Post by bikergal on Jun 13, 2010 7:11:20 GMT -6
I know many other locals that have always said how Phil is not "biker friendly", and I know how many have said how Phil Shank "sold out".
Reading this article this morning sort of turns my stomach. His new store manager seems rather upset at the bikers that did the boycott, almost puts in words that it is our fault the rally failed.
And then the bit at the end with Mike Shank.
www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/13/1529376/businesses-optimistic-for-a-bike.html
In particular, this bit from Juan the shop manager of the north store:
He said one of the biggest problems has come from the bikers themselves, complaining about the rallies since the city passed the helmet law in 2008. The law was part of a package of ordinances designed to gain control over the May Harley-Davidson and sport bike rallies and push them outside city limits after years of listening to residents complain about noise, trash and lewd behavior.
"If we had the same mentality as the people who go to [Atlantic Beach] Bikefest - they don't let it bother them," Salcedo said. "They say 'We're still going to come,' and they just come and have fun. All the negative talk about there being no bikers here, no vendors - which isn't true, there were fewer, but there were people here - just makes people want to go somewhere else."
And then this from Mike (I guess he no longer is with Harley???):
Mike Shank, owner of Festival Promotions, used to be the promoter for the Harley-Davidson Spring Cruisin' the Coast rally, working for Harley-Davidson store owner Phil Schoonover.
Shank was also one of the people who sued the city, though his suit was dropped last year.
Promoting the rally was a big part of his business, but he has begun diversifying more, too, working with Coastal Uncorked, the May gourmet food and wine festival that kicked off this year, and he's starting a new Fourth of July 8K and 5K run that he wants to grow to be as big as his popular Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot.
In a down economy, though, he laments the loss of business from the rally. He said the helmet-law ruling isn't going to make a big difference.
"I wish it would," he said.
Reading this article this morning sort of turns my stomach. His new store manager seems rather upset at the bikers that did the boycott, almost puts in words that it is our fault the rally failed.
And then the bit at the end with Mike Shank.
www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/13/1529376/businesses-optimistic-for-a-bike.html
In particular, this bit from Juan the shop manager of the north store:
He said one of the biggest problems has come from the bikers themselves, complaining about the rallies since the city passed the helmet law in 2008. The law was part of a package of ordinances designed to gain control over the May Harley-Davidson and sport bike rallies and push them outside city limits after years of listening to residents complain about noise, trash and lewd behavior.
"If we had the same mentality as the people who go to [Atlantic Beach] Bikefest - they don't let it bother them," Salcedo said. "They say 'We're still going to come,' and they just come and have fun. All the negative talk about there being no bikers here, no vendors - which isn't true, there were fewer, but there were people here - just makes people want to go somewhere else."
And then this from Mike (I guess he no longer is with Harley???):
Mike Shank, owner of Festival Promotions, used to be the promoter for the Harley-Davidson Spring Cruisin' the Coast rally, working for Harley-Davidson store owner Phil Schoonover.
Shank was also one of the people who sued the city, though his suit was dropped last year.
Promoting the rally was a big part of his business, but he has begun diversifying more, too, working with Coastal Uncorked, the May gourmet food and wine festival that kicked off this year, and he's starting a new Fourth of July 8K and 5K run that he wants to grow to be as big as his popular Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot.
In a down economy, though, he laments the loss of business from the rally. He said the helmet-law ruling isn't going to make a big difference.
"I wish it would," he said.