To anyone that reads this thread - No matter if you post or not.
Please vote in the poll so that we get a fair representation of members thoughts through discussion and/or voting.
Subject: Choose a new name for Honda-Adventure-Riders International MeetingThe Poll will run for 30 days.
Voting closes: August 06, 2017
Edit: Each member can vote on up to 3 optionsI'm aware that there was a Poll covering this in October 2016, but feel that the options erred on some sentimental values rather than a true stab at moving forward. I believe the option to keep the name
Varadero International Meeting as the name used for
Honda Adventure Riders Meetings was a flawed attempt at hanging on to an old out of date name. It must be clear to a lot of people that the two names
Honda Adventure Riders and
Varadero International Meeting do not work well together, as one suggests a broad spectrum of adventure rider and bikes and the other is limited to a meeting for just one named model that is out of production.
As Forum members you are all invited to PLEASE add what you think about this general proposal as to how the Forum and it’s associated International Meetings needs to move forward. This is bigger than just an admin decision. It needs to be all our existing active members having their say and voting accordingly.
Note: ‘Varadero International Meeting’ (VIM) is not an option in the Poll because this discussion is not about keeping an old name. The Poll has been posted so that members (not just admin) choose an
entirely new name to enable Honda Adventure Riders to move forward with an appropriate name for meetings.
The VIM in Andorra is the 20th anniversary of VIM. The Varadero International Meetings have been a great achievement to date and interesting times have been had.
Since VIM first started, it went from a small group keeping in touch (via a mailing list) ——> to hundreds of Varadero owners attending ——> to a gradual decline in numbers. The reduction in Varadero attendance to meetings and posts in this Forum will continue. We all know that, and have to admit it to ourselves.
A few of us admins and members feel its now time to progress to a new level. VIM 20 would be a natural end point for the
name Varadero International Meeting. I’d be surprised if there will many Varadero’s at the 20th Varadero International Meeting in Andorra, and I would love to be proven wrong, but times are changing, people are selling their Varadero’s and buying new bikes. I’m sure a lot of previous Varadero owners will buy Africa Twins. I did! ...and later other Honda ADV bikes.
So, the forum and its associated International Meetings must change with the times and keep in line with new bike model ownership by way of opening its doors to
all Honda ADV bikes and riders.
There is no sense in hanging on to
Varadero International Meeting as a name for International meetings supported by the
Honda-Adventure-Riders Forum, so its time to change.
Timing of the renaming process- The new name would come into effect for the International meeting planned for 2019.
- The new name would be used for planning purposes from the time the poll closes with the exception of 2018 VIM20.
Summary of Forum and Meeting Development: - 2018 (VIM 20) would be the last Varadero International Meeting (VIM) supported by Honda Adventure Riders Forum (VIM history to be kept in the Forum)
- 2019 would be the first newly named meeting as a result of this Poll, also supported by Honda Adventure Riders Forum (History to be kept in the Forum).
- The Forum should be seen to be ‘Honda-Adventure-Riders in all respects in Forum name, Meeting name and types of bikes.
- The Honda-Adventure-Riders forum should be truly International in its membership approach.
- The logo/banner should reflect the name and type of Honda-Adventure-Riders forum.
- The International meetings should be seen and named to include the wording Honda-Adventure-Riders.
Only then will there be a chance of keeping the International meetings alive in Europe and the rest of the world with decent numbers attending the meetings and posting in the Forum.
Please suggest another option for a meeting name to be added to the Poll if you have one.