Is KTM Becoming The Master Of Merchandising?

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Is KTM Becoming The Master Of Merchandising?

<table cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" width="110" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><div class="Pict"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/KTM-Guitar.jpg" width="100" height="58" title="KTM Guitar" alt="KTM Guitar" style="border:1px solid white;"></div></td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" align="right" border="0" width="110" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><div class="Pict"><a href="http://www.ktm.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/logos/KTM-Logo.jpg" style="border:1px solid white;" width="100" height="30" border="0" title="KTM logo" alt="KTM logo"></a></div></td></tr></table>It used to be Harley-Davidson who were the masters of merchandising. They were even rumored to make more money selling their name on products than making money selling their motorcycles. But it looks like another motorcycle manufacturer has caught up, and probably even surpassed the Milwaukee based company; KTM.<br><br>

Like most manufacturers, KTM started out with simple merchandising items, like baseball caps, t-shirts etc. All very bland, everyone had them. But quickly they started adding stuff that was unique, and because they were unique, they became fast bestsellers.<br><br>

The KTM Toaster catapulted KTM into the merchandising scene. But they've had a lot of other stuff, so much that their catalog is quite big. It might not have reached Harley-Davidson proportions, but big nevertheless. It helps of course that they have loyal, even fanatical, fans that will make everything orange and put the KTM logo on it:.......... <br><br>

<b>WARNING</b> At the bottom of this long list of KTM merchandising stuff is one <b>NSFW</b> item. You have been warned! <br><br>

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