I tell you one thing for sure. If I hear about a new bike orientated cafe I will want to go. If in the second breath you say. Harley guys hang out there. I'm out
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I tell you one thing for sure. If I hear about a new bike orientated cafe I will want to go. If in the second breath you say. Harley guys hang out there. I'm out
Harley Davidson had a coffee shop like that on Ossington called 1903. I went there and the staff all told me the shop did really well - a great success. Unfortunately some big company stole the lease out from under them before it could be renewed, so they're looking for another location. Ossington just happens to be rather trendy at the moment I guess.
I think it's a great idea, but you have to pay special attention to location, a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere and above and beyond all, ample, safe parking for motorcycles where they can't be hit by cars. It's important to have the bikes parked visibly, because they are essentially an advertisement for the business. You can charge high prices in Toronto as long as the coffee, tea and other products are top notch.
I kinda agree. Even as a HD rider, I resent the "club" aspect that comes with it at times.
Don't need a "biker" bar with patrons that look down their noses at other riders due to what they ride.
As long as they ride, should be all that matters.
many of those visits would certainly translate to impulse purchases on the retail side I'm sure.
Hey guys, I've been thinking about this for a while now, as we don't seem to have anything quite like it in the GTA.
I'm looking to open a biker oriented/friendly cafe place (liquor licensed as well) similar to the Ace Cafe in London, England.
A place for motorcycle fans to get together, talk bikes, watch MotoGP, Dakar Rally, etc. Have some documentary/movies nights, old school movies, etc and live bands.
What do you guys thing about this? Would you stop by?
I had read that the Harley cafe was only meant to be there temporarily - not a permanent venture. It was set-up to promote the Harley brand, since there are no Harley dealers in TO. They were hoping to capitalize on the Ossington scene and demographic as a way
of making Harley the choice of new and younger riders.
I tell you one thing for sure. If I hear about a new bike orientated cafe I will want to go. If in the second breath you say. Harley guys hang out there. I'm out
I kinda agree. Even as a HD rider, I resent the "club" aspect that comes with it at times.
Don't need a "biker" bar with patrons that look down their noses at other riders due to what they ride.
As long as they ride, should be all that matters.
Except maybe BMW riders. They won't come anyways. Lol. Kidding!!!!
Airhead and K Series riders are ok.....
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Don't go to a place like this for business advice. There wouldn't be a single business in existence if people asked for the opinions of an internet forum
Agreed, and that's a problem. Any metric cruiser rider will attest to the scowls from some (not all) of the HD crowd in the parking lots of certain coffee establishments. Yeah, I'm not going somewhere where that's going to be a regular or almost guaranteed occurrence.
Matts idea of a warehouse type store where there's a restaurant/coffee type setup as part of it has merit though - I think a lot of riders *would* visit that sort of place. Take GP bikes or Royal Distributing - if either had a good coffee and food type place as part of the square footage with some comfortable seating it would give people more reason to go even if they weren't necessarily planning on going "shopping" for bike goodies, but just wanted a like-minded place to grab a bite...and hey, many of those visits would certainly translate to impulse purchases on the retail side I'm sure.
Yes the HD thing was a pop-up. T'was nice but a bit too heavy on marketing IMO.
That blue Panhead was purty.