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02-26-2008, 02:03 PM
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Having test ridden and written about new sleds for quite a while now -officially since the 1974 Alouette Super Brute among others - it never fails that someone gets a bit offended by something you write. Over the years this writer has been condemned for being pro-Ski-Doo, pro-Arctic Cat, pro-Scorpion, pro-Kawasaki, pro-Polaris, pro-SnoJet, pro-Yamaha or pro-whatever. That comes with the territory when you write about powersports.
Having written for a million-circulation motorcycle magazine a number of years ago (or is it decades now?), my mail box (the old-fashioned kind) would get abused by anti-UJM (universal Japanese motorcycle) riders, namely Harley-Davidson types. At that time Harley guys were not the cadre of 'bad boy' accountants, lawyers, insurance salesmen and car dealers like they are today. They were the real deal knucklehead and panhead fans. As such they were highly agitated when our publication hit their mailbox. Anti-American, is what they thought. How could any writer possibly print positives about the UJM and denigrate their beloved Harleys? Now years later, this writer is a Harley rider, having come off the UJM and a Japanese Harley-esque cruiser.
The previous message goes to prove that snowmobilers are not alone in their brand loyalty. After all, during the recent Daytona 500, how many fans were glad that a Dodge finished first over the Toyota? Be honest, now.
More: Bassett's Blog: Pros and cons of sled reviews (http://www.snowmobile.com/news/pros-and-cons-of-sled-reviews-603.html) on Snowmobile.com
Having test ridden and written about new sleds for quite a while now -officially since the 1974 Alouette Super Brute among others - it never fails that someone gets a bit offended by something you write. Over the years this writer has been condemned for being pro-Ski-Doo, pro-Arctic Cat, pro-Scorpion, pro-Kawasaki, pro-Polaris, pro-SnoJet, pro-Yamaha or pro-whatever. That comes with the territory when you write about powersports.
Having written for a million-circulation motorcycle magazine a number of years ago (or is it decades now?), my mail box (the old-fashioned kind) would get abused by anti-UJM (universal Japanese motorcycle) riders, namely Harley-Davidson types. At that time Harley guys were not the cadre of 'bad boy' accountants, lawyers, insurance salesmen and car dealers like they are today. They were the real deal knucklehead and panhead fans. As such they were highly agitated when our publication hit their mailbox. Anti-American, is what they thought. How could any writer possibly print positives about the UJM and denigrate their beloved Harleys? Now years later, this writer is a Harley rider, having come off the UJM and a Japanese Harley-esque cruiser.
The previous message goes to prove that snowmobilers are not alone in their brand loyalty. After all, during the recent Daytona 500, how many fans were glad that a Dodge finished first over the Toyota? Be honest, now.
More: Bassett's Blog: Pros and cons of sled reviews (http://www.snowmobile.com/news/pros-and-cons-of-sled-reviews-603.html) on Snowmobile.com