(01-30-2023, 12:03 PM)TriangleRider Wrote: Could it be that the National Motorcycle Museum was just terrible at marketing itself or making itself appealing to the new generation of riders? I've been riding for decades and hadn't even heard of the place until this thread.
That may be a big part of the problem. I'm guessing even in Iowa a lot of people have not heard about the museum.
Maybe being a non profit did not give them enough funds to promote it ??
Debbie thinks we found out about it when they were in the old downtown location. We stopped at the J&P Cycle shop in Anamosa and she thinks one of the employees suggested we stop in town and visit the museum, which we did.
In 2021 we went to the new larger location in the old Walmart store but this building was also too small. It's one of the small older stores that was not a Super Center.
It was too crowded to get a good look at everything.
In the articles I looked at I did not see what percentage was owned by the non profit and what was privately owned.
It will be interesting to see if a outfit like Mecum handles the auction if they do a auction.
Lee
Iowa, USA
2022 R1250RS White Sport
Past BMWs: 2016 R1200RS x 2, 2011 K1300S x 2, 2003 K1200RS x 2, 1991 K75S x 2, 1987 K75T x 2, 1984 R100RT
Iowa, USA
2022 R1250RS White Sport
Past BMWs: 2016 R1200RS x 2, 2011 K1300S x 2, 2003 K1200RS x 2, 1991 K75S x 2, 1987 K75T x 2, 1984 R100RT