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Welcome Forum / Re: Fragmentation of the electric motorcycle forums
« on: May 14, 2014, 02:54:18 AM »
The aggregate answer across the three instances of this topic: (1) people want to use their separate forums for different culture, post count, or whatever (which probably shouldn't have been a surprise), and (2) no one expressed interest in group rides, never mind choosing a single place to post them, which matches the level of response I've had to those posts since March 22.  I guess that leaves me posting community organization topics all three places and group rides nowhere in particular, but probably at least on http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/ to leave the door open in case someone new interested shows up and follows the trail.

Richard: I'm talking about fragmentation of the same topic areas across sites.  You seem to be talking about subdivision of topic areas or "boards" within a site, which is much less harmful because there are a limited number of possible places (ideally one) for any given topic and there's a greater tendency for people to notice topics of interest on other boards on the same site.

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Welcome Forum / Fragmentation of the electric motorcycle forums
« on: May 08, 2014, 01:44:00 AM »
Currently there are three major electric motorcycle forums that I know of: http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/, http://elmoto.net/, http://brammoforum.com/.  The accepted practice to reach the entire community seems to be to post to (and read the replies on) all of them, as demonstrated recently by the owners map and my group ride announcements; this is a PITA.  To collect some data on how important this actually is: which forums do you read?  Would you be willing to help the community function better by standardizing on one forum at least for brand-independent group rides, and possibly for a broader range of topics if the fragmentation doesn't seem to be serving any purpose?

For myself: I check all three forums for group rides (though probably not often enough) and would be willing to standardize on any one of them, though I'd prefer one with a brand-independent title, and if I have to pick one, I'm partial to http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/ as the first one I found.

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I'm organizing another electric-friendly group ride this Sunday, May 11.  (please view using the old Google Maps): ~53 miles.  Leave from the charging station near Elm St & Boone Ln, Los Gatos, CA at 12:00 pm, stop for lunch in Boulder Creek, and return to the starting point about 4:00 pm.  I'll be keeping a moderate pace; others may go ahead and wait for us at the stops (or not).

If you're coming, I'd appreciate advance notice by public reply, PM, or email.  If you're interested in traveling with me from Mountain View, let me know.  If you will be late to the meeting point, please contact me (email is OK) before 12:00 pm, otherwise we won't wait.

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Please note, I modified the plan for April 26 also to include lunch.

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I'm changing the meeting time for the ride April 12 (tomorrow) to 11:00 am at the suggestion of one attendee, since I got no other responses.  If you planned to just show up and didn't check this thread again, sorry...

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Hey!  I'm planning two group rides in the San Francisco Bay Area that might be of special interest to this forum inasmuch as (1) I'll be on them with my 2012 Zero S ZF9 and (2) consequently, they're organized around a "fun" segment within range of a 2012 Zero S ZF9 with J1772 stations at both ends.  (Bring your own adapters, etc.; I'll be using mine.)  (Please view links using the old Google Maps; the new one is miserable for plotting complex routes.)
I'll be keeping a moderate pace; others may do as they wish.

If you're coming, I'd appreciate advance notice by public reply, PM, or email.  I'll be charging before each trip but may not wait at the station; if you contact me, we can try to meet early.  If you are running late to the meeting point, please email me.

(I'm posting this announcement on multiple forums because no single forum reaches everyone; it's a PITA.  If you consider this abusive, let me know what you think would be reasonable.)

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I'm planning a group ride for electric motorcycles (and scooters, etc.) only this Saturday, March 22, starting at 9:30 am at Alice's Restaurant, Skyline Blvd & La Honda Rd, Woodside, CA.  Here's the planned , which we might adjust on the day of the ride.  I prefer a conservative pace, but this may be open to negotiation and/or we could split into subgroups.  Two of my friends are going, and I wanted to invite anyone else from the forum who might be interested.  If you will come, please reply to this thread or email or PM me so I know to wait for you.  I don't want to post my cell phone number publicly, but I will be monitoring those other channels up until departure time.

Cheers!

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Hi!  I live in Mountain View, CA, and almost every weekend I go on one or more moderately paced rides to local scenic places on my 2012 Zero S ZF9.  Would anyone be interested in joining me from time to time?  In the past I've found it convenient to arrange this type of thing by text message on relatively short notice, but I'm open to other approaches.

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