Being a fairly new member to the site I thought I would try and put together some ideas I found makes the time spent on the site more enjoyable. I know when I first joined the site a I was a bit overwhelmed with all the features of the site and really had no idea what to do first. Hopefully, this will assist the new members getting started.

First off, I highly reccomend doing a short write up in your profile section telling the community about you. Nothing major is required just spend a minute or two introducing yourself maybe where you are from, what kind of bike you ride, how long you have been riding, etc. You can alway go back and change this at a later time. Having a little posted about you really breaks the ice, so to speak with the rest of the community.

Making Friends: Do not be afraid to make some friends. The easiest way to make friends is when ever someone leaves you a comment in the members comment section click on their name and on their profile page on the left side click on the Add to Friends Link. There you have it. You just made a new friend. If you would like to be friends with someone who has not left you a comment just go to their profile and click on the Add to Friends Link. You become a fan of that individual until they accept your friend request.

Here are a couple must reads:

Site No No's

Code Of Conduct

Posting a Picture: As soon as possible get a picture up of you or your bike and post a picture on your profile.  Members really enjoy looking other members pictures. A picture puts a name with a face and is the perfect way to show off your pride and joy ride. A picture also can show what accesories you have added to your bike and may even give fellow community members ideas for their bike.

Guidance for pictures:

1. Use the add photo link on your My Home Page
2. Always insert information is the description area. This allows the community to know what they are loooking at. Examples: Make, Model, and year of your bike. If posting a scenic picture tell the community where the picture was taken at, etc. Adding information in the description makes the picture not only apealing but informative.
3. Never take for granted everyone knows what type of bike you have. Tell them
4. Never assume everyone knows the name of geographic locations. Remember there are members from all over the world on here.
5. NO nudity
6. When posting an upgrade or a new accessory be sure to tell everyone what you did.

Videos: See above for pictures. Just remember to be patient when uploading. It takes some time to up load a video and then it takes some time before it can be viewed.

Music: Let everyone know what your favorite songs are. Uploading music is easy to do just follow the prompts and make sure it is in the proper format. i.e. mp3 etc.

Blog/Story Post: Feel free to add a post. Blog post can be about everything from motorcycles to the weather. Just keep them clean.

Message Board:

Questions: At one time or another we all have questions that need to have answered. The message board is the perfect place to post and answer questions. Be sure to look over the headings and post your question in the the appropriate catagory. You would not want to post a question about your clutch under the Questions for the IT team.

In general the message board is a great place to ask questions, give advice, check up on up coming rallies and events, post and read a few  jokes, introduce yourself, etc. One can do or find just about anything on the message boards.

This should be enough to get one started on the site. This is a great site and there are a lot of great people on here. Do not be afraid to ask someone for help if needed. If you do not want to ask the question where everyone can see what you asked use the e-mail system.

If I have missed or left out anything that needs to be included in this post just add it to the comments and I will edit this post with your input.

Let's make this a living document and add/change as needed.

The most important thing to do on the site is HAVE FUN!

Ride Safe

Roy a.k.a. RMFIII