ZGGTR vs COG Forum

[tweeter55]

We pretty much take all kinds.

Even me.

[Outback_Jon]

some of the members here (like BDF) also contribute tons of great info to both sites.

Well, he contributes tons of something.   

[Racer Boy]

It seems that you haven't paid a visit to the Arena?

I'm guessing that is where there are political discussions? I try to avoid those like the plague!

[B.D.F.]

Wrong forum.

 

Brian

Well, he contributes tons of something.   

[Pokey]

It seems that you haven't paid a visit to the Arena?

The arena here is tame......trust me.

[ZG]

I frequent both, it helps keep my post count down... 

They do have a different "feel" to them IMO, but I think it's more about the bike than the forum/club itself...

The COG forum seems to have more C10 folks, this forum seems to have more C14 folks...

example:
Look at the post counts on here for the C14 and C10 sections, 90k posts in C14 section vs only 20k posts in the C10 section...
Over on COG, it's 45k posts in the C14 section vs 55k posts in the C10 section.


Not that there's anything wrong with the C10's (ok maybe there is...  j/k )...

But the personalities and posts of C10 owners are quite different than personalities and posts of C14 owners, again just my opinion.

The C14 folks as a whole IMO are most likely a little younger and definitely not as "frugal" of a crowd compared to the C10 folks, not all but many I think C14 owners are recently transitioning from full on sport bikes to sport touring bikes and the C14 is a nice fit/transition, at least it was for me.

C14 owners already ponied up and bought a $10k+ bike and don't sweat putting even more $ into farkles for it. The C10 folks most likely bought their bike for a couple grand (maybe long time owners got theirs back in the day when newer/new for approx $5k'sh), their mind set (again just my opinion) is that they try to stretch every dollar spent on their bike a lot more than the average C14 owner.

This IMO translates into more boring docile threads/topics in the C10 sections, (ie longest lasting slab tire, best mpg, what can you fix with a zip-tie vs replacing it etc).

Vs the C14 sections seem to be a little more geared towards performance and newest/latest farkle etc... 

I like all most all bikes and have nothing against C10's or C10 owners, I can ride, hang, drink, etc with all of them. My point though is that there does seem to be different personalities between the C14 and C10 owners, and therefor as a whole this makes the forums "feel" a little different due to the mass population on each.

Of the 2 forums I prefer this one, it's a lot more fun and lively, and you can post things on here that you definitely can't post over on the COG forum.

Not that there's anything wrong with it but many times over on the COG forum has been voiced by the runners/mods of it that if it's not appropriate for my grandkid to walk behind me and see what I'm looking at or reading then it doesn't belong on here.
I say screw that, tell your grandkids to go in the other room or get on their own favorite grandkid forum...


Sorry for the long-winded post...

We should all give Rick a big thumbs up and thanks for creating this great forum and letting us all play on here as we please.

Thanks Rick, you da'man!!


And a big thanks and shout-out to Sparky as well for how he mods this forum, the forum mod totally sets the tone for a forum and can make it great or lame IMO, and this one is great!
Thanks Sparky for all your hard work moderating not over moderating!   

[Racer Boy]

ZG, I think you hit the nail on the head! You were able to articulate my feelings about the two forums perfectly.

[Gumby]

Holy Jay, that is a whole lot of opinion followed up by a whole lot of kissin from you. 

And no pictures? You're killin me. 

I like both forums and spend way to much time on both. Sometimes it bothers me I have to go two different places for the same type of info, but then I stop over thinking it and move on.

[VirginiaJim]

Well, you could try three places.  The UK forum is pretty good and I think totally devoted to the GTR1400.

[ZG]

Holy Jay, that is a whole lot of opinion followed up by a whole lot of kissin from you. 

And no pictures? You're killin me. 

No more farkle hand-me-downs for you bro...


You're on yer own now... 

[ZG]

Well, you could try three places.  The UK forum is pretty good and I think totally devoted to the GTR1400.

Indeed Sparky, I like it over there too, but have to google some of the words... 

[Outback_Jon]

example:
Look at the post counts on here for the C14 and C10 sections, 90k posts in C14 section vs only 20k posts in the C10 section...
Over on COG, it's 45k posts in the C14 section vs 55k posts in the C10 section.
Not that there's anything wrong with the C10's (ok maybe there is...  j/k

More posts in the C14 sections would seem to indicate that there's more wrong with the C14s than the C10s.   

[VirginiaJim]

 

Indeed Sparky, I like it over there too, but have to google some of the words... 

 

[B.D.F.]

Well, spit the dummy Gov!

Yeah, you need and English - English converter for that place. And then a monetary converter. And a map. The coup de grâce for me is when they mix in French terms though.... 

Brian

Indeed Sparky, I like it over there too, but have to google some of the words... 

[B.D.F.]

Could be. But maybe it is just because so many C-10 guys are dialing into their local BBS to chat about their bikes....?  Usin' lots o' scary words like 'petcock' and 'hydrolock' that have not made it to the Interwebs yet.

 

Brian

More posts in the C14 sections would seem to indicate that there's more wrong with the C14s than the C10s.   

[Pilgrim]

The latest one is titled 'Full blown hydrolock'
 
 

Could be. But maybe it is just because so many C-10 guys are dialing into their local BBS to chat about their bikes....?  Usin' lots o' scary words like 'petcock' and 'hydrolock' that have not made it to the Interwebs yet.

 

Brian

[omcrider]

Wow when I posted this topic I wasn't sure I would get much response but reading through all these I found myself chuckling out loud and having a good time. I do believe that would hint to me that I am on the correct forum. I know I have found terrific help here in the couple months I have been on it. I have PMed a few people and everyone seems to be more then willing to help and some going out of there way and I much appreciate that and the good vibe it gives me. Roll on my brothers and thanks for being there. 

[B.D.F.]

Well, three pages really isn't much of a long thread at all. If you really want to poke the monster in the eye with a stick, make a joke about Harleys or start a 'car tires on motorcycles' thread.    :-)  And if you are feeling particularly edgy, ask if KiPass is a good system or not.... although in recent times, even that most contentious of issues has calmed down quite a bit. But here is one I've been meaning to give a whirl:

'Why, when I was a kid and we walked to school in snowstorms without any fobs at all.....'

Brian

Wow when I posted this topic I wasn't sure I would get much response but reading through all these I found myself chuckling out loud and having a good time. I do believe that would hint to me that I am on the correct forum. I know I have found terrific help here in the couple months I have been on it. I have PMed a few people and everyone seems to be more then willing to help and some going out of there way and I much appreciate that and the good vibe it gives me. Roll on my brothers and thanks for being there. 

[Steve in Sunny Fla]

 Interesting to see some of the attitudes expressed here about the c-10 guys... and by whom. Steve

[VirginiaJim]

I was wondering when a C10/C14 owner would start posting..  Thanks.  Although, as most threads go, it morphed from ZGGTR vs COG to C10 vs C14 owners.  As one of the older forum members who has owned both bikes, I can see both sides of this.  I'm glad for my 5 year stint with an '02, but even more glad to have experienced a C14.