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Posted by Bike Guy Joe on December 6, 2007, 9:43 am
Outback Jon wrote:
> J. Clarke wrote:
>
>>
>> I am not using "tin toy" as a euphemism for "Japanese motorcycle".
>> I
>> mean literally toys made of tin and other fragile metals, intended
>> to
>> be childrens' playthings.
>>
>
> But the current Chinese "lead toys" are much higher quality. :)
Actually, they are, they're of high enough quality that the major
American toy companies were willing to put their names on them.
> China will be a force in the motorcycle and scooter marketplace in
> short order. Their user friendly scooters (and low prices) will get
> people to buy them, and the service and parts will follow.
Well, maybe. China's a big place--it's quite possible that there will
continue to be a range of quality levels from them for some time.
Eventually somebody over there is going to figure out that the
Japanese made a huge amount of money in the US market and maybe they
should figure out how the Japanese did it and try to do something
similar.
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