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General Category => General Banter => Topic started by: Ray916MN on March 16, 2010, 07:29:35 PM

Title: Welcome!
Post by: Ray916MN on March 16, 2010, 07:29:35 PM: Thanks for coming to the forum and thanks even more if you joined.

First and foremost, this forum is intended by where Minnesota sport and sport touring riders set up "Pace" (http://mn-msta.com/index.php/page,10.html)rides, share opinions, and balance SAFETY and SPORT riding fun.

This forum has been set up to eventually replace the MN-Sportbike YahooGroup I started almost a decade ago and while there are other Minnesota motorcycling forums, it is our hope that this forum comes to be the leading forum for balanced, open, respectful interaction between Minnesota's sport and sport-touring riders
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: hille141 on March 16, 2010, 07:39:41 PM: Awesome Ray! I'm on the Yahoo Group but it is such a pain to browse I didn't use it much. Hopefully the new forum takes off quickly.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: jleosnow on March 16, 2010, 07:57:48 PM: Thanks for taking the time to get this forum up & running Ray! Glad to be a member!

-John
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Tumbler on March 16, 2010, 09:42:24 PM: Quote from: Ray916MN on March 16, 2010, 07:29:35 PM
....it is our hope that this forum comes to be the leading forum for balanced, open, respectful interaction between Minnesota's sport and sport-touring riders

Well said Ray!! I know I will be happy to do what I can to see this forum succeed in it's mission. I think this is going to give some other forums a run for their money!!

I got my feet wet on other forums over the past couple seasons and a lot of you on here will likely recognize my name from elsewhere. So far what this forum is geared towards is more in line with my riding ideals lately. I do hope to contribute in a positive respectful manner & look forward to seeing more & more of the yahoo group guys on here.

Hopefully as things get going we can do a meet & greet so we can place faces with the names of people we have not met yet.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: T.W. Day on March 16, 2010, 09:48:39 PM: Nice work. It looks pretty cool. Being old and illiterate, I'm not sure how the email reply system is going to work, but it seems like it ought to be an improvement from the Yahoo! site. Thanks, Ray.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: DavidLSI on March 17, 2010, 12:30:27 PM: Way to go Ray, from a neighbor to the east.

Good luck with this...

SeeYa
DavidLSI
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Greg on March 17, 2010, 02:16:01 PM: Ray, the new site looks terrific. Thanks for your hard work in getting it up and running.

Greg
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Gillingham on March 17, 2010, 06:24:22 PM: Thanks for the invitation. I've always said all things must pass. This site is a new beginning!
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: vince on March 17, 2010, 10:51:09 PM: I like it. Nice work Ray.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Sanders on March 18, 2010, 11:32:22 AM: Nice job Ray!
I know you like simple, but this is pretty easy to use and it may breathe new life into the old group.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Dan B on March 18, 2010, 10:31:21 PM: I'll try it for a week, but if I don't like it I want my money back :P

Seriously, I hope this puts some life back into list. I miss the "bygone days" of MN-Sportbike and look forward to some good rides this summer.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: vince on March 21, 2010, 10:02:28 AM: This forum is great. There is activity on here everyday. I check it everyday now.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Furiousgeorge on March 21, 2010, 11:49:00 PM: Just thought I'd check since this forum actually has MSTA on the Banner. Do you want to keep this forum focused on Sport Riding and Sport touring? Or are posts for any type of riding welcome - Trackdays, Dirtbikes etc. Or would you rather those posts stay on the forums that focus on that type of riding?

George
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Ray916MN on March 21, 2010, 11:59:32 PM: Quote from: Furiousgeorge on March 21, 2010, 11:49:00 PM
Just thought I'd check since this forum actually has MSTA on the Banner. Do you want to keep this forum focused on Sport Riding and Sport touring? Or are posts for any type of riding welcome - Trackdays, Dirtbikes etc. Or would you rather those posts stay on the forums that focus on that type of riding?

George

Post whatever the heck you want related to riding.

If we get enough posts related to different types of riding, we can always create separate sub forums to make it easier for people to keep track of different types of riding if the volume warrants.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: MinnDuc on March 24, 2010, 09:44:59 AM: Thanks Ray, this is much better than the old forum.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Ray916MN on March 25, 2010, 08:08:57 AM: Quote from: MinnDuc on March 24, 2010, 09:44:59 AM
Thanks Ray, this is much better than the old forum.

Glad you like it Jon. I'd love to see more Duc owners here.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: MinnDuc on March 26, 2010, 10:52:20 AM: Hi Ray, I'm not Jon, I'm Mike.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: tk on March 29, 2010, 10:48:03 AM: Quote from: MinnDuc on March 26, 2010, 10:52:20 AM
Hi Ray, I'm not Jon, I'm Mike.

You gotta forgive Rays senility. He's about to hit the half century mark ;D
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Ray916MN on March 31, 2010, 10:22:05 PM: Quote from: MinnDuc on March 26, 2010, 10:52:20 AM
Hi Ray, I'm not Jon, I'm Mike.

Oops sorry about that. Was thinking you were somebody else.

Still nice to see more Duc owners here.
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: MinnDuc on April 01, 2010, 10:34:41 PM: I thought so, any ways I hope to get out with you guys this year. Are there any Saturday rides?
Title: Re: Welcome!
Post by: Ray916MN on April 02, 2010, 01:02:44 AM: Quote from: MinnDuc on April 01, 2010, 10:34:41 PM
I thought so, any ways I hope to get out with you guys this year. Are there any Saturday rides?

First Saturday ride is the Rivers Ride on 4/24 (http://mn-msta.com/index.php/topic,41.0.html).

There will be more. Just keep an eye on the calendar and the Ride/Event sub forum.