Spyderfest '18

[11rtLTD]

At 10:18 this morning I completed my registration, are you in?

Joe

This will be my first Spyderfest.
Need a count down to add like we do when we go on a cruise!

[Don in E Texas]

Where can I get more info on Spyderfest? Where in Springfield is it located? What is the motel/hotels of choice? Are there any planned rides?

Web site for Spyderfest does not offer any information at all. No motel info, no locations for anything given (vendors are where?) -- and no vendor info (who is coming). Rides? Pie Run? Guided rides? Motel/hotel hosts? Past years there was a great facility for vendors - plus there was a nice restaurant on the fair grounds that we enjoyed most every day of Spyderfest. Where is input from the MO Gang? Info from Lamonster?

Right now I'm staying here in the woods of E Texas until better information is provided.

Don

[11rtLTD]

Web site for Spyderfest does not offer any information at all. No motel info, no locations for anything given (vendors are where?) -- and no vendor info (who is coming). Rides? Pie Run? Guided rides? Motel/hotel hosts? Past years there was a great facility for vendors - plus there was a nice restaurant on the fair grounds that we enjoyed most every day of Spyderfest. Where is input from the MO Gang? Info from Lamonster?

Right now I'm staying here in the woods of E Texas until better information is provided.

Don

Here is a thread on hotel information. Not a lotta help, but at least an idea.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...Been-Announced

[frigmall]

My computer won't let me connect with Pitbull Powersports.
We are coming from St. Louis so no big deal to ride there. Just like having my ducks in a row.........
We are not much for hanging around fair grounds or campsites. We love to ride in structured rides with other bikes. Don't know too much about that area around Springfield. We normally go a little further into Arkansas around Eureka Springs.
If I can get some more info then we can make plans.

[Freegle]

Look at eh event page here and follow the link to Spyderfest facebook page.

[nhoj]

Here is a thread on hotel information. Not a lotta help, but at least an idea.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...Been-Announced

There's additional info in this thread too....
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...8-announcement

Also you need to look at the Facebook link too....
https://www.facebook.com/SpyderFest-...05496/?fref=ts

Spyderfest is at a new location this year, PitBull has moved. No more fairgrounds. It may even be split between two venues. I find that a bit unclear. Not sure where the vendors will be?? But as mentioned above someone needs to clarify.

[smoof]

just to clarify, this will be at the Bolivar location instead of the Springfield location. is this correct?

[Mazo EMS2]

It's only the first of January, so I suspect there is a lot of info simply not released yet. From F/B, I gather that there will be various vendors at both Pitbull dealerships. There will also be different events at the two dealerships. Only 2 of the 4 host hotels have been made known, and I believe they are both approaching capacity. Registration gets ya a voucher, and likely some other frills for the duration of the event. It's a few months away and I would suspect that The MoGang will be making some info available shortly.

[Big F]

We are in, Registration is Complete! Greatest Rally of the Year.

Please tell us what makes this the greatest rally of the year????????????? tks
BIG F

[UtahPete]

Please tell us what makes this the greatest rally of the year????????????? tks BIG F

It was started by several companies located there which are in the Spyder sales or after-market business. Might also be one of the biggest by now. I've never been so can't say otherwise.

Correction: see SpyderAnn01 post below as to how and when it started. I still believe it has achieved the size and reputation it has is because of the Spyder dealers and after-market vendors located there, which is hard for any other rally to duplicate. That's just an opinion.

[Big F]

[QUOTE=Kredab;1326602]Might be a stupid question but I have to ask....

What does the registration get you ? beside the t shirt voucher.....Thank you[/QU

that is NOT a stupid question as I had the same?? couldn't find the agenda/schedule of events, etc.
BIG F

[Tyris]

It's only the first of January, so I suspect there is a lot of info simply not released yet. From F/B, I gather that there will be various vendors at both Pitbull dealerships. There will also be different events at the two dealerships. Only 2 of the 4 host hotels have been made known, and I believe they are both approaching capacity. Registration gets ya a voucher, and likely some other frills for the duration of the event. It's a few months away and I would suspect that The MoGang will be making some info available shortly.

Will wait for more info before deciding this year, thanks.

[Kredab]

Please tell us what makes this the greatest rally of the year????????????? tks
BIG F

I already signed up for the greatest rally - Spyder Fever !!!

[Big Arm]

Just registered for Spyderfest. This will be my ninth one ( Still think the first three were THE BEST ones, in Cuba )

[SpyderAnn01]

Just registered for Spyderfest. This will be my ninth one ( Still think the first three were THE BEST ones, in Cuba )

Im looking forward to seeing you there! You are one of the few who has a perfect attendance record st SF. I believe that I met you for the first time at SF #2

[SpyderAnn01]

It was started by several companies located there which are in the Spyder sales or after-market business. Might also be one of the biggest by now. I've never been so can't say otherwise.

Spyderfest was started by Rickylen (Len) Damouth in 2010 when he worked for his father at Cowtown in Cuba, MO. I believe that there were about 50 people at the first one and they had a blast in 2011 it was sponsored by the dealership and it grew to something like 450 people. It has grown each year and was moved to Springfield, MO in 2013 when Len opened his own dealership. It is the largest rally in both number of attendees and also in the number of vendors who attend. The riding in the area is great and they do some fun things like the Passport Rides

So from someone who’s has attended 8 of 9 Spyderfest Rallies those are the things that make it the greatest rally.

[murphybrown]

Had to miss last year...but not this year. This will be my 6th . Ride 2000+ miles to attend. Worth every minute. and mile For me #1 it's the people. just can't find better folks anywhere. Then the rydes are wonderful. Vendor village...I've melted one or two credit cards going there...not complaining, just saying ...lots of GREAT Spyder "stuff" from many many vendors. Hope to see you there..

[Ranman42]

Sad to not be able to attend this one. Before date was released I allready booked another trip. Will have to wait for #10.

[Big F]

We are in, Registration is Complete! Greatest Rally of the Year.

I haven't seen anything to tell me this is the "greatest rally of the year"????????????
BIG F

[SpyderAnn01]

I haven't seen anything to tell me this is the "greatest rally of the year"????????????
BIG F

The people, the MOGang volunteers that do all of the hard work, more vendors than any other rally and great riding. If you can’t see that and still don’t get what makes this great then you will stay home and never know what you’re missing.

I guess some people are just a little slow.

[Bob Denman]

[AeroPilot]

She just got our reservations in and we look forward to checking out the new locations as well as the Lamonster garage down in Nixa. Enjoyed the Wilsons Creek Battlefield site last time but will probably hit that again and a couple of other rides the Branson direction. Still cold here, but suns out so time to be dreamin' and schemin'.

[frigmall]

Got on Facebook and really didn't see anything helpful. Checked a couple of local (Missouri) Spyder Ryder websites and can find nothing about Spyderfest. Then again I am not the most "Tech Savy" guy in the house.
It appears that the function will be split into 2 venues, both owned by Pit Bull Powersports. One is in Springfield, the other in Boliver, Mo. According to Mapquest they are 35 miles apart. FYI it looks like the Boliver location is a gravel parking lot.

Went ahead and registered. Got a hotel room at the Best Western Plus Airport (either the Laquinta or the Courtyard Marriott are the host hotel but both are full). Best Western has more rooms available and is reasonable (Travelocity was $85.00 per night).
Hopefully as time goes on there will be more info.
This would be our 1st Spyderfest but definitely not our first motorcycle rally. We have done Sturgis, Thunder On The Beach, Bikes, Blues & BBQ, etc.

[11rtLTD]

There are several folks staying at this hotel.
I'm still claiming an(un)-official host hotel.

[frigmall]

How about: "This is where the real party is at".......