So what can we make of this stat

[Maha]

850 pages of General Biker threads.
861 pages of Rant and Rave.

Is KB finally going through the changes of life?
...or was this statistic inevitable?

[Fatt Max]

850 pages of General Biker threads.
861 pages of Rant and Rave.

Is KB finally going through the changes of life?
...or was this statistic inevitable?

15.85% of statistics are bollocks

[jonbuoy]

Some of the other car/bike forums I go on only show new "on topic posts", you have to click another section to get to the off topic and even then politics are banned. Got to be the way to go, can´t remember the last time KB had a decent bike thread.

[unstuck]

Some of the other car/bike forums I go on only show new "on topic posts", you have to click another section to get to the off topic and even then politics are banned. Got to be the way to go, can´t remember the last time KB had a decent bike thread.

Well you could always start a decent bike thread, thats that sorted. Cant wait to read it.:corn::corn::yes:

[scissorhands]

Fuck bikes, I just like chit chat

[jonbuoy]

Well you could always start a decent bike thread, thats that sorted. Cant wait to read it.:corn::corn::yes:

At one stage there was a thread on breakfast cereal that got more views than my "scrapyard" CB750 cafe build up.

[oneofsix]

At one stage there was a thread on breakfast cereal that got more views than my "scrapyard" CB750 cafe build up.
The difference highlights part of the problem. Everyone, or nearly, at sometime eats breakfast cereal plus I bet it partly turned into a bullshit thread with a lot of joking and leg pulling. Whereas the CB750 build would be serious thread and not everyone here would be looking to do that or feel able to. Some of us just like to ride and socialise but feel inadequate alongside a mechanical genius like yourself. Easier to spout bull about stuff like a cereal.

[Katman]

'A cereal?' which one?

Days of our Lives.

[willytheekid]

DID SOMEONE SAY CEREAL!?! :eek:

[unstuck]

Well put oneofsix. As for myself, I know what bikes I like, I have a lot of different sources where i get my info for my bikes. I do all my own work and dont usually need info on how to. I like this site for the non bike related banter as much as for the awesome adventures and experiences of other people with similar interests.Plus it has music, which is something else I love.Sometimes I think people just need to chill out and be silly and forget about the serious side of being a rider in the mad society we live in these days.Just my opinion.:shutup:

[jonbuoy]

The difference highlights part of the problem. Everyone, or nearly, at sometime eats breakfast cereal plus I bet it partly turned into a bullshit thread with a lot of joking and leg pulling. Whereas the CB750 build would be serious thread and not everyone here would be looking to do that or feel able to. Some of us just like to ride and socialise but feel inadequate alongside a mechanical genius like yourself. Easier to spout bull about stuff like a cereal.

Thanks mate, but F5 Dave´s first bike thread is way more impressive.

[jonbuoy]

Well put oneofsix. As for myself, I know what bikes I like, I have a lot of different sources where i get my info for my bikes. I do all my own work and dont usually need info on how to. I like this site for the non bike related banter as much as for the awesome adventures and experiences of other people with similar interests.Plus it has music, which is something else I love.Sometimes I think people just need to chill out and be silly and forget about the serious side of being a rider in the mad society we live in these days.Just my opinion.:shutup:

Problem is a lot of good stuff gets lost in the crap, lot of people that have bikes as a common interest would get on better if they stayed away from politics. Somewhere on the site there was a guy building up a z1300 turbo, lost amongst the non bike politics and religion. Banter is all good but the politics and religion crap belong elsewhere (yes I have posted in these as its hard not to get tangled up in it).

[rickstv]

Well put oneofsix. As for myself, I know what bikes I like, I have a lot of different sources where i get my info for my bikes. I do all my own work and dont usually need info on how to. I like this site for the non bike related banter as much as for the awesome adventures and experiences of other people with similar interests.Plus it has music, which is something else I love.Sometimes I think people just need to chill out and be silly and forget about the serious side of being a rider in the mad society we live in these days.Just my opinion.:shutup:

I agree,
Anyone brave enough to bring up a new bike related topic usually gets shot down for not using the search button.

If we all used the search button, we would quickly find that most topics have been done to death already and no one would bother anymore. Then we wouldn't have this fantastic forum.:gob:
Rick.

[oneofsix]

I agree,
Anyone brave enough to bring up a new bike related topic usually gets shot down for not using the search button.

If we all used the search button, we would quickly find that most topics have been done to death already and no one would bother anymore. Then we wouldn't have this fantastic forum.:gob:
Rick.

And if you mention a crash ... :ar15:

[martybabe]

Bound to happen, people are about more than bikes, it's just a common interest that bonds us plus... If you've been around here a while you will realise that bikes and biking is a finite subject, the only exceptions would be new models and trips undertaken. Whatever we think about this site it is popular,so it must be working as a mix of biking and other subjects.

I am a member of a few 'biking only' sites and they are lucky if 50 people a week pop in for a read and even less contribute. Keen as I am 400 threads on GSXR1000rrrs can get a bit tedious.

So yeah it works for me and as far as topical news stories from around the country go, usually it's been discussed, derided, applauded, dismissed, and analysed to death on here before TV1/3 even get hold of it.

I tune in because I'm a biker but it's more about the life loves and hates of a biking community for me. long live KB :yes:

[bogan]

Not really sure why people are complainging about it, as Maha has outlined they are two different subforums, easy to ignore one of them :whistle:

In other statistical news, only 5 out of 15 of the hottest threads are non bike related. Also 3 of the hottest threads are from Manawatu :D So logically it follows that Manawatu is as interstesting as 60% of all other non-bike topics :shit: suck on that John Cleese.

[oneofsix]

Not really sure why people are complainging about it, as Maha has outlined they are two different subforums, easy to ignore one of them :whistle:

In other statistical news, only 5 out of 15 of the hottest threads are non bike related. Also 3 of the hottest threads are from Manawatu :D So logically it follows that Manawatu is as interstesting as 60% of all other non-bike topics :shit: suck on that John Cleese.

Alternatively that the Manawatu is so boring people forced to live there make their amusement online :shutup:

[avgas]

850 pages of General Biker threads.
861 pages of Rant and Rave.

Is KB finally going through the changes of life?
...or was this statistic inevitable?
When did we start using the general biker threads more often.
Also WHEN CAN WE HAVE CAPS BACK?

[Grasshopperus]

At one stage there was a thread on breakfast cereal that got more views than my "scrapyard" CB750 cafe build up.

The thing is that all of the 'content' of your bike build are discernible with just one view, I can read your comments and look at any pictures that you posted and then I never really need to visit that forum post again. I'm unlikely to get anything new out of it. Oh sure, some people will be asking questions and you'll probably clarify some things but most of the content has been divulged.

As for a a rant'n'rave, the 'content' is user-generated. The more people that post, the more things there are to assimilate. If it's a flame-war then we'll want to read all the replies and if we're taking part then we'll want to get the last word in. That's the nature of that kind of content; heaps of refreshing/viewing is mandatory.

For example, do you visit the same wikipedia pages more than once? Not likely eh. However a trademe auction for some inane piece of crap will get refreshed constantly (with a crescendo effect towards the end of the auction). That's the nature of these two different types of content. Don't be concerned about it. The first form (your bike build for example) is far more valuable.

[jazfender]

there's a finite number of topics on biking... infinite on bs.

[NinjaNanna]

Not really sure why people are complainging about it, as Maha has outlined they are two different subforums, easy to ignore one of them :whistle:

In other statistical news, only 5 out of 15 of the hottest threads are non bike related. Also 3 of the hottest threads are from Manawatu :D So logically it follows that Manawatu is as interstesting as 60% of all other non-bike topics :shit: suck on that John Cleese.

ooiii you stop posting crap in here and get back to your HUD project, I'm waiting for an update (got to love Tread Subscriptions) :innocent:

[Swoop]

Also WHEN CAN WE HAVE CAPS BACK?
When you finally get around to painting WINJA's roof.







:corn:

[jasonu]

15.85% of statistics are bollocks

78.88% of people who think statistics are bollocks went to school just to eat their lunch...

[gijoe1313]

Burn them! And also, we need a section set aside just for waving and nodding etiquette ... :innocent:

[avgas]

78.88% of people who think statistics are bollocks went to school just to eat their lunch...
Wanna bet, will give you good odds....... ;)

[avgas]

When you finally get around to painting WINJA's roof.

He paints it enough himself.
No, wait, that was the ceiling.......

[PrincessBandit]

Fuck bikes, I just like chit chat

Chit chats? I like them too.

RnR and GBR are the two main forums I spend time in. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about bike mechanics (mechanical aspects of bikes as opposed to the male gender variety) and probably wouldn't recognise good advice on technicalities from a pile of donkey droppings if I sought advice here.

Ahhh, now where did Maha's knitting thread go?...

[marty]

850 pages of general biker threads.
861 pages of rant and rave.

Is kb finally going through the changes of life?
...or was this statistic inevitable?

are your own posts reflective of that stat or do you have 8500-odd posts of motorcycle gold?

[marty]

personally, there should be more posts on beer, and porn, as i can get KB at work, but i can't get naked pix 'sexual categories are filtered - your search criteria has been recorded for possible future reference' or some shit comes up

[Maha]

are your own posts reflective of that stat or do you have 8500-odd posts of motorcycle gold?

Its about threads not posts....genius.

[martybabe]

Chit chats? I'm not particularly knowledgeable about bike mechanics (mechanical aspects of bikes as opposed to the male gender variety) .

Soo, you are particularly knowledgeable about male motorcycle mechanics then ..... naughty princess :shit:

[marty]

Its about threads not posts....genius.

in a particularly quiet time @ work (like now) I got to page 5 of your started threads, your own trend is rather heavily in favour of R&R threads - 61 R&R and Jokes threads vs 39 actual biking ones :)

ROFL

[Maha]

in a particularly quiet time @ work (like now) I got to page 5 of your started threads, your own trend is rather heavily in favour of R&R threads - 61 R&R and Jokes threads vs 39 actual biking ones :)

ROFL

You actually counted 5 pages of my started threads?..
Telemarketing slow this evening?

[Big Dave]

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[merv]

Burn them! And also, we need a section set aside just for waving and nodding etiquette ... :innocent:


..... and another thread for teachers to let off steam about their darling pupils :facepalm:

[merv]

It is a good thing if this forum reflects common life to a degree.

If we all met in person all the time instead of on here I reckon the conversation would still be something like 5% bikes and 95% talking shit wouldn't it so nothing wrong with that.

[jaffaonajappa]

Go to a decent rally - what do you talk about?
Bikes, tits, booze, tits, bikes, tits, cars, tits bikes and maybe a bit of Leg. Oh and food,.

Yeah, think theres more to yack about than Just bikes. But good having a yarn to someone that shares a common interest...

[jazfender]

this has to be the most introspective forum I've ever been on. :sick:

[Banditbandit]

78.88% of people who think statistics are bollocks went to school just to eat their lunch...

9.213% of KBers don't believe you. (WIth a margin of error of 2.781%)

[Banditbandit]

this has to be the most introspective forum I've ever been on. :sick:

Maybe that's because when you're stuck under a helmet for hours and hours the only thing you have to amuse you is your own mind ... hence the introspection ...

And basically, we don't give a flying fuck what happens in the "real" world ..

[Ender EnZed]

You actually counted 5 pages of my started threads?..


I double checked. He's right.

[Big Dave]

It is a good thing if this forum reflects common life to a degree.

Oh? What planet are you from?

[scumdog]

It is a good thing if this forum reflects common life to a degree.

If we all met in person all the time instead of on here I reckon the conversation would still be something like 5% bikes and 95% talking shit wouldn't it so nothing wrong with that.

Yeah - except the gobby little shites on here that are as brave as Atilla the Hun when hiding behind a key-board are very likely to say jack-shit in person - or at least not be as antagonistic, opinonated and as provocative with what they say compared to their on-line attitude.:yes:

Real life sucks for some...

[Edbear]

Problem is a lot of good stuff gets lost in the crap, lot of people that have bikes as a common interest would get on better if they stayed away from politics. Somewhere on the site there was a guy building up a z1300 turbo, lost amongst the non bike politics and religion. Banter is all good but the politics and religion crap belong elsewhere (yes I have posted in these as its hard not to get tangled up in it).

That would be Classic-Z and it's still not finished...


Bound to happen, people are about more than bikes, it's just a common interest that bonds us plus... If you've been around here a while you will realise that bikes and biking is a finite subject, the only exceptions would be new models and trips undertaken. Whatever we think about this site it is popular,so it must be working as a mix of biking and other subjects.

I am a member of a few 'biking only' sites and they are lucky if 50 people a week pop in for a read and even less contribute. Keen as I am 400 threads on GSXR1000rrrs can get a bit tedious.

So yeah it works for me and as far as topical news stories from around the country go, usually it's been discussed, derided, applauded, dismissed, and analysed to death on here before TV1/3 even get hold of it.

I tune in because I'm a biker but it's more about the life loves and hates of a biking community for me. long live KB :yes:

It's gone international... :yes:

[merv]

:yes:

Real life sucks for some...

.. but not for us eh Scummy!

[Katman]

Its about threads not posts....genius.

If you know what I mean..........





:whistle:

[tigertim20]

98% of murderers admit that bread is a regular part of their diet.
88% of cancer pariends eat bread regularly.

Should we ban bread?

I guess the stat is inevitable, you meet others on here and end up talking about all types of shit

[DEATH_INC.]

It's because most ride threads end in a mess of slagging and Katmanism, so no-one wants to post 'em anymore. You can't say 'wheelie' on here without getting over run with crap. Speeding is a crime worse than murder, and a burnout calls for a public flogging.
All the fun stuff we used to talk about can't be talked about anymore. 239902

As you were, and get back to Maha's undie thread....

[jazfender]

Maybe that's because when you're stuck under a helmet for hours and hours the only thing you have to amuse you is your own mind ... hence the introspection ...

you just made motorcycling sound like prison.