Hello everyone,
I believe my last post describes the problems that I see with this website, which limit the true potential of this website to grow.
However, it is not my character to say GOODBYE but leaving a problem behind without finding a solution.
So, in that spirit, I am planning to build a new forum for people interested in modifying their Ducati, and I purchased the domain name yesterday.
I will use my business experience to manage this new forum, do my best to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable in posting their modification
(regardless whether they are building a race bike/WSBK replica or a simpler level of modifications)
I hope to have the forum up and running in about a month (or two months) from today.
I won't be writing the name of the forum here, because it will be unethical,
plus I want to challenge my son to improve his Search Engine Optimization skill, so my forum will be found when people google them.
Oh, yes, My oldest son will be the one running the technical side of configuring the forum software, cloud Webhosting, and Search Engine Optimization.
Hopefully, he can use this experience as a contributing factor for acceptance when he transfers to the University of his dream.
And this is the main reason because I don't expect any monetary profit from this new forum.
I am also very happy today because my oldest son started going to community college today.
@Phl , I never mentioned your name on my last post because I understand your situation, and your hand is tied.
I never blame you for the current situation and Thank You for your kind response in the PM.
I also want to address some of the response:
a. Everyone who joins an internet forum usually either:
- Looking for information/ideas/inspiration/help (or CAD file) and learning new knowledge
or
2. Showing off their accomplishments or capability (whether just for hobby or to make money)
If a member can do the two above, while feeling welcome and comfortable, then the forum will grow in membership,
along with more knowledge, diversity, quality, and quantity of content, leading to highly monetize traffic.
Like business, if you don't keep growing or innovate or adapt to the changing taste or market, you will be extinct.
Has this Ducatiforum met the criterias above?
b. To continue on the "showing off" part of the forum, well, that is just human nature.
Yes, I created my BUILD Thread to satisfy my EGO first, by showing off my capability.
I am NOT a hypocrite and admit that I am here to "show off." But I did it in the right forum/topic about Ducati.
Once in a while, I might tell stories that explain my background so people can see me as a person and understand why I do what I did,
and it's my right as the creator of the thread. If a book writer can write his background on the front page of a book, so can I.
I also think that is another factor why my thread can garner the number of views. It's the human touch.
c. I never understand why too many people were so "concern" that I will never ride my bike even after I explain my reasoning over and over again...
It's not like I never ride a fast Ducati (or fast bike) in the past,... I did it, and I am glad I am still alive.
Now, I just want to enjoy my hobby, walking back the memory lane while bringing interest, knowledge, and passion to my two sons,
who are both going to engineering school. I also want my two sons to see that if they are successful, they can buy the "finer things" in life.
My ultimate success as a human will be judge by the whole world on how successful my two sons will become, and that worth the price of buying my bike and do all the modifications on it without the need to ride it.
Back to the new upcoming forum, where I will also be a contributing member, here are some sneak previews (and there will be so much more).
Also, notice that even though you can buy these parts online, however, many of my off the shelf parts were customized further.
Braketech won't sell you a gold anodize center rear brake carrier. You see, people want to perform modifications that they can do themselves (preferably in their garage or living room).
I made and show how easy it is, while endodontic will try to point out how "HARD" his modification is... which might be interesting for a niche market but a turn off for mere mortals.
I am flowing with the market. endodontic thought that the market has to follow him...
Guess, what the right barb will be for? hint: it's for something very special from Brembo
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You won't find this color combo at any online store
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Last, I want to "SHOWING OFF" just one more picture, for one last time.
This picture taken earlier today, where my younger son stops playing his PS4 games when he saw me returned with the BrakeTech disc carrier from the anodizing shop.
(this is also my Younger Son who creates that "UNOBTAINABLE" CAD File).
My young son wants to prove his mechanical skill by putting those locking spiral washer to lock the BrakeTech disc carrier to the rotor.
I know it is not that hard to do that, but take a look at that picture...
This picture alone worth more than $60K that I already spent so far on my bike. Actually, it's priceless.
You might understand more if you are a Father.
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Anyway, it's time to really say GOODBYE DucatiForum,
I am grateful to learn all this new experience.
