I Learned Something Today...

[Bob Denman]

Spyder Production is scheduled from October, to June...
Do you think that we can gather up enough interested "Spyderers", to make a trip up there and see them being built?
Would they let us in the place??

What do you guys think?
Should we put together a run; or not?

[bruiser]

In my conversation with Rene, he invited me up to see the plant. I'm sure it would apply to any of us. Just give him a heads up. In fact, that might be an option at Spyderquest. I don't know how far of a trip it would be though.

[sddinnh]

I just looked it up and Valcourt is about 200 miles (as the crow flies) from me and probably about the same or a little less from Lake George. They also have a museum of snowmobiles on site and a history of the guy who founded the whole thing, Joseph-Armand Bombardier

[Bob Denman]

I was kind of thinking about SpyderQuest also...
But they just wouldn't actually be building bikes at the time; that's all.

EDIT: Valcourt is the kind of the Corporate Headquarters, and it's 225 miles from Lake George...2 and a half hours or so!
The Manufacturing facilities are in Sherbrooke (I think! ) that's 243 miles from L.G.

What do we want to do about it?

[Chupaca]

being that close...I would have gone there a long time ago with or without a group. Hope it gathers interest would be a great trip....!!

[sddinnh]

Well, there's 25 hotels in Sherbrooke so there no shortage of lodging. Leave early in the Morning, meet at Derby Line, Vermont, shoot up to Sherbrooke and tour the plant, stay overnight (??????), and then head home. As long as it doesn't conflict with any of the trips I have scheduled already, I'd be up for it. My passport is all up to date and my insurance meets Canadian standards, so I'm good to go

[PrairieSpyder]

I'd like to go there. Maybe they could have an owners' event there in late June before the production stops. With Spyderfest in Apr/May and OE 6-8 weeks later, I don't know how they could fit in a factory tour before the production run ends. Sherbrooke is 1500 miles from me. I'd be game maybe next year, instead of Maggie Valley.

[Bob Ledford]

Well, there's 25 hotels in Sherbrooke so there no shortage of lodging. Leave early in the Morning, meet at Derby Line, Vermont, shoot up to Sherbrooke and tour the plant, stay overnight (??????), and then head home. As long as it doesn't conflict with any of the trips I have scheduled already, I'd be up for it. My passport is all up to date and my insurance meets Canadian standards, so I'm good to go

Steve you put a tentative plan together so quickly it just tickled my funny humor system good. I luv it when an idea takes off like it did with you!

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I was kind of thinking about SpyderQuest also...
But they just wouldn't actually be building bikes at the time; that's all.

EDIT: Valcourt is the kind of the Corporate Headquarters, and it's 225 miles from Lake George...2 and a half hours or so!
The Manufacturing facilities are in Sherbrooke (I think! ) that's 243 miles from L.G.

What do we want to do about it?

According to the facilities info linked on this page, http://www.brp.com/en-us/company/brp...-quebec-canada, Valcourt is manufacturing and Sherbrooke is reasearch and development. At least that's what it looks like to me.

[missouriboy]

...it's 225 miles from Lake George...2 and a half hours or so!...

Gosh-a-rootie! 225 miles in 2-1/2 hours or so is exactly 90 MPH or so!
This is gonna be FUN!! I wish I could go!