WORK STINKS - LET'S RIDE

Alright people...we all know work stinks, right? Ok, well my job doesn't really stink, but you get the picture. But everyone needs a break, RIGHT!? So take one! Come visit Adventure this Wednesday at 12:30pm (yes that means you won't be going back to work after lunch) for a ride! Matt Perry will be leading...he's our floor supervisor. All the more reason to come.

These guys did it last month - you don't wanna miss this!


That's all that needs to be said :) -Nicki

LONG OVERDUE!

Hey all! Sorry for my brief hiatus from blogging...won't happen again :) I have so much to catch you up on! Well where to begin. May was better than could be expected. We had our HOG Wild Party and Red Cross Red White & Chrome Poker Run, which area always a good time. Big Brothers/Big Sisters took the win for the charity bbq contest and earned over $1,300 for their charity! The other charities did a wonderful job and we had so much fun with this contest. The Swap Meet was a big hit. It was our very first time ever doing this and despite the rainy day - people were everywhere!

Our Red White & Chrome Poker run raised over $3,000 for the American Red Cross and took our riders on a nice long ride through Amish Country. We got great feedback on this ride, more than ever before.

Our first "Work Stinks" ride was also a success. We had just shy of 20 people skip work and ride with our parts manager, Jim. I'll post photos soon.

And probably the biggest blowout success of May was our first ever bike night at the dealership. We've never had our bike nights on site before. We always set up at a local restaurant. But, we wanted to switch it up this year and man was it worth it! We had over 400 bikes, over 600 people, and more HOG HEAVEN food than we could ask for. Mobile Jams DJ'd the night and we gave away door prizes every 15 minutes.

If you missed out on May, don't worry. We're doing it all over again in June! We'll have free Bob Evans Breakfast every Saturday, Bike Night, Double Rewards Points days, Demo Days, and of course another "work stinks" ride. Just follow our facebook page (www.facebook.com/adventurehd) or our website for more information.

Until my next post (which will be within the week, I promise!) - enjoy the riding weather. I'm at our other dealership, Mad River Harley-Davidson for Ohio Bike Week. If you haven't been here yet...trust me, you need to.

Talk soon,
Nicki :)

May Mayhem at Adventure!

Is the anticipation of riding season getting to anyone else? It just seems like this "almost there" has been here FOREVER. April is a loooong month, theoretically of course. Regardless, now that we're creeping up to the mid 60's, we really are just about there. And given this progress, what better time than now to update you on our May events? Here is a quick rundown of what we have going on in May. Please keep in mind that I will be posting updates as the dates come and go...

Saturday, May 1st
HOG-O DAY MAYO PARTY!
9am-4pm
You signed up through the month of April, and you have to be here at 3pm to win the $500 shopping spree! We'll have free Mexican food, Music, and Virgin Margaritas!

Saturday, May 8th
9am-4pm
Celebrateing Moms Who Love Motorcyles!
Free massages 11am-3pm - Chocolate Fountain - Buy 1 Pink Label Collection Item, get the 2nd 25% off!

Wednesday, May 12th
12:30pm
WORK STINKS RIDE!
We all need a break every now and then - so play hooky with us! Skip work after lunch and join us for a surprise 2 hour ride leaving from Adventure!

Saturday, May 15th
10am-3:30pm
DEMO DAY!
Come demo your favorite bike. We will have up to 10 bikes available all day. You must bring a valid motorcycle endorsement, helmet, and long pants to participate.

Thursday, May 20th
6pm-8pm
FIRST EVER BIKE NIGHT AT ADVENTURE HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Hog Heaven Food and Milk & Honey Ice Cream available for purchase. DJ - Contests - Door Prizes and a $100 CORNHOLE TOSS!

Saturday, May 22nd
HOG WILD PARTY (our first BIG party of the year!)
9am-4pm
This day is FULL of exciting things to do for the whole family! Charity Salsa Showdown between American Red Cross, Hospice, MDA, Habitat for Humanity, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. The winning charity will get a $1,000 donation!

Vendors on site all day including: Milk & Honey Ice Cream, Boy Scout Troop 94 selling food, Pinstriping, Wizards, Motolight, Al's Kettle Korn, Keeping You in Stitches patch sewing, Drag Specialties, and Wiley X sunglasses!

SWAP MEET Sell or swap your old parts! Reserve your space today by contacting me at nicki.snyder@hmhd.com. Tables are $10 each.

SELL YOUR BIKE DAY Financing available to help your buyer. Bring your bike on site to sell it at Adventure. Reserve your space by contacting Jeff at turff@hmhd.com.

Saturday, May 29th
10am-6pm
3RD ANNUAL RED, WHITE, & CHROME POKER RUN TO BENEFIT THE AMERICAN RED CROSSRide to your favorite Tuscarawas County Cheese Houses!
Registration 10-11:30am
$15/rider, $20/couple
PRE REGISTER FOR $5 OFF BY GOING HERE
Return to Adventure for a COOKOUT and MUSIC 4-6pm!

Ok - if that isn't enough for one month, I don't know what is. Let's finish this "almost there" nonsense and get the party started already!

:) Nicki

Mad River Harley-Davidson Thundering Into Sandusky

Well folks, you've all heard the buzz. I'm here to confirm it. Mike Davis, owner of Adventure Harley-Davidson, has announced he will be opening a second location in Sandusky, OH. Here is what I can tell you right now. The new dealership will be called Mad River Harley-Davidson. It will be located at the previous Harley building on Milan Road in Sandusky. And, our goal is to be open by Ohio Bike Week.

If you aren't familiar with Ohio Bike Week, it is basically a huge celebration of bikers, bikes, music, vendors, and food. Hundreds of thousands of people gather in Sandusky for a blow out bash that lasts about 8 days. Runs, rids, parties, and celebrations can be found everywhere during this time. Why WOULDN'T we want to be open by then?

What that means for us is we are working very hard to get everything done that needs to get done. We are in the process of interviewing for all posiitons at the new store and have had some very promising candidates. I will keep you all updated as we learn more about our opening date, our HOG chapter, and any other updates/exciting news about the new dealership.

I know a quick blog doesn't do this news justice, but I wanted to keep our fans updated on where we are with the process. Thanks for your continued support in this exciting new venture for us!

:) Nicki

Ladies Light it Up Once Again

Ok, I'll be the first to admit it. I talk about our lady riders a lot. But, wouldn't you if you had the greatest, most loyal group of lady customers in the country? Don't bother arguing with me about this; you won't win :)

We had our first Ladies Garage Party of the year last week. Once again, I was blown away by the response. We ended up with 65 ladies! Put 65 women who love Harley into a room, throw in food, bikes, and some fantabulous (yes I made up that word) door prizes, and you are bound to have a great time. And that we did. The ladies started the night with some amazing appetizers thanks to Sherry, our very generous and even more talented Tastefully Simple representative. I'm not gonna lie, I ate a lot that night.

CHECK OUT THOSE GOOD LOOKING SERVERS (compliments of our parts department). Sorry ladies, they're both taken.

Then the women moved on to stations. This time, we added an Advance Bike Path for any ladies who have been to our garage parties before or have been riding for a while. We taught them more about the technical side of the motorcycles. They all seemed to really enjoy themselves. And of course, we had our original garage party path for all the newbies, always tons of fun. What garage party would be complete if we didn't give some stuff away at the end!? We gave away over $350 in door prizes and some lucky ladies walked away with a few very coveted prizes! Don't worry gals, if you couldn't make it to this party...we're having another one on Wednesday, May 5th 6pm-8pm. If you're interested in coming, just email me at nicki.snyder@hmhd.com or call 330-364-6519 and I'll get you scheduled.

Thanks to the ladies who did make it and I hope to see you other ladies very soon. Fellas, tell your girls to make the hike down (or up) to Adventure. It's worth the ride.

- Nicki :)

It's Saturday and Spring is Coming...

So let's all enjoy it! I have decided I need to blog more on Saturdays. We are not open on Sundays, so Saturdays are our "peak weekend day" so to speak. It's exciting. People are everywhere and they're all here because they love the same thing. The best part? We always have food! If you haven't ever been to our dealership on a Saturday...you need to. Granted, if you've never been here, you can come on any day of the week. We'll welcome you even if it isn't the weekend :)

Today is the perfect example of the Saturday spirit. The weather has picked up in the last week. The snow has finally melted, after about 3 snowstorms that would rival anything Alaska has ever seen (ok, I'm exaggerating, but appreciate the dramatic effect). So we finally saw 60 degrees for the first time in 2010, had over 1,000 people in the dealership this week...and today will not disappoint. We've already had over 300 people through our doors and we've still got another 2 hours left. Mind you, it's spitting down rain and has been all day. And yet, everyone is still in a great mood. These people want to ride so bad they can taste it.

Heard enough? Well let's just throw in that we're giving away a $150 gift card every Saturday in March and a $500 gift card in April! Have I intrigued you yet? Good. Come visit.

- Nicki :)

National Ladies Garage Party Month!

For those of you who don't already know, March has been declared the official Ladies Garage Party Month by Harley-Davidson. Basically, this means you women are in for a great party! I'm in the process of putting together the agenda for our garage party that will be on Wednesday, March 24th. If you haven't already RSVP'd, you'll want to do it soon because we've already got over 40 women attending!

This garage party is going tobe a little bit different in that we're offering an "advanced path" for those ladies who have been to one of our garage parties before. I think this will allow for more interesting stations, especially if you have seen the others already! Here is what you need to know about a garage party: great food, great gals, great info, and great prizes. It's totally free to attend and we encourage you to bring your friends. Especially the ones who have never been exposed to the sport of motorcycling! We love newbies :) And I will leave you with a few photos of ladies enjoying our past garage parties...just to give you an idea of what you're in for.

See ya soon! Nicki :)