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General Discussion / Re: Creat a subheading for your new Kymco model
« on: July 16, 2024, 05:26:33 AM »If you read throughout this thread... as well as other places in the forum... all you really need to do is be sure to put "AK 550" somewhere in the title of your thread. I find no problem finding information when I simply look for that in the title. I'm on 5 different forums and all are the same. I put the term "AK 550" in the title of any threads I start and go from there. I also find a great many posts in threads where that is done. I started riding in 1979 (with a break from it early on) and have belonged to several forums intended for those bike makes if not for the specific model I rode and NONE of those forums were ever hosted or even sponsored by the manufacturer. That includes the Gold Wing forum I belonged to several years ago. Only one forum that I have ever been associated with was ever visited by a manufacturer rep and that was out of voluntary courtesy by that rep and not instigated by the company. I know HD does sponsor forums for their bikes, but they have a major stake in the social connection of their riders since that is a major part of their product (a social group created by ownership of their bikes). I think I've heard of BMW doing similar but most riders I know who ride a BMW (and I now know many) only belong to BMW forums NOT sponsored by that company and intentionally choose not to. I find forums that are independent from their brands are far more informative and open with valid and true information and not biased about it.
It sounds like your saying the Forum is not run by Kymco. I may have wrongly assumed it was just because of the domain name and if so, thank you for bringing that to my attention.
Believe me I do search for the term AK550 and would continue to do that search regardless of having a Forum heading for AK550. But it's not the same thing as having a home where you hang out and check the latest posts just by logging in to the forum each day. That is where you get the camaraderie of hanging out with fellow riders of your same bike and sharing sharing finds of accessories or planning meetups or rides. You need a home forum for that and that is what is lacking here.
I have never been a mod for a forum, I would be willing to try but I know choosing the forum host is very important as you won't be able to move it to a better host once it has become established. All the content would be lost.
I've been reading the downfalls of some of the "Free" hosting sites such as invasive adds, difficulty in setting up and maintaining and I wouldn't want to make those mistakes. Maybe someone has some experience or knowledge that would help pick the best host. That would be the major part of the battle. I would be happy to do whatever I can in modding it or also be happy to let someone take over.
I'd also be just as happy if we could get our own Subheading right here. That would solve the problem.
My frustration at seeing that the AK550 is the most requested subheading and this poll and question was asked back in 2018 and there still is no AK550 Subheading is why I suggested creating one elsewhere since it doesn't look like it is ever going to happen here.
I just want to have a home to hang out with my fellow AK550 riders at and share information. I don't care where it is as long as it works.
I'm open to any suggestions, let's make this happen here or elsewhere, let's just make it happen so we can all hang out.