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How to intergrate the 650 Bear and 650 Classic into the forum, new sections or merge into existing?

Create new sub sections specific to the Bear 650 and new sub section specific to the 650 Classic
0 (0%)
Add the 650 Bear into the Int + GT sub forum, add 650 Classic into Super Meteor & Shotgun forum
2 (66.7%)
New sub sections specific to the Bear 650, add 650 Classic into Super Meteor & Shotgun forum
1 (33.3%)
New sub section specific to the 650 Classic, Add the 650 Bear into the Int + GT sub forum
0 (0%)

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SteveThackery

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on: November 18, 2024, 08:39:01 pm
It has been a long tradition of this board that the bike-specific forums are based on the engine type, rather than the particular model.  Each forum serves bikes with one particular engine type, which is a very logical split. (This is true even though the 650s are split across two forums - both forums only have a single engine type).

Unfortunately the new 450 Guerilla forum breaks this rule, because the 450 Himalayan is still in the same forum as the old 411 models.  So the 450s (the 'K'-series?) are now split between two forums.

I would like to suggest that all the 450s be put into the same forum, and let the 411 forum just serve the 411 bikes.  This change would make them consistent with all the other forums.
« Last Edit: November 18, 2024, 08:43:35 pm by SteveThackery »
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Previous:
'14 B5
'06 ElectraX (Good bike, had no trouble at all)
'02 500ES (Fully "Hitchcocked" - 535, cams, piston, etc - and still a piece of junk)

...plus loads of other bikes: German, British, Japanese, Italian, East European.


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Reply #1 on: November 19, 2024, 05:05:18 pm
Thanks for starting the thread, I have now updated the sections to separate the 411 & 450 models. 

The real question is, how to fit the Bear 650 and Classic 650 into the forum? I have added a poll to this thread for feedback.


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Reply #2 on: November 19, 2024, 11:27:34 pm
Thanks for responding so quickly, @dantheman.  It'll be interesting to see how the poll goes for the 650s.
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Previous:
'14 B5
'06 ElectraX (Good bike, had no trouble at all)
'02 500ES (Fully "Hitchcocked" - 535, cams, piston, etc - and still a piece of junk)

...plus loads of other bikes: German, British, Japanese, Italian, East European.


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Reply #3 on: November 20, 2024, 12:01:13 pm
I voted for what I thought sounded most logical ... but then I have no idea how much parts in common those models have  :-X