Disappearing/Deserted Forums

[Oz22]

I went to log in last week on an S1000rr forum and it was down, for days and days. I thought it might have collapsed because there are not many people there now. I joined another but it's quiet as a lamb too. Odd how people's habits change, is it all going on faceplant now? I don't run that octopus on my phone or even web based, I have no wish to be apart of the data collation side of it, to give some Billionaire my private phone number to spread around affiliated marketing companies. I never get spam on my phone, never have. If a pizza company asks my number I give them a fake, change the last digit. Same with any big corporate entity. Little business, doctors etc, sure, but no faceless conglomerates.

[jwcfbd]

I noticed that also. So many sites have dried up because members have lost interest or the site was sold to a company and lost its appeal. That is one thing about here. The way Captain set up the site and refused to sell it has really given it the staying power that it has. To run this long, still pick up new members on a regular basis and maintain the original format says a lot about him and the membership. This place has been my second home for 23 years even though I haven't had a Busa since my wreck in 2005.

Thank you Doug and every member for keeping this site alive and running strong.

[Gen3lover]

Could be that interest in motos has been in decline for the last few years.

[Red05]

Could be that interest in motos has been in decline for the last few years.

You might be right. Forums come and go but moto has been a constant for me all my life. I hope younger people feel the same.

[Bumblebee]

This forum was in jeopardy a couple times according to Doug......there was one time when he was thinking of moving on from it....

Thank goodness that didn't happen......

[Mythos]

The ZX-14 forum I've been a part of for the last 16 years is very slow. There are still a few diehards that peek in regularly. When a new member posts, that's often the last time you ever hear from him. I don't suspect fowl play. Everything has been known about the bike for some time now and people just aren't that intrigued anymore. We have an excellent admin there too. He's kept the site running and I'm sure some money is coming out of his pocket to do so.

[Hayabusa Wannabe]

I don't suspect fowl play.

PHEW! Me, I had long suspected that the reason forums were dying was that forum members were being shanghaied...and I was next to be "disappeared."

Very comforting to know. Thank you.

[Cruising180]

The FZ/MT-10 forum I was on was fairly steady 2-3 years ago but I haven't checked in for a while there.

[Cruising180]

PHEW! Me, I had long suspected that the reason forums were dying was that forum members were being shanghaied...and I was next to be "disappeared."

Very comforting to know. Thank you.

Better keep your social credit score up and not speak ill of "the party" or you WILL be disappearededed.

[Oz22]

There was-still is- a good Australian hayabusa forum I was on back in 2012~13. It's archived now so you can still read all the posts. Very useful.
The technical discussion has like 27,000 posts

Welcome to The Australian Hayabusa Club Forum - ARCHIVE ONLY VERSION - NEW REGISTRATIONS & POSTS DISABLED - Technical Discussion

Gen 1 & Gen 2 error codes & Tightening Torque
ww.australian-hayabusa-club.com/MyBB/showthread.php?tid=17414

[Rojo]

Thread 'What's The World Coming To?'

Jul 5, 2005

So the family and I arrive home about 11:00pm from having a nice afternoon visit and evening dinner with my parents last night...daughters kiss me goodnight...wife grabs the remote and fires up the boobtube....but not me...I kiss the wife goodbye and tell'er...L8R Honey...I'm going for a night run to scrub in those new Pilot Powers some more.

So there I am bobbing and weaving around all the little local curves I know of and after a nice 1/2 hour workout of tossing the busa too and fro I hit the local gas station for an iced tea...but as I roll in the lot there's some sorta...

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We can not attribute this to motorcycle sales decline ~ here in Northern America , most of us love abundance •

[Rojo]

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Thread 'Remember to tell those around you what you really feel...'

Sep 2, 2009

Just taking a moment to tell everyone on here who I have either met personally or have spoken with via PM's I appreciate everyone of you.

A friend of ours passed away on Friday. It was how he passed that really hit us hard. He and his wife just came in from a walk, sat down and asked his wife for a glass of water...when she returned from the kitchen he was gone. No last words, no chance to tell her he loved her, no chance for anything.

While his passing was peaceful, it was just one more reminder that even when you think you have a handle on what's going on...nature can throw...

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Please tell us how you really feel my friend ~ everybody is entitled to an opposing view •

[CBXRider]

Thread 'What's The World Coming To?'

Jul 5, 2005

So the family and I arrive home about 11:00pm from having a nice afternoon visit and evening dinner with my parents last night...daughters kiss me goodnight...wife grabs the remote and fires up the boobtube....but not me...I kiss the wife goodbye and tell'er...L8R Honey...I'm going for a night run to scrub in those new Pilot Powers some more.

So there I am bobbing and weaving around all the little local curves I know of and after a nice 1/2 hour workout of tossing the busa too and fro I hit the local gas station for an iced tea...but as I roll in the lot there's some sorta...

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Photo thief…

[GMbusa]

Kids don’t get on forums. They join Facebook groups. Heck, there’s a whole world they don’t know of.

[Gen3lover]

I’ve browsed some of those Facebook groups. Very little substance, lots of “look at me” photo posts.

[Bumblebee]

I’ve browsed some of those Facebook groups. Very little substance, lots of “look at me” photo posts.

I've never been on Facebook.....my wife is and she says the same thing about most people's posts.....she says they display their entire lives on there....

[sixpack577]

I've never been on Facebook.....my wife is and she says the same thing about most people's posts.....she says they display their entire lives on there....

I was the same way for many years, but I joined 3 years ago.
I don't post, and don't follow people or read their posts.
I do follow one of my friends, so I can watch videos of his band, otherwise I only follow certain companies and groups of things that I'm interested in.
There are Busa, Gsxr, and Goldwing pages, along with tools, technology, and history pages that I enjoy reading.
Pick a subject of intrest and guaranteed you'll find several groups on it.
You don't have to post anything personal, or even your real name.
I thought FB was just individuals posting drama(and is), but didn't know originally that all of that can be ignored and avoided, and that there is alot of cool stuff on there, it's worth checking out.

[Gen3lover]

We used to mail pictures of ourselves to relatives. Now we put them on FB if we’re a certain age.
Of course young folks aren’t on FB. My 21 year old daughter uses Snapchat.

[Bumblebee]

I was the same way for many years, but I joined 3 years ago.
I don't post, and don't follow people or read their posts.
I do follow one of my friends, so I can watch videos of his band, otherwise I only follow certain companies and groups of things that I'm interested in.
There are Busa, Gsxr, and Goldwing pages, along with tools, technology, and history pages that I enjoy reading.
Pick a subject of intrest and guaranteed you'll find several groups on it.
You don't have to post anything personal, or even your real name.
I thought FB was just individuals posting drama(and is), but didn't know originally that all of that can be ignored and avoided, and that there is alot of cool stuff on there, it's worth checking out.

........yeah.......no, I will never go on it.....

I'm kind of stubborn that way.

I'd rather annoy people here.....

[sixpack577]

........yeah.......no, I will never go on it.....

I'm kind of stubborn that way.

I'd rather annoy people here.....

You should really broaden your horizons...learn to annoy people on multiple fronts...