Vt Bike Night, Tuesdays at Donny's Pizza

[yesterdayze]

I like the event idea.

As for safe riding....If it is during THE bike night sponsored ride and people are doing stupid crap, call them on it. We promote safe biking and a friendly image not a "hey look at that group of @$$holes" I can find morons to ride with anytime, I like that I can come ride with responsible riders. As for after the event....when you leave, please leave nicely. If you want to be a moron, wait till you are a little ways away, then have at it; That is your choice. You may get comments, deal with it. You want to ride stupid, don't be pissed that people think you are stupid.

On the other hand, once people are outside of bike night, how they ride is not bike night's responsibility or right to punish. I can see commenting on it, but don't beat it to death and act high and mighty. Doc is right, there is a fine line. SilverGhost is right, you can only push the issue too far before you push people away and will never have a chance to LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

If a handful of people go for a ride after the normal bike night ride, even if it is with bike night people, it is OUTSIDE of bike night. Like it or not bike night can't set the rules for that. Comment on it all you want; But setting rules, No. Not bike nights place.

Use common sense, that's what it is for. You are with people being stupid, don't go with them again. Break off if you need to.

During the bike night ride, by all means, say something, tell people they aren't welcome to come on the ride, whatever. Before and after, it's your life your skin, use YOU HEAD.

Just my two cents.

But let's take this discussion OFFLINE. No need to start a public flame war. We can deal with these things nicely but sincerely in a way that doesn't alienate riders who may not be making the best choices whether out of the desire to show off or just not really thinking about other people's riding levels or the dangers involved.

[yesterdayze]

OH....PS, I wasn't on 89 either

[Vix]

Yah, I think an event would be awesome. "Silverghost" was one of the judges for a recent 1st annual car show, something like that for sport bikes would be a BLAST. Basically riders pay a nominal fee to display their bikes and get judged, with awards for different criterion. (Mods, condition, performance, etc.) I'm not even that into cars but it was astounding to see these amazing cars and trucks. It would be incredible to see a lineup of spiffed up sport bikes!!!

Something I had pitched to Motofreak was a sort of "swap meet" where we could bring our used gear to sell, riders could get great deals on used gear all in one spot. I even spoke to Cyclewise already and they have tons of closeout stuff and depending on the date/space they sounded very interested in coming up and being represented.

It would be great to have a sport bike specific event in the area!

[Doc]

Anything you guys want to do I will support. I think a sportbike show and shine wouold be cool but I don't know many sportbike riders that really bling out their bikes...

Where would we get prizes? Who would sponsor the event? Where would you hold it?

I had a hell of a time getting the awareness day together. If you guys want to work something I will help as I can.

Motofreak is working the Dyno Day issue. I'll let him fill you in. There should be gear there from Cyclewise (middlebury?) and Roadside (Williston)

[MotoFreak]

Yah, I think an event would be awesome. "Silverghost" was one of the judges for a recent 1st annual car show, something like that for sport bikes would be a BLAST. Basically riders pay a nominal fee to display their bikes and get judged, with awards for different criterion. (Mods, condition, performance, etc.) I'm not even that into cars but it was astounding to see these amazing cars and trucks. It would be incredible to see a lineup of spiffed up sport bikes!!!

Something I had pitched to Motofreak was a sort of "swap meet" where we could bring our used gear to sell, riders could get great deals on used gear all in one spot. I even spoke to Cyclewise already and they have tons of closeout stuff and depending on the date/space they sounded very interested in coming up and being represented.

It would be great to have a sport bike specific event in the area!

I'm going to CycleWise on Friday to talk with them more about what Vix mentioned (thanks for getting the ball rolling ...I don't know about a gear swap at the Dyno Day (hard to bring extra gear in on your bike), but a Bike Show/Gear Swap with a portable Dyno and a raffle sounds like something worth attending, especially now that we have a good network for sport riders in the area...should be posting up the Dyno Day info next week-hard to get those guys at Quitin Bro's to stop working and call me!

[Trouble]

Motofreak, you don't know all the excitement you missed last night - but I bet you can gather some of it from the conversation today. If you weren't going to show up you could have at least let Doc use your bike so he had one that ran!





Just kidding Doc! We love you. Props for all you've done and continue to do. You're just too much fun to pick on!

[SilverGhost]

Anything you guys want to do I will support. I think a sportbike show and shine wouold be cool but I don't know many sportbike riders that really bling out their bikes...

Where would we get prizes? Who would sponsor the event? Where would you hold it?

I had a hell of a time getting the awareness day together. If you guys want to work something I will help as I can.

Motofreak is working the Dyno Day issue. I'll let him fill you in. There should be gear there from Cyclewise (middlebury?) and Roadside (Williston)

Whats the chances of getting the display ARNG OCC Bike for showing off??

[MotoFreak]

Motofreak, you don't know all the excitement you missed last night - but I bet you can gather some of it from the conversation today. If you weren't going to show up you could have at least let Doc use your bike so he had one that ran!





Just kidding Doc! We love you. Props for all you've done and continue to do. You're just too much fun to pick on!

Doc told me that the 9R was too much for him...he's getting old...story of his life!

[Doc]

Whats the chances of getting the display ARNG OCC Bike for showing off??

Slim to none. The more time we give the more of a chance.

Is this gonna be a sportbike event or ANOTHER cruiser event?

[Doc]

Doc told me that the 9R was too much for him...he's getting old...story of his life!

The 9R... too much for me? Bahahahahahahaha!

If I could just get a street legal bike that runs and does over 60mph...


Old... that I am getting. Respect your elders godamnit!

[SilverGhost]

Slim to none. The more time we give the more of a chance.

Is this gonna be a sportbike event or ANOTHER cruiser event?

Sport but That would have been the closest we would have for demo.

[SilverGhost]

I think I might have Circuit City set up for it!!

[Doc]

Sport but That would have been the closest we would have for demo.

I can get Racebikes... Not just my POS Ducati either but some nicer examples. If you can give enough notice and it is not on a race weekend.

[Doc]

I think I might have Circuit City set up for it!!

Cool! Good Spot too!

[SilverGhost]

I can get Racebikes... Not just my POS Ducati either but some nicer examples. If you can give enough notice and it is not on a race weekend.

Yep Kewl!!
We will brain storm on divsions etc..

[Vix]

Got two new videos up:

YouTube - Vermont Bike Night - Revving Sport Bikes at Manhattan Pizza

YouTube - Vermont Bike Night - Chicken Charlies

[BlueEyes]

Is this gonna be a sportbike event or ANOTHER cruiser event?

Ahhhh, Doc . . . at least if it was another CRUISER event you wouldn't have to worry about any squids lofting wheelies on I89 after.

[Doc]

True... but I would have to worry more about them wearing proper gear.

[NobodySpecific]

Just figured I would let all of you know that I made it safely to Boise yesterday afternoon. Now the search begins for a bike!

[Doc]

What did you do with your SV?

Congrats on the move!

[markbvt]

Keep us posted, Keith. And post pics of those awesome twisty roads as soon as humanly possible!

How's the town? Decent place to live?

--mark

[Slyder]

The whole time I was out on CO (Boulder, Estes Park) I wished I had the bike. No sand and salt used on the roads out there, at least from what I could tell. It was early spring, still snow here and there. I saw Ferrari's out, as well as bikes. Come around a corner and here's a ZX 6 or 9 sitting in a pull off, the rider sitting on a huge boulder...drawing or painting. Oh yea, the bike was parked in 4-5 inches of snow in the pull off.

The roads are in far better shape, cleaner, nicer scenery, and of course more twisty.

I'd have no trouble going back out west, I want to see ID and MT too.

[yesterdayze]

Keith - Glad your trip went well. Hope you find a bike quickly before you start getting withdrawal symptoms and making motorcycle noises with your mouth and running around work with your hands out like you're on a bike.... Keep us up on how things go.

[tsanterre]

I think that probably less than half of the people that have ever made it to a bike night @ Donny's went with us on the search for a new spot last Tuesday.

Also, probably WAY less than half are on the forum...

That being said, would it be a good idea to have a couple people stay at Donny's for a little while (maybe from like 630 - 730) or something to make sure everybody gets to the right location?

Seems like we've had a pretty good showing every Tues...and I'd hate to see numbers fall due to a lack of communication.

[Doc]

Absolutely. That is the plan.

You wanna head that up?

We may loose some people in the change over but I think this will be for the best.

Gonna start a New thread to continue this discussion.