skyrider Posted January 14 Posted January 14 yes a couple of years ago i was a member of the vjmc for twelve months and i used to go to club nights and i found the exact same there , when they set off for home at the end of the night they all set off on their own and i got left to it a few miles away in winter so in the end i called it a day and didn't renew my membership 2 Quote
Fender1515 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 I think this topic is very subjective, as disclosed, I have a BMW M/Bike, loud and proud about that. As a result, I am a member of the K1200/1300 owners forum. My experience is that the forum members share a lot of really useful spanering mechanical knowledge and experiences, and that has resulted in me having the knowledge to DIY fix stuff, which otherwise would have needed a trip to the wallet emptying place. So for me, all good. Up until 2023 I has owned a canal boat, for 7 years, which I absolutely loved, you meet a really diverse group of characters on the canal network, the canals are mainly great social levellers, of course you get the entitled folks with an attitude ( unlike my-self!!), certainly more positive than negative experiences, and I made a whole bunch of great pals. There is a canal world forum, which I joined, because I didn't know stuff, diesel engines I can work out, 12V /24V boat electrickery, charging systems, distribution circuits, solar, Lithium battery systems, is a black art. The forum have some very knowledgeable members, who will literally go the extra mile to help folks sort out a problem, but the forum, is a minefield of attitudes, folks will turn a thread on issues with freshwater pumps into a toxic shouty debate on Brexit, the government, which ever flavour, and it gets very personal, so here's Tting, I have met some of these adversarial personalities on the canals, and in the main, nice enough folks, one guy in particular, who is known for posting inflammatory personal comments, I have met on several occasions and we inviably end up in a pub, sharing war stories and talking bollocks as you do. On one occasion I asked him directly, why he posts such crap, his reply was, it gets me noticed, people will respond and engage, would we be sitting here having a drink together if I didn't, maybe, maybe not. Not my way of thinking, but he has a point! 3 Quote
rob m Posted January 15 Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Fender1515 said: I think this topic is very subjective, as disclosed, I have a BMW M/Bike, loud and proud about that. As a result, I am a member of the K1200/1300 owners forum. My experience is that the forum members share a lot of really useful spanering mechanical knowledge and experiences, and that has resulted in me having the knowledge to DIY fix stuff, which otherwise would have needed a trip to the wallet emptying place. So for me, all good. I’d echo that, the K Bikes forum is very useful as is the FB K1300S Riders group. The K Bikes forum have come up with some ingenious workarounds, there’s some clever guys on there. 2 Quote
bonio Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Owner forums: yes for sure. Even the MV forum is really useful. Owner clubs, though. They're a different thing. 7 Quote
S-Westerly Posted January 15 Posted January 15 3 hours ago, bonio said: Owner forums: yes for sure. Even the MV forum is really useful. Owner clubs, though. They're a different thing. Couldn't agree more - a Moto Guzzi forum in the US is pretty good with lots of info and where I was able to source a single pannier when one of my pair went AWOL. The Moto Guzzi Club in the UK is pretty cliquey and if you haven't owned a Guzzi for decades we'll..... Slightly off topic the guy who runs the US site has just had his house burned to ashes in he LA fires. Poor sod. 1 Quote
Fender1515 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 2 hours ago, S-Westerly said: Couldn't agree more - a Moto Guzzi forum in the US is pretty good with lots of info and where I was able to source a single pannier when one of my pair went AWOL. The Moto Guzzi Club in the UK is pretty cliquey and if you haven't owned a Guzzi for decades we'll..... Slightly off topic the guy who runs the US site has just had his house burned to ashes in he LA fires. Poor sod. A bit off the flight path of this thread, just picking up from Simons comment, one of the UK's leading Guzzi parts suppliers is 300 metres from were i live, happy to make the introductions if that's of help to any folks. Quote
S-Westerly Posted January 15 Posted January 15 5 minutes ago, Fender1515 said: A bit off the flight path of this thread, just picking up from Simons comment, one of the UK's leading Guzzi parts suppliers is 300 metres from were i live, happy to make the introductions if that's of help to any folks. Given your location I'll make a guess and say it's Gutsibits? Good people to deal with. 1 Quote
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