HI All
As you will see, we are waking up to the news that Mustang has died, which is a sad day in sad times.
We all owe him a dept of gratitude for making this site what it is, and providing a forum that not only helped us keep our bikes on the road, but also created a genuine, Cross continent meeting place.
I personally met another member on here, and ended up travelling to the USA from the UK to meet a new friend and family, and had one of the best holidays my wife and I ever had, and came away with a new friendship.
All due to this Forum.
I don't know the technicalities of the site, but I would like to see it continue on, both as a repository of information and help, but also as a Thank you to Mustang, who's contribution was invaluable, but also as a place to chat, even if its less busy than it was.
Do any of the Admins have any suggestions?
Sad news indeed :icon_sad:
It would be a shame to see this site go, as there is so much valuable and unique information contained within it for Tiger owners. No doubt there will be a cost to running the site, and I have no idea how that cost is covered, but hopefully it will remain active for years to come.
Yep it's been good too me over the years despite the blip some time back and change of ownership/Running of the board who ever and how many were involved.
Oh no! Shocking news. I am not sure I could keep the bike as long as I intend to if I lost this website/forum to rely on. I love my bike and this has been my "go to" resource. I was getting to the point of thinking I should get a Tune ECU to continue my upkeep of the bike with out having to rely on the lousy dealers near me.
I will keep an eye on this and would like to see it continue. Not sure what I could do to help, I'm short on time and knowledge to run a site such as this.
RIP Mustang :bowdown
Sadly, we will need to ask Abruzzi (the site owner) to appoint new admins / moderators.
I think it will be hard to find people to do this as you need the skills, the time, the tiger knowledge and the inclination.
Mustang was so much part of this Forum, I just assumed he owned it!
Apologies to Abruzzi...
If hosting is required i have plenty of space on my VPS server that i can offer free of charge for the hosting of the site.
This is sad news. I hope the forum can continue. As has been said, there is a vast wealth of knowledge stored here as well as the pool of knowledge from contributors.
RIP Mustang, my thoughts go to all family & friends.
I am very saddened to hear of Mustang's passing. His depth of knowledge on Steamers was unrivalled. A knowledge built up over years of hard experience, which he was happy to pass on to mechanical neonates such as myself, saving me much time and effort as well as expense.
Thank you Mustang, keep riding wherever you are.
Quote from: Sidk on May 26, 2020, 09:51:25 AM
If hosting is required i have plenty of space on my VPS server that i can offer free of charge for the hosting of the site.
That's an amazing offer if it needs to move. I dont knowing it does though. I msg'd abruzzi about a week ago. No response yet.
Such sad news. Don't get on here as much as I used to but still point knowledge seekers here.
What a loss.
sorry for not dropping by sooner. I'm open to ideas on where to go next. I've been pretty absentee for the last 10 years on the site. Really whats needed is moderator volunteers. Leaving the site on my server or transferring to someone else is an option but it doesn't solve the key issue which is someone (or multiple someones) to take over the moderation duties.
There are currently two members that are members of the "Global Moderators" group:
Sin_Tiger
ssevy
I don't know if they're currently active users, and want that responsibility, but if other's want to help, please let me know.
Sevvy is still active, Sin not any more. He still has a couple of steamers though!
Hi Abruzzi, I sent you a private message a while back. If the forum is staying up I'm happy to take on running it for a bit and see how it goes. There's too much pooled knowledge here to just walk away.
I can't spend, as much time on it as Mustang, but I'll give it a go.
Sad news indeed😧
Hi all,
Since I discovered and posted Ken's passing, I have had difficulty getting logged on, etc., but have kept checking the Steamer thread when I could log on.
I never thought to look here under General Discussion, so I missed this entire conversation until I received a message from Nick just now. I am happy to offer whatever help that I can to keep this site alive and well.
While it's true that Mustang made me a moderator, he only told me that I would be able to move one of my posts more easily, and really nothing more. Honestly, I have no idea what else I am supposed to do as a moderator?
I am retired, and would be happy to dedicate more time here if it is needed, but I know jackshit about website maintenance, etc., (but am willing to learn if someone wants to show me).
I also have done most of my own work on my two Triumphs, one a '99 Legend and the other my '95 Tiger, and if you have read any of my posts, you'll see my progression of asking questions, and then having more experience, answering questions too. Basically, that's the limit of my Triumph experience, and I know nothing of newer Tigers, except I wish I could afford one someday.
So...if you need me to do more, please let me know just what it is, and I may be asking for some help from those of you who are knowledgeable about the website maintenance stuff.
By the way, I did find a phone number for Ken's wife, and I did leave a message expressing my condolences, and tried to convey to her what his loss would mean to all of us. I did not hear back from her, but she has probably been dealing with lots of stuff, and maybe the phone number I found was not correct? Ken's phone was no longer active, so I did the best that I could.
I also checked to see if she was trying to sell any of their bikes, as I thought I could post them here on the site too, but I did not see any of them come up for sale when I last checked. If I do hear from his family, I will share anything they would like to share with all of you.
Thanks to Abruzzi for getting the site back up and running better!
Nice work Ssevy
Well done Sevvy!
Thank You SSevy, well done.
Nice one Ssevy! :notworthy
Hi guys,
I have been talking to abruzzi and we are in the process of moving the forum over to my servers. I will need some help from you guys on moderating the forums, but we can work that out in the near future.
Well done guys far too much info on here to let of :icon_salut:
Good Man!!!!
I've been keeping an eye on the shop since Mustang's passing and am happy to continue.
Quote from: Bixxer Bob on January 04, 2021, 03:46:06 PM
Good Man!!!!
I've been keeping an eye on the shop since Mustang's passing and am happy to continue.
That would be fantastic Bob! Thanks!
Well done Arne and others, great to see site back
Gotta say logging in requires about 20 attempts but hey ho.
Bixxer Bob, it looks like you pick up the "HERO OF THE DAY" award.
Thank you so much!
I got wind of the forum reboot news via Bixxer / Nick and thought it worth a try as I'd had trouble a long time back getting logged on for so long I eventually just let it go.
Well done those who have managed to not drop the ball and putting something back into what has been a great resource and source of support for all of us for so many years :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown
It looks like I'm still registered as a Mod for the Steamer section at least, it wasn't exactly hard work before so I can't shirk that at the very least, if I need to put a bit more work in so be it "Aw Mum do I have too :m"
Nice to be back :augie don't all rush at once :icon_wink:
Thanks Sin!
I'd like to thank Arne & Bob for their efforts to breathe life back into the forum.
:>< :>< :icon_salut: :wings
Guys, thank you, but I had very little to do with it. My understanding is it was mainly Nick and Ghulst with Abruzzi's agreement. Anyway, with me and Sin still having Admin rights we've at least got the Girly and Steamer sections covered.
Happy days!
BB