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svtech · 06-21-2005, 08:40 AM

..first post ...

A thousand bucks, two thousand bucks. More?

I can buy a slew of maps and troll the internet for food, drinks, and lodging and ride the same public roads. Now, if we're talking pubic areas for those $$$, I might consider.

Please explain. Maybe I can save some money on those damn maps.

Lowrez · 06-21-2005, 09:17 AM

Tell you what, you map out a 7 day motorcycle tour, locate and pay for quality hotels, pick out a good restaurant for each night and pick up the tab, and have some staff to take care of any emergency that may come up. If you can do that for under $1500 a head, I'll sign up.

fonzie · 06-21-2005, 09:30 AM

I'm with you Lowrez - there's usually a justifiable reason for the price when taking a packaged tour, and I wish I was joining Fred on this one.

Svtech, good luck finding that pubic tour, I'll take the public tour! :P

-fonzie

seruzawa · 06-21-2005, 12:03 PM

The pubic tour is available at Subic Bay. You can get all the pubic you want at Subic. Cheap too!

mscuddy · 06-21-2005, 12:18 PM

I love you no smit, buy me Honda!

BTW I did a La Fonda resturant tour in Rosarito with Super Hunky this weekend. Man, that guy can eat!

Another pitcher of Bloody Marys por favor..

redlegduke · 06-21-2005, 02:17 PM

I used to love reading Super Hunky way back when. I bought his book Monkey Butt about 6 years ago LMAO.

Duke

Holy_Kaw · 06-22-2005, 07:19 AM

Great sounding tour, great, something else on the "to do" list. Of course I'd have to ride there.

sreidvt · 06-22-2005, 02:50 PM

I hope no one minds if I jump in.

When Fred first came on tour with us in 1998, he was pretty sure organized tours were a waste of money and had planned to write an article about us that basically said "save your money and do it yourself". He was quite surprised to discover that the tour was indeed worth the money and was one of the best vacations he'd ever had. He ended up giving it a "highly recommended" rating and no one was more surprised about that than himself. Is an organized tour worth the money? If the tour company is really good, the answer is absolutely yes. It's like deciding if it's worthwhile to go to a really good restaurant for dinner.

I can't be objective of course because I run NMT but that whole question of value has been discussed in many of the reviews various magazines have done of our tours.

Cheers,

Sean Reid

Owner

Northeastern Motorcycle Tours

Lowrez · 06-23-2005, 01:38 AM

I mind if you jump in. The last thing we want around here is informed and reasonable discourse. We expect company owners to jump into forums frothing at the mouth and threatening to sue anyone bad mouthing their company.

If you can't do that, at least send us coupons.

06-21-2005, 08:40 AM	#1
svtech Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 195	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau ..first post ... A thousand bucks, two thousand bucks. More? I can buy a slew of maps and troll the internet for food, drinks, and lodging and ride the same public roads. Now, if we're talking pubic areas for those $$$, I might consider. Please explain. Maybe I can save some money on those damn maps.

06-21-2005, 09:17 AM	#2
Lowrez Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 236	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau Tell you what, you map out a 7 day motorcycle tour, locate and pay for quality hotels, pick out a good restaurant for each night and pick up the tab, and have some staff to take care of any emergency that may come up. If you can do that for under $1500 a head, I'll sign up.

06-21-2005, 09:30 AM	#3
fonzie Contributing Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: On the road... Posts: 101	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau I'm with you Lowrez - there's usually a justifiable reason for the price when taking a packaged tour, and I wish I was joining Fred on this one. Svtech, good luck finding that pubic tour, I'll take the public tour! :P -fonzie __________________ -- MotoInsider.com

06-21-2005, 12:03 PM	#4
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau The pubic tour is available at Subic Bay. You can get all the pubic you want at Subic. Cheap too! __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

06-21-2005, 12:18 PM	#5
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau I love you no smit, buy me Honda! BTW I did a La Fonda resturant tour in Rosarito with Super Hunky this weekend. Man, that guy can eat! Another pitcher of Bloody Marys por favor.. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

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06-21-2005, 02:17 PM	#6
redlegduke Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 31	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau I used to love reading Super Hunky way back when. I bought his book Monkey Butt about 6 years ago LMAO. Duke

06-22-2005, 07:19 AM	#7
Holy_Kaw Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,230	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau Great sounding tour, great, something else on the "to do" list. Of course I'd have to ride there.

06-22-2005, 02:50 PM	#8
sreidvt Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau I hope no one minds if I jump in. When Fred first came on tour with us in 1998, he was pretty sure organized tours were a waste of money and had planned to write an article about us that basically said "save your money and do it yourself". He was quite surprised to discover that the tour was indeed worth the money and was one of the best vacations he'd ever had. He ended up giving it a "highly recommended" rating and no one was more surprised about that than himself. Is an organized tour worth the money? If the tour company is really good, the answer is absolutely yes. It's like deciding if it's worthwhile to go to a really good restaurant for dinner. I can't be objective of course because I run NMT but that whole question of value has been discussed in many of the reviews various magazines have done of our tours. Cheers, Sean Reid Owner Northeastern Motorcycle Tours

06-23-2005, 01:38 AM	#9
Lowrez Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 236	Re: Tour GaspÃ© With Fred Rau I mind if you jump in. The last thing we want around here is informed and reasonable discourse. We expect company owners to jump into forums frothing at the mouth and threatening to sue anyone bad mouthing their company. If you can't do that, at least send us coupons.