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November 14, 2011, 06:34:56 AM »
Quote from: Curmudgeon on November 14, 2011, 06:20:18 AM
If, as it seems, several dealers sponsor this club, why are the annual dues then $20? They should be rolling in cash.
http://www.mad-ducati.com/TopicsMainNew.php
I am the current treasurer of this club and we do use our money for things for the club....while we aren't rolling in it per say...we do rent VIR twice a year for club members to have a discounted 2 day event among other things that our club does for $20....
and sponsoring the club, doesn't mean the dealer puts out a dime to the club...in fact, it is quite the opposite of normal sponsorships...they merely sign off as saying we recognize and support...nothing more...
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Quote from: Steve.In.Atlanta on November 14, 2011, 06:25:41 AM
I was being funny but would also be interested in exploring setting up a club in Atlanta. We do have a dealer and I did join US Desmo when I was at DucStock at Barber a while back.
Is there a link to find out more about establishing a club?
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Last I checked they still had a "website". I would talk you out of creating a club. I've been involved in one way or another in 3, including the one in ATL, and it's a pain unless you can get a solid 10 guys that would help with everything. It's really not worth the hazzle unless you drink the Ducati koolaid.
Quote from: zooom on November 14, 2011, 06:34:56 AM
and sponsoring the club, doesn't mean the dealer puts out a dime to the club...in fact, it is quite the opposite of normal sponsorships...they merely sign off as saying we recognize and support...nothing more...
+1 I've been lucky in that the 3 clubs I've been involved in have had support from dealers, but that's the exception, not the rule.
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I did get a US Desmo membership for 2012 and I'm going to attend a couple of the events and see how it goes. I did see the Atlanta club but didn't look like they did anything from what I can tell on the site.
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Quote from: Steve.In.Atlanta on November 14, 2011, 07:05:31 AM
I did get a US Desmo membership for 2012 and I'm going to attend a couple of the events and see how it goes. I did see the Atlanta club but didn't look like they did anything from what I can tell on the site.
They're actually very very active. They ride up to the mountains every weekend until it's just too painful. They have a monthly dinner meeting, a few trackdays, tech sessions and other miscellaneous activities. Now, if you're looking for people to go to a weekly bike night, then probably not the club for you. USDesmo has 2 major events that you can attend, Ducs Fly South and their trackdays.
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Got mine yesterday too! Wierd!
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Got mine today
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never mind, i just got mine today too. haha
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Got mine today.
Sucks to hear that people don't have the clubs or don't have good experiences with them. I've met a lot of cool people through my local club and we've done some neat stuff. Next on our list in a Christmas dinner where our significant others can meet all the (cool) idiots we ride with. Club money goes towards tire changers and such. Everything is just dandy
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Quote from: Curmudgeon on November 14, 2011, 06:20:18 AM
If, as it seems, several dealers sponsor this club, why are the annual dues then $20? They should be rolling in cash.
http://www.mad-ducati.com/TopicsMainNew.php
I recognize $20 may be a lot to some people, but I waste more than $2/month on stupid shit like temporary tattoos and fake mustaches as it is.
so it sounds like there is some benefit to the $20. Although I don't pay, as said above a dealer 'sponsors' our club, but that really just means they let us watch races in their waiting room, but then of course everyone else is allowed as well. Maybe once a year or twice a year we get some member exclusive stuff at the dealer. We have raffles at our events to raise a little cash which mostly buys food for the next event.
Otherwise everything else at my DOC is non-dealer (what little actually does happen). I wish more did happen but /shrug
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Quote from: Privateer on November 14, 2011, 08:01:05 PM
I recognize $20 may be a lot to some people, but I waste more than $2/month on stupid shit like temporary tattoos and fake mustaches as it is.
You buy an $XXXXX.XX motorcycle and the manufacturer only gives swag to owners who join an approved club? Bizarre. Maybe they could learn something from Triumph.
As for paying $0.05 to a club 100+ miles away from which I get
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benefit? Not happening. Must be the principle of the thing.
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if you look at owners group by manufacturer, then it seems by your comment that Triumph doesn't charge anything...then by comparison, you have to mention HOG, which is by all mean the other end of the spectrum and those folks spend WAAAAAAAAY more than necessary IMHO....I don't know if they have dues per say ( which I am sure they do) but I know they have the peer pressure of having to buy all the swag to look the part when participating and that shit ain't cheap....
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As per Ducati, the swag they send out is mostly to appease, but if you have a chance to attend any MotoGP race (not sure if they do anything for WSBK) or WDW you'll see where they treat the owners to a better experience than the other manufacturers, again compared to the manufacturers that actually attend.
Now, for the DOCs. I've been involved with 2 that do not charge a dime and 1 that does. The lucky ones that have dealer support can afford not to charge. You can schedule events around what the dealer offers and not worry too much about bleeding your members. A DOC that charges generally manages to do some events, like the Xmas party, but is more limited. Thankfully the one DOC that charged (ATL) is
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active in the riding perspective.
All in all, joining a club is a great way to meet people that share your interest. Starting a club is generally a hazzle and should only be reserved o those that currently don't have a DOC close to them or are so into Ducatis that they simply have to have their own club.
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Quote from: Curmudgeon on November 14, 2011, 08:12:13 PM
You buy an $XXXXX.XX motorcycle and the manufacturer only gives swag to owners who join an approved club? Bizarre. Maybe they could learn something from Triumph.
As for paying $0.05 to a club 100+ miles away from which I get
ZERO
benefit? Not happening. Must be the principle of the thing.
I'm not familiar with the geography in your area, but yeah I wouldn't have joined either. Not meaning to say you should join no matter what the cost. By all means if there's no benefit to you then don't.
I wonder if there's any rule about which DOC you join?
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As far as I know you can join any DOC
I have members from allover the US, UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany and Australia.
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Quote from: Grifo on November 16, 2011, 05:11:30 AM
As far as I know you can join any DOC
I have members from allover the US, UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany and Australia.
... and Chile.
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