What's Changed? My point of view

[mike1180]

If I may be so bold:

I would please suggest to anyone who receives technical help here, to post what the solution to their problem was.
Many many threads have several different suggestions posted, and the person with the problem never reports back what it was that worked.
I notice about 10% come back with what the correct answer was, or some sort of follow up.
I am not suggesting this so as to receive thanks, or to be right, but so the right answer can be known to everyone.
People come back to threads even years later, and mostly have to guess at what the right answer was, because none was posted.
No-one will be offended if their suggestion(s) didn't work.
The last thing I want is to be giving the wrong advice.
The truth be known, no ones problem is unique and some one will have the same problem you did sometime.
Thanks!

 

[LA Busa]

Well, I think my wife could do a lot more than she does around here... I'll talk to her about that Doug!

 

[GSXcite]

I joined the org after purchasing a Hayabusa in 2005. My son, GSXtacy, had purchased an 05 black and red, and couldn't stop talking about how awesome the bike was. Between you and I, I think he had a plan all along to get old dad on a busa.
After I bought the bike, I had a million questions on it's upkeep as I do all my own work and always had. Chris kept telling me about this thing called hayabusa.org. I had never been on such a site, heck I could hardly log on to a computer and check email. My son and I live about five hours away from each other. I thought to myself, this would be a great way to stay in contact with my son, and share in the same interest we both have, motorcycles. Chris' passion for bikes is my fault. I began riding him on my Honda when he was 5 years old. Sitting on the seat between me and the tank, he could reach the handlebars and controls, but not the foot pegs, brake and shifter, so I would shift and brake, and he would operate the clutch, front brake and THROTTLE. Working together, we would ride for hours.
So I get on this org. thing. Next thing I know, people are greeting this old man from all over the world, and telling me how cool it is to have a father and son riding busas and posting on the org.
A few weeks later, Chris invites me up to go on a ride with some of his org. friends in Iowa. It would be the first time I had to go riding with my son on our new hayabusas, and I was going even though I felt it would be for that reason alone. I was sure his younger friends wouldn't enjoy the company of someone who was old enough to be their father hanging out with them. Man was I wrong, we had a blast. Met DR1300R, fstbusa, wwjd, and others, heck Travis even let me ride his turbo busa.
A few months later, I find myself in the truck with an org member named Omar, another young member the age of my son. omslaw was the first local org member I met in person. We did the local bikers for babies event in Kansas City, and now we were headed to Ill.with our busas in the trailer, to meet up with my son and DR1300R, then head for this thing called the bash.
Ok, if you have been to a bash, I need to say no more. If you have not been to the bash or a meet like it, you need to if you want to really know what this place is all about.
Two years ago, I lowsided trying to avoid a deer. I called omar to ask him if he knew where the tip over switch reset was, as I was trying to start the bike and see if it could be ridden home. Looking back , I must have been in shock, because me or the bike were in no shape to ride. Bottom line, Omar left work, picked me and the busa up, delivered it to my house, took me to the hospital, waited for my treatment, and insisted he take me home. As I'm waiting for treatment, Im getting phone calls from org members asking me if I,m ok. Even though I have insurance, and the know how to fix my bike, within two weeks, org members had donated $ and parts to completely fix my busa, all without me asking for anything.
The years have passed, and I have attended many org events, went on local rides and several non riding get togethers. Shared my home with overnight guests, and have been the overnight guest at many of your homes. The friends I have made here are precious to me. If you want the ultimate " whats in it for me" get active in the org and get out and meet some of the great members we have.
Doug, I can't thank you enough for providing this forum, and for your friendship. While I do what I can to repay the kindness and good deeds org members have blessed me with over the years, I don't think I could ever repay you for the opportunity to meet the people I have as a rusult of Hayabusa.org.

 

[brpo]

I'm a relative newcomer to the site. I do think this site is better behaved and a cut above almost all others... But when I joined it was like moving to the big city... Lots of people, don't no who to trust, lot's of fun "people watching", and I've been reluctant to reach out to anyone. I really never have responded to friend request or emails or really revealed my true indentity. You just never know who's on the other end!!! It seems to me that alot of longer belonging folks here remember the small town that this site might have once been. And many are remembering their small community fondly and with some type of longing. I love this site, it's entertaining, educational and quite collegial, however as an relative newcomer it seemed like there was/is enough behind the scene emails and drama that I just really don't have the time or inclination to deal with... So - Do I deposit - not really! Not necessarily because I don't want to, but because I don't have the time to become emersed with on-line folks I don't know, may never meet or perhaps won't like. My philosphy - for better or worse - is do no harm and leave the place in the same shape you found it. I don't think I speak my true mind often - as real friends can do without creating a heated dust up - for me the org is the big city - come for some entertainment and good time, be polite, leave some change for the "down on his luck" guy and go home to my "real" suburban smalltown life.

 

[VaBusa]

I'm a relative newcomer to the site. I do think this site is better behaved and a cut above almost all others... But when I joined it was like moving to the big city... Lots of people, don't no who to trust, lot's of fun "people watching", and I've been reluctant to reach out to anyone. I really never have responded to friend request or emails or really revealed my true indentity. You just never know who's on the other end!!! It seems to me that alot of longer belonging folks here remember the small town that this site might have once been. And many are remembering their small community fondly and with some type of longing. I love this site, it's entertaining, educational and quite collegial, however as an relative newcomer it seemed like there was/is enough behind the scene emails and drama that I just really don't have the time or inclination to deal with... So - Do I deposit - not really! Not necessarily because I don't want to, but because I don't have the time to become emersed with on-line folks I don't know, may never meet or perhaps won't like. My philosphy - for better or worse - is do no harm and leave the place in the same shape you found it. I don't think I speak my true mind often - as real friends can do without creating a heated dust up - for me the org is the big city - come for some entertainment and good time, be polite, leave some change for the "down on his luck" guy and go home to my "real" suburban smalltown life.

Oh yeah, well I just friended you One small-VA-town person to another...perhaps you should go on a VA ride one of these days I've yet to meet an oRg member I didn't like...

 

[brpo]

Oh yeah, well I just friended you One small-VA-town person to another...perhaps you should go on a VA ride one of these days I've yet to meet an oRg member I didn't like...

Thanks for the friend request. I have no doubt I would love hanging with some of the folks. The problem is I barely have time to cover my current commitments. I have a four year old, comute daily, chores on the weekends, and ride with folks that seem to have unlimited free time. That said - I'm camping on the eastern shore this weekend with riding bro's in order to pick up Eastern Shore /Norfolk/Hampton area "2010 Virginia Motorcyle Grand Tour Stops". This little get away took about two months to plan.

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