XS East 2017

[Wing30]

XS East

My wife and I will be attending. The wife is driving the car down and will be following in the back of the pack.

[ELDR]

Oops

Forgot to Post, but booked room a while ago

Bikes out been riding for 2-3 weeks except the days it snowed again, dang

Not sure we ordered a T Shirt

Ted and Heather

[MaximPhil]

About a week to go before I submit the order. Let me know if you're even thinking of ordering a t shirt.

Hi Darrel,
Thinking about it
Looking for a sponsor for more than just a T shirt

Phil

[newc4]

Mark,

I plan on spending Thu night in Lexington. We can meet at Natural Bridge first thing Fri morning.

[newc4]

t shirts

About a week to go before I submit the order. Let me know if you're even thinking of ordering a t shirt.

[newc4]

Dean, you can room with me.

[dpotter58]

Talked a buddy with a CBX to ride down with me.

[DeanR]

Anyone need a roommate at this point? Gotta share a room or likely won't make it.
or
could bring my camping stuff, as it is a state park. But that would mean a couple miles between the tent and party central.

[mastan]

I didn't mean to be Debbie downer, I hope you all enjoy, I wish I could too.

Hope you can make it next year!

[Outlaw4shrt]

To be honest with you, this rally has morphed into a group of people who seem to enjoy each others company and get together to ride, eat, drink, repeat. We are all former or current XS owners and would love to see more people attend the rally. No, we don't do second gear fixes in the parking lot, but what we offer is a planned tour of some great roads with gas, eats, and sightseeing spot all planned out for you. I would think that that would appeal to most people including millenials. All you have to do is show up and enjoy all the hard work that the hosts have done in advance. These kind of tours can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars elsewhere. I'll continue to plan my Memorial Day weekend around this rally until I'm the only one there!

I didn't mean to be Debbie downer, I hope you all enjoy, I wish I could too.

[mastan]

Not sure, i wanted to go this year but scheduling wise I just can't make it.

If you guys are serious about getting younger people out to these events, you need to have more events where you work on the bikes prior to this one or make that part of the event. Not too many masters of XSology in the millennial generation. You want more people out there? You guys need to teach us how to fix these things and keep them running, seriously (including myself).

To be honest with you, this rally has morphed into a group of people who seem to enjoy each others company and get together to ride, eat, drink, repeat. We are all former or current XS owners and would love to see more people attend the rally. No, we don't do second gear fixes in the parking lot, but what we offer is a planned tour of some great roads with gas, eats, and sightseeing spot all planned out for you. I would think that that would appeal to most people including millenials. All you have to do is show up and enjoy all the hard work that the hosts have done in advance. These kind of tours can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars elsewhere. I'll continue to plan my Memorial Day weekend around this rally until I'm the only one there!

[Outlaw4shrt]

Going to be a small group this year...
If I recall we had 28 this time last year.


Is it too soon to ask...




... is this the beginning of the end?

Not sure, i wanted to go this year but scheduling wise I just can't make it.

If you guys are serious about getting younger people out to these events, you need to have more events where you work on the bikes prior to this one or make that part of the event. Not too many masters of XSology in the millennial generation. You want more people out there? You guys need to teach us how to fix these things and keep them running, seriously (including myself).

[madmax-im]

Going to be a small group this year...
If I recall we had 28 this time last year.


Is it too soon to ask...




... is this the beginning of the end?

Hope y'all keep it going...I went for 5 yrs but havent been for about the last 3 of 4 yrs. The XSSE rally has become the biggie and thats the one I wind up going to..since its in my backyard. last year was a big rally over 55 people.. lots of vintage rides ...This might be my last riding season on the east coast...stay tuned..

[Huron52]

Have not missed an XS East since I started going in 2002

[jetmechmarty]

7 folks and 6 bikes?? Anyone else coming? Is this all we are going to have this year?

And only two XS11....

It[s one of those things. XS Southeast has morphed to Vintage Yamaha and for good reason. It keeps us growing. The XS650 rallies were dwindling to nothing and we're bouncing back again.

We aren't getting younger and neither are the bikes. I wish I could join you, but I can't work it into my schedule. It's four days there and back.