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ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« on: April 28, 2014, 02:43:56 PM »
I am fairly new here and have pretty much stuck exclusively to this site. I notice many members here also have membership on the Concours Owners Group forum. What is the main difference between the two? Am I missing something by not reviewing both sites.

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2014, 03:03:05 PM »
Oh boy.
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 03:03:42 PM »
It's a secret... :stirpot:
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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2014, 03:08:44 PM »
I'm an inmate of both forums. Each has it's own personality. I have benefited from information gained on both sites and will continue to avail myself of both.

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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2014, 03:16:19 PM »
Sorry, I should have said what gpink said cause that's what I think too. This site is kinda like a "private" sire whereas the other site is a little more "official". Each compliments the other in my opinion as like gpink said, I get lots of useful info from each.
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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2014, 03:31:21 PM »
I am fairly new here and have pretty much stuck exclusively to this site. I notice many members here also have membership on the Concours Owners Group forum. What is the main difference between the two? Am I missing something by not reviewing both sites.
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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2014, 03:41:51 PM »
All good points...
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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 03:43:36 PM »
The two sites are not in any way connected.

This forum is privately owned by a gentleman named Rick Hall. It is open to the public at his pleasure.

The COG site is owned by and run by the organization Concours Owner's Group, which is a dues- paying, membership based organization. That said, their (our I guess- I am a member of COG) is open to the public at no charge, in that case at the pleasure of COG.

As both sites are privately owned and operated, either / both could be closed, closed to some members, etc., at any time. While open to the public at the moment, that could change (not that I suspect it will) at anytime- which is why I mentioned that they are both open at the owner's pleasure.

And yes, a lot of people are members of and participate in, both forums. Some people cross- post the same subject on both forums but certainly not always.

Like all institutions and organizations, each one has a 'personality'. From the forum point of view, there is not all that much difference but in practice, COG also uses their forum to notify people of events, rides, rallies, etc. that they put on.

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2014, 03:46:37 PM »
This forum has more dead rodents participating. Not worth all that much but it does give a different perspective....

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2014, 04:10:36 PM »
This forum has more dead rodents participating. Not worth all that much but it does give a different perspective....

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2014, 04:11:06 PM »
    Welcome omc!  just think of both forums as different tools in your Concours toolbox for the same fitting!  You'll be able to glean useful information from both! 
   Yes, I peruse both forums & am a member of COG( which should be another tool in your Concours toolbox), & I also post up events on both forums as well, along w/ posting on Sport-Touring.net, ST-Owners.com, ZZRBikes.com & the Motorcycle Tourers forum also... ;D
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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2014, 04:29:14 PM »
This forum has more dead rodents participating. Not worth all that much but it does give a different perspective....

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Kirby, personal attacks like that will get this thread kicked to the Arena. You might not get out alive.

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2014, 04:35:20 PM »
Give it up Gary- he just does not listen to anybody.  >:(  I swear, sometimes it is like talking to a mummy.

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2014, 04:36:43 PM »
Kind of like  :deadhorse: .

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2014, 04:39:38 PM »
We'll be there- Andrea and I but not Kirby. He wants to go but he forgets that crowds make him catatonic and stiff (easy boys!) with fear.

And yeah, he doesn't post much 'cause I won't let him. I am afraid he does not have that people touch like I do and could rub a person or two the wrong way. Not smooth like me ..... 'Now go home and get your XXXXXXX shine box!'

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« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2014, 05:15:26 PM »
Oh boy.

One group is more sensitive then the other... But I don't know which. :rotflmao:
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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2014, 05:26:02 PM »
Each cancel the other out.
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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2014, 09:32:53 PM »
I'll give you my unfiltered opinion of each forum.

I only recently found this Concours forum, and tend to prefer it over the COG forum. I'll paint the COG forum with an extremely broad brush and say that there seems to be a lot members that are grumpy old men that enjoy complaining about how this country is going down the tubes. These same guys hate to spend over $10 per day on food and lodging when taking road trips. You will never pry their trusty C10's from their cold, dead hands, because they believe that C14 owners are a bunch of rich posers, and that 1986 technology works just fine, thank you.  ;)

Seriously, both forums have provided me with a lot of useful information, and some of the members here (like BDF) also contribute tons of great info to both sites.

One thing that has irritated me about the COG is the pressure to join, which is fine, since it is the club forum. I'm not interested in the social activities (I don't have enough time to ride as much as I want, let alone attend club functions). But that is just me. If they kick me off their forum, I'll just hang out here!

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Re: ZGGTR vs COG Forum
« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2014, 03:37:34 AM »
We pretty much take all kinds.

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« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2014, 04:56:29 AM »
I'll give you my unfiltered opinion of each forum.

I only recently found this Concours forum, and tend to prefer it over the COG forum. I'll paint the COG forum with an extremely broad brush and say that there seems to be a lot members that are grumpy old men that enjoy complaining about how this country is going down the tubes. These same guys hate to spend over $10 per day on food and lodging when taking road trips. You will never pry their trusty C10's from their cold, dead hands, because they believe that C14 owners are a bunch of rich posers, and that 1986 technology works just fine, thank you.  ;)

Seriously, both forums have provided me with a lot of useful information, and some of the members here (like BDF) also contribute tons of great info to both sites.

One thing that has irritated me about the COG is the pressure to join, which is fine, since it is the club forum. I'm not interested in the social activities (I don't have enough time to ride as much as I want, let alone attend club functions). But that is just me. If they kick me off their forum, I'll just hang out here!

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