Going Full Time!!

go for it man. i'd love to see all those sick quads you've built. just make the pics a bit smaller lol.
 
Oregondunes said:
So far there has been like 4-5 people that have said anything about his work. Not that its anything less than what you've expected, but you only represent about 1% of the total $$$ he needs to make to stay alive per year. Unless all 4 or 5 of you are all able to spend $1k per month for the rest of your lives on your bike, you will never be nothing but a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things for him.

Assuming that there are 10 new people joining this site per month for the next 5 years and 1 of those new 10 people each month build a motor once a year with him. (which will never happen............. even 1% of that figure). That would present 1 motor build per month.

Whats the typical rebuild ? $600 $900 if you built a ported motor ? How much profit do you think he makes that affords him to pay his bills and live ?

Right now he has an interest in this sport with these bike probably because he has a kid or nearby kids that race them.

What happens when his kids or the neighbor kids grow up and onto BIGGER bikes ? Will he have the same passion for the Blaster that you have ? Right now the Raptor 250 is kicking azz on the MX circuit, every BIG builder out there is staying on top of the latest craze. Those that dont, dont last long on top. So I would expect him to evolve as well. If you dont your naive as well.

I look at some of you and the amount of time you spend on here, and if you each ask one question a week during his business hours, he would spend 1-2 hours a day answering them. Yet not one of you put $1 in his pocket by doing so.

What does it cost you to live each month (for those of you that live outside your families home) ? $1500.....$2500.....$3500 ?

Do you see my point ?? There is nothing in this sport that any of you have to have and every thing you want. Every dollar you spend is discretionary income. None of you are professional racers where Ken is paid to keep your rides top notch with unlimited budgets. So he has to keep looking for the next customer that needs his services and unless your loaded and want only him to work on your stuff you will never be his bread and butter.

Dont get me wrong. I have heard nothing but good things about his work and successes he has had on and off the track, but none of you will ever be a staple income for him. You here wont even make enough profit each year for him to afford the typical advertising costs of a forum or site like this. Just ask him. Those of you that own or manage a business will be very surprised at the answer.

Dont let me bring you down, dont stop asking questions. Those that share knowledge will be always be the persons that we look up to and for more answers. (i.e. teachers & college professors). Just dont expect it to last forever. He has a business to run now. One that has to make a profit in order to survive. So by giving you FREE advice makes him NO money, how long do you expect it to last ?

You see that I offer my experiences in many of the posts. I do this because Im on the other side of things. I made a great living in another business life after 20 years of doing it. I got myself into a place that afforded me the opportunity to retire at 42. I took what little money I had squandered away in the coffee can in the back yard month after month and purchased a viable ATV builder/repair/service business because I loved the sport and found that I had an above average knowledge of the industry and could do things with my hands and wasn't afraid to try (and had the money to buy the tools to do it right the first time).

Ive found that this sport is actually quite easy to learn. Probably why I found it to be fun to be in as an industry professional. What I learned also was there there were others that too found it easy and were willing to try it out. Those that had no overhead (i.e. worked from their families home) or actual experience. They didn't think or care of the ramifications of their mistakes (death or severe injury) when the product they built failed. As quickly as they were in business, they were gone when things slowed down or things went horribly wrong. Giving the rest of world a bad name and skepticism towards those that have given it their all and needed the business to stay alive in life.

Im not the bad guy (so dont bash me here), but rather giving the guy some real life experiences and expectations to consider. Talk is cheap, but actual results is what will make results (on and off the track) in business. Keep up the good work and keep spreading the word about this site. Every new person that learns of his abilities will be a BIG help to him.
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Bro , not to smash your effing toes , but since you been here about 9 seconds compared to Ken , Watch your Tongue .....
 
i understand what dunes was sayin, he has his point and they guy knows his sh*t, what he said had a lot of truth to it if u look over it as just advice and talking... u cant get mad for the guy having an opinion. he wasnt trying to be a dick tard. at least imo he wasnt, ken is a grown man and if he didnt think he was going to suceed, he wouldnt have done it....this was just a coming out party for ken, he will have a lot of business from here but wont make what u guys think off of engine builds.
 
holeshotman said:
almost every single post i read goes south on this forum
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i know what you mean, if u look back in history, more death and wars were caused by friendship/religion and defending it, more then anything else.

bottom line, Ken is a big boy, and is certain in what he is doing

oregon is just stating his opinion/experience, which is what we all do on here

sometimes this forum reminds me of highschool with all the clicks and snidy combacks

we are all here for the same reason

man, i feel like i could run for pres after all the P.r hahaha
 
motoman9911 said:
Seriously? It's obvious from his other posts the guy knows his stuff. Just because he is relatively new to this forum does not mean he is a moron.
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Like most grown adults, I accept everyone's opinion (good and bad). We all have them. Unless you come at me personally with an attack on my character, I will listen to what it is that you have to say, as long as you do the same for me.

My feelings don't get hurt as easily as others I guess, probably because I don't have any thing to prove to anyone any longer.

No worries guys.

Keep up the good work ken and good luck in your new full time venture.
 
IMO Oregon likes hearing himself type ( so to speak ) he reminds me of Nick , backhanded comments and a know it all attitude . This isn't the place for that .
Yeah , he's built a nice Blaster for his daughter , thats great but being here such a short time and not showing one of our most respected members the respect he has earned is a major dickmove .
Oregon I suggest if you have overwhelming concerns for Kens or really anybody's well being and just need to hand out advice , PM it dude .
 
Whitty21 said:
i know what you mean, if u look back in history, more death and wars were caused by friendship/religion and defending it, more then anything else.

bottom line, Ken is a big boy, and is certain in what he is doing

oregon is just stating his opinion/experience, which is what we all do on here

sometimes this forum reminds me of highschool with all the clicks and snidy combacks

we are all here for the same reason

man, i feel like i could run for pres after all the P.r hahaha
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don't you mean prime minister whitty. LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!


again congrats ken I really hope this works out well for you. you already had it but now you will def have all my work from now til i die or stop ridin. so probably die
 
Besides ken being very meticulas with his engines and his awsome skills not to mention outstanding customer service I see no way he can fail. I have never had a better experiance with an engine builder in my life. As a tool maker myself I know great machineing skills when i see them. If you seen my head he done with manual machines you would know what i am talking about, not even a hint of a cutter mark. All that said, good luck in the future and keep up that awsome customer service.I:I
 
Oregondunes said:
Like most grown adults, I accept everyone's opinion (good and bad). We all have them. Unless you come at me personally with an attack on my character, I will listen to what it is that you have to say, as long as you do the same for me.

My feelings don't get hurt as easily as others I guess, probably because I don't have any thing to prove to anyone any longer.

No worries guys.

Keep up the good work ken and good luck in your new full time venture.
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well said man I:I
 
I think he's using that Dyno to tune ridding mowers now.lol


awk08 said:
my bike is by no means the showcase bike for ken oconnor racing, but i am salesman of the year !!!!!! hahahaaaaa
my bike was just a basic, reliable trail/mx port job,
but it rips !!!!!

kens own blaster, especially now since the 240 stroker motor build, soon to be long rod build is going on, is and will be the showcase, along with jordan gibsons, which will tell the tale starting in a few weeks

my promoting him had more to do with the quality of work and service i got, as well as the kind of stand up guy ken is on a personal and professional level, not just the porting/motor work itself, and i now consider him as one of my good personal freinds, not just my builder or blaster forum aquintence

and as for what motors he works on...........the blaster motors were kinda new to him, but he has been building/sponsoring amature and pro riders motors all across new england for over 30 years, and has numerous, numerous wins/championships to prove it, and he has done this as his primary business for years before attaining his current, soon to be ex job, he told me the money was too good to pass up, but seems his roots are calling him, sometimes doing what you love to do is more important than all the money in the world.
plus his shop is more than just a motor building shop, he also does machining of parts for the company he's at, and will continue to do so after his resignation.
rumor has it theres a swingarm coming my way soon for testing purposes, before release to the public,
remember the vid..."if awk cant break it, nobody can" ?????

gonna be lots of new and exciting things in kens future including a project banshee and possibly a drag blaster

but advice, good or bad, from someone who failed at this is always welcome,

BTW....where is kennedy ????
i'm sure he'd have some great advice on how to build a business around a $30,000 dyno and burning customers cluthes out on it
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Like I said before,Ken is the guy I will use for my motor work. Them vid's showed me he cares about us, not just our money. You have to give respect to get it and that's what Ken has done on this forum. He is part of the Blasterforum family.
 
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