Displaying motos

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Edited Date/Time 10/15/2018 5:48pm
I am working on interior designs for the moto themed restaurant that I will be building in Garland Texas. This forum is made up of a lot of people from around the world, that together have probably seen every way possible to display a motorcycle at a dealership, conventions, races, restaurants, museums, etc. I need suggestions on what are the best you have even seen. Same goes for displaying helmets, jerseys, etc. I want people to be able get up close and see in detail, but need to make sure that kids, drunks and idiots can't hurt themselves. I want it to look great, and I need your advice and recommendations.

Some of the stuff that goes inside:







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-MAVERICK- 10/15/2018 8:43am
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I've seen a 90's CR 250 hanging from a ceiling with a fully dressed moto mannequin on it pulling a whip. Thought it was pretty cool.
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Frodad78 10/15/2018 8:47am
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Where in Garland and when? Sounds too good to be true
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HenryA 10/15/2018 8:50am
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Wow, you’ve got quite a collection there
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TT Special 10/15/2018 9:01am
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It would be nice if every piece had information about it posted with it so you could walk around and read about them. A lot of work but would give people something to do and makes for an easy conversation starter.
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Matt Fisher 10/15/2018 9:14am
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TT Special wrote:
It would be nice if every piece had information about it posted with it so you could walk around and read about them. A lot of...
It would be nice if every piece had information about it posted with it so you could walk around and read about them. A lot of work but would give people something to do and makes for an easy conversation starter.
^ This.
Too often there is cool stuff at restaurants (or other locations) with no information on what the item is, it's history, significance, etc is.

Something that would certainly get today's cell-phone addicted youth interested would be an interactive app that could pull up information, videos, etc that relate to the various jerseys, bikes, etc. Hold your phone up to the QR code for the Tornado and Ping's article could pop up. It would then suggest looking at other Ping related materials in the facility.
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Atkinson 10/15/2018 10:31am
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There is an old video of Ricky Carmichael touring his house and he has a few bikes on stands on the wall, I always thought that looked really cool. If you've got tall enough ceilings it could work, and would keep some of the more exotic bikes away from people touching them. Ill post a picture of what im talking about.

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Tarz483 10/15/2018 10:53am
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That Is Really cool that you are opening that restaurant .
I live in Minnesota, but when I visit Texas I will definitely
Make a trip there to come to your restaurant, I Love it
I wish there was one in every state #Goals
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GrapeApe 10/15/2018 11:08am
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You should hire Lucky to manage it

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Track and Trail 10/15/2018 11:09am
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I wouldn't do it to a collectible model, but a bike completely covered in mud would be cool. Maybe make a game out of it too. If you can guess the correct year, make, and model of said mud-bike you get a free beer with any order over whatever $$. Could even change out the bike every so often and hold a contest/raffle each time.

P.s. Clutch levers for toilets, sinks, taps, doors etc.
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500guy 10/15/2018 11:10am
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I always thought a bike in a glass case would be cool, that way people could get up close but not climb on also cleaning would be easier no dust inside the case just clean the outside with glass cleaner.
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AJ565 10/15/2018 11:17am
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
I've seen a 90's CR 250 hanging from a ceiling with a fully dressed moto mannequin on it pulling a whip. Thought it was pretty cool.
Quaker Steak and lube in Columbus, Ohio has a set up just like that.
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KDXGarage 10/15/2018 11:32am
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Put up a chain link fence as if it were beside a MX track?
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Holigan 10/15/2018 12:48pm
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
I've seen a 90's CR 250 hanging from a ceiling with a fully dressed moto mannequin on it pulling a whip. Thought it was pretty cool.
Do you remember where?
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Holigan 10/15/2018 12:49pm
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Frodad78 wrote:
Where in Garland and when? Sounds too good to be true
North Garland Avenue across the street from Hawaiian Falls, next to the pond.
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Holigan 10/15/2018 12:51pm
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TT Special wrote:
It would be nice if every piece had information about it posted with it so you could walk around and read about them. A lot of...
It would be nice if every piece had information about it posted with it so you could walk around and read about them. A lot of work but would give people something to do and makes for an easy conversation starter.
Matt Fisher wrote:
^ This. Too often there is cool stuff at restaurants (or other locations) with no information on what the item is, it's history, significance, etc is...
^ This.
Too often there is cool stuff at restaurants (or other locations) with no information on what the item is, it's history, significance, etc is.

Something that would certainly get today's cell-phone addicted youth interested would be an interactive app that could pull up information, videos, etc that relate to the various jerseys, bikes, etc. Hold your phone up to the QR code for the Tornado and Ping's article could pop up. It would then suggest looking at other Ping related materials in the facility.
I believe that is the only good way to do it. Different bikes will be rotating through the building each week, so an app, or a FB page, with photos, descriptions and links for the motorcycles, artwork, helmets and jerseys.
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Holigan 10/15/2018 12:52pm
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Atkinson wrote:
There is an old video of Ricky Carmichael touring his house and he has a few bikes on stands on the wall, I always thought that...
There is an old video of Ricky Carmichael touring his house and he has a few bikes on stands on the wall, I always thought that looked really cool. If you've got tall enough ceilings it could work, and would keep some of the more exotic bikes away from people touching them. Ill post a picture of what im talking about.

Looks excellent
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Tbteam 10/15/2018 12:55pm
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I loaned a set of Bailey’s gear to a restaurant in Orlando. They went belly up, and that was the last I saw of the gear.

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Holigan 10/15/2018 12:58pm
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TJ 755 wrote:
some cool ideas in here>>> [url=https://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/The-Trophy-House-of-Stefan-Everts,10996/ocscottie,405]https://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/The-Trophy-House-of-Stefan-Everts,10996/ocscottie,405[/url]
some cool ideas in here>>> https://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/The-Trophy-House-of-Stefan-Everts,10996/ocscottie,405
Definitely some cool ideas. Interesting way to display the helmets on the walls. Man he won a lot of races and championships.
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Holigan 10/15/2018 1:00pm
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Tbteam wrote:
I loaned a set of Bailey’s gear to a restaurant in Orlando. They went belly up, and that was the last I saw of the gear.
Was it Race Rock? I read that a lot of Honda works bikes did not get returned to Honda with all their parts still attached when Race Rock closed down.
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crf250pilot 10/15/2018 1:02pm
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Would be cool to have an interactive display with bike, gear and video footage from same era playing in the back ground on a big flat screen.
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Holigan 10/15/2018 1:04pm
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crf250pilot wrote:
Would be cool to have an interactive display with bike, gear and video footage from same era playing in the back ground on a big flat...
Would be cool to have an interactive display with bike, gear and video footage from same era playing in the back ground on a big flat screen.
Yeah that would be cool. Have two works bikes where might be able to get footage of them actually being raced.
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AZ35 10/15/2018 1:10pm
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Agree with the suggestions to include a written "story" or history of each display, also include photo's of the bike or rider in action to help give a visual perspective of that particular motorcycle and/or rider.

Maybe have areas or rooms of the restaurant segregated by a particular era, with a video loop showing iconic races and interviews of riders from that era (example 70's, 80's, 90's era theme rooms).

My oldest daughter just graduated College and got a job in Waco, so we will be flying into Dallas when we visit her. So once the restaurant is open we will come check it out!
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bestmx 10/15/2018 4:37pm
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Tbteam wrote:
I loaned a set of Bailey’s gear to a restaurant in Orlando. They went belly up, and that was the last I saw of the gear.
Holigan wrote:
Was it Race Rock? I read that a lot of Honda works bikes did not get returned to Honda with all their parts still attached when...
Was it Race Rock? I read that a lot of Honda works bikes did not get returned to Honda with all their parts still attached when Race Rock closed down.
I was hunting all over the place for the name of that restaurant for you!

Yeah, Race Rock had a lot of cool stuff. Shame it closed!

Another Race Rock style place I've seen was in Monaco "Stars and Bars" which was pretty dark inside, but also had some great stuff inside.

You can give it a google for some better pics, but here's some pics, they're from about 2012:













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Falcon 10/15/2018 5:30pm
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Check out the TLD store for lots of inspiration. Also, Hard Rock Cafe and/or Hard Rock Hotel - they do some cool stuff with glass cases for the clothing they get from rock stars.

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