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Although I have not attended any of the three events - the first two by choice of locations, this year because of work - I'll chime in on SD. You all know the value of free advice....
There is only one area in SD that makes sense: the Black Hills/Badlands area. Great scenery and roads in the area. Should have accomodations for tourist traffic. The state is generally motorcycle friendly.
The balance of the state offers the advantage of seeing any heavy weather and storms nearly a day before they would arrive, if you know what I mean. (I grew up on the Dakota Plains.)
Wayne
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Originally Posted by pauly1
Although I have not attended any of the three events - the first two by choice of locations, this year because of work - I'll chime in on SD. You all know the value of free advice....
There is only one area in SD that makes sense: the Black Hills/Badlands area. Great scenery and roads in the area. Should have accomodations for tourist traffic. The state is generally motorcycle friendly.
The balance of the state offers the advantage of seeing any heavy weather and storms nearly a day before they would arrive , if you know what I mean . (I grew up on the Dakota Plains.)
Wayne
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Based on the sequence BRP marketing has used to select their Owner's convention, it was interesting to see that they went from large metropolitan cities to a small, middle of bike riding paradise. I would have to agree with Scotty (NancysToy) that Colorado (or anywhere in the middle) would be a nice choice as far as moving the event to rider-friendly areas instead of traffic-infested cities.
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Originally Posted by pauly1
Although I have not attended any of the three events - the first two by choice of locations, this year because of work - I'll chime in on SD. You all know the value of free advice....
There is only one area in SD that makes sense: the Black Hills/Badlands area. Great scenery and roads in the area. Should have accomodations for tourist traffic. The state is generally motorcycle friendly.
The balance of the state offers the advantage of seeing any heavy weather and storms nearly a day before they would arrive , if you know what I mean . (I grew up on the Dakota Plains.)
Wayne
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Loved MV as the location. I agree it needs to be more rural. Chicago is nice (my birthplace) but I loved riding to and from MV. A three day event would be nice, Saturday was kind of tough with the rain.
Thanks BRP I had a great time and will try to make 2011 where ever you have it.
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OMG !!! I maxed out my credit card by noon on Monday, what would I have done if there had been vendors in MV
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Move it out of North Carolina so the Spyders won't get stolen next year !!!
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If they moved it to Lake George during Americade, they would have a thousand spyders there. Vendors are already there and just as good of riding as Maggie Valley/Gatlinburg and LOTS more to do. Largest touring event in the country.
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It would be nice to have other vendors there, such as electronics, foot pegs, etc. Also if they have techs to install them. My wife and I had a spectacular time!! It's a beautiful area, It is close to my home, so it's great for us. I think that BRP did a great job. Looking forward to next year.
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Originally Posted by rnet
If they moved it to Lake George during Americade, they would have a thousand spyders there. Vendors are already there and just as good of riding as Maggie Valley/Gatlinburg and LOTS more to do. Largest touring event in the country.
I'm not so sure that coinciding events is such a good idea, but I Absolutely agree on the location.
I'm going to try for the Adirondack event, at least the Friday dinner and the Saturday events.
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Not Maggie Valley
As pretty as MV is, that is not a friendly biker community when you get wiht the locals and hear what they have to say. Why go to a meet if vendors are not allowed to be part of it.
I absolutely agree about having a reception the night before with the band, and then follow the next morning with organized and well planned rides the next day. Cuba (CowTown) was fantanstic - great model to use.
Originally Posted by bruiser
Do you have any suggestions for next years owners event??? A couple come to mind for me. Start registration and clothing tent earlier in the day. Have the band play on Friday night. As former band members, it's not much fun playing to an empty tent. I heard comments about door prizes. Anyone else. Lets help make the next one better. Oh, PLEASE, keep it civil.
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Originally Posted by Lone Wolf
It would be nice to have other vendors there, such as electronics, foot pegs, etc. Also if they have techs to install them. My wife and I had a spectacular time!! It's a beautiful area, It is close to my home, so it's great for us. I think that BRP did a great job. Looking forward to next year.
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Originally Posted by ThreeWheels
I'm not so sure that coinciding events is such a good idea, but I Absolutely agree on the location.
I'm going to try for the Adirondack event, at least the Friday dinner and the Saturday events.
50,000 Bikers, don't think another 500 spyders would be noticed, besides Roaring Brook Ranch is now available. Americade stopped using it because of the hills and some 2 wheelers having problems. That's were Canam started there demo rides from in previous years. Not a problem for Spyders.
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I'd love to have the Owner's Event once again at MV mainly because I'd love to go to the Carolina's AND to Lamont's bbq. The last two years, I didn't own a spyder, this year I do but due to other commitments, I couldn't make it. So I'd like to go at least once. We've heard really great things about Lamont's bbq!!!!!!!!!!
Too far out west and that would knock us out, but IF it's Colorado, SD, NM...it'd be doable for us. We LOVE SD and we've been to Sturgis 3 years in a row (plus we didn't own any kind of bike then either)...of course, we also went the week before the rally and stayed in Rapid City. The roads and countryside are sooooooo beautiful in the Black Hills. LOL A suggestion though...if you do choose SD, please consider having it in June or early July. The prices (in late July and the first two weeks in August) near the Sturgis Rally are WAY out of sight.
My 2 cents.
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Originally Posted by ThreeWheels
I'm not so sure that coinciding events is such a good idea, but I Absolutely agree on the location.
I'm going to try for the Adirondack event, at least the Friday dinner and the Saturday events.
We don't want to clash with another event. Not only would you have competition with the other event, you stand the chance of overloading the available facilities, not to mention the traffic issues. And, dare I say, maybe even some dustups.
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Originally Posted by bruiser
We don't want to clash with another event. Not only would you have competition with the other event, you stand the chance of overloading the available facilities, not to mention the traffic issues. And, dare I say, maybe even some dustups.
I can understand why you would want to keep it in North Carolina, but this is where we disagree. I don,t look at it as being two events, but as one made better with is what this thread is about. Your other comments are very funny, but until you know what Lake George and Americade are all about, please do not speculate.
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I totally agree with Lamont. A rally in the west would go a long way to marketing the Spyder brand west of the Mississippi. Prescott AZ. is a beautiful place and their are some great rides there. Also, a great CanAm dealer is there and Phoenix is less than 80 miles away. Hope BRP considers it.
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Originally Posted by rnet
I can understand why you would want to keep it in North Carolina, but this is where we disagree. I don,t look at it as being two events, but as one made better with is what this thread is about. Your other comments are very funny, but until you know what Lake George and Americade are all about, please do not speculate.
I'm not neccessarily for keeping it in NC. And I do know what Lake George and Americade are about. Sorry if I upset you.
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