Ride-Outs and Meets in the South

[Amanda]

Oh great and mighty org.....

I have some £40 cheques to give out for a promotion running in store. They literally are just that, £40 FREE available on all purchases (exc. Sale) over £160. BAR-GAIN

This is the "helpy" bit. I have 1,000 of them to give away and need to find out what other meets are in the area to go to and distribute them. I went to Poole Quay this week, am there next week for the Ducati team and the 18th for the Traders event.

Where else in the area has a big meet place?? I would go to Loomies but its a bit too close to the Southampton branch to warrant it.

HELP...... :smt060

[Amanda]

Found out that Weymouth are starting a Bike Night as from next Thursday. :thumbsup:

Apparently "Sunnyfields farm" is no longer but there is a break away group somewhere else. Some weird name that will be attended by Julie from the Southampton store.

[-Ralph-]

Sure you'd get sent at least a hundred SAE's to put them in off here and you won't need to find so many bike meets ;)

[fizzwheel]

There is a bike meet at Clay Pidgeon near us on Wednesday nights, not sure if it has started up again though

http://www.southerncountiesleisure.com/page.php?id_pag=66

And also there used to be, but not sure if there still is a bike meet at Hunters Lodge Pub near Wincanton, again not to far from us

http://www.hunterslodgeinn.com/bikers_night

Both would be a bit of a trek, dont know what the Clay Pidgeon night is like, but the Hunters Lodge night does get rather busy...

[christopher]

Sure you'd get sent at least a hundred SAE's to put them in off here and you won't need to find so many bike meets ;)
Nah, it's just advertising leaflets by the sounds of it.

Spend over £160 and get £40 off

This offer is available in-store to ALL Hein Gericke customers (you do not require to present either a copy of this email or a Hein Gericke £40 Off cheque)

*Offer excludes previously discounted & special order items, Gift Vouchers/Giftcards and orders placed with the Hein Gericke webshop.

Amanda, have you thought about dropping a few in doctors surgeries or somewhere not so "biker" central? Most of us will either be signed up to the newsletter or have heard about this instore or from friends so we don't need you telling us about it again (my opinion of course).

If you put them in places you might not expect to find us them there could be family or friends of people who might need gear. An aunt or uncle wondering what to get etc.

[Amanda]

Chris - Although the email mailshot says you don't need the voucher they are great as advertising as they are literally £40 "cheques". I gave out loads on Tuesday at Poole Quay so either there are alot of people not signed up to the email or they don't read them. I'm just being proactive and getting the message out to a target audience. LOL Or finding an excuse to go on a bike meet jolly :thumbsup:

Fizz - thanks for those ones, I will look into them esp. the Hunters Lodge.

Ralph - Yeah if you like LOL but you can pop into your local HG and pick one up.

[Wideboy]

the sunnyfields "spin off" group is in the same area somewhere i think as the new forest and the marchwood area in particular is always busy with bikes on a Thursday night.

IIRC HG tried doing a bike night in southampton centre by the bargate ruin (were the market now is) a while ago but it failed quite badly, TBH it was a stupid location as it was hard to get to and there was nothing there food wise ect other than a burger king

there is Alton train station on wed nights which can be busy at times although i used to go pretty much every week i haven't been for a while so couldn't comment. I've never seen HG southampton at loomies but if you are thinking of going it is at its busiest on wed nights because of the alton meet............ and i do mean busy you struggle to get into the car park on a good evening

there is mudeford quay which is just downt he road from you, i only went once it was fairly busy but I've forgotten what day it was on so you'd have to find it in

[Wideboy]

oh and swanage is sometimes rammed on sundays.... its usually full of ghey harleys but there are a few proper bikes there

[Amanda]

The spin off from Sunnyfields is Gang Warily on a Thursdays.

..... and there is Avon Causeway starting on Mondays.

[Wideboy]

ah cool blackfield.... better location

[Amanda]

..and did I mention Weymouth is starting one this Thursday?

[Wideboy]

hmm maybe, its a bit far for me. find out when the mudeford one is on, that pub organised it i think....... that if its still going??

[metalangel]

Do crash bungs count in this offer? Or if they have to request ones with the fittings for my bike does that count as a special order and is therefore not included?

[Jayneflakes]

Come and say hello to us lot over in Weston, we have our RBL bike nights on Thursdays, see my thread on here for details.

I can also link you to one of the event organisers if you want to bring a stall with you. Drop me a PM if you want more details Amanda.
:-)