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WackyDan
02-29-2012, 12:49 PM
Ran into the BRP rep at the Charlotte Bike show this past weekend. They are bringing the tractor trailer of spyders in for a demo weekend at Concord Mills Mall sometime in May. Should know soon what weekend that will be.

I will be there... Would like to make a day of it and grab some grub with any other owners that show up. So put it on your radar. I know several of us showed up last time randomly and helped out.

Here is the date!

CONCORD MILLS MALL May 11 - May 13
8111 CONCORDS MILLS BLVD.
CONCORD, NC 28027

WingmanRT
03-01-2012, 08:29 PM
Unless it is May 17th weekend, I am in. We are headed to Myrtle Bike Week that wknd.

This is what BRP needs to get more people aware and more mainstream! They need to send press releases to the local TV stations and ask their reporters to come take test drives ahead of time for video PR.

SpyderRon
03-02-2012, 04:48 PM
Hi Dan, Thanks for the heads-up! If I am in town, definitely interested in hanging around a bit. Cheers, Ron

Squirtstoy21
03-02-2012, 08:43 PM
QUOTE=WackyDan;421610]Ran into the BRP rep at the Charlotte Bike show this past weekend. They are bringing the tractor trailer of spyders in for a demo weekend at Concord Mills Mall sometime in May. Should know soon what weekend that will be.

I will be there... Would like to make a day of it and grab some grub with any other owners that show up. So put it on your radar. I know several of us showed up last time randomly and helped out.

Will update when a date is concrete.[/QUOTE]

Dan!

I am in. Let me know when you have confirmation on the date

KipDM
03-15-2012, 02:13 AM
i would love to make it!
i'll have to check on hotel prices and make a weekend of it since attending even for a couple of hours would mean taking a night off work :mad:

if it's doable for me though plan on a Durham incursion! LOL and yes i meant incursion not excursion.....

if anyone else from the triangle area wants to play Spyder Parade on the way down though we should totally ryde together.

WackyDan
03-15-2012, 05:45 PM
CONCORD MILLS MALL May 11 - May 13
8111 CONCORDS MILLS BLVD.
CONCORD, NC 28027

Youngestspyder
03-15-2012, 05:51 PM
CONCORD MILLS MALL May 11 - May 13
8111 CONCORDS MILLS BLVD.
CONCORD, NC 28027

I will be there for sure!!!

Youngestspyder
03-15-2012, 08:03 PM
Anyone know the time that this will start on Friday also let me know when everyone will be there maybe we can do a ride and lunch or something along those lines!

SpyderDuck
03-16-2012, 08:49 PM
Sounds fun :2thumbs:

tobor9
03-17-2012, 12:14 AM
Just got E-mail that they will be in Charleston,SC(Ladson realey)on May 10th,can't wait althought we already have two it should be fun to watrch every one else:clap:

bruiser
03-17-2012, 08:46 PM
Just a bit to far for us. Like KipDm, would require a day off work and a motel stay. :(

Leslee
03-19-2012, 07:56 AM
If there's a day and time set up by someone to meet, we may be able to make it from Cary, NC. Kip, we could ride with you if all works out.

KipDM
03-22-2012, 01:25 AM
If there's a day and time set up by someone to meet, we may be able to make it from Cary, NC. Kip, we could ride with you if all works out.

not sure what day you were planning on going down (or if you were going to make it a full weekend).
if i get the time off work (knock on wood) i plan on ryding down Friday after noon (since usually get in from work at about 1AM leaving before 10AM is rough since i can never go right to bed after getting home).

if leaving Friday, May 11 anywhere in the 11AM-2PM range sounds good we could always meet up at Streets of Southpoint Mall (say as close to the fountain at the movie theater as possible?).

i will try to get used to going to bed earlier so that 10AM can become a possibility but no promises :pray:

i will update as soon as i find out confirmed personal leave day granted (assuming everything else sounds fine).

WackyDan
03-22-2012, 10:17 PM
My days there are Saturday and Sunday.

By the way, the local BRP rep that lives a few miles from my house will be there. Nice guy and very appreciative when the owners show up at these things and mingle with the demo riders.

The two Charlotte dealers should also be there, along with the one up in Albermarle, NC potentially. I really had a great time at the one last year though I missed the other owners as I was late.

I will plan on being there for lunch hour both days. May be able to do dinner if that works better for some of you.

KipDM
03-23-2012, 05:09 AM
wow 2 dealers in Charlotte? that sounds kewl. should also mean plenty of peeps to ryde with too....

staysafeonline
03-23-2012, 08:49 AM
not sure what day you were planning on going down (or if you were going to make it a full weekend).
if i get the time off work (knock on wood) i plan on ryding down Friday after noon (since usually get in from work at about 1AM leaving before 10AM is rough since i can never go right to bed after getting home).

if leaving Friday, May 11 anywhere in the 11AM-2PM range sounds good we could always meet up at Streets of Southpoint Mall (say as close to the fountain at the movie theater as possible?).

i will try to get used to going to bed earlier so that 10AM can become a possibility but no promises :pray:

i will update as soon as i find out confirmed personal leave day granted (assuming everything else sounds fine).

KipDM - I should have my Spyder by then and am in Durham, so might be interested in riding down there with you. My brother lives just south of Charlotte so I'll probably spend some time with him and his family that weekend, but would love to meet some of the Carolina Spyder crew!

KipDM
03-24-2012, 12:33 AM
KipDM - I should have my Spyder by then and am in Durham, so might be interested in riding down there with you. My brother lives just south of Charlotte so I'll probably spend some time with him and his family that weekend, but would love to meet some of the Carolina Spyder crew!

excellent! if we can manage times/correctly we can be a 3-spyder caravan since i am trying to meet Leslee too. and hopefully you will be able to get your ryde by then!

WingmanRT
03-24-2012, 07:17 AM
excellent! if we can manage times/correctly we can be a 3-spyder caravan since i am trying to meet Leslee too. and hopefully you will be able to get your ryde by then!
What do you think your ETA in Concord would be?

spike w
03-24-2012, 07:33 AM
WE WILL BE IN MYRTLE BEACH BIKE WEEK / KAY AND SPIKE / WHITE LIMINTED SPYDER RT //// HOPE TO SEE SOME SPYDERS THERE

2Gunns
03-24-2012, 07:54 AM
My days there are Saturday and Sunday.

By the way, the local BRP rep that lives a few miles from my house will be there. Nice guy and very appreciative when the owners show up at these things and mingle with the demo riders.

The two Charlotte dealers should also be there, along with the one up in Albermarle, NC potentially. I really had a great time at the one last year though I missed the other owners as I was late.

I will plan on being there for lunch hour both days. May be able to do dinner if that works better for some of you.


Dan, sounds like another great opportunity for a Carolina Spyder Ryder Meet n' Greet. Since you know the area could you/ would you play host?

KipDM
03-25-2012, 01:55 AM
What do you think your ETA in Concord would be?

currently our leave time is up in the air but we should be able to give definitive times by sometime in April (or very early May).
my current hope is to be able to leave in the noon-1PM time range and ryde more leisurely than i do in a car and get to Concord/Concord Mills Mall in the 3-4:45PM range (depends on weather, traffic, and how many pitstops we choose).
this is a very loose time though since i am very flexible timewise and not sure if the other people will be (able to get off work early) or not.

WackyDan
03-27-2012, 09:29 PM
Dan, sounds like another great opportunity for a Carolina Spyder Ryder Meet n' Greet. Since you know the area could you/ would you play host?

Will do.. Spyder goes in the shop next week... should be out in the next week but there is a suspicion of output shaft issues... So.. I may have to drive there.

Right now... for that Saturday I will host Lunch at the Quaker Steak and Lube across i-85 from the demo lot. I will need rsvp's in another couple of weeks ( I WILL MAKE A SEPARATE post) so that I can arrive early and score the right number of seats.. Maybe we can get BRP there with us.

Questions
03-28-2012, 11:19 AM
Depending on the date I should be there at least one day, probably Saturday but we'll see. Would be happy to ryde with any others from Hickory area (Duck??) if interested, maybe start a thread in the other NC forum, I never know which one to check now, dunno why they have two for NC.

SpyderDuck
03-28-2012, 09:44 PM
Depending on the date I should be there at least one day, probably Saturday but we'll see. Would be happy to ryde with any others from Hickory area (Duck??) if interested, maybe start a thread in the other NC forum, I never know which one to check now, dunno why they have two for NC.

Yeah, the Duck is interested. Always interested in seeing fellow Spyderfolk; we're good peoples. :2thumbs:

Buddy? Wilt thou join us, o fearless leader? (provided Mrs. Fearless Leader is agreeable...heehee)

Ltownblue
03-29-2012, 06:44 AM
Buddy? Wilt thou join us, o fearless leader? (provided Mrs. Fearless Leader is agreeable...heehee)

Haha! Yes, I may do this if I can get all of the work complete on my spyder before then. Got to have new tires all the way around - even with the nanny, the back end almost said hello to the front end when I went around a curve on Hwy 181 a couple of weeks ago!

Questions
03-29-2012, 10:03 PM
Haha! Yes, I may do this if I can get all of the work complete on my spyder before then. Got to have new tires all the way around - even with the nanny, the back end almost said hello to the front end when I went around a curve on Hwy 181 a couple of weeks ago!

Well the way you take curves it's no surprise LMAO

Had a cool ride today they had a motorcycle escort to bring The Wall into Charlotte, must have been close to 1,000 bikes riding the escort, not bad for a weekday. Pretty sad that they finally give the Nam vets a welcome home this many years after the war.

For anyone interested in seeing some pics of it, friend "ken thierfelder" on Facebook and the pics are in an album on my page. I was the only RS, and there were two RT's there. They set it up so the Patriot Riders rode first, then The Wall, then trikes, and then the rest of the bikes, closed down a weigh station so we could stage there, even shut down the interstate for a while to let us all out unmolested. Could have used more Spyders there though LOL

Hey Duck if you or blue are looking for a ride try getting into some riding groups on meetup.com, that's how I joined this, plus a ride last weekend, and if the weather cooperates, we will ride south for a longish one day ride into SC to see a restored plantation down there. Looks to be fun, but we need more Spyders :clap:

SpyderDuck
03-30-2012, 08:16 PM
Well the way you take curves it's no surprise LMAO

Had a cool ride today they had a motorcycle escort to bring The Wall into Charlotte, must have been close to 1,000 bikes riding the escort, not bad for a weekday. Pretty sad that they finally give the Nam vets a welcome home this many years after the war.

For anyone interested in seeing some pics of it, friend "ken thierfelder" on Facebook and the pics are in an album on my page. I was the only RS, and there were two RT's there. They set it up so the Patriot Riders rode first, then The Wall, then trikes, and then the rest of the bikes, closed down a weigh station so we could stage there, even shut down the interstate for a while to let us all out unmolested. Could have used more Spyders there though LOL

Hey Duck if you or blue are looking for a ride try getting into some riding groups on meetup.com, that's how I joined this, plus a ride last weekend, and if the weather cooperates, we will ride south for a longish one day ride into SC to see a restored plantation down there. Looks to be fun, but we need more Spyders :clap:

I wish I had known about the memorial ride; I would have tried to join...heck, I still have vacation days from last year that I haven't used yet! You should join the PG, too; I think you would enjoy being a part of that.

bruiser
04-01-2012, 06:59 PM
Friends of ours rode in the escort. Chief was riding his brand new Victory Crosscountry Tour. I thought about going, but I have my reasons for not.

WackyDan
04-09-2012, 07:57 AM
I am hosting Lunch at Quaker Steak and lube that Saturday... definitely. Will post for a head count soon.

As an added bonus... I think I will have my Wife and Leah show up for lunch. Haven't run that by her yet, but probably a possibility.

staysafeonline
04-17-2012, 10:41 AM
It looks like my Spyder will arrive from Cuba, MO in time to participate in this excursion!

2Gunns
05-05-2012, 01:48 PM
I am hosting Lunch at Quaker Steak and lube that Saturday... definitely. Will post for a head count soon.

As an added bonus... I think I will have my Wife and Leah show up for lunch. Haven't run that by her yet, but probably a possibility.

Dan,

I hope to be there on Saturday.... got to work some things out first. Unfortunately I was diognosed with Prostrate Cancer and will be going under the knife on the 16th, so this may be my last ride for awhile. But as the Terminator says.... I WILL BE BACK !

bruiser
05-05-2012, 03:40 PM
2Gunns, all the best to you. You will be in our prayers. As for the ride, not going to be able to make it. We're having a charity ride for Special Olympics on Saturday. Since our daughter is a former Special Olympian and Wayne County Athlete of the year, I better be there.

2Gunns
05-11-2012, 12:32 PM
sorry guys...I'm not going to be able to make it. Now it looks like it will be around July 1st before the doctor will give the thumbs up to spyder ryde....but "I WILL BE BACK"

Questions
05-11-2012, 09:10 PM
I am hosting Lunch at Quaker Steak and lube that Saturday... definitely. Will post for a head count soon.

As an added bonus... I think I will have my Wife and Leah show up for lunch. Haven't run that by her yet, but probably a possibility.

Well I'll be there. I can't find the post that SpyderDuck told me about, but found this one, I know she said 11:30 and I will probably ride there with her if she gets her mirror extensions fixed by then. I had a mission with Patriot Guard Riders today, escorting the latest truck that Freightliner makes every year to honor the vets and POW/MIA's and it was a beauty, and the last stop on our tour was Concord Mall where they were set up for the Spyder demos, so I know where it is, at least. Hope to see many of you tomorrow for lunch.