Luggage Rack

[caroledee1]

Originally Posted by maryes7

I read the post on this board often. I don't post often because, alot of the posts turn into a fight. I have to admit the S40 board is nicer and I don't even have a S40. I think people get scared away on this board... So Sad...

It can be entertaining from a certain perspective, IMAO! Things usually work themselves out. Don't take it too seriously.

[alanmcorcoran]

Originally Posted by maryes7

I read the post on this board often. I don't post often because, alot of the posts turn into a fight. I have to admit the S40 board is nicer and I don't even have a S40. I think people get scared away on this board... So Sad...

Was this posted to the wrong thread? I went back through the discussion, perhaps it's related to the spelling business. In any event, I agree there have been a few posters that have gotten slapped pretty hard for minor offenses, but overall, I find the disagreements on this site to be more constructive that the typical flaming and name calling of most Internet discussions. I posted a long while back about the "dividing lines" (gear, helmets, modders, etc.) but people seem to be pretty tolerant of those. Frankly, I don't find the occasional disagreement "sad" at all. I think the lively discourse is healthy, more informative (and far more entertaining) and would not want to muzzle our more pugnacious posters.

I haven't been to the S40 site, but my general impression is a thick skin is a good prerequisite to posting on any Internet site.

[jonathan180iq]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

There hasn't been a real "fight" on here for a LONG time.....maybe 6 months or more.
Stop by more often.
:rawk:

Yeah, once EasyRider started putting smilies on his srcastic comments ( :tongue: ) and happy faces at the end of everything, we've become a pretty "Kum-ba-yonic" group. :2tup: :banana:

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

Yeah, once EasyRider started putting smilies on his srcastic comments ( :tongue: )

Yep....and the sarchastic ones too......or is that sarcastic. :??: :roll: :biggrin:

[jonathan180iq]

Señor Castic.... Spanish abbreviation, duh.

S-a-r-c-a-s-t-i-c

my bad

[SavingFuel]

I signed up for this forum just so I could add to this thread. My two luggage rack questions are at the bottom, but first I have some comments...

I don't normally join forums, but sometimes end up on them when Googling a specific subject. Today's subject happened to be luggage racks for a GZ250. Reading the subject line, I thought I had struck gold. Unfortunately, Google took me to p. 2, the first posting of which referred to 6-year-olds spiking food with ExLax and hiding toilet paper. Huh? I scrolled down only to find a bunch of whiny messages having nothing to do with the GZ250 let alone luggage racks. I navigated to the top of page 1 to find the first posting which did indeed ask a question related to the subject of interest and which was answered by at least one person fairly soon afterwards.

However, the fact that this thread goes on for 3 pages (most of which is off-subject) really reduces the usefulness of the posting. Who wants to scroll through that much text when at least 75% of the postings relate to spelling, grammar, and posting etiquette in the hopes of picking up a few more tips on luggage racks?

As a new forum member and first-time poster, I still have this idea that all postings in a thread should relate to the original question asked. It would seem logical to invite people to a new thread if you want to bicker about or otherwise discuss off-subject issues. People who have better things to do than chat online will soon find other ways to get their questions answered than using this forum. You will drive away potentially helpful members if you spend too much time off-subject (like I'm doing now... but this thread is already pretty messed up!).

In principle, I LOVE the idea of a forum specific to my exact bike. I will give this a try with fingers crossed that it helps more than annoys. You - I mean we - all have the potential to make this site a valuable asset to many GZ250 riders. I hope to be more impressed by future visits to this forum.

Here are my two questions about racks and storage...

1. Isn't there a better option than cutting the backrest off a $300 sissy bar/rack combo just to mount a useable trunk? My previous ride was a cheap Chinese scooter that came with a backrest/rack combo and a trunk that had a lid that hinged a few inches behind the backrest, so it opened without having to modify anything. Can anyone suggest a specific trunk mfr/model of that style that works with an unmodified Suzuki OEM sissy bar/rack? I'm kind-of wishing I had kept that trunk!

2. Although that OEM rack looks sturdy, the paperwork that came with mine says it's limited to 4 # load. I know that's just their liability thing, but can any of you give me examples of how much weight you really carry on your OEM racks without apparent stress on the rack or the bike?

Thank you!

[alanmcorcoran]

Saving,

'Twas I that posted the response to which you took offense. At the time, I hadn't stopped to think of the damage I was doing to the site's reputation as a valuable asset capable of impressing future users.

If you had read the thread, you would have seen I was making the point that one should not generalize (and assume that all poster's to this site are native English speakers) after a previous poster had been somewhat harshly taken to task for bad grammar. Now it seems the harsh light of bad behavior is shining directly on me.

Seriously, I thought the site was mainly for entertainment purposes. Sorry for contaminating the thread (and for now contiuing to do so!) I will restrict my future participation to the non-informational threads to keep the site's info pristine and uncluttered.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by SavingFuel

I hope to be more impressed by future visits to this forum.

This is not going to be nice but here's the stark reality:
Online communities "form" around a common interest. Once that happens, the community discussion is not ALWAYS about the original subject of common interest. For one reason, OTHER subjects of common interest are discovered.

All online forums are like that to some degree. If you can't live with that, you might as well not come back again.

AND.....it is the height of rudeness for the first words out of your mouth to be scathing criticism when you are "invited to a stranger's house". Bad. VERY bad.
:skull:

OH, and after riding in here on your white horse and kicking our collective asses, you won't be getting any serious advice from me.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

I will restrict my future participation to the non-informational threads to keep the site's info pristine and uncluttered.

Right. :skeptical:
Thank you for your consideration! :cool:

[patrick_777]

Originally Posted by SavingFuel

I hope to be more impressed by future visits to this forum.

Thanks for generalizing and basing your opinions of this board on one post. Your due diligence is admirable.

We also hope to be more impressed with your future visits to this forum.