Motobrick.com Forum Posting is the Best Place to Solve Problems. Not PM's

[TimTyler]

I have been receiving personal messages lately from new Motobrick.com members asking for help solving problems with their K-bikes. I usually do not reply. Please consider this forum post my response.

Motobrick.com forum posting is the best place to find a solution to K-bike problems, not PM's to individual members. As for me... I am not an expert and my K experience is limited. I've only owned a K75 for four years and I continue to learn new things from Motobrick.com.  Motobrick.com's community includes members who have owned K-bikes since the BMW factory started manufacturing them. Posting in the forum will bring your problem to the attention of the group, not an individual with limited experiences. Therein lies the value of a forum community.

Personal messages are private. A problem that is explained and solved in the forum is available in perpetuity to a unlimited audience.

When possible I'll spend time on Motobrick.com and participate in threads where I think I can help. If I don't participate in a thread it's because I have nothing to offer.

I am not trying to be brash, but please accept my apology for not replying to all personal messages.

[Gio]

Well said Tim ... 100% in agreement with you. Collective knowledge is a wonderful thing.

[Chaos]

I've had  PM's from newbies hesitant to embarrass themselves before the whole forum with a possibley dumb question.  Weird combination of stage fright and anonymity on the web.  You're right, the more questions answered on the forum the longer more bricks will be around. 

[Gio]

There really is no such thing as a stupid question (I've asked many times) ..! The only other thing I would encourage newbies to do is to make use of the search function - their question may already have an answer waiting.

[billday]

Many times I've thought, I'm glad we're not the kind of forum that yells at new people when they come on and ask a question that's already been answered 100 times . . . BUT . . . I do wish that everyone who comes here would start in what used to be called the Lieberry, where there is a wealth of well-organized and clearly written information, much of it especially for people who are new to K bikes.

Check it out, everybody:

http://www.motobrick.com/index.php/board,9.0.html

That said, nobody should be shy about asking anything. Like Tim says, there's a wealth of collective knowledge and interest here, and you never know what someone else might learn from your question.

[johnny]

i wish that when folks post up whack they detail...

01 everything that has been done to the moto...
02 if electrical whack that they have it on the center stand with kickstand up... say what happens when they turn the key ccw to parking position... say what happens when they turn the key cw to the run position... and i me exactly what they see with kill switch off and kill switch on and all fuses checked for continuity ... low beam on... high beam on... left turn... right turn... horn... brake light with lever... brake light with pedal...  fuel pump pressurizes system... and so on...
03 what they have found using the search and what they have ruled by process of eliminating the unwhack to find the whack and why...
04 when i ask questions... answer them...

one more thing... the folks who take the time offer assistance to those with whack... thank you very much... it takes a long time to post up the fische and diagrams and everything and explain it all in micro detail... genuine dedication to the motobrick and motobrickers everywhere...

j o