im sending the organisers this...
somehow i cant get it posted in singaporebike forum...
Original welcome address taken from
http://www.bigbikefest.com.sg/main.html. my replies in
italics.
WELCOME ADDRESS
Welcome to the Official Singapore Big Bike Fest website
The SBBF 2006 is the 1st motorbike festival of its kind in
Singapore, created by bikers for bikers!
(This is NOT the 1st motorbike festival
of its kind in Singapore unless your talking bout how bad it was.
Sorry no bragging rights for you. Created by bikers for bikers? I
think you sorely got confused with cycling and motorcycling. Ps.
Lance Armstrong is a not a biker...)
This festival will showcase a range of stock and custom motorcycles
from around the region and provide a platform for bike enthusiasts
and bike novice alike to enjoy Biker-related activities,
entertainment and food and beverage.
(Oh I did remember seeing some bikes from our neighbor up north.
Then again I think they belonged to the staff of the eateries
nearby.
Slide the JD bottle n win a free bottle of JD Coke and the swing
the hammer to make the bung hit the bell game are NOT a biker
related activities.
Best bike competition, this is what I posted on another forum.
word of advice for all you guys who ever thought of winning one.
no matter how much $ you pour into your bike and how great it
looks. Make sure your bike is the same brand as the main sponsor or
else dont waste your time... and no I did not enter and im not a
sore loser.
Biker babe contest? HAHA! the gals who joined the biker babe
contest were so dolled up that they all looked liked clones. cant
really tell them apart. organizers. This is not miss universe. one
of the things biking symbolizes is freedom. let the gals wear what
they want & doll themselves up, instead u made them look like a
bunch of bananas. cant tell one from the other. then again. they
seem like most of them come from the same agent...
FOOD & BEVERAGE? I think the existing eateries in Clarke quay
will be pleasantly surprised that they have participated in
providing food for your event. Drinks?. Hey I dont mind JD and
Beer but $6 a pop and served in a plastic cup... Thank god Hooters
was open. And Lucky thing for the parents that there was a small
convenience stall nearby to get soft drinks for their
kids.)
Fans of Harley Davidson, Ducati, MV Agusta, Triumph will be treated
to the latest that these brands and many more have to offer, and It
also offers our regional bikers, mainly from Malaysia and Thailand,
another reason to visit our sunny Singapore. SBBF strives to become
the iconic festival that local as well as international bikers can
look forward to for years to come.
(Really bad first impression youre making to our overseas guests
when you invite them over during the IMF season where hotels cost 2
to 3 times their original cost and you cancel out the scheduled
bike convoy. Yes there were a few new models but nothing special
that they cant see online or at their local dealer. Only
showcasing a few odd vendors who had little or no good deals and
promotions is really disappointing. Good thing I did not invite my
friends from up north, if they did show up, the only term I can
think of is in hokkien sibeh pai seh, lau kwee kor. Only thing I
was impressed with is Kudos to the road marshals! They were well
organized and really polite)
The inaugural event to be held at Clarke Quay Singapore on 16 &
17 of September 2006 is also open to a natural traffic of 300,000
families, and tourists who frequent Clarke Quay on weekends.
(300,000? Does the person who quoted this figure have double or
triple vision? Or was he/she counting the number of cars that drive
by the area. PS. Kids that frequent MOS should not be included as
your event was a day event.)
With extensive marketing initiatives on radio, (Power 98, Dongli
88.3), magazines, (Maxim ,Motor Culture, Eyesight, I-S), online
portals, (www.singaporeharley.com, www.ebay.com.sg,
www.nightlife.sg), direct mailers and posters in more than 300 bike
and nightlife outlets and tertiary schools, the SBBF targets over
half a million youths, aged between 18 35, with a natural
spillover to the young at heart riders of big bikes who are
between 35 55 (secondary target).
(Yeah I saw the ads in some mags and I got the spam. Design wise it
was impressive, sounded good too. Too bad the event itself was
otherwise.)
Special Thanks to our main sponsor Harley Davidson of Singapore for
making this happen, and our partners, Jack Daniels, Ebay, Power98 ,
MAXIM, Motor Culture Asia, Eyesight, Gotham Penthouse and Clarke
Quay, as well as Traffic Police for their support, contributions
and advise.
The SBBF 2006 is a fun event not to be missed. See you at Clarke
Quay, where bikers have more fun!
(I will make it a point to miss SBBF 2007
and I had fun only at Hooters.)
Warmest Regards,
Jeremy Glenn
Managing Director
Threesixty Communications Pte Ltd
Irene Ang
CEO
Fly Entertainment Pte Ltd
(Which of you is the biker that organized this?)