what I did yesterday.
On Sat, Aug 12, 2023, 6:37 PM joe lockhat via groups.io <panhd60=
gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
> Mac, some years back you were looking for a cap for hour tire pump. I just
> ran across in my collection of parts. Do you still need it to make your
> beautiful bike complete?
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> On Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 6:05 PM Mac Kirkpatrick <drbeemer73@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> All R90sWorldnet members:
>>
>> As the owner of the R90sWorldnet (I started it maybe 20-25 years ago,
>> truly amazing and gratifying you guys have hung in there for so long), I
>> was contacted recently by the host of our group, io, who told me it would
>> cost $20 per month to continue to support our group IF we wanted io to
>> continue to store all our emails, pictures, etc., as our volume has risen
>> beyond the free threshold, and from now on more data than this threshold
>> will mean data will be automatically deleted.
>>
>> I posted to the R90sWorldnet asking for feedback about this from the
>> R90sWorldnet members but only received one response, from James Marciano.
>> We spoke yesterday and he offered to pay the $240/year for one year to keep
>> things going as they are, thank you James, that is very gracious of you!
>>
>> I don't feel it is right for James to do that and I am unwilling to pay
>> myself, for several reasons:
>> No one else sent me any thoughts about this which infers there is
>> little/no interest in saving member data, or you don't know what to suggest
>> to do about it.
>> and
>> There is a better alternative which is as follows:
>> The Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners, see
>> https://vintagebmw.org
>> (Upfront: I have worked with and for this group for many years and am
>> currently the president, the Grand Pu-bah
.) Ha...>>
>> If you go to the VBMWMO site above, and cruise around you will find an
>> immense amount of information; we host Bob (Snowbum) Fleischer's site for
>> instance, as well as John's Beemer Garage and more), there is a buy/sell
>> area (members only, to keep spammers out), all the club magazines are
>> digitized, readable and searchable for all 50 years, you can see tons of
>> information such as the owner's manuals (some in both English & German),
>> repair manuals, electrical diagrams, engine oil routing, videos, model
>> information such as VIN range and...
>> The Forums, where model ranges are presented so members can ask questions
>> from the experts. *Including* the area called "The Incomparable R90S" which
>> I added as the R90S model is pivotal and crucial in BMW's history. And like
>> you, I really love the R90S.
>>
>> Why am I telling you this? Because I feel this is a better alternative
>> since the VBMWMO has unlimited storage capability available, so *it will
>> store everything*, from all emails, to all pictures, just everything us
>> R90S members will post.
>> AND it is all searchable!
>>
>> We think we can move all the data from the R90sWorldnet to the VBMWMO
>> site under Forums, the Incomparable R90S
so that is good.>>
>> You can join the VBMWMO as a paying member (preferred, we do have
>> mounting costs) and you will receive our quarterly magazine (digital if you
>> prefer).
>> Or
>> You can join for free, in which case you won't receive the magazine or
>> have access to the Buy/Sell area (again, to keep out spammers, they won't
>> pay to join.)
>>
>> If we do this the R90sWorldnet will go away because we will then have a
>> better alternative and there is no sense in having duplicate venues.
>>
>> Please send me your thoughts, ideas, suggestions, anything at all.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> and
>> Thanks again to James Marciano for taking the initiative to look into
>> this and contact me about it.
>>
>> I'm looking forward to hearing from you,
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Mac Kirkpatrick
>> Glenmoore, PA
>>
>> "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?"
>> C. Donahue
>>
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