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11-27-2006
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Senior Member
Formula Extreme
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Fuquay-Varina
Posts: 569
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It was loneliness that led me to becoming a RAT Pack Leader. I was tired of the same routes, running by myself. My brother, Richard, is the Great Bay RAT Pack Leader in New Hampshire and he always spoke highly of the camaraderie and group rides of his Pack.
I asked at my local dealership who was the Pack Leader and I met Geof Shuford. He is an employee of my local dealership. He unashamedly said that he was overwhelmed. I offered to help with the Pack and I immediately became Co-Leader.
Since then, our Pack has grown from none to 16 over 4 months time.
P.S. I’m not quite so lonely, anymore.
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Cheers,
Stephen
Pack Leader
CARAT
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11-30-2006
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Super Sidecars
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New Port Richey, Fl
Posts: 53
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In the Florida I found a yahoo_group site for Triumph owners for the State of Florida, with a RAT group out of Spring Hill. There was no activity even though there were 40+ members.
I added a event to the calendar and noticed it had the wrong time zone - when I informed the moderator that the calendar needed a quick fix.... he deleted the entire site!!!
Sooooo.... I volunteered to do another yahoo_group site with a calendar and BAM! the Fla_RATs.
I am pround to say wer have 31 members and have posted a total of 338 x's in a year!
We use the support of the 3 Triumph Dealers in the are [which isn't much].
I guess you need to be careful of what you volunteer [or ***** about] :-D
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BULLman
'02 Tiger [LimeyGreenBastard]
Moderator of Fla_RATs
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12-01-2006
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#3 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Formula Extreme Favorite Bike: '98 Thunderbird Sport - Buford
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 843 Other Motorcycle: '96 Thunderbird - Bessie Extra Motorcycle: Anything that runs
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i was drafted.
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Cheers,Denny
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01-15-2007
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Senior Member
Supersport 600
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lynnwood, Washington
Posts: 158
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It was easy. I ride a Speed Triple and do the public relations for a large dealer, so voila' - I became the Head Cheese of Cycle Barn RAT.
If your Triumph dealer does not have a RAT Pack and you ask, I am sure they would be glad to have you head up one. As long as you have e-mail and do everything by that method, it is not that difficult. If you want some tips and some ideas for events that we do, I will be happy to share.
Of course, being paid to do it does make it a little easier!
Cheers!
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Dave Preston
Public Relations, etc.
Cycle Barn MotorSports Group
Lynnwood, Washington
USA
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01-19-2007
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Cafe Racin' Moderator
Site Supporter SuperBike Favorite Bike: 1996 Triumph Thunderbird
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Greater Charlotte, NC (Fort Mill), USA
Posts: 1,596 Other Motorcycle: 2002 Triumph Sprint ST Extra Motorcycle: 1973 Triumph TR7RV
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Quote:
On 2007-01-15 16:02, DavePreston wrote:
If you want some tips and some ideas for events that we do, I will be happy to share.
Of course, being paid to do it does make it a little easier!
Cheers!
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Dave has one of the best packs around - better take him up on it! :-D
I think the best pack leaders aren't getting paid for it though - they are riders with a "almost fanatical devotion" to Triumph. Of course, without a lot of support from the members of the pack, you CAN burn out of this... which is what has happened to me now, after 8 years....
I volunteered to lead my first pack when my company moved me to a new area, I had no one to ride with, and I was looking for a riding group.
[ This message was edited by: cafetbird on 2007-01-19 21:19 ]
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06-09-2007
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Sort of by default I guess,I wanted to keep the pack going after our leader stepped down so I hopped onto the lead machine as it is. :-D
[ This message was edited by: Maddjack on 2007-06-09 08:33 ]
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07-29-2007
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New Member
Grand Prix 125
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: st charles MO usa
Posts: 25
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i more or less was drafted. but i dont want to let that sound like i didnt enjoy doing it. (i have since retired my position as the RAT co-ordinator for the Donelson Cycles RAT Pack, after 4 years). i was on the sales staff there and the owner noticed how my customers always seemed like old friends of mine by the way we conversed and acted. so, who else to start up a pack than the guy that everybody likes to be friends with.
it was a blast doing it but ive left the shop and after trying to keep the pack together for a year, ive gotten burned out.
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07-30-2007
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Member
Supersport 400
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: omaha
Posts: 85
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The pack here was struggling for several years, a solid base of about 6 guys but NOT ever growing. Then the former R.A.T. leader started to go off on his own direction and the dealer asked him to step down. The whole pack came apart, and the owner tryed to run the pack. Now I run the pack with the support and help from the dealership and it is the best it has ever been. Building and maintaining a pack is ALOT of work, and can get discouraging, but when you have rides and events and your members show up and have a great time you have done more than most will ever achieve.
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07-31-2007
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Senior Member
Formula Extreme Favorite Bike: 2005 Sprint ST
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 868
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I was the pack leader in DC, until our dealership pretty much abandon us.
So, with a list of 163 members, I started the DCTriumph Yahoo Group. Great bunch, and dealership sponsered RAT pack exist to make money. That is, you and your group members buying stuff. So why bother. It's all about riding for us.

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08-16-2007
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Senior Member
Site Supporter World SuperBike Favorite Bike: Speed Triple 1050
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 1,921
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I was fed up of nothing happening. The local dealership had no interest in it, none of the employees rode Triumphs themselves they and didn`t organise any rides. This was from a shop that consistently sells 300+ Triumphs a year. Luckily the shop was sold and the new owner could see the value of RAT. They still don`t get involved personally but they give any support I need.
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