Imwriting this because this is how i feel about this site. weve got a bunch here that are worth their weight in gold IMHO of course. ill list em and why
Gsjack = tires
pablo = knowledge of trackday stuff. and a source of good ideas as far as that goes.
a host of members here who are engineers. so they may know how to make something work on our beloved gs' or anyhtign else we may end up riding
some here that work on teh field of law. so if we have a legal question can get an answer wiht some credibility. jaked is one i know of for sure. may be others
medical:
Mary: with her knowledge of emt type stuff. is a godsend if youve got an injury or somethign. need advice on what to treat it with until you see a doc. if a doc is needed ( or suggested )
Wladziu- not a doc YET, BUT damn guy knows his stuff. called out my probs and i didnt tell him anythign about them in detail. yet he asked MORE than docs did at ED. ( hell go places methinks) may act or sound liek a bit of an ass, BUT knows his stuff.
Geep knows his way around a cnc mill can siggest or give ideas how HED make somethign for whatever.
Buddha: carbs. 'Nuff said
Kerry : when he posts can walk a person whos never EVER touched a gs mechanically , though a valve adjustment
Bob broussard. Heh IIRC was oen that grafted a gixxer head onto a gs bock. or knew how it was done. plus his ignition advancers from what ive hear worked extremely well. BTW the gixxer head had the outer two cylinders removed. looked bad ass.
Cafeboy the solo covers he either makes or sells
This site, i had found a month after i had purchased my 97 gs ( my first 97 gs, ive had two of them as well as a 90-92, and finally a 94), jughead knows all things beer and or alcohol as well as buddha knows his skunk beer lol. weve got a whole cadre of postwhores myself included :oops: Soo to the FNG's out there. the folks ive mentioned if youve got a problem WIL walk you through it. most of the tiem wihtout makin ya gfeel silly. IF you are made an arse of. 9 times out of 10 its deserved. . like crying about a wreck after stunting a gs or doing something squidly. . nehow Ebeers for all theyre on the house. well pandy is payin for em so drink up :icon_eek: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
werase643, dgyver, kevinc, JamesG, sledge, ohgood the list is long among the old timers.
Most of us have gone on to other bikes, or were always into others ... but in a way that is why its so cool.
Like you have this problem, better not ever even think of a EX500.
Cool.
Buddha.
Somebody say Alcohol? :thumb: I sure would like to meet Most of you. :icon_mrgreen:
:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
buddha of course, i knew i left out several :(
Is John Bates the electrical guru still around? and Redshift??
Any "valuable member" thread that doesn't mention fred should be sent to the tard farm immediately.
Crap...how did I forget sledge...I always pay attention when he answers a question.
For advice on how to get mechanical things fixed then I know who to turn to...which would seem most valuable on a motorcycle forum...
If I ever need advice on playing nice with others, love letter writing, overly long-self indulgent goodbye threads, and the art of post whoring to the point of irritation...then I also know where to turn...
I must say this is a great site. One I visit just about every single day! You guys are like weird brother's of some sort. I think it is awesome that when a gser is in need many of you step up and help out. When my clutch lever was bent Loki sent me one. When I couldn't find warm glove in Fl or krap who was it dang it well he sent me a pair. Cafe to celebrate my b-day gave me one of his solo cowls (again thank you). Geep found out on another site that my pants were lacking knee protectors and sent me a pair! Yama listened to my endless biatching. Wlad we've had great arguments. And Jserio the resident bikeless contributor!
I have tried to reciprocate what others have done for my by passing along extra things that I have. I think it makes this site all the more better when we help each other out!
To a great site :cheers:
Mary
WOOT :cheers: indeed !!
and BTW pandy is the inspiration of postwhores and postpimps everywhere. shes the only one in gstwin history to gain 10k posts IN ONE NIGHT !
This site changed my life. Before, I was a mechanical novice, and wasn't even sure how to change my oil. I was scared to do it. But many gstwins members pitched in to help. Now I am a stud with tools and I am capable of doing oil changes, chain and sprocket, valve check, headlamp adjustment, battery swap, and many other things. I have many tools and have performed many tasks successfully on my bike. Thank you GStwins.
There are many former GStwinners that I miss. This forum is hugely different from when I first joined up. It's less about motorcycling now... I'd explain it further, but those that have been here for a few years will know what I mean. People I miss: Kerry, Cernunos, Alphafire, RoadsterGal, Weaslenose, and others.
i must admit, i feel that i've only really contributed one worthy motorcycle related thread. and it wasn't my doing, i found it on another site(which i no longer frequent) and posted it here. gracious pandy made it a sticky. i believe it's in the FAQ section? anyhow...other than that, i think i'm just a postwhore with a love/desire for a bike..... :dunno_white:
however, i do keep coming back, i enjoy it here. :icon_mrgreen:
even postwhores are welcome here man :)
I'll just agree with what everyone else said. Sure, I'm an @$$hole and get in arguments with people here, but I guess that's just life. Plenty of good people here, with centuries worth of combined knowledge. Maybe I'll even start posting regularly again! (until I get banned again :police:)
or the postmadam alters your postcount Eh? lol
Don't even care about post counts anymore. Between the four or five forums I'm active on, I've got more posts than I care to admit, but I don't care about the numbers anymore. I guess I've matured at least a little bit :)
Quoteweve got a bunch here that are worth their weight in gold IMHO of course.
Your not the only one with that opinion. The folks here have given me more knowledge about bikes in general and the GS500 in particular then any other site. When I first came to this forum I just lurked for a long time before I joined. An even after I joined it was a bit intimidating just to post anything because I was such a newbie (still am)and had more questions then input, but everyone was so welcoming. There are no haters and even the fights were amusing and mostly ended well. Even though some old timers have gone on to other bikes and other forums, their knowledge via their posts continues to be passed on.
Thank you all!
-Porkchop
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 04, 2009, 02:54:42 PM
Don't even care about post counts anymore. Between the four or five forums I'm active on, I've got more posts than I care to admit, but I don't care about the numbers anymore. I guess I've matured at least a little bit :)
I hear ya. although i AM a self professed postwhore :oops: its goinon the back burner. since i hit 10 w/o assistance. went through many o keyboard doing it too. and ORAMAC. i miss many of those people, hell ALL of them. especially cernunos. for those who do not know him. or never read his stuff. search it here. a small gold mine i think. i know his health was bad i hope hes still alive and kickking. IIRC he lived somewhere near jughead. ( we had talked a couple of eyars back when he was selling his gs)
I think Jim should be added to that list even though he doesnt post much, he still helps people when he has the chance and gives ALOT of inspiration to what you can truely make the GS... I wish I had half of his time and money tied up in GS'....
jim knopf? hte german guy, yes, yes indeed
The list is looooooong and yamahon - you definetly make the top on that list, as does mary.
Yes the list of the ones that have not been back in a while is also looooooong.
As for posts - I'd definetly discount all the TF and O & E crap. I put quality over quantity, PW'ing just for post count meeeeh ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Well I'm just here to congregate!! My bike (knock on wood) is working fine.. no problems to post about. But I am happy that I was directed here. Seems like a good group of guys and ladies!! I am a newb... but I am also looking to learn as much as I can about my bike. :cheers:
Starwalt ... another electrical god. JeffD too. Dammit we're missing so many of em electrical geniuses. Bates was kerry's neighbor too ... making him 2-3X original strength. And where did Kerry go - who let them out of here. Sheesh, it was prolly me who drove them away.
We should find out where they went and go there and "repo" them ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Kerry and i keep in touch from time to time, I'm pretty sure he checks in now and again just to have a look.
Yea, that is the first step to "repo"ing ...
He still has the GS ?
Cool.
Buddha.
If Mary's valuable to you guys, why aren't you helping to get her a birthday present?
She's had a kind word for nearly ALL of you. Wouldn't YOU appreciate the same?
hey, if i tape a quarter to my ass, can i be valuable too? :icon_eek:
I dunno, but SPC will buy a picture of it.
Im shocked no one posted the goodguy If not for him keeping this site up to date what would we have. :nono:
We'd all have a lot more free time to ride and what not if it weren't for TGG :flipoff: :flipoff: :flipoff: :cheers: :cheers:
Quote from: rydethis on July 06, 2009, 08:35:00 AM
Well I'm just here to congregate!! My bike (knock on wood) is working fine.. no problems to post about. But I am happy that I was directed here. Seems like a good group of guys and ladies!! I am a newb... but I am also looking to learn as much as I can about my bike. :cheers:
Aye i bought my FIRSt GS500 ( WRECKED) before i knew about this site. and did a google search for gs500 forums/groups, and clicked on the first one i found, ( which happened to be this one.) and have been here since 2003. and am still here
joined here is 2006 :cheers:
Good god your posthore skills are kinda lax :whisper:, lol
Well, I'm working on it :D
Quote from: mach1 on July 06, 2009, 07:56:51 PM
Im shocked no one posted the goodguy If not for him keeping this site up to date what would we have. :nono:
How can I forget ... I have in fact met him - back in 2004, really cool guy, met his parents too, apparently they lived on the campus I went to school in from 87-91.
Cool.
Buddha.
Quote from: cafeboy on July 06, 2009, 09:39:58 PM
joined here is 2006 :cheers:
me too, I met Rich (phaedrus) when I was in college in upstate NY, he told me about the site and I've been lurking ever since.
Ron
Don't forget scratch and TheGoodGuy and starwalt. :kiss3:
There are simply too many to name. <3
what about john didnt he start this site? or was he named already?
That's part of the problem...there are so many to name that someone invariably gets left out. I believe it was Anne who started the site, and then john seduced her and took over.. :icon_lol:
Gotcha
Quote from: pandy on July 07, 2009, 06:05:58 PM
That's part of the problem...there are so many to name that someone invariably gets left out. I believe it was Anne who started the site, and then john seduced her and took over.. :icon_lol:
IIRC he tied her up and never let her out of hte dungeon/closet/wherever :icon_mrgreen:
hell i remember pablo when his title was post nazi ( briefly ) damn ive been here forever lol
Ehhh I stay out of the Model specific section since I no longer have a GS500. Thus I only bother with O&E here anymore it's an interesting diversion from time to time. No one is invaluable except the guy who pays the hosting fee's and doamin registration... :flipoff:
Indeed sir. :thumb:
i guess i'm under "postwhore" category... :dunno_white:
Quote from: pandy on July 07, 2009, 05:50:43 PM
Don't forget scratch and TheGoodGuy and starwalt. :kiss3:
There are simply too many to name. <3
Aww. It's great to still be loved even though I've been MIA for longer than most surface bacteria stay alive.
I need to update the GS Census and Online Auction Price guide. (where's the time go???)
We <3 our GSTwins bacteria. :laugh:
indeed. no matter what you hit me with i still am here :)