WHAT MAKES A POKER RUN FUN?

I LOVE GOING ON A GOOD WELL THOUGHT UP POKER RUN. WE RIDE A LOT OF THE MOUNTAINS HERE IN COLORADO WHEN WE DO THESE POKER RUNS. MAINLY FOR THE SCENERY AND THE CURVY ROADS. THEN YOU HAVE MOTHER NATURE KNOCKING AT THE DOOR WHICH MAKES IT A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES. THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE FAST AND ANIMALS CAN JUMP OUT AT YOU. WHEN YOU RIDE THE MOUNTAINS IT PAYS TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COME ALONG.

WHAT MAKES A POKER RUN FUN? THIS IS MY TOPIC FOR THIS FEED! I THINK THE MOST FUN OF THE POKER RUN IS THE FRIENDS YOU GO WITH AND THE JOYMENT OF SPENDING TIME WITH THEM. IT SEEMS IN THIS WORLD TODAY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LONELY EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE A SPOUSE. PEOPLE DO GROW APART BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY DO NOT STILL LOVE THE PERSON THEY ARE MARRIED TO. TAKE MY LIFE FOR AN EXAMPLE, MY WIFE DOES NOT CARE TO RIDE ON THE MOTORCYCLE AND I DO NOT LIKE TO GARDEN. SHE DOES NOT CARE IF I TAKE A SATURDAY ONCE A MONTH AND DO A RIDE WITH FRIENDS SO I DO. SHE HAS NEVER MET MOST OF THE PEOPLE I RIDE WITH AND THAT IS FINE FOR HER BECAUSE SHE IS NOT MUCH OF A PEOPLE PERSON ANYWAY! SHE LOVES TO READ AND GARDEN. THE EXCITEMENT ON HER FACE WHEN SHE GROWS SOMETHING IN THE MOTHER EARTH THAT TASTE GOOD SAYS IT ALL.SHE HAS A BLOG THAT SHE DISCUSES ALL THINGS GARDENINGIT IS CALLED PLAYING IN THE DIRT , SO IF YOU ARE INTO GARDENING GO CHECK IT OUT. SHE SAYS MY FACE LIGHTS UP EVERYTIME I SEE A BIKE. THE FUNNY THING IS I WILL CHECK A BIKE OUT AND IT WILL GRAB MY ATTENTION FASTER THAN A WOMAN DOES WALKING BY. NOW IS THAT LOVE OR WHAT?

IF YOU GO ON A GOOD WELL THOUGHT OUT POKER RUN YOU WILL REMEBER IT FOREVER. IF YOU GO A BAD POKER RUN YOU WILL REMEBER IT FOREVER , TOO! HERE IS SOMETHINGS YOU MUST MAKE SURE OF ON SETTING UP A GOOD POKER RUN:

• HAVE A WELL THOUGHT UP ROUTE THAT HAS BEEN TESTED BY YOU BEFORE ANYONE ELSE HAS A CHANCE TO RIDE IT. LOOK FOR SAND IN THE CORNERS, CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD AND CHECK FOR CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE ROUTE.
• MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH LOCAL TAVERNS, HOLE IN THE WALL BARS, AND FOOD STOPS ALONG THE ROUTE. MAKE SURE THEY WILL HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONERS RUNNING IF THE WEATHER IS HOT. MAKE SURE THE BEER IS COLD AND THE FOOD IS GOOD. THIS WHAT PEOPLE REMEBER THE MOST OF THE TRIP, WHETHER THE FOOD WAS GOOD AND THE BEER WAS COLD.

• ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS TO HAVE SOME FOLKS HELP OUT AT EACH LOCATION FOR DRAWING THE POKER HANDS. THIS CAN BE DONE WITH MEMBERS OF A LOCAL SOCIAL CLUB, YOUR CLUB MEMBERS, OR PEOPLE FROM A CHARITY GROUP IF IT IS A CHARITY POKER RUN.
  
• THE HARDEST THING TO DO IS TO MARKET YOUR POKER RUN. IT IS REAL IMPORTANT TO HAVE AS MANY RIDERS AS YOU CAN GET COME TO THE RIDE IF IT IS FOR A CHARITY. I RECOMEND STARTING WITH A SOCIAL WEBSITE AND POST THE EVENT AND INVITE AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN ON IT. THERE IS A NUMBER OF THESE SITE FOR BIKERS ON THE WEB I MYSELF HAVE FOUR OF THEM UP AND RUNNING. I WOULD GO TO MY LOCAL AM TALK SHOW HOST AND SEE IF YOU CAN THROW IT OUT ON THE AIR WAVES. THIS DOES WORK IF IT IS FOR A GOOD CHARITY. THE MOTORCYCLE MAGS LIKE QUICK THROTTLE AND OTHERS THAT ARE FREE AT MOST OF THE DEALERSHIPS CONTACT THEM AND SEE IF THEY WILL COME TO THE RIDE AND TAKE PICTURES THIS A LOT OF TIMES WILL GET YOU A SPOT IN THE MAG BEFORE THE EVENT AND THEN AFTER IT. AFTER YOUR RIDE HAS BEEN GOING FOR NUMBER OF YEARS THE WORD OF MOUTH WILL GET OUT AND THIS BECOMES EASIER WITH TIME.
  
• THE THING THAT TAKES THE MOST WORK AND MOST TIME IS GATHERING SPONSORS FOR YOUR RIDE. IT IS REAL IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOOD DOOR PRIZES AND GOOD ITEMS FOR THE DRAWINGS. THIS WILL TAKE YOU A LOT OF WORK AND EXPECT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO SAY NO BUT DO NOT LET THIS DISCOURAGE YOU BECAUSE A LOT WILL DONATE ITEMS TO MARKET THERE BUSINESS. START OUT WITH SMALL MOM AND POP BUSINESSES IN YOUR AREA.

I HOPE THIS HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO THOSE LOOKING TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR A CHARITY GROUP AND BRING THE ENJOYMENT TO MANY.