Just some thoughts to ponder.
Regarding the image fader on the Home Page- I enjoy seeing this kind of representation on our home page. It represents our group to those who stumble onto our site when they are browsing. One thing of note from me is that this image display always starts with the same pic and progresses through like a photo Power Point instead of a rolling photo display. I would like to see it display photos more random rather than the same clip over and over.
Also, I think the photo display should show representation from all the various renditions of our brotherhood. We have the "purests" out there who go to the enth degree to make their ride perfect in every detail. Then we have the "Robert Bolduc's " who have a vision to marry the KZ1300 with the newer rides and they are purely insprirational. We also have the "Modifiers " who have created the trikes, rat rods, muscle bikes and everthing in between. They are the visionaries with artistic roots. We're such a creative bunch who come together and share our thoughts and needs and support each other as best as we can. It would be really nice to broadcast that image to those who check out our site to demonstrate that although we represent one Kawasaki model, we are rather diverse. So I would encourage everyone to send in photos of their rides with a nice back drop of areas that they ride in and possibly you could add a text strip on the bottom of the photos with the members site name, City, Province/State and Country. If it was a rolling display, we could have 1000's of pics in the rolling display and keep adding. It would be fun to go to the Home page and watch for a while and maybe see your ride come up. It would also show the world how far and wide we cover the earth and come together as friends from all over the earth.
As far as the links to other sites - I like popping by the
www.kzrider.com site and checking in on what they are up to. They are a great bunch also and more diverserified than we are. We have a few KZ1300's over there as well and it could be some of the same guys on our site with different names. I enjoy checking them out just to see what else is going on in the motorcycle world.
I'd also like to see parts and info sites represented with a brief explanation of what you can find on the site be it electrical parts, mechanical parts or information for....... One site I abuse quite often is
www.partzilla.com . They have OEM parts for all types of motorcycles and although I would not obtain parts from them since trying to buy on several occasions and finding out the parts are no longer available, the exploded views of the parts with manufacturers part numbers is invaluable to me. A lot of the KZ1300's have been purchased from previous owners and have been butchered . When I go to rebuild I trust no one that worked on the bike I'm working on and always go to the partszilla site and review the exploded views and check to see that I have all the required pieces in my bike compared to the drawings. The service manual doesn't have that detail.
And we can't forget
www.z1300.de Our German friend whos devotion to supplying the unobtainable parts that we all are looking for. Rubber boots for the driveshaft, stainless fork ears, stainless side covers for the airboxes and complete exhaust systems. WOW, ThANKYOU !! He really deserves representation as far as links go.
Anyway, I think you know where I'm coming from. Look forward to seeing where you go with your idea.
