What’s up with the Myrtle Beach bike rallies?
Arguments are still raging between residents and the rally supporters. Unfortunately it does appear that the days of the May rallies are numbered. Residents argue that the noise that comes with the rallies keep them awake at night and actually costs the area money rather than making it. Of course, vendors that cater to the biker community beg to differ. Recently, the town of Surfside Beach has banned temporary motorcycle vendors from the area for 2 years, intending to protect residents from traffic, crime and noise pollution. Myrtle Beach has also passed a 3-mill property tax increase on June 17 to dedicate to an anti-bike rally campaign. There are plenty of articles to read at Myrtle Beach Sun News online if you want to get more informed.
Marketing to women: Harley-Davidson proves once again they’re a mega-marketing machine
Harley-Davidson is a force to be reckoned with, for sure, whether you love or hate them. Since we now have a Harley in the family it’s been more and more apparent to me why people have such brand loyalty to them. They constantly reinforce a feeling of belonging to a family with their customer service, their membership programs and mailings. They’re one of the first brands to really being marketing towards women and they’ll be damned if they don’t bust into my demographic if it kills them. They were one of the first to put a special section on their website geared towards women, they offer women only garage parties and now they’re offering something that’s sure to make women feel like they belong to an exclusive community: they’re giving away an exclusive designer ring to women who buy one of their bikes.
This exclusive HD ring was designed by Karen Davidson
Goldmember would be jealous: a chopper made of GOLD
This extravagant piece of art was shown at the International Motorcycle show in Seattle. It’s gold plated and only costs a mere $500,000. Where can I get one?
View more photos of this magnificient beast at funtasticus.com
Red band trailer for HELL RIDE finally available for viewing
Here it is in all it’s glory, boys and girls. Definitely not safe for work so tread lightly where you’re viewing it. Glad to see that tongue is still planted firmly in cheek after seeing the trailer and I am definitely looking forward to some raunchy sex & violence with this flick.
Anyone else still eager to see it?
July 11th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Hell Ride? Hell Yes!!!
Anything Tarantino makes my “must see” list.
July 11th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
You’re absolutely right. The marketing, the efforts to make you feel like you really “belong,” are all part of the Harley “mystique” that I started my blog to talk about. One thing though - it all revolves around their continued efforts to produce excellent motorcycles. I’ve had my Harley for a year now, and I have had no quality/mechanical issues with it whatsoever. Even after $5,000 + worth of damage in my accident, you’d never know the bike went down now.
Since they say 1 in every 10 motorcycles are now owned by women, I’d say catering to the needs of you gals is very smart. Karen Davidson doesn’t just sit in a cube someplace. She’s out there at the rallys talking to the girls and finding out what they want. Of course, I have heard some rants from gals that aren’t a size 6 wanting more clothes that recognize some women actually have breasts and hips. Other than needing to adjust a bit in terms of sizes, I’d say they’re doing great, based on what I see at the dealerships.
It can only keep getting better. The ’09s come out in two weeks…get ready!
July 11th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I also posted a trailer for Hell Ride tonight. I feel like we showed up to the same party wearing the same outfit. Hope you don’t mind, I actually drafted it last night. Goes to prove great minds think alike!
July 14th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
That looks like a wicked movie…might be even better then Death Proof and I loved that movie. Can’t wait!