Iron Pony Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Victory demo at Pony Powersports on May 3 & 4 Time Start as soon as possible after we open............Sat 9am, Sun 10amGo as long as we can before we close...........Sat 6pm, Sun 5pmOur goal is to let as many as possible test the bikes. Free Krispy Kremes & coffee in the AM each day.Schmidt's Sausage Truck will be there both days. Must be 18 and have motorcycle endorsement, helmet, long pants, closed-toe, sturdy shoes. Passengers welcome. I will be doing our typical test loop it is about 17 miles of mixed surface streets. It is a good time, come on out and ride some new bikes and burn some one else's gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oooooo... May have to swing by for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I would join ya, but gonna be in WV riding all weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 You need a sign up, and rotation. or a number system.Last year was ok until everyone started cutting in line for people waiting for a test ride. Basically they would get off, and then jump right back on another bike. Annoyed me enough that I left after one test ride. Just my $.02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Pony Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Thanks for the feedback Cdubyah. I need to come up with something to make that process better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koreo Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ill be there! Hopefully the rain goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Thanks for the feedback Cdubyah. I need to come up with something to make that process better. Make a spreadsheet, a big one, on paper. List each bike across the top...down the left number it 1 - 100 or whatever. Row 1 is the first ride of the day, have people sign up. No line waiting or jumping involved. You could use times but then you have to try and keep that schedule, that might be tough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Make a spreadsheet, a big one, on paper. List each bike across the top...down the left number it 1 - 100 or whatever. Row 1 is the first ride of the day, have people sign up. No line waiting or jumping involved. You could use times but then you have to try and keep that schedule, that might be tough. That would probably work well. Cross off, as each ride returns. Call out names, if you don't answer within X amount of time, you get skipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 That would probably work well. Cross off, as each ride returns. Call out names, if you don't answer within X amount of time, you get skipped. Yep, seen it in action at Mid-Ohio. It is how Ma Kaw runs their demo truck there. Worked flawlessly from what I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 what models are going to be available? I might be up for playing on a power-cruiser... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ooo... subscribed to remind myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 what models are going to be available?I might be up for playing on a power-cruiser.... They have a leftover red and white HammerS just calling to me. I can't believe it hasn't sold. Prettiest bike at the Pony IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 . They have a leftover red and white HammerS just calling to me. I can't believe it hasn't sold. Prettiest bike at the Pony IMO.I check that bike out every time I'm there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ben, when are you goin?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzledan Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Thanks Victory and Iron Pony for putting this on, I had a blast. Favorite bike by far was the Gunner. All balls, no frills, just two wheels and a torque-monster engine. Edited May 4, 2014 by Dizzledan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hoblick Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 dat multistrada though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgetz524 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 dat multistrada thoughdat MY multistrada though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Pony Posted May 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Thanks for coming out guys, we had a really great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblick Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 dat MY multistrada thoughknew that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Pony- In terms of your sign-ups, I will be at the store this morning and can tell you how we did it at KTM if you'd like. Essentially, we did it as follows: -Had a sheet for each 30 minute or 45 minute loop.-Listed every unit top down on the left side with a blank next to it.-Filled in the person's name on that blank under that sheet (Each loop had a sheet)-Person signed up with driver's license and signed waiver.-Person was instructed to show up for the rider's meeting 5 minutes prior to ride time.-Rider's meeting is key. Allowed us to get a visual. Also allowed us to release the riders and when they go to the bike, any cut in line folks were turned away. But, it had exactly the correct number of riders to bikes.-We did a role call. Each person had a lanyard that had all the models on it.-Anyone missing, we had a waiting list and that person was there early for any available slots. We as staff knew who they were and knew when we had an opening. ***KEY*** - As soon as each rider was on their bike they were to ride, we punched the lanyard. This told us that they've ridden each bike. They had multiple opportunities, but had to be signed up. If we were doing a dealer ride, we had waiting lines (Really only for MX/Off Road rides) under canopies with the model listed where they stood. -Lead and sweep goes out and comes back in, dealers talk and chat it up with potential customers... We typically booked the day within an hour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzledan Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Pony- In terms of your sign-ups, I will be at the store this morning and can tell you how we did it at KTM if you'd like. Essentially, we did it as follows: -Had a sheet for each 30 minute or 45 minute loop.-Listed every unit top down on the left side with a blank next to it.-Filled in the person's name on that blank under that sheet (Each loop had a sheet)-Person signed up with driver's license and signed waiver.-Person was instructed to show up for the rider's meeting 5 minutes prior to ride time.-Rider's meeting is key. Allowed us to get a visual. Also allowed us to release the riders and when they go to the bike, any cut in line folks were turned away. But, it had exactly the correct number of riders to bikes.-We did a role call. Each person had a lanyard that had all the models on it.-Anyone missing, we had a waiting list and that person was there early for any available slots. We as staff knew who they were and knew when we had an opening. ***KEY*** - As soon as each rider was on their bike they were to ride, we punched the lanyard. This told us that they've ridden each bike. They had multiple opportunities, but had to be signed up. If we were doing a dealer ride, we had waiting lines (Really only for MX/Off Road rides) under canopies with the model listed where they stood. -Lead and sweep goes out and comes back in, dealers talk and chat it up with potential customers... We typically booked the day within an hour...This sounds like a good idea. The weather Saturday was a double-edged sword; too wet to leave at first, but no line to wait in for hours to ride. I ended up riding 4 times and never saw any line jumping or anyone left behind. Video from the Gunner and Cross- Country: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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