EOM 2013 - Maggie Valley, NC 20-22 September 2013

[beachy]

Attendee list follows - total head count right now is 81 counting riders and pillions. I know there's a few guests floating out there that will nudge the number a few clicks higher. But Dave hit it - EOM attendance has hovered around the 75-90 mark since 2010, many factors I'm sure but it's all good. It's a double edged sword - market the rally to a wider audience to drawn in more numbers, and it grows into something less attractive for many.
One idea I'm tossing around is making an official move to bring the Super Tenere crowd in - many FJR riders have migrated that way, and we typically find ourselves in areas where dual sport terrain is readily accessible.

08FJR4ME, 0Face, Abercrombie FJR, aka John, Beachy, BikerGeek, Blind Squirrel, Bungie, Burnspot, Chivvalry, Clocklaw, cota95, Crumpadump, dsbiker, eFn Wife, eFnJustRide, El Toro Joe, Fencer, fialdj, fjr vfr, FJR183, Flapsup, FLFJRS, Geezer, Griff, HaulinAshe, Huron52, KRID, Kuklaki, LeeDavis, luvtoride, M&M, Majicmaker, mrfixall101, Nikk, OHFJR, outforaride, Phil S, PhilJet09, Powerman, raYzerman, Saltcreep, scorpa, Scraped UP, ShowMeMo, SoozeBG, Steve, TheAxeman, Thingfish, vabrzn, Walter, WheatonFJR, wineshisperer, wpbfjr,yamafitter

nothing wrong with the size rally that is here. I think bigger could be a pain for orginizers. not to say that people on other bikes shouldnt be allowed all should be welcomed we are not pirates.

 

[steve_g]

a co-worker and i are planning a trip arriving in maggie valley on 9-19, riding local roads on 9/20 and heading back north via BRP on 9-21.

i'm not sure where we're staying yet, but may do a drive by to check out all the fjrs.

 

[John d]

ttendee list follows - total head count right now is 81 counting riders and pillions. I know there's a few guests floating out there that will nudge the number a few clicks higher. But Dave hit it - EOM attendance has hovered around the 75-90 mark since 2010, many factors I'm sure but it's all good. It's a double edged sword - market the rally to a wider audience to drawn in more numbers, and it grows into something less attractive for many.
One idea I'm tossing around is making an official move to bring the Super Tenere crowd in - many FJR riders have migrated that way, and we typically find ourselves in areas where dual sport terrain is readily accessible.

08FJR4ME, 0Face, Abercrombie FJR, aka John, Beachy, BikerGeek, Blind Squirrel, Bungie, Burnspot, Chivvalry, Clocklaw, cota95, Crumpadump, dsbiker, eFn Wife, eFnJustRide, El Toro Joe, Fencer, fialdj, fjr vfr, FJR183, Flapsup, FLFJRS, Geezer, Griff, HaulinAshe, Huron52, KRID, Kuklaki, LeeDavis, luvtoride, M&M, Majicmaker, mrfixall101, Nikk, OHFJR, outforaride, Phil S, PhilJet09, Powerman, raYzerman, Saltcreep, scorpa, Scraped UP, ShowMeMo, SoozeBG, Steve, TheAxeman, Thingfish, vabrzn, Walter, WheatonFJR, wineshisperer, wpbfjr,yamafitter

Doesn't add up there, Wayne. A few got dropped somehow.

 

[leedavis]

It's tough finding a hotel with 75-100 rooms + banquet facility to accommodate us at the numbers where we are now. We don't have to get much bigger before we're limited to the large resort hotels or business conference hotels in cities. Be careful what you wish for. It remains to be seen but with all the upgrades to 13 and 14 model FJR's interest in the bike is on the upswing again. Our numbers could start going up all by themselves.

 

[luvtoride]

That's definitely a scratch my head move right there, Wayne.

& Lee is correct about hotel size... The organizers of NAFO had a time finding facilities that would house as many as we felt might attend.

 

[PhilJet09]

a co-worker and i are planning a trip arriving in maggie valley on 9-19, riding local roads on 9/20 and heading back north via BRP on 9-21.
i'm not sure where we're staying yet, but may do a drive by to check out all the fjrs.

Steve, I'll be there Friday and Saturday night. If you swing by, shoot me a text.

 

[extrememarine]

The list below is only those who have filled in their forum name on the registration; it does not include pillons, and there are some who did not provide a forum name. That's why the total names below does not match the 80-ish number I quoted.

ttendee list follows - total head count right now is 81 counting riders and pillions. I know there's a few guests floating out there that will nudge the number a few clicks higher. But Dave hit it - EOM attendance has hovered around the 75-90 mark since 2010, many factors I'm sure but it's all good. It's a double edged sword - market the rally to a wider audience to drawn in more numbers, and it grows into something less attractive for many.
One idea I'm tossing around is making an official move to bring the Super Tenere crowd in - many FJR riders have migrated that way, and we typically find ourselves in areas where dual sport terrain is readily accessible.

08FJR4ME, 0Face, Abercrombie FJR, aka John, Beachy, BikerGeek, Blind Squirrel, Bungie, Burnspot, Chivvalry, Clocklaw, cota95, Crumpadump, dsbiker, eFn Wife, eFnJustRide, El Toro Joe, Fencer, fialdj, fjr vfr, FJR183, Flapsup, FLFJRS, Geezer, Griff, HaulinAshe, Huron52, KRID, Kuklaki, LeeDavis, luvtoride, M&M, Majicmaker, mrfixall101, Nikk, OHFJR, outforaride, Phil S, PhilJet09, Powerman, raYzerman, Saltcreep, scorpa, Scraped UP, ShowMeMo, SoozeBG, Steve, TheAxeman, Thingfish, vabrzn, Walter, WheatonFJR, wineshisperer, wpbfjr,yamafitter

Doesn't add up there, Wayne. A few got dropped somehow.

 

[extrememarine]

Why? Thinking bigger picture - how many riders have moved from the FJR to the S10? It's a discussion track that has re-surfaced a couple of times at face to face meets.

But the double edge sword of it is, if this morphs from "FJR1300 EOM" to more of a Yamaha EOM", it grows to the point of taking us away from these smaller, more intimate venues. We could think of it as a means for survival of the meet - if the ownership shifts away from the FJR, do we want to end up with a rally attendance down around a dozen or so FJR's because we keep it as the FJR EOM?

We could slide this line of discussion to another thread...

That's definitely a scratch my head move right there, Wayne.
& Lee is correct about hotel size... The organizers of NAFO had a time finding facilities that would house as many as we felt might attend.

 

[luvtoride]

Where exactly have you come up with a huge drop in attendance # scenario?

 

[0Face]

a rally attendance down around a dozen or so FJR's because we keep it as the FJR EOM?

The real question is: How do we ditch Wheaton?

 

[extrememarine]

From 130-140 (2007) bikes to less than 70 (2013). 130 / 70 =.538 or 46% less.

Where exactly have you come up with a huge drop in attendance # scenario?

 

[huron52]

I think, and I think what Wayne is hinting at....Discussion should be put in this thread and stop mudding this one.

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php/topic/154511-expanding-eom-2014-and-beyond/

As you can tell by my signature I have not attended every EOM It maybe a little more popular than some of the other FJR rallies but there is a lot other rallies happening the same weekend so one has to make a choice.

 

[extrememarine]

Back on track here - I'll do a more detailed attendee list out tonight; I'll include pillons in the next list.

Does anyone have an interest in visiting the Wheels Through Time Museum?

 

[cota95]

Back on track here - I'll do a more detailed attendee list out tonight; I'll include pillons in the next list.
Does anyone have an interest in visiting the Wheels Through Time Museum?

YES!!

 

[Blind Squirrel]

The organizers of NAFO had a time finding facilities that would house as many as we felt might attend.

Then had to listen to many of the people bitch about the costs associated with such a large place.

 

[extrememarine]

I'll call Dale and see if I can finagle something.

Back on track here - I'll do a more detailed attendee list out tonight; I'll include pillons in the next list.
Does anyone have an interest in visiting the Wheels Through Time Museum?

YES!!

 

[luvtoride]

You got that right, Scott!

 

[extrememarine]

There's no win-win; there will always be someone who is unhappy about something...

The organizers of NAFO had a time finding facilities that would house as many as we felt might attend.

Then had to listen to many of the people bitch about the costs associated with such a large place.

 

[majicmaker]

Back on track here - I'll do a more detailed attendee list out tonight; I'll include pillons in the next list.
Does anyone have an interest in visiting the Wheels Through Time Museum?

YES!!

YES!

 

[Geezer]

Back on track here - I'll do a more detailed attendee list out tonight; I'll include pillons in the next list.

Does anyone have an interest in visiting the Wheels Through Time Museum?

YES!!

YES!

Me too.