheur will be here this week, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. There's only room for one blue bunny in this world and I'm not an ice cream maker.
For those who are in the Seattle area still hoping to get a Buddy, Kent Kawasaki/Valley Scooter has (or atleast three weeks ago had) Buddies and Stellas in all colors (except for the Pamplona as I got the last one).
mbrider wrote:For those who are in the Seattle area still hoping to get a Buddy, Kent Kawasaki/Valley Scooter has (or atleast three weeks ago had) Buddies and Stellas in all colors (except for the Pamplona as I got the last one).
...yeah...but then you have to go to Kent. Not sure if it is worth it.
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