One of the main reasons that I sold my Goldwing this spring and moved to the LT is the Goldwing board. When I visited the site looking for useful information, I read the negative CRAP. I thought my frame was going to crack, engine was going to overheat, and cargo doors were never going to open again. “None of that ever happened.”
The internet has changed “information-sharing” forever. You can find out more about this motorcycle “both positive and negative” in 30 minutes than you could in years by talking with others close to you. On an info-board, we can act like someone that we are not. We can, and will say things that we would never say to each other in person. We have a tendency to have or even desire our own “pity party.” This is our opportunity to vent or strike-out without any recourse what so ever. Engine-noises, lighting-failures, dead-batteries, brake issues etc. are much worse when we write them down for everyone to read. Written language seems more official or formal. If I posted that my bike sh*t bolts every time that I rode, some of you would believe it. And then you would worry that yours would pi*s bolts when you ride.
BMW owners are a little more discerning. We have a tendency to expect absolute perfection because it’s a BMW. However, my 530I and Porsche shi*ts bolts, overheats, and cracks frames as well.
It’s human nature to be narcissistic, and paranoid. A board like this is the perfect venue. Just enjoy the damn motorcycle, don’t read too much negative crap.
Dale
2005 K1200LT
PS. I taught this subject for 5 years at Valdosta State University.
The internet has changed “information-sharing” forever. You can find out more about this motorcycle “both positive and negative” in 30 minutes than you could in years by talking with others close to you. On an info-board, we can act like someone that we are not. We can, and will say things that we would never say to each other in person. We have a tendency to have or even desire our own “pity party.” This is our opportunity to vent or strike-out without any recourse what so ever. Engine-noises, lighting-failures, dead-batteries, brake issues etc. are much worse when we write them down for everyone to read. Written language seems more official or formal. If I posted that my bike sh*t bolts every time that I rode, some of you would believe it. And then you would worry that yours would pi*s bolts when you ride.
BMW owners are a little more discerning. We have a tendency to expect absolute perfection because it’s a BMW. However, my 530I and Porsche shi*ts bolts, overheats, and cracks frames as well.
It’s human nature to be narcissistic, and paranoid. A board like this is the perfect venue. Just enjoy the damn motorcycle, don’t read too much negative crap.
Dale
2005 K1200LT
PS. I taught this subject for 5 years at Valdosta State University.