o1marc
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redwillissuperman said:I will post this and then delete it once everyone pisses on it:
Just like how SiriusXM is trying to bring back old subscribers, why not have the moderators contact all the "Dead Builds" out there. Ask them to post an update of some kind. Maybe rekindle the fire.
I was looking for some inspiration for a brat and I realized I was reading the same posts over and over again on each build- no fenders, no tire clearance, bars don't turn far enough, firestones, seat is too thin, exhaust is too loud.....and then the updates would stop. Maybe the builder died, or they got tired of having to "activate Adobe", or they felt unwelcomed.....
Or they came up against an obstacle and felt they had no where to turn for help and guidance.
Some of the people on here have great talent and experience. they build a lot of different bikes and maybe even work at a dealership. Others have one bike they built in 1989 using the JC Whitney catalogue and now just have opinions. The first group needs to overpower the second.
Maybe add a silence button, where the OP can "silence" a poster from his thread. That would keep the pissing matches to a minimum.
Anyways, I'm still not running dorky fenders.
Some continue to build "their dream" and get near the end of the build and realize we were right in everything we told them was wrong. or they actually finish and find it to be unridable and they just can't come back and face the music by telling us we were right. Hopefully they learn and the next build goes better.