Rider Appreciation Day and Fall Open House Party

Rider Appreciation Day and Fall Open House Party
Saturday, October 18th, 2008

We certainly have had some beautiful fall days recently. For many of us this is our favorite time to ride. Clean fresh air makes our machines run great and the colors of the foliage can make it hard to stay focused on the road.

Each year we hold a Fall Open House Party and Customer Appreciation Sale in October. Over the years we have had some great events, some were weather cursed, and others were spectacularly beautiful fall days. This year we thought it would be fun to try and do something a little different. We wanted to shift the focus of the event to having the attendees ride their motorcycles and motor scooters to the party with a major emphasis on riding.

So this year we have made some major changes:
We are dedicating the parking lot out front to bikes and scooters. There will be designated brand specific areas so you can park your Ducati with other Ducati enthusiasts, your Triumph with other Triumph riders and your scooter with other scooter enthusiast. There will be plenty of brand X parking available and limited auto/car parking. Please do your best to show up on your ride!
We have a rain date for this event which is Saturday, October 25th. This is to help keep the focus on showing up on two (or three) wheels if the weather on the 18th looks like rain.
We are having a true blow out sale. We have never done anything like this before. Instead of our traditional one size fits all discount for parts and accessories, we are having lots of specials and still offering the usual discounts on most items. That means it will be worth while to truly look around and see what is marked down and how much. We will have racks with some items discounted as much as 50%. This could be the time to pick up the helmet, jacket or gloves you have been holding out for.
Because we really want you to show up on two wheels, we knew we needed a way to make it convenient for you to take advantage of our huge sale. Our solution is as follows:
If you come by bike or scooter and need us to, we will ship your new items to your home or business at no charge.
Or take advantage of our Gear Exchange Program. Bring your old, tired, worn out or ill fitting gear that you wish to replace with you. Simply, if you are buying riding gear and leave your old stuff with us in exchange, we will give you an extra 5% off your purchase. It does not matter how old or worn out your gear is! We will then find a charitable home for the items that are still serviceable.
We will be having a specials table with all sorts of odd bargains. Check it out!
The barbecue will be free and this time it is on Great Bay alone. Enjoy some food and a drink on us!
Motorcycle and scooter keys holders will be eligible for raffle tickets. You need not be present to win, so if the UPS man shows up at your door with a package from Great Bay that you don’t expect, it is because you are a lucky winner.

So, please come and join us for our Rider Appreciation Day and Fall Open House Party, Saturday, October 18th from 10-4pm.

Ducati Hypermotard Storms the Coastal Town of Portsmouth.

Great Bay Motorcycles was fortunate enough to be able to share the Ducati Hypermotard Demo Truck with some of our best customers. This exclusive invite-only event went off without a hitch with over a dozen Hypers making the journey from Great Bay Motorcycles along the coastline to the Nubble Light-House in York, ME and then on to Portsmouth for some nightlife. We were lucky enough to get the last of the Sunlight at the Nubble - then it was off to Portsmouth for Dinner, which was at the Radici Restaurant. Discussion confirmed that the Hypermotard is pretty much universally accepted to be an awesome & wickedly fun motorcycle.

The Hypermotard is definately a bike that needs to be ridden to be appreciated. Check it out @ Great Bay Motorcycles!

MotoGP runs the Brickyard!

The top-tier of motorcycle road racing, MotoGP ran at the Historic Brickyard at the Indy Raceway in Indianapolis, In. This marks the second US Stop for the MotoGP circuit. Our boss Don was able to attend the race and took some fabulous photos.

If you were at the race, or if you are a fan please drop us a line. We love to chat with fellow motorcycle enthusiasts.

Our Boss:

The "Customer" Ducati:

Ducati the ONLY Manufac. to offer a street-legal MOTO GP replica:

The Famous Gasoline Alley:

Ducati treats their customers right, the famous Ducati Island!

The view down pit-lane:

Some "Spy" Shots of the Ducati garage:

The littlest Ducati:

More From the UK Triumph Dealer Meeting

• Here are some images taken during the show, I will highlight these as we go along:


• The redesigned 2009 Triumph Daytona 675:

• The heavily redesigned front cowl piece on the Daytona 675:
  

• The New, exciting Triumph Street Triple R model:

• The Triumph Tiger 1050i with some very hot accessories:
  
  
• The Touring Tiger:

• The Gritty Urban Hooligan Tiger (check that Arrow Exhaust):

• The Triumph Scrambler Gets a Hot (military'esc) Matte Green Colour:

• Last but, not Least is the all-new Triumph Thunderbird 1600 Cruiser! This bike is going to be a 2010 model, & will be in very high demand:

The Hypermotard Rocks

My romance with motorcycles borders on obsession. The first time I eased out on a clutch lever I was hooked forever. Thirty five years, countless motorcycles, and one award winning dealership later, I still love to throw my leg over almost anything with two wheels.

In my riding career I have had the opportunity to own and experience more motorcycles than I could ever keep track of. In some ways, like a junkie, I always chase the motorcycle high. So imagine my surprise when I find myself more enamored of my current bike than any other ever. How the heck is this possible?

The Ducati Hypermotard is a fabulous bike. The riding position is high and commanding. The bike handles like a razor blade and requires very little steering input. The brakes are strong Brembo units and the beefy suspension soaks up the bumps at low speeds and keeps you on track at high ones. The 17” front and rear wheels give you sport bike agility and cornering. The bike is simply one of the best packages ever assembled by Ducati for every man.

I believe everyone should try this bike. The Ducati Hypermotard will make you a better rider. You can see in traffic over and around cars easily. The bikes performance envelope is so vast that you operate the machine with huge amounts of reserve capability in every direction.

The 1100 c.c. dual spark motor is divine. Not super powerful, but easy to use and darn quick if you ask for it to be. Add one of the requisite Ducati performance exhaust options and the bike sounds like it should. Like a Ducati twin, and in my very biased opinion better than any other motorcycle engine, period. Nothing sounds like or feels like a Ducati.

Last season we had a Hypermotard S demo unit. I rode it every day that I could and basically forgot about the rest of the fleet here. Then at the Ducati dealer meeting in California I had the distinct pleasure of riding through the cork screw at Laguna Seca on a Hypermotard S model equipped with, among other things, the full Titanium Ducati Performance exhaust system. Wow. It was literally a dream come true, a simply awesome experience. This year our S demo was sold to a happy customer, and days later while longing for the bike I ordered myself a Hypermotard.

That bike now has the Termignoni 2 into 2 carbon silencer kit and sounds great with the baffles removed and is mellow enough to ride through the ‘hood without causing too much of a racket. Yet, anywhere above four grand it is sweet music, sweet sweet music. I installed a lovely Speedy Moto pressure plate and clutch cover with a spring kit, and the bike now has the distinct dry clutch sound that makes you immediately think of a race track bred Ducati. To complete the basic package, a carbon fibre rear mudguard helps keep the back end tidy, properly adorned with our skull and cross bones speedometer logo.


If I have to go anywhere I always try to make it so I can go by bike. If I can I send the family ahead in the station wagon, work most of the day on Saturday, and meet them later. With that in mind I ordered up Ducati’s tank cover and tank bag kit, and the optional front side panniers. Equipped with this super stylish luggage set up I dubbed my beloved Hyper “the water buffalo.” Check out the photos on our site. The bags become part of the “fairing,” and while cruising at 90 mph the bike is truly comfortable. The capacity of the bags is more than enough for a long weekend away, and that includes carrying a substantial rain suit. I do advise leaving the XD style dirt bike helmet at home for highway or high speed travel. It is fabulous for around town on the Hyper, but a bit hard on the neck at speed.

Speaking of dirt bikes, if you have ever ridden them and or love them to this day jumping on the Hypermotard is like putting on a well broken in pair of your boots or gloves. It just feels so right once you are in the saddle. Plus the big flat saddle allows you to move into the perfect position for your individual comfort.


Now those of you with a passion for American Twins or Teutonic tanks will be biased against this bike. You probably won’t like the tall stature, lack of a full faring, nimble handling, and smaller fuel capacity. That is okay, because this bike was not created for you. But this bike was created for everyone with a motorcyclist’s soul. This bike was created for people who enjoy FUN. This bike was created for people who use their heads and their hearts when riding. This bike was created for people passionate about the actual act of riding.

Ducati’s get under your skin, and create a motorcycle lust unlike any other bike. I know, I have the affliction. The Hypermotard inspires excitement unlike any other bike that I know. Am I excited about the Hypermotard? Yes, and kind of off the charts about the whole thing. With all of my deep involvement in motorcycling the Hypermotard has truly made me even happier to love bikes and love Ducati. The Hypermotard truly rocks!
Come test ride a Hypermotard at Great Bay Ducati. We would love to blow your mind!

~ Don @ Great Bay Motorcycles!

2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R

Deliveries of the 2009 model of Kawasaki Ninja 250R have begun.
To start with Australia now gets the Lime Green color option.

Fresh Ninja 250Rs also hitting the US showrooms. We dont know yet if they are re badged old ones or new ones.. Watch this space for more

2009 Triumph, Ducati, Vespa Apparel & Accessories Arriving!

Just a little note to say that we have started receiving some of the 2009 Apparel & Accessories from Triumph, Ducati, & Vespa. We have placed & timed these orders so that a lot of the items will be arriving in time for your Holiday gift-buying needs. This years' catalog offerings (from all of our distributors) is the BEST EVER!!

• New styles of Textile & Leather Jackets.
• New Technical Riding Gloves & Boots.
• New Styles of T-Shirts & Personal Gear.

Get in here & check us out!

Cheers, the Staff @ GBMC.