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    Quote Originally Posted by hillybillyheaven View Post
    It is not about crowds it is about MARKETING....RETURN ON INVESTMENT...BRP has got to market to the younger set with the F3,,,,us traditional Spyder riders ,,,most feel that the F3 is uncomfortable to ride and gives us a sore body. BRP has to have a presence at Harley events....if it was just marketing the RT or RS I would say no but i believe it is a must at Sturgis and Bikeweek....from the news articles I read they want to cross over into the sport 2 wheel market...got to be there to sell there. Thats why they are having Lamont bring his custom F3 to Bikeweek TO SELL F3's to a new market...and I believe Spyders in the redwoods is CALI,west coast.IMHO
    I got a different take away viewpoint from the original letter posted by Lamont. What I took away from the letter is that BRP is doing this (mainly) for the owners, as appreciation, and to keep customer loyalty. I believe their presence in Daytona will be for marketing, to make non-current Spyder riders aware of what is available. I do believe BRP is spending their money wisely.
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    I like it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LEEB View Post
    Oh My!! Is this going to be a good thing? A bad thing? Oh My!! I guess since I don't know I'll just have to take a 'Mental Health' ride on my Spyder and hopefully figure it out. I'll be back when I know for sure!!!! Please folks, don't be so serious! Life is too short, and Spyder riding is just too good to worry about these things.
    ...and LEEB, I sure hope you don't run into any lions or tigers or bears on your "Mental Health Ride". Oh My!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by spydaman60 View Post
    Spyderquest application is going in today. (ron is filling it out now) I see this as a very big deal. after having two spyderquest events "under the belt"and growing as fast as we have, it becomes difficult to keep growing without help, both in numbers of bodies, and secondly financially. what could be better than having brp behind us with a little financial assist and a little publicity coming out of brp direct! I love it, and I challenge those that question it, to call an event of choice and volunteer to help out on that event. when you see what it takes, you might change your mind!! (i'm not trying to start anything, i'm just trying to say thank you brp for the chance to become a sponsor aided event)
    GREAT NEWS!!! I was looking forward to my first SpyderQuest this fall. Now I'm looking forward to it even more! Thanks guys. Hope SpyderQuest gets selected (hard to imagine that it won't). If so it's NOT hard to imagine that BRP will be making a good appearance in Lake George, as that will likely be the closest event for them.
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    Default I realize that most folks already know this, but...

    Quote Originally Posted by Oldmanzues View Post
    I did not want to take up all the space by quoting.
    Quoting parts of other posts can be a good way to maintain continuity within a thread, without being redundant. You do know that you can edit quotes (like I did above), right? Some folks may not know this, as you often see long messages - complete with embedded YouTube videos - quoted several times in a row within a thread.

    Quote Originally Posted by (whomever)
    You can even make up quotes...
    ...or embed one quote (or other codes) within another.

    Also, the little link, that appears after the name of who you quoted, takes the reader back to the original message, which may be handy when quotes are edited too aggressively.


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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinCT View Post
    Do you know when Ron will post the registration for SpyderQuest III and/or when will the website be up?
    We are looking at opening registration sometime in May, like last year, we will wait until Spyderfest gets over. Events are already set, waiting on rides to fall into place. A new website is being worked on as we speak by FRKSHO and it will be coming, maybe a few weeks to a month. The registration process will be similar to last year, possibly a few changes and Bill Pitman will be working on that, but still needs some info (rides). I will post a separate thread soon with the tentative itinerary, but I will wait tell BRP has finalized there sponsor list, cause we might just have to change something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rnet View Post
    We are looking at opening registration sometime in May, like last year, we will wait until Spyderfest gets over. Events are already set, waiting on rides to fall into place. A new website is being worked on as we speak by FRKSHO and it will be coming, maybe a few weeks to a month. The registration process will be similar to last year, possibly a few changes and Bill Pitman will be working on that, but still needs some info (rides). I will post a separate thread soon with the tentative itinerary, but I will wait tell BRP has finalized there sponsor list, cause we might just have to change something.
    We're going to Spyderquest in September. This will be our first Spyder event that we have attended since we just purchased our Spyder in July 2014. We(my wife and I) also have talked two other couples to attend the event with us. Now, if BRP has a nice presence there, that will be a big plus for us newbies!! Anyway, we can't wait to enjoy the ride to Lake George from Central PA and share time with some other great Spyder owners. May there be many great Spyder events across the USA and Canada this year, whether BRP is there or not!
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    Can't wait for the 2017 event in Valcourt. It is basically right up route 91 from me. And I can stop at the Ben & Jerry Ice Cream factory on the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ctpaddler2000 View Post
    Can't wait for the 2017 event in Valcourt. It is basically right up route 91 from me. And I can stop at the Ben & Jerry Ice Cream factory on the way.
    I would to hit this date too. Been meaning to get to Québec for a while.
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    Since this is my first season with a spyder, I am going to be glad to be a part of any event. Since it seems that they are sponsoring more events this year, I might be able to make 1 or more. Right now, I am just glad to be riding, and if I can get to ride with more spyder owners, GREAT!!!
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    Default We'll be announcing the selected events both here and on Facebook next week.

    Thanks to all of the Can-Am Spyder owners’ event organizers who submitted an event for BRP sponsorship consideration in 2015! Early next week, we'll announce the winners here as well as on Facebook. Stay tuned!

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    Quote Originally Posted by blacklightning View Post
    Since this is my first season with a spyder, I am going to be glad to be a part of any event. Since it seems that they are sponsoring more events this year, I might be able to make 1 or more. Right now, I am just glad to be riding, and if I can get to ride with more spyder owners, GREAT!!!
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    So i checked out the SITR site and they had a cool group photo up. I will have to say that looking at the photo at 43 i would be the youngest person there LOL. Such a great area though id really like to try and go, its almost 700 miles for me though, i need some way to trailer the spyder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by latony007 View Post
    So i checked out the SITR site and they had a cool group photo up. I will have to say that looking at the photo at 43 i would be the youngest person there LOL. Such a great area though id really like to try and go, its almost 700 miles for me though, i need some way to trailer the spyder.
    I'm not too sure of that latony007...That shot didn't include everyone who attended. There were 165 last year and at the time that pic was taken there were several groups still out on rydes. While you may be could be at the lower end of that bell curve, only time will tell if you're the pup in the group! And, that was also pre F3....Maybe if SITR gets additional funds this year the "Youngest" will win a prize!
    Good Luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by latony007 View Post
    So i checked out the SITR site and they had a cool group photo up. I will have to say that looking at the photo at 43 i would be the youngest person there LOL. Such a great area though id really like to try and go, its almost 700 miles for me though, i need some way to trailer the spyder.
    I doubt that you would be the youngest there but you probably would be the youngest trailering your Spyder there. Us old folks ride.
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    Cool

    You're not old Ann! Maybe maturing but definitely not old.

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    Quote Originally Posted by latony007 View Post
    Such a great area though id really like to try and go, its almost 700 miles for me though, i need some way to trailer the spyder.
    Trailer? For 700 miles? That's at most a 2 day drive with plenty of stopping time thrown in. Spyders were made for riding, not trailering! Put a 5 in front of that 700 and now you're talking about some real traveling! That's what I did last fall from Idaho to Louisiana and back! And I'm only 70!

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    Quote Originally Posted by latony007 View Post
    So i checked out the SITR site and they had a cool group photo up. I will have to say that looking at the photo at 43 i would be the youngest person there LOL. Such a great area though id really like to try and go, its almost 700 miles for me though, i need some way to trailer the spyder.
    Your only 43 and you are complaining about a 700 mile drive? How soft has the younger generation become? We put more than 700 miles on after we arrived.

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    Default Lets ryde together latony007

    I highly apologize for getting off of the subject of this thread!
    Hey latony007, If you wanna trailer your Spyder up to Sacramento, we can ryde the last leg to Eureka together. We're leaving Monday...Let me know.
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    Thumbs up Owner's events announced!

    Hi all, thanks for your patience. The owner's events have been announced here.

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