3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
Forum Discussion
Some of the "Old Timers" from the pre-Champion days may remember the stir when I posted this photo. It was, as the current one is, a spoof. But, we had a lot of fun with it. A little work with PhotoShop and a badge from an old Honda motorcycle and the ELM 3000 took on a new life. The joke was to announce the NEW Honda generator. Then, Honda DID come out with their own Chinese built open frame generator. That was a surprise - as was their $900 price tag for the equivalent of a $300 Champion. The extra $600 was for advertising and name recognition - I guess. :h
The "Powered by Honda" sticker I slapped on the front of the Champion has a similar story of orign. I was at our local TSC and the manager and I were talking over one of their farm style ATV's. The engine was a Subaru-Robin and Powered by Subaru was painted on both sides and the back of the the ATV. But, there on the back next to the Subaru logo was a little stick-on label that said "Powered by Honda". I said that was false advertising at which point the guy peeled off the label and stuck it on my shirt sleeve.
I actually forgot about it being there and happened to brush against it a few hours later when I got home. I pulled it off and Low and Behold the nearest thing to stick it on was the Champion - which, BTW, has "Powered by Champion" painted on the front as well.
I started to pull it back off when I made the crane photos but decided, "What the heck - let's see if anyone notices?"
Then msnd1 did notice - shame on you JC, that was your opportunity! And you missed it!:(
The "Powered by Honda" sticker I slapped on the front of the Champion has a similar story of orign. I was at our local TSC and the manager and I were talking over one of their farm style ATV's. The engine was a Subaru-Robin and Powered by Subaru was painted on both sides and the back of the the ATV. But, there on the back next to the Subaru logo was a little stick-on label that said "Powered by Honda". I said that was false advertising at which point the guy peeled off the label and stuck it on my shirt sleeve.
I actually forgot about it being there and happened to brush against it a few hours later when I got home. I pulled it off and Low and Behold the nearest thing to stick it on was the Champion - which, BTW, has "Powered by Champion" painted on the front as well.
I started to pull it back off when I made the crane photos but decided, "What the heck - let's see if anyone notices?"
Then msnd1 did notice - shame on you JC, that was your opportunity! And you missed it!:(
