Matt Black
13-03-2004, 12:32 PM
First of all I hope I'm not stealing UKMOC thunder or stepping on UKMOC toes etc, but here I go again.....
Fingers crossed with four days of posting left and lets hope that the last minute rush at least makes Mallory happen - at whatever cost. By the way fatbloke, does 47 riders as at 12 March mean approx £185?!
I remember the - 'Your Club Needs You' e mail went out to 1200 people. - 90 out of that means 7.5% At first glance you think - that should be OK. My theory however is that the likely numbers would come from the ACTIVE membership, perhaps represented by how active the members were on this forum.
According to the membership database accessible to me as a humble member - only 280 out of 1200 people have ever posted on it more than once! If you count active membership as over 5 posts ever, the number drops down to 192. Over 10 posts ever and its 148, and so on
Now I could personally moan about the distance of the track day from me - I can't speak for the rest of the membership. I could moan about the 8:30 start time, because its asking a lot to anyone living over 2/3 hours away. These two factors combined mean going up the day before and getting B&B - maybe I'm not alone in these factors being an issue. But I'm doing it - and there's the difference.
Perhaps my calculations are flawed but I think it is awsome that out of say 200 reasonably active 'posters' on the forum nearly a quarter have signed up to this excellent day. That's a strong core membership in my book.
To the organisers, however optimistic, and to my fellow deposit payers I salute you.
To those that can't make it through work, physical, financial or other problems, we will miss you but it's not your fault if this doesn't happen.
To those that are watching and can't participate thankyou in advance for cheering us on.
To everyone else, well, there's still time to show how much you like being part of Ducati Monster life. Hopefully other posts have persuaded the less confident that you are still guaranteed a good time, whatever happens. Having exclusive club use for the whole day means everyone can have a burble round with no worries. It may even mean you enjoy riding more afterwords - I used to hate cornering when I started years ago - but to start using more of the tyres, and the road is very rewarding and its not all about speed. If you stopped squaring off your tyres, you might even save money after June 29th 2004.
If you aren't going for no good reason, like you can't be bothered, then what exactly is that bike doing in the garage? While you are reading this - Ask yourself what its all for. Then send off your deposit. You will feel like you've done something positive for once and 1000 mile a year or whatever you do won't seem like its all just a lifestyle statement. You will feel like a motorcyclist. This experience will beign to repay the investement in time and money that you have already made. Think about it - Bike, tax, insurance, servicing, helmet, leathers, boots, gloves - even those bloody ears you bought (no offence PD) are all waiting to be made the most of - ON JUNE 29TH 2004
Otherwise, well, you're just playing at this motorbike lark aren't you? To all our armchair members - I hope there's something good on the telly for you....
Get involved and get the deposit off. NOW. Personally I can't wait till June 29th - and none of this nonsense about I cant commit - it might be raining. We'll all being having a great time whatever the weather.
SO thankyou UKMOC for trying to make this happen. I hope I'm wrong about the numbers. I really hope it works out for us all next week. The offer stands and I will pay more if necessary. Given the hassle you've had with this one, a Monster track day, in this format at least, is likely to be a once in a lifetime opportunity. I for one want to be part of that.
Never has so much - fight them on the beaches etc etc
Fingers crossed with four days of posting left and lets hope that the last minute rush at least makes Mallory happen - at whatever cost. By the way fatbloke, does 47 riders as at 12 March mean approx £185?!
I remember the - 'Your Club Needs You' e mail went out to 1200 people. - 90 out of that means 7.5% At first glance you think - that should be OK. My theory however is that the likely numbers would come from the ACTIVE membership, perhaps represented by how active the members were on this forum.
According to the membership database accessible to me as a humble member - only 280 out of 1200 people have ever posted on it more than once! If you count active membership as over 5 posts ever, the number drops down to 192. Over 10 posts ever and its 148, and so on
Now I could personally moan about the distance of the track day from me - I can't speak for the rest of the membership. I could moan about the 8:30 start time, because its asking a lot to anyone living over 2/3 hours away. These two factors combined mean going up the day before and getting B&B - maybe I'm not alone in these factors being an issue. But I'm doing it - and there's the difference.
Perhaps my calculations are flawed but I think it is awsome that out of say 200 reasonably active 'posters' on the forum nearly a quarter have signed up to this excellent day. That's a strong core membership in my book.
To the organisers, however optimistic, and to my fellow deposit payers I salute you.
To those that can't make it through work, physical, financial or other problems, we will miss you but it's not your fault if this doesn't happen.
To those that are watching and can't participate thankyou in advance for cheering us on.
To everyone else, well, there's still time to show how much you like being part of Ducati Monster life. Hopefully other posts have persuaded the less confident that you are still guaranteed a good time, whatever happens. Having exclusive club use for the whole day means everyone can have a burble round with no worries. It may even mean you enjoy riding more afterwords - I used to hate cornering when I started years ago - but to start using more of the tyres, and the road is very rewarding and its not all about speed. If you stopped squaring off your tyres, you might even save money after June 29th 2004.
If you aren't going for no good reason, like you can't be bothered, then what exactly is that bike doing in the garage? While you are reading this - Ask yourself what its all for. Then send off your deposit. You will feel like you've done something positive for once and 1000 mile a year or whatever you do won't seem like its all just a lifestyle statement. You will feel like a motorcyclist. This experience will beign to repay the investement in time and money that you have already made. Think about it - Bike, tax, insurance, servicing, helmet, leathers, boots, gloves - even those bloody ears you bought (no offence PD) are all waiting to be made the most of - ON JUNE 29TH 2004
Otherwise, well, you're just playing at this motorbike lark aren't you? To all our armchair members - I hope there's something good on the telly for you....
Get involved and get the deposit off. NOW. Personally I can't wait till June 29th - and none of this nonsense about I cant commit - it might be raining. We'll all being having a great time whatever the weather.
SO thankyou UKMOC for trying to make this happen. I hope I'm wrong about the numbers. I really hope it works out for us all next week. The offer stands and I will pay more if necessary. Given the hassle you've had with this one, a Monster track day, in this format at least, is likely to be a once in a lifetime opportunity. I for one want to be part of that.
Never has so much - fight them on the beaches etc etc