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On the flea market issue; how many MOA Rally vendors carry old vintage parts body and engine parts for the /2, /5, /6, /7s and other airheads? The vast majority of the items sold by the "amateur" sellers, usually someone cleaning out the back shelves of his garage, are used items that a commercial dealer would not bother with. The slightly scuffed sidebag, scratched fender, or dented gas tank from an R80 does not hold much appeal or profit for the pro dealer, but just may be the needed item for someone bringing that old bike back to life. Granted, guidelines and supervision would be needed to bring back the flea markets, but when I entered the BMW fold 20 years ago, the finds of the rally flea market were one of bright spots that helped me along the way.
Lets see this method of recycling our currently unused gear to the next user return!
Yoga or some sort of stretching class for long trips is something I’d love to see. If there was a seminar on “Working Out the Kinks After 300 Miles of Crosswinds in Kansas” I’d be the first in line!
Pete
On the flea market issue; how many MOA Rally vendors carry old vintage parts body and engine parts for the /2, /5, /6, /7s and other airheads? The vast majority of the items sold by the "amateur" sellers, usually someone cleaning out the back shelves of his garage, are used items that a commercial dealer would not bother with. The slightly scuffed sidebag, scratched fender, or dented gas tank from an R80 does not hold much appeal or profit for the pro dealer, but just may be the needed item for someone bringing that old bike back to life. Granted, guidelines and supervision would be needed to bring back the flea markets, but when I entered the BMW fold 20 years ago, the finds of the rally flea market were one of bright spots that helped me along the way.
Lets see this method of recycling our currently unused gear to the next user return!
At this point, I'd just like to see the Rally happen as sked!
Talk to Andrea Borella.
The Italian fencing champion? A little more info would be nice. Google wasn’t much help without search terms to narrow it down
As I remember, the "Flea Market" was done away with because of vendor complaints about how the vendors had to pay for a location and the Flea Market people did not" Add to this the fact that some of the people in the "Flea Market" were considered to be somewhat commercial vendors, in competition with the space paying vendors.
When I took on the job of Flea Market committee chair I was raked over the coals by someone who knew that I had a BMW related business, even though I didn't bring any of my inventory to the rally and didn't in any way use the Flea Market as a place to advertise my business.
I chaired that committee the following year, but after that I gave up the position to someone else. I believe that the National in Gillette was the last time that there was a Flea Market.
So I think about the problem associated with buying something that you have to find a way to ship home or carry home may not be worth the hassle.
I find it much more convenient to go on line to find any used parts that I might need, deal with the seller and come to an agreement on price, stated condition of the item, and a fair method of returning the item if I am not satisfied.
... and that brings us back to the issue that someone with enough to sell that they need to haul a load is much closer to a business than just someone cleaning out their garage.
An interesting approach; organizations that resist openly examining issues or actions that create problems, in the interest of unpacking and resolving those issues, are usually destined to have repeated problems of the same type and source.
Best,
DeVern
Well Greg, you haven't seen my garages, nor apparently have you even looked in your own recently.
I have an idea... in fact, dare I say, a stroke of brilliance. Everyone clearout their trasure trove of motorcycle related goodies and bring it to the rally in a U-Haul trailer. Then those that participate can exchange trailers and have a whole new pile of stuff to store away.
Well Greg, you haven't seen my garages, nor apparently have you even looked in your own recently.
Tell you what, if I can get a Flea Market at an upcoming rally will you bring all your treasure trove?
The Italian fencing champion? A little more info would be nice. Google wasn’t much help without search terms to narrow it down
Well Greg, you haven't seen my garages, nor apparently have you even looked in your own recently.
You might want to get out your anonymous book and look up Ambassadors. She also has been chairing thr fun run at the National for years!
.... I’m a mere mortal in the MOA.