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Started by memper, January 21, 2015, 07:24:16 AM

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ducatiz

#45
February 05, 2015, 03:46:17 AM
I would be interested in funding something like this, but only if there is bike storage attached to it.

The repair portion is incredibly useful, but not "income dense."

There are a LOT of people in NYC who want a bike, but have no place to put it for the 11 months and 29 days they don't ride.

Typical valet-parked bike lots that offer no services (battery charging, etc) run around 50-70 per month around the country and with services up to $100/month.  For NYC that could run 30-50-100% more easily.

With valet parking (meaning someone stores and retrieves your bike, and you have to pick it up after calling ahead) you can pack a bike into a spot that's about 24-30" wide comfortably, even less if you pack them tight.

Do the math.
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

xcaptainxbloodx

#46
February 05, 2015, 10:49:04 AM Last Edit: February 05, 2015, 10:59:18 AM by xcaptainxbloodx
Quote from: memper on January 22, 2015, 07:35:29 PM


xcaptainxbloodx- Is the shop you describe the "Ratchets Away" studio? If so, I read the whole site. I know a bit about Portland, its culture and its people. Having a format like mine out there would surely tank. The way the Ratchets studio is doing it is exactly "Portland". I think the guy who started the DIY shop that failed just was trying to build a brand in a town that was inappropriate for its culture.


it is (was) indeed ratchets away.  he was doing it right, people just didn't put their money where their mouth was. my shop hasn't got a name,website or even a sign. very discreet.

Doing it in NYC might be easier because of the (I presume) scarcity of garage space.  here in portland a 300$ room in a house will probably include enough garage space to work on and store a bike, so there isnt an urgency to pay extra to get a motorcycle space.
In nyc I imagine if you are already having to spend 50-100$ a month to get an offsite space just to park a bike you could convince people to spend 2 or 3 times the "base" amount to get a premium space.

memper

#47
February 05, 2015, 12:25:36 PM Last Edit: February 05, 2015, 12:29:04 PM by memper
Yep. In brooklyn, the average is around $200/month. Winter only pricing stays the same in some spots and goes down to around $100 in other places. Storage is definitely going to be part of the equation. Helps with the winter slump in activity and also may create a "captive audience" for the DIY programming.
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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memper

#48
February 12, 2015, 10:16:40 AM Last Edit: February 13, 2015, 08:09:22 AM by memper
This is irrelevant at this point because there is so much more important things to do. However, names are fun  [Dolph]
The first one I picked was off the mark so heres a list of names I quickly came up with. Suggestions welcome!
*none of these have been researched for availability*
The Pit
Apex Moto
The Paddock
Brooklyn Paddock
Moto MD
Turn 13
The Lift
Cycology
Moto Clinic
Harbor Cycles
Secret Base (my daughters idea  ;D)
Moto Doc (dock/park/mend/repair)
Dox or Moto Dox
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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Grampa

#49
February 12, 2015, 10:27:48 AM Last Edit: February 12, 2015, 10:48:49 AM by Grampa
The secret to picking a good name is picturing it on a T-shirt. Then picturing Keira Knightly wearing said T-shirt.
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

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memper

#50
February 12, 2015, 10:34:39 AM
Quote from: Grampa on February 12, 2015, 10:27:48 AM
The secret to picking a good name is picturing it on a T-shirt. The picturing Keira Knightly wearing said T-shirt.
I was thinking Evangeline Lilly...
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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1.21GW

#51
February 12, 2015, 10:37:43 AM
Quote from: Grampa on February 12, 2015, 10:27:48 AM
The secret to picking a good name is picturing it on a T-shirt. The picturing Keira Knightly wearing said T-shirt.

So your suggestion is "I'm home, take me drunk."
"I doubt I'm her type---I'm sure she's used to the finer things.  I'm usually broke. I'm kinda sloppy..."

ducatiz

#52
February 13, 2015, 12:21:44 PM
Figure out where you're going to be first.  You don't want to pick a name and then it doesn't fit the facility/location.

There is no issue with setting up your business as "Memper, LLC" and then using a DBA for the storefront.  That is very common, look at the business placard in any parking garage in NYC.

The name should be the last item on your checklist.

Figuring out who to bribe and how much is much higher.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

memper

#53
February 13, 2015, 06:24:17 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on February 13, 2015, 12:21:44 PM
Figure out where you're going to be first.  You don't want to pick a name and then it doesn't fit the facility/location.

There is no issue with setting up your business as "Memper, LLC" and then using a DBA for the storefront.  That is very common, look at the business placard in any parking garage in NYC.

The name should be the last item on your checklist.

Figuring out who to bribe and how much is much higher.
Without a doubt. Like I said, just a bit of forum fun.
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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Important: always check your battery filter and regularly change your headlight fluid.

ducatiz

#54
February 13, 2015, 07:25:28 PM
Quote from: memper on February 13, 2015, 06:24:17 PM
Without a doubt. Like I said, just a bit of forum fun.

Any bike business that isn't a dealer should have a name that is a double entendre

Magic Dick's Bike Hideaway

Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Grampa

#55
February 13, 2015, 08:02:53 PM
Well then

Harry Bawls Bikapalooza.

Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

hbliam

#56
February 14, 2015, 08:41:03 PM
There is a strip club around here called "The Library". That would work.

Where were you honey? "The Library".

Cloner

#58
February 18, 2015, 08:24:31 AM
Quote from: memper on January 23, 2015, 09:24:42 AM
What episode?

Episode 193.  Sorry for the delay....haven't been here for a while.
Never appeal to a man's "better nature."  He may not have one.  Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.  R.A. Heinlein

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memper

#59
February 18, 2015, 09:09:56 AM
Quote from: Wzed on February 17, 2015, 08:00:12 PM
Sounds like Ryders Alley: http://www.rydersalley.com/1/Home.html
Yep. There are a few shops around Brooklyn who are attempting a similar model. Problem is they have a client base and I'm green.
"Calling a bikini fairing on a monster a fairing is like calliing a girl in an actual bikini proper work attire....unless shes a stripper." -He Man

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