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<blockquote data-quote="BlackLightning998" data-source="post: 1663" data-attributes="member: 109"><p>I'm with you CV - I cannot think of a circumstance where I'd really want to offer another club member a ride on my Vincent, because it is just that - let alone a prospective owner who hasn't yet ridden one and the thought of anyone else but me being responsible for dropping it, damaging it or the like just hurts to think it. Yet it can't be that difficult - I first rode my Vincent when I was 14 years old, got on it and under instruction kick started it first kick and then rode off. </p><p></p><p>Here's an idea though, what about the club buying a bike (or having one donated to the club) which they use to take to certain special events and there is some scheme for prospective new members (who have demonstrated they are able) to have a ride on a Vincent - the idea could be that they could pay for the ride refundable against a years membership or something like that. It would potentially help attract new people to the club, build membership for the future and answer that question about where are all the new club members going to come from to buy the bikes when some of the existing club members have finished owning them?</p><p></p><p>Maybe even the ride could be £100 including a years membership, push the membership up and just how many rides would we need to sell to break even................I bet there's a load of Brussels followers thinking right now, "ahh but the health and safety/insurance/political correctness police/..... wouldn't let you charge for it, or you couldn't insure for it".</p><p></p><p></p><p>I know the VMCC do something similar where they give people the opportunity to ride a hand gear change bike at certain events.</p><p></p><p>There are a couple of specialists who offer hire of classics, but they don't yet have a Vincent on fleet that I can find.</p><p></p><p>Just because Steve can't find one to ride though shouldn't stop him yearning to own one, and being converted by us about the real joys of ownership. After 30 years absence, and riding modern stuff in-between, I was impressed when I got back on and rode it.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Stuart</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackLightning998, post: 1663, member: 109"] I'm with you CV - I cannot think of a circumstance where I'd really want to offer another club member a ride on my Vincent, because it is just that - let alone a prospective owner who hasn't yet ridden one and the thought of anyone else but me being responsible for dropping it, damaging it or the like just hurts to think it. Yet it can't be that difficult - I first rode my Vincent when I was 14 years old, got on it and under instruction kick started it first kick and then rode off. Here's an idea though, what about the club buying a bike (or having one donated to the club) which they use to take to certain special events and there is some scheme for prospective new members (who have demonstrated they are able) to have a ride on a Vincent - the idea could be that they could pay for the ride refundable against a years membership or something like that. It would potentially help attract new people to the club, build membership for the future and answer that question about where are all the new club members going to come from to buy the bikes when some of the existing club members have finished owning them? Maybe even the ride could be £100 including a years membership, push the membership up and just how many rides would we need to sell to break even................I bet there's a load of Brussels followers thinking right now, "ahh but the health and safety/insurance/political correctness police/..... wouldn't let you charge for it, or you couldn't insure for it". I know the VMCC do something similar where they give people the opportunity to ride a hand gear change bike at certain events. There are a couple of specialists who offer hire of classics, but they don't yet have a Vincent on fleet that I can find. Just because Steve can't find one to ride though shouldn't stop him yearning to own one, and being converted by us about the real joys of ownership. After 30 years absence, and riding modern stuff in-between, I was impressed when I got back on and rode it. Regards Stuart [/QUOTE]
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