Gunner75 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 My buddy down the street says he was approached by a guy when he was in Cleveland last week. He said the guy asked him about getting a bike sponsorship. Long story short, he applied for this "sponsorship" at their website last week and heard back from their site that he was approved all he had to do was activate his account by paying $140 up front then he would get the option to get anything based on their pricing tier up to $250 with a total maximum of $5000. I went over and looked at the page and it looks fairly legit but we all know shit like this could always be a scam. He doesn't do track days and is a straight up street rider. I find it hard to believe that a company would offer a sponsorship to someone who doesn't do trackdays. In return for the sponsorship he has to record a video and either post it or get it to the site administrators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSparky Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ima call scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Scam. There was something similar in the import car scene , I can't remember what it was called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aforrest4 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Send me $500 and I'll get you a sponsor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner75 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I was telling him that it was possibly a scam but he seems intent on giving it a try. There are videos on youtube from different users with shoutouts to bikesponsors.com but it just seems way to good to be true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 does dude even do any racing or anything worth sponsoring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester3681 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Why do scammers always think this shit up before I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Tell him to give it a try and report back to us with the results. Sounds more like a "pay $140 to get slightly better deals when you buy parts from us" vs. any sort of actual sponsorship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 scam. tell your buddy to save his money.grammar, punctuation on the FAQ page would get a D in 6th grade Engrish class. Not professional at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 But they've been scamming, I mean sponsoring, people for 7 years? And they have a facebook so you know its legit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 First I've heard of this, but it does sound odd as a business idea.......offering a discount in exchange for a large membership fee doesn't add up as a benefit for the consumer. Good lookin out James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 i had a buddy who got scammed by a group called SCP or sport compact pro back in last 90's early 2000 when imports really hit bike thanks to FnF same premise, but no spending cap... sponsorship fee was like 150.. then discounted parts and free swag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) http://www.ripoffreport.com/advertising-deceptive/bikesponsors-com/bikesponsors-com-stole-my-ban-35c0d.htmhttp://whois.domaintools.com/bikesponsors.comowner also runs these 251 other websites:http://www.webboar.com/whois-email/bob@mudpie4me.comedit: yeah, his admin e-mail is bob@mudpie4me.com Edited October 30, 2012 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 i had a buddy who got scammed by a group called SCP or sport compact pro back in last 90's early 2000 when imports really hit bike thanks to FnF same premise, but no spending cap... sponsorship fee was like 150.. then discounted parts and free swag...BINGO! this is exactly what I was thinking of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner75 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Ok well i spoke with him again tonight, showed him this thread, hes decided to say fuck it and get the parts he needs legit and not depend on a free ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 It's not a scam, it's just a shitty deal.You have to do a bunch of dumb shit to get your "free" stuff and discounts. An example would be I get "sponsored" with some product, and then I have to do a video review of it and post it online. Once i get so many hits, they reimburse me for the purchase.Most people will have to work really hard to get anything for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99FLHRCI Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 carsponsorships.com did the same thing in the early 2000's. I bought in because a friend had it and I knew I could get a bigger discount on the product that I wanted then what I payed in. Still felt like a ripoff in the end and they bugged me to renew forever it seemed like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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