(29-11-2014, 08:10 PM)tigerted Wrote: I best say this quietly as it may upset some of our forum colleagues. Being both a keen motorcyclist and cyclist I use this site a lot

https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/index.html?
like you Neil who runs it does so mainly because he enjoys doing so but of cause he needs to live as well. Which of cause means having to pay the bills.
So it may be worth your while trying to set up something like he has.
I now subscribe an amount of money I can afford being on a pension to the site but at the same time those that cannot afford to do that for whatever reasons still have access to all areas of the forum.

Interesting link Tigerted, as I too spent my formative (pre internet) years rotating pedals as if my life depended on it. My Motor bike experience was quite short lived, compared with many of the enthusiasts on here but the camaraderie I experienced with other bikers has kept my interest in the life style and also racing and the TT.
I run a couple of forums, not bike or TT related and manage to cover costs by members donating a few coins when they feel like it. We have a few thousand members and encourage each member to send only £1 per year, most members pay more than that so we are in a position to donate some of the proceeds to worthy causes. We find it works because we do not have any political motivation in our aims. As soon as that sort of thing starts, I think it is time to pack it in for the greater good. Perhaps the original forum was wound up for similar legitimate reasons.