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  On 10/11/2023 at 13:02, XTreme said:

@Saul.......I'd really like your input on this as a newer member. You came into this a year ago so you will probably more objective than most of us.

Where are we getting it wrong and where are we getting it right?

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Sorry missed this Pete.   

 

Pros on the forum for me are:

Some very interesting people who do interesting things, live in interesting places and will talk about it.

We can talk about bikes without  a lot of the bullshit 180 mph on public roads type stories.  

Some very genuine people.  

No tolerance of Pomposity.  

No Politics, mostly.

Some genuinely weird fuckers here.  

 

Cons:

Those fucking mange photos.  

Some spiteful pile on type of nit picking, wind ups and bullying.  

There are a lot of bikes and bike type stuff that people avoid talking about because the pile on culture think they are shit.   I think we are missing a lot of interesting content as a result.  

The sheer volume of homophobia, misogyny and obsession with bumming type comments.  I grew up in the 1970's and understand the humour but there are less and less of us now and it just doesn't fly today, if you want to recruit new members and grow the forum.    You may not want to change the dynamic of the place.   But don't underestimate how many people will walk away from this type of stuff though, even in our own age group.    Sometimes being a member of this place feels like a guilty secret rather than something I would recommend to my mates.  

 

Now don't take anything I have said as an attack on anyone, it's not meant that way.  You asked for what I thought and here it is.   

I do think this is a great forum with a good community, I enjoy spending time here.  

 

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  On 11/11/2023 at 11:45, Saul said:

Sorry missed this Pete.   

 

Pros on the forum for me are:

Some very interesting people who do interesting things, live in interesting places and will talk about it.

We can talk about bikes without  a lot of the bullshit 180 mph on public roads type stories.  

Some very genuine people.  

No tolerance of Pomposity.  

No Politics, mostly.

Some genuinely weird fuckers here.  

 

Cons:

Those fucking mange photos.  

Some spiteful pile on type of nit picking, wind ups and bullying.  

There are a lot of bikes and bike type stuff that people avoid talking about because the pile on culture think they are shit.   I think we are missing a lot of interesting content as a result.  

The sheer volume of homophobia, misogyny and obsession with bumming type comments.  I grew up in the 1970's and understand the humour but there are less and less of us now and it just doesn't fly today, if you want to recruit new members and grow the forum.    You may not want to change the dynamic of the place.   But don't underestimate how many people will walk away from this type of stuff though, even in our own age group.    Sometimes being a member of this place feels like a guilty secret rather than something I would recommend to my mates.  

 

Now don't take anything I have said as an attack on anyone, it's not meant that way.  You asked for what I thought and here it is.   

I do think this is a great forum with a good community, I enjoy spending time here.  

 

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Good points Saul......as a newer member you're able to be more objective.

Everybody should read what Saul said and take it on board......me included I have to say.

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  On 11/11/2023 at 11:58, XTreme said:

Good points Saul......as a newer member you're able to be more objective.

Everybody should read what Saul said and take it on board......me included I have to say.

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Fuck me am I gonna catch it now 🤣

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  On 11/11/2023 at 11:59, Saul said:

Fuck me am I gonna catch it now 🤣

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It's OK......you don't own the Enfield now!

It's interesting that when you had the CB500 you never got any abuse......yet mine is the most reviled bike on this forum!

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  On 11/11/2023 at 12:28, XTreme said:

It's OK......you don't own the Enfield now!

It's interesting that when you had the CB500 you never got any abuse......yet mine is the most reviled bike on this forum!

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I don't get it either mate, and mine had some chinky chinzy bolt ons and a top box 🤣    And I have bought its bigger brother.  😳.   

I know you don't like the Himalayans but they have a real cult following now, bit like Air Head Boxer BMW's, Land Rovers, Beatles, VW Buses and the like.   They are a thing.  I genuinely liked mine and will probably have another just not as daily transport.    

 

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  On 11/11/2023 at 11:45, Saul said:

Sometimes being a member of this place feels like a guilty secret rather than something I would recommend to my mates.  

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Good point, I have regretted introducing people to this forum a couple of times.

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  On 11/11/2023 at 11:45, Saul said:

Sorry missed this Pete.   

 

Pros on the forum for me are:

Some very interesting people who do interesting things, live in interesting places and will talk about it.

We can talk about bikes without  a lot of the bullshit 180 mph on public roads type stories.  

Some very genuine people.  

No tolerance of Pomposity.  

No Politics, mostly.

Some genuinely weird fuckers here.  

 

Cons:

Those fucking mange photos.  

Some spiteful pile on type of nit picking, wind ups and bullying.  

There are a lot of bikes and bike type stuff that people avoid talking about because the pile on culture think they are shit.   I think we are missing a lot of interesting content as a result.  

The sheer volume of homophobia, misogyny and obsession with bumming type comments.  I grew up in the 1970's and understand the humour but there are less and less of us now and it just doesn't fly today, if you want to recruit new members and grow the forum.    You may not want to change the dynamic of the place.   But don't underestimate how many people will walk away from this type of stuff though, even in our own age group.    Sometimes being a member of this place feels like a guilty secret rather than something I would recommend to my mates.  

 

Now don't take anything I have said as an attack on anyone, it's not meant that way.  You asked for what I thought and here it is.   

I do think this is a great forum with a good community, I enjoy spending time here.  

 

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Wow that is honest.. RUN FOR COVER 😆

Yep I don’t tell anyone about here. Most of my biking friends would call out the derogatory behaviour or language and then after being met with the usual piled on hostility simply leave. They would also think dimly of me for participating so I say nothing. 

It’s no mystery to me why every female contributor you’ve had has contacted me to say goodbye.

  On 11/11/2023 at 12:28, XTreme said:

It's OK......you don't own the Enfield now!

It's interesting that when you had the CB500 you never got any abuse......yet mine is the most reviled bike on this forum!

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Yes thats also a complete mystery 😆

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  On 11/11/2023 at 13:56, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

 

Yep I don’t tell anyone about here. Most of my biking friends would call out the derogatory behaviour or language and then after being met with the usual piled on hostility simply leave. They would also think dimly of me for participating so I say nothing. 

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Yep, that 👍

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  On 11/11/2023 at 13:08, Pedro said:

I have regretted introducing people to this forum a couple of times.

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You think that's bad? Well I have regretted starting this forum many times!

It was only supposed to last till the end of Lockdown......so that's something else I've managed to fuck up again!

 

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Got tomorrow planned out......it was a place I planned to visit earlier in the Summer but it was too hot!

It was a Spanish Civil War Internment Camp that was later used as the location for a Sergio Leone western!

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  On 11/11/2023 at 14:07, XTreme said:

You think that's bad? Well I have regretted starting this forum many times!

It was only supposed to last till the end of Lockdown......so that's something else I've managed to fuck up again!

 

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Well you didn't tell us that...

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  On 11/11/2023 at 15:01, busabeast said:

Well you didn't tell us that...

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We were already out of the worst lockdown phases by then.

For the first two months we weren't supposed to leave the house unless it was to get food.

As it was, your services were not required over at the other place anyway.

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  On 11/11/2023 at 15:15, XTreme said:

We were already out of the worst lockdown phases by then.

For the first two months we weren't supposed to leave the house unless it was to get food.

As it was, your services were not required over at the other place anyway.

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No they had done away with my services, not that I minded they were starting to accuse me of witchcraft which they couldnt/wouldn't back up with evidence 

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i could introduce some one , we both got banned from cb1000r forum... he would just drag the place down... he is an annoying cunt , we dont want that sort of person on here.

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  On 11/11/2023 at 15:33, busabeast said:

they were starting to accuse me of witchcraft

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They accused me of bullying along with @Six30.

I'd never bullied anybody, and on this particular occasion neither had Six.

I was thinking, it would be a nice touch for all of us undesirables to pay them a visit at Xmas......wish them all the best sort of thing.

But I know Six wouldn't do it........that boy just has no testicular fortitude!

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Enough of this Covid/flu/coughing/syphilis thread………..you’re all making me feel like shit.

Our car broke down yesterday while the missus was driving it so the breakdown had to be called. Honestly, you’d think the world had ended ffs!

To escape the doom and gloom I’ve been prepping the bike for my trip to the Costa Blanca Classic Trial event next weekend………best I go back in the house now and watch the football 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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