KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map.

**trip** · 12-15-2008, 09:38 PM

A couple of things have happened lately that I felt was worth mentioning about KawaNOW.

First, let me say that KawaNOW now has 900 registered members. Only 18 months after its' inception, KawaNOW has hit the 900 member mark and shows no chance of slowing down. Applications still come in at an average rate of 4 a week. At the rate applications are coming in, I expect for KawaNOW to reach 1000 registered members by the third quarter of 2009.

Second, and most importantly, KawaNOW is now considered an affiliate club of Kawasaki. Many weeks ago, I was contacted by Teri Conrad, Communications Coordinator for Kawasaki Corp and Managing Editor for Accelerate Magazine, Riders of Kawasaki (ROK). Teri had been researching and looking closely at KawaNOW and wanted to know more about our club, it's philosophy, it's history and activities. Over a period of several weeks, Teri and I communicated and I submitted to her all the information she wanted about KawaNOW.

KawaNOW is now listed as an affiliate club of the ROK. We are now listed on the Kawasaki website at: http://www.kawasaki.com/ROK/Affiliates.aspx
AND Teri has designated me as a liason between the KawaNOW membership and Kawasaki Corp. This will give us the opportunity to be written up occasionally in Accelerate Magazine.

Teri is going to write an article for Accelerate Magazine sometime next year about the liasons and their groups and KawaNOW will be included. Teri has also asked me to keep her posted on our National Rally in June of 2009. She will probably publish an article about it.

Teri has also asked me to submit some of my trip reports to her for possible publication later.

So, as you can see, this is a public relations milestone for KawaNOW. No longer is KawaNOW just a startup club... KawaNOW is here to stay!!

All of you as KawaNOW members are to be commended for your efforts and contributions to not only the Nomad community, but to KawaNOW as well.

These are exciting times for KawaNOW and 2009 will be even better. I thank all of you for being a part of KawaNOW.

Sincerely,

Robert "Trip" Hilliard
KawaNOW Founder & President

Yellow Jacket · 12-15-2008, 09:46 PM

Wow Trip, this is really fantastic. Congratulations to you and all the members for this achievement!

nighthawk700 · 12-15-2008, 09:47 PM

Congrats Trip! And from my experiences in COG (Concours Owners Group) I can tell you that Kawasaki does listen. They don't always answer back to you, but they are listening to the masses. Sometimes you see the results a few months or years down the road.

waterman · 12-15-2008, 09:49 PM

Congrats Trip. What an accomplishment for Kawanow and You.

lomax · 12-15-2008, 10:10 PM

....Congrats Trip!!! You have done, and continue to do, a great job. Thanks for all your efforts. And of course, without the members and their contributions, KawaNOW would not exist. So congrats also to our membership!!!! :)

rksaw · 12-15-2008, 10:15 PM

Congrats Trip and congrats to KawaNOW!!!

kawgirl · 12-15-2008, 10:17 PM

<marquee>WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</marquee>

audiogooroo · 12-15-2008, 10:23 PM

Great action Trip! :)

**Idaho** · 12-15-2008, 10:41 PM

Who'd a thought? Texas boy makes the big time. Way to go Trip. You have done an awesome job.

**coacha** · 12-15-2008, 10:43 PM

Cool deal Trip. Kudos to you for all your hard work.

VulcanE · 12-15-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lomax

....Congrats Trip!!! You have done, and continue to do, a great job. Thanks for all your efforts. And of course, without the members and their contributions, KawaNOW would not exist. So congrats also to our membership!!!! :)

Can't add anything to that, except a "Thanks Trip"
+1000

**Top Cat** · 12-15-2008, 11:40 PM

Congrats Trip, I think this is great news. I believe this is a giant step in the direction you wanted KawaNOW to go when you conceived the idea.
It hasn't been a smooth or easy road for you to be sure. You have had to make some tough decisions. You asked for opinions on some of those decisions and it was considerate of you to listen to our suggestions.
But I think it was even more commendable that in some cases you did what was best for the forum even if some of our members didn't agree.
Your doing a bang up job and I am proud to be a member of the KawaNOW Family. Thanks for having me

bigjohn · 12-16-2008, 12:11 AM

That's outstanding news. Good for you and better for KawaNOW. You've put a lot of effort into the forum and it is paying off.

**schoeney** · 12-16-2008, 12:38 AM

Congrats to Trip and all the KawaNow members and administration!

I think the positive "tone" and camraderie of our board certainly helps make it inviting to new members and others like MaKaw.

We should give MaKaw a bunch of business cards so they can put one in each new Nomad + Voyager!

Now maybe we can get MaKaw to do something about replacing the 2009 bags with the old style? ::) ::)

**voyager** · 12-16-2008, 12:58 AM

Well done Trip, from all of us in the Great White North.

12-15-2008, 09:38 PM	#1
trip VBA Founder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lindale, Texas Posts: 6,846	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. A couple of things have happened lately that I felt was worth mentioning about KawaNOW. First, let me say that KawaNOW now has 900 registered members. Only 18 months after its' inception, KawaNOW has hit the 900 member mark and shows no chance of slowing down. Applications still come in at an average rate of 4 a week. At the rate applications are coming in, I expect for KawaNOW to reach 1000 registered members by the third quarter of 2009. Second, and most importantly, KawaNOW is now considered an affiliate club of Kawasaki. Many weeks ago, I was contacted by Teri Conrad, Communications Coordinator for Kawasaki Corp and Managing Editor for Accelerate Magazine, Riders of Kawasaki (ROK). Teri had been researching and looking closely at KawaNOW and wanted to know more about our club, it's philosophy, it's history and activities. Over a period of several weeks, Teri and I communicated and I submitted to her all the information she wanted about KawaNOW. KawaNOW is now listed as an affiliate club of the ROK. We are now listed on the Kawasaki website at: http://www.kawasaki.com/ROK/Affiliates.aspx AND Teri has designated me as a liason between the KawaNOW membership and Kawasaki Corp. This will give us the opportunity to be written up occasionally in Accelerate Magazine. Teri is going to write an article for Accelerate Magazine sometime next year about the liasons and their groups and KawaNOW will be included. Teri has also asked me to keep her posted on our National Rally in June of 2009. She will probably publish an article about it. Teri has also asked me to submit some of my trip reports to her for possible publication later. So, as you can see, this is a public relations milestone for KawaNOW. No longer is KawaNOW just a startup club... KawaNOW is here to stay!! All of you as KawaNOW members are to be commended for your efforts and contributions to not only the Nomad community, but to KawaNOW as well. These are exciting times for KawaNOW and 2009 will be even better. I thank all of you for being a part of KawaNOW. Sincerely, Robert "Trip" Hilliard KawaNOW Founder & President __________________ Robert "Trip" Hilliard VBA/KawaNOW - Founder/Past President VBA # 00001 Trip's Website Custer 09, 18 / Maggie Valley 11 / Eureka Springs 09, 17 / Antlers 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 Texas Hill Country / Deals Gap / Colorado / Wyoming / Montana / Utah / More trips for Trip Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-15-2008, 09:46 PM	#2
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Wow Trip, this is really fantastic. Congratulations to you and all the members for this achievement! __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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12-15-2008, 09:47 PM	#3
nighthawk700 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Farifax, VA Posts: 198	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Congrats Trip! And from my experiences in COG (Concours Owners Group) I can tell you that Kawasaki does listen. They don't always answer back to you, but they are listening to the masses. Sometimes you see the results a few months or years down the road.
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12-15-2008, 09:49 PM	#4
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Congrats Trip. What an accomplishment for Kawanow and You. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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12-15-2008, 10:10 PM	#5
lomax Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Morinville, AB Posts: 904	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. ....Congrats Trip!!! You have done, and continue to do, a great job. Thanks for all your efforts. And of course, without the members and their contributions, KawaNOW would not exist. So congrats also to our membership!!!! :) __________________ ________________________________ "lomax" 2014 Voyager Mike Donahue Morinville, AB VBA#17 "Every day above ground is a good one!" _________________________________ Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-15-2008, 10:15 PM	#6
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Congrats Trip and congrats to KawaNOW!!!
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12-15-2008, 10:17 PM	#7
kawgirl Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 2,729	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. <marquee>WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</marquee> __________________ Amy "kawgirl" Neal Greenville, NC 2002 Nomad
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12-15-2008, 10:23 PM	#8
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Great action Trip! :) __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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12-15-2008, 10:41 PM	#9
Idaho Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 5,241	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Who'd a thought? Texas boy makes the big time. Way to go Trip. You have done an awesome job. __________________ Idaho (aka Curmudgeon) Blue Knights Idaho III VBA #110 VROC #24864 IBA #49753 2007 Nomad 86,000 miles Bud Smalley Pocatello, Idaho Idaho Jack Adapter
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12-15-2008, 10:43 PM	#10
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Cool deal Trip. Kudos to you for all your hard work. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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12-15-2008, 11:40 PM	#12
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Congrats Trip, I think this is great news. I believe this is a giant step in the direction you wanted KawaNOW to go when you conceived the idea. It hasn't been a smooth or easy road for you to be sure. You have had to make some tough decisions. You asked for opinions on some of those decisions and it was considerate of you to listen to our suggestions. But I think it was even more commendable that in some cases you did what was best for the forum even if some of our members didn't agree. Your doing a bang up job and I am proud to be a member of the KawaNOW Family. Thanks for having me __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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12-16-2008, 12:11 AM	#13
bigjohn Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lenoir City, TN Posts: 417	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. That's outstanding news. Good for you and better for KawaNOW. You've put a lot of effort into the forum and it is paying off. __________________ BigJohn Price 2006 V2K Bagger
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12-16-2008, 12:38 AM	#14
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Congrats to Trip and all the KawaNow members and administration! I think the positive "tone" and camraderie of our board certainly helps make it inviting to new members and others like MaKaw. We should give MaKaw a bunch of business cards so they can put one in each new Nomad + Voyager! Now maybe we can get MaKaw to do something about replacing the 2009 bags with the old style? ::) ::) __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina
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12-16-2008, 12:58 AM	#15
voyager Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stony Plain, Alberta Posts: 694	KawaNOW....on the Kawasaki map. Well done Trip, from all of us in the Great White North. __________________ Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.........Mark Twain.
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