New bikers' web

[wild rose]

Hey guys,
just launched new web for bikers. The plan is to put all useful info together to one web, where you will be able to find where to go for a good ride, where to take your pit stop or overnight stopover etc. It will be loaded with news about new bikes, motosport... There are plenty of wallpapers to download and you can join the community to stay in touch with mates.
It's completely new but we hope that you will help us to build this "bikerpedia" for all nz motorcycle enthusiasts!

Cheers and enjoy!

Wild Rose from twowheelsonline.co.nz

[Hitcher]

Good luck with that. Another web site that does that will always be useful.

[trailblazer]

good luck with the new site. :niceone:

[Gibbo89]

Want to attract people to the site but want it to remain classy?

Just add a boob gallery.

:chase:

[wild rose]

Haha, you guys all the same. Yep, got some nice girls there, just check it out. Only classy, though. Well, can work on progress, I guess.

[Gubb]

...So it's different from KB how?

[Paul in NZ]

...So it's different from KB how?

Duh! It's CLASSY mate - you know - CLLLLaaaaSSSY... Like - its run by a girl so make sure yer washes behind yer ears and combs ya hair....

[wild rose]

No, it's not run by a girl, it's run by bikers. The idea is to be a little different, most bikers websites here are full of good information but mostly locked in forums with thousands of threads and it's very hard to get back to these info when you need it. The idea is simple - to create a separate space for all this stuff with clear navigation. And yes, as a woman I wanted it aestheticly pleasing.

[Hitcher]

And yes, as a woman I wanted it aestheticly pleasing.

And, because it's designed by a woman, it doesn't need a search engine. I know this because I know this woman who stores her CDs in alphabetical order based on the performer's first name.

[wild rose]

If you are talking about search field, it's in the right top corner. If you talking about SEO, we are working on it.
Any other suggestions?

[Spearfish]

If you are talking about search field, it's in the right top corner. If you talking about SEO, we are working on it.
Any other suggestions?

Great site, good work!
The site has a good sense of enthusiasm for all things biking, I'm sure people who are browsing the net tyre kicking about learning or returning to the craft would find a learners/returners section something that could pull them into the fold?

[wild rose]

Great site, good work!
The site has a good sense of enthusiasm for all things biking, I'm sure people who are browsing the net tyre kicking about learning or returning to the craft would find a learners/returners section something that could pull them into the fold?

Thanx for the idea and a compliment! It's good to hear something positive after weeks of hard work!

[Grasshopperus]

Hey Wild Rose, got some comments about your site

* Get rid of the default Joomla favicon.ico
* The semi-transparent footer looks weird when scrolling against that mesh background
* Get some caching or host the website on something more powerful; your site is too slow.
* Sitemap link is pointing at something different on every page

Site generally looks good though

[SMOKEU]

Well done on the site. I like it.

[wild rose]

Hey Wild Rose, got some comments about your site

* Get rid of the default Joomla favicon.ico
* The semi-transparent footer looks weird when scrolling against that mesh background
* Get some caching or host the website on something more powerful; your site is too slow.
* Sitemap link is pointing at something different on every page

Site generally looks good though

Thanks for the comment!

1. I have a favicon, it was showing in the morning (uploaded it last nite only), not sure what happen to it, must investigate.
2. We'll see if there will be more comments about this but I really like it like that
3. The site is not optimized just yet, still working on it... Unfortunately I have to compromise speed vs. high resolution pics etc. But will do my best, slow webs are pissing me, too.
4. The footer links are mostly still dummies.

Thanks for the depth exploration, you are all kinda guinea pigs just yet :bleh: (in a good way)

[Edbear]

Thanks for the comment!

1. I have a favicon, it was showing in the morning (uploaded it last nite only), not sure what happen to it, must investigate.
2. We'll see if there will be more comments about this but I really like it like that
3. The site is not optimized just yet, still working on it... Unfortunately I have to compromise speed vs. high resolution pics etc. But will do my best, slow webs are pissing me, too.
4. The footer links are mostly still dummies.
Thanks for the depth exploration, you are all kinda guinea pigs just yet :bleh: (in a good way)

A bit like us, really.... :msn-wink:

Nice site, all the best with it! :niceone:

[wild rose]

Hi ladies,
already published that we have launched a new website and got some members. However, there are no chicks at all! Come in, join us and bring some female feel to it. Been classified as "too classy" for big dirty bikers so wondering what ladies think...

Cheers, Wild Rose

twowheelsonline.co.nz

[wild rose]

Thanks our new members! And please feel free to suggest any changes, improvements etc.

Wild Rose

:msn-wink:

[Magna83]

Thanks for the comment!

1. I have a favicon, it was showing in the morning (uploaded it last nite only), not sure what happen to it, must investigate.
2. We'll see if there will be more comments about this but I really like it like that
3. The site is not optimized just yet, still working on it... Unfortunately I have to compromise speed vs. high resolution pics etc. But will do my best, slow webs are pissing me, too.
4. The footer links are mostly still dummies.

Thanks for the depth exploration, you are all kinda guinea pigs just yet :bleh: (in a good way)

1st off, really like the site; the black, grey, red & white works really well.



Favicon works fine for me (motorbike icon). You may still see the old icon in your browser as these things behave weirdly with browser caches (especially on IE).
Semi-transparent footer looks fine for me. I like it.
Your homepage has got 2.3MB of content; that's a heck of a lot. Your web site bg images alone is 834KB. I suggest you either compress the shit outta that (to something like this (http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1886/bgimagea.jpg)).
or
you cut up the bg image you currently have and use css to repeat it; like the way this image (http://colorpowered.com/colorbox/core/example1/images/overlay.png) is used here (http://colorpowered.com/colorbox/core/example1/index.html) (just click any link on that page).
There also some invalid image links as well:
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_bg.png
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_tab_first.png
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_tab_last.png
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_tab_middle.png

If you need any advice just PM me, I'm a web developer, I do this shite for a living! :niceone:

[tri boy]

Thats a very nice site.
All the best:niceone:

[wild rose]

1st off, really like the site; the black, grey, red & white works really well.



Favicon works fine for me (motorbike icon). You may still see the old icon in your browser as these things behave weirdly with browser caches (especially on IE).
Semi-transparent footer looks fine for me. I like it.
Your homepage has got 2.3MB of content; that's a heck of a lot. Your web site bg images alone is 834KB. I suggest you either compress the shit outta that (to something like this (http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1886/bgimagea.jpg)).
or
you cut up the bg image you currently have and use css to repeat it; like the way this image (http://colorpowered.com/colorbox/core/example1/images/overlay.png) is used here (http://colorpowered.com/colorbox/core/example1/index.html) (just click any link on that page).
There also some invalid image links as well:
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_bg.png
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_tab_first.png
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_tab_last.png
http://twowheelsonline.co.nz/templates/gk_sporter/images/menu_tab_middle.png

If you need any advice just PM me, I'm a web developer, I do this shite for a living! :niceone:

Background compressed, thanks for pointing it out! Will have more questions, thanks for offering help! Send email already... :eek:

[bezajel]

Hey wild rose - site looks cool. I signed up.

One thing that you need to fix asap though:

When you sign up, you enter your details, and it shows which fields will be on your public profile and which will not be. Full name will not be public, username will be, etc. This seems to be the case when I look at profiles, all good.

BUT

On the Community page, there is a little box that says "Latest Member:.....", and this shows full name instead of username - ie the name that you have already said will not be shown publicly.

FIX!!!!

[wild rose]

Hey wild rose - site looks cool. I signed up.

One thing that you need to fix asap though:

When you sign up, you enter your details, and it shows which fields will be on your public profile and which will not be. Full name will not be public, username will be, etc. This seems to be the case when I look at profiles, all good.

BUT

On the Community page, there is a little box that says "Latest Member:.....", and this shows full name instead of username - ie the name that you have already said will not be shown publicly.

FIX!!!!

Hey,

sorry for this hackup. All fixed now.

The members section got facelift so uploading pictures and sharing info is a breeze. Check it out!