Post by yoster on Jul 26, 2011 10:11:39 GMT -6
Hello everyone,
I wanted to write about something I've noticed lately. I know a lot of users, regular ones anyway, (in fact I think I'm the only one) on these boards are not from the Fresno area.
That said, it is amazing to me how much of our work has been reflected in the scooters I see every day. I can think of several ideas that I've witnessed being born right here on these boards among us 250cc owners, as we learn and come up with new 'tricks of the trade' to get these scooters running better. It's these same exact ideas that I've seen, just last week in fact, implemented on scooters around town! From headlight modifications, to cooling modifications (similar to what JR did back on the ScootDawg forum), to LED upgrades etc. Many of which, when I check out the scooter closely (in a parking lot), are flat obvious that they followed a tutorial on these boards step by step.. which is awesome!
The most recent thing that came up was a user who was reading my charging post/novel, in particular my instructions on adding a relay and my testing of the stock R/R back on scootdawg, which eventually led him to Damin's OMP RR thread on ScooterDoc. He contacted me directly asking for help with it (since he also lived in Fresno).
So while these boards may not have the most members in the world, let me tell you, we have a lot of readers out there. I'd like to give everyone a big high-five for all your hard work and the impact you've had on other scooter owners! I don't know about you, but there have been plenty of times where I've thought "man, why didn't I just shell out the extra bones and get something a bit more substantial, like a Kymco or something" - but every time I see a Chinese scooter out there with one of "our" mods on it, it makes me smile and think "ahh, THAT'S why." Good work everyone!
I wanted to write about something I've noticed lately. I know a lot of users, regular ones anyway, (in fact I think I'm the only one) on these boards are not from the Fresno area.
That said, it is amazing to me how much of our work has been reflected in the scooters I see every day. I can think of several ideas that I've witnessed being born right here on these boards among us 250cc owners, as we learn and come up with new 'tricks of the trade' to get these scooters running better. It's these same exact ideas that I've seen, just last week in fact, implemented on scooters around town! From headlight modifications, to cooling modifications (similar to what JR did back on the ScootDawg forum), to LED upgrades etc. Many of which, when I check out the scooter closely (in a parking lot), are flat obvious that they followed a tutorial on these boards step by step.. which is awesome!
The most recent thing that came up was a user who was reading my charging post/novel, in particular my instructions on adding a relay and my testing of the stock R/R back on scootdawg, which eventually led him to Damin's OMP RR thread on ScooterDoc. He contacted me directly asking for help with it (since he also lived in Fresno).
So while these boards may not have the most members in the world, let me tell you, we have a lot of readers out there. I'd like to give everyone a big high-five for all your hard work and the impact you've had on other scooter owners! I don't know about you, but there have been plenty of times where I've thought "man, why didn't I just shell out the extra bones and get something a bit more substantial, like a Kymco or something" - but every time I see a Chinese scooter out there with one of "our" mods on it, it makes me smile and think "ahh, THAT'S why." Good work everyone!
