*moderators - take a look here please* MOTORBIKES

[pistonpopper]

Or this...

[Darkspeed]

I just want Santa to bring me a nice NEW MV Agusta Brutale 1090RR - I have been a good boy, honest.

Cafe Racer - It would have to be traditional old school TriBSA Triton NorVin NorBSA etc. Polished alloy tank Clip ons Manx. But I do like the Retro versions of my old square lamp style '97 900SS Duc that are about.

[discostew38]

Plus 1 from me
I'm equally interested in retro/classic cars and bikes
The whole principle of classic styling mated with modern maniacals is what "retro" means to me

As I'm getting older nowadays I don't need to have a motorcycle but I will always own one
And it's the 70s 80s early 90s stuff I want
In fact when I sell my E34 M5 I'm going to reinvest all the money from that into retro bikes
Things like
Kawasaki triple two stroke
RD350
Oil cooled GSXR
Honda CB550 four
You get the idea
I'm basically buying back my youth

[Mercdan68]

All bikes should be banned from here
And the queens highway 😁....
seriously
A retro bike section could be interesting
I know nothing about bikes but would look on the threads

[lightyearman]

Dec 21, 2017 22:30:31 GMT DavidB said:

I like some bikes, I wouldn't want to read about them though, they don't interest me at all - isn't there a forum for retro bikes?
I think it would turn into 'Shed and Buried' if it was allowed.

Nope, the Retro bikes forum is effectively dead.

[LowStandards]

Jan 3, 2018 9:51:36 GMT lightyearman said:

Nope, the Retro bikes forum is effectively dead.

And that should tell you all you need to know...

[lightyearman]

Jan 3, 2018 13:10:27 GMT LowStandards said:

Jan 3, 2018 9:51:36 GMT lightyearman said:

Nope, the Retro bikes forum is effectively dead.

And that should tell you all you need to know...

It tells me that forums struggle, the weakest have gone and we should add all the Retro content we can to RR to keep it strong, together and a community..?

[LowStandards]

That, or there are a huge number of bike forums that already cater for this type of thing?

[mylittletony]

Jan 4, 2018 8:46:30 GMT LowStandards said:

That, or there are a huge number of bike forums that already cater for this type of thing?

There definitely is no forum covering a motorbike equivalent of retro rides.

Besides that, (other than marque specific sales and tech info) I'd rather use a single forum for my general vehicular content, and RR is my preference.

[mylittletony]

Jan 4, 2018 9:08:31 GMT @automatik said:

So if you dream of something like this you should make HoTWire an offer how to support him with a good amount of the necessary work to have your own sub-forum to the high RR standard.

You must not expect to just ask and let him to do all the work for a topic he might not even be interested that much himself (I´m not sure wheather he is)?!

I don't know the "amount of necessary work" to create a sub-section akin to the Readers other mods or Small Torque for a motorbike area, and I very much doubt Hotwire would let me tamper with the layout of the forum!!

I would happily offer to moderate the sub-section if needed.

Maybe it's time to get some word from up high on the topic, although with RRW organisation in full swing I suspect this will be very low on HoTWire 's priority list...

[LowStandards]

Jan 4, 2018 8:57:54 GMT mylittletony said:

Jan 4, 2018 8:46:30 GMT LowStandards said:

That, or there are a huge number of bike forums that already cater for this type of thing?

There definitely is no forum covering a motorbike equivalent of retro rides.

If you goto the 'Readers other Modifications' section, the top pinned post gives you this retrobikes.proboards.com/


Which I would say is exactly the Bike equivalent of Retro Rides no?

[mylittletony]

Jan 4, 2018 10:30:15 GMT LowStandards said:

Jan 4, 2018 8:57:54 GMT mylittletony said:

There definitely is no forum covering a motorbike equivalent of retro rides.

If you go to the 'Readers other Modifications' section, the top pinned post gives you this retrobikes.proboards.com/

Which I would say is exactly the Bike equivalent of Retro Rides no?

Jan 3, 2018 9:51:36 GMT lightyearman said:

Nope, the Retro bikes forum is effectively dead.

I can edit my post to state "There definitely is no active forum covering a motorbike equivalent of retro rides." or will that just prolong the argument?

The point is that some people would like a section or sub-forum on here (not somewhere else) to fill a void in the internet forum world, the argument being that the content is as relevant as some of the other content with sub-sections.
Some people (I assume you fall into this category) don't want one and from what I've seen from the admin team in the past, they don't particularly either...

tbh I'm fine with that as it's their creation and their rules.

[LowStandards]

I'm not arguing my dear fellow

Merely stating that if these lovers of bikes cannot be fussed to click a bookmark, then it can't really be a huge issue

The forum is there, it is not used. I don't really know what else to say

[dodgerover]

The forum is there, it was created I believe as the Mods said they didn't want bikes on Retro Rides, however it is effectively dead, traffic or new/ interesting posts on here are dropping off as well as more people move to social media as a replacement to forums.
I really do not see the issue with having a bikes sub section, there are already ones created that would be more appropriate IMO to the readers other modifications section.

While we are at it is anybody else put off browsing the for sale ads due to having to flip from year to year and most of the adverts just seeming to be traders having titles like 'A Stunning....' etc and a 50k price tag?

[Darkspeed]

Jan 5, 2018 10:21:06 GMT dodgerover said:

...While we are at it is anybody else put off browsing the for sale ads due to having to flip from year to year and most of the adverts just seeming to be traders having titles like 'A Stunning....' etc and a 50k price tag?

Yep - I used to have an idle window shop prior the separation but now its just almost the KPI or whatever classifieds section I can seldom be bothered.

Just wondered on that Duc' - maybe its the colour scheme I am drawn to....

[nomad]

I joined the bike forum (linked above) a couple of years ago, a great idea but it just never seemed to reach "critical mass" while I was using it.There were some keen posters, but not enough input to keep it alive. A absence of "non-bike" stuff limited the appleal for me.

RR does well for Retro motors and has "Readers other modifications" for other cool Retro stuff (including bikes), so it covers most of my interests in one place 
A dedicated "bike" section would be nice but the vibe from above is that it's not part of the grand plan. 

[Soopahfly]

I think the powers that be need to take a look at the Retrorides MO.
Number 1 and ignoring 3.

Seriously though. What does it matter if another subforum is added? We have one for RC and Model Railway stuff, there's other modifications, all sorts of stuff.

[sarkie83]

Add it!

[lightyearman]

Jan 6, 2018 20:43:54 GMT Soopahfly said:

I think the powers that be need to take a look at the Retrorides MO.
Number 1 and ignoring 3.

Seriously though. What does it matter if another subforum is added? We have one for RC and Model Railway stuff, there's other modifications, all sorts of stuff.

I'm totally understanding that it is the moderators and creators forum to do with as they wish. I respectfully acknowledge they created a Retro bike forum to stand alone but it just hasn't worked. It never got enough impetus going behind it to make it fun or useful.
As we have sections for other mechanical odds and sods, it really does seem odd that we cant just have one little sub section for bikes. Fair enough 'other modifications' covers bike projects but when I tried to sell my bike project on there it was removed. With that in mind, 'Other modifications' doesn't quite cover what we would like.
I can only see it making the forum even better and more inclusive, bolstering its appeal and keeping people loyal to RR and away from social media groups.

[lightyearman]

Have any moderators had a look at this does anyone know?

I'm conscious I don't want to annoy anyone... but I think it would be ace if we got bikes on here too!