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Patmo:
I’m not thinking that any of this has to be a do this-don’t do that, or do that-don’t do this, single solution scenario.  I’m more in favor of doing several things, but at different times.....

Direct mail....Letter....STAReview insert....post card reminders....blast e-mails....forum banners....Facebook link....etc.

They ALL have a place in the overall plan.  Some will be effective with some people, others willl be effective with other people.  There is no magic bullet here.  It all comes down to a cost:benefit relationship and what we can afford.  Getting back to basics,  but also taking advantage of newer options and opportunities if they make sense.

NinjaBob:
An idea, maybe hairbrained but an idea: annual membership poll. Best Sport Touring Motorcycle of the year. Whatever wins, we negotiate with the manufacturer for a big discount on that model in return for promotion rights. Should sell a lot of tickets since its the members' favoriite. If we can get a steep discount, we should make a nice profit. 

Paco Bulto:
As far as Honda donating a bike, I heard that they donated a new Pacific Coast to our Founder one time, but don't know of any other time. I know that when I was Prez from 1999-2003, Honda sold us a bike at dealer cost.
 

DirtFlier:
I believe American Honda so far has been the only "manufacturer" to offer us a bike at dealer net, mainly via our connections when the club was called HSTA and it still holds today thanks to Jon Seidel.  All the non-Honda bikes used for the STAR raffle have come from dealers who give us some sort of modest discount but that's only a guess?

NinjaBob - getting the "steep discount" may be a tough hill to climb especially if the model is popular and in short supply.  Maybe the member poll should have 3 favorites not just 1?

Patmo:
Would absolutely love to hear from all members as to what bike(s) they are interested in being raffled off.  Always looking for suggestions.  This has been a part of the after-STAR survey in the past.

Was the bike the problem?  Or something else?  In the past the sales were pretty consistent, no matter what bike was being raffled off. That leads to me believe that the bike wasn’t the biggest problem.

But with a 1000 members in the club.....if EVERYONE just bought 10.00 in raffle tickets we would have $10,000 dollars....that’s a great start toward getting something really really nice.

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