What’s really sad was everyone that contributes nothing to the site jumping on the calendar thread and then(wait for it) contributing nothing again!It's sad when only 25 or so members took the time to vote. A self nominator didn't even cast a vote for his bike...
And how the hell do they find out about it ?
Every one is a member. A couple had never made a post, one posted pics in an album and never a post. One person has been a member since 2014 and just now has made their first post/thread lamenting about missing a self nomination.
As for myself, I don't care. Some people aren't comfortable with social media. This is a great resource and people are going to use it. If it sells a few calendars, so much the better. Some of the silent folks put up a bike that I may want to look at for a month. You're free to vote your favorites, no matter your criteria. I like it.
You know what was sadder.It's sad when only 25 or so members took the time to vote. A self nominator didn't even cast a vote for his bike...
That’s why yesterday we had a pretty decent day and after I took care of my wifey errands I rode over to the lake and took some pics. This time of year here sadly enough
you just don’t know when you’ll see the sun again.
I nominated Walter our Biker dog.It's sad when only 25 or so members took the time to vote. A self nominator didn't even cast a vote for his bike...
Don't think it was a serious nomination. ..............Didn't matter but, why was a dog even included in the voting line up.
Congrats to all of the bike inclusions in the 2024 calendar
Photoshop this, it will hide the speedo...Anyone good at photoshop? Sorry Dad i might have blackmail material
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts. After developing my 750 kitted Tracker I wanted to experience a stock XS650 and I wanted a retro feeling, because XS650s are retro. Funny enough, I chatted with @Jim about a deep maroon late 60s Yamaha color choice. He said "If you go Candy Apple Red from the 72 XS, I have it on the shelf and you save a few $". I was at the painted fender retro stage and thought that XS connection would be cool. Jim's feet were not doing well at this point and I felt a little guilty. Then in his thread I see he has 2 or 3 other paint projects running parallel so I felt better. I did a rattle can spray of the frame tubes which came out nice, the other shiny bits stand out from the frame so it remains visually unnoticed in the background. Same with the grey peg carriers, you see those and not the frame behind them so much. If you look at the mufflers, chrome, you don't notice the stock hangers sprayed black to dissappear in the background. Your eyes see a lovely XS650 motor, subdued retro paint scheme and lovely Commando muffs. To me, a near perfect bike for my garage and riding preferences. The brake, fork and shock upgrades have tailored this bike very much to what I want in a daily rider.
Guilty as charged... I logged on tonight with the intention of voting, oblivious of the deadline. My votes would not have changed the outcome, as those that did make the cut would have been those that I would have voted for. Congratulations to all of you!It's sad when only 25 or so members took the time to vote. A self nominator didn't even cast a vote for his bike...
I didn't think it was very serious either, but I thought what the hell, just include it, it doesn't really hurt anything with the ability to vote for as many bikes as you want. I also thought he might post more serious pictures of his bike in the voting thread, and actually try to get some votes, and knew that if he didn't it wouldn't make the calendar.... Seriously, i don't think the guys self nomination was serious. Been a member for 10 years without a post then he nominated his dog
First time on the calendar so I need some guidance here. You need more photos of the bike? Any criteria that I need follow?
@samoran1 will send you instructions about file size prefferred etc. Earlier he posted something about being tied up this weekend with a family issue IIRC.
