2nd Anniversary
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Guth
Forum Founder
Portland, OR
Posts: 3,918
Joined: Apr 2013
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2nd Anniversary
This forum was launched two years ago today.
A good percentage of those who signed up in the first week back in 2013 have remained active on the forum. The initial wave of members has been followed by another two thousand or so others. While the number of those who are truly active on the forum remains reasonable, we have a great core group of people that keep this place interesting. There has been lot of change in two years time. Sadly such change included the loss of the 2nd person to sign up — OldF7Guy. But there has been some exciting change as well, including the CB1100 itself.
Fortunately, one of the constants around here has been the Ferret. As always, I can't say enough good things about him. Thanks again Mickey (the original Mr. RLET), it's been a fun ride so far.
Speaking of rides, it's really cool to see so many here getting a chance to meet one another as a result of this forum. The number of acquaintances and friendships that develop as a result of this community is sure to continue to grow thanks to upcoming rallies and other various gatherings.
I'd also like to thank our forum sponsors: SuperBrace and Samurider.com. Their support is very much appreciated.
Finally, my thanks to all of you who make up the CB1100Forum community. This forum has remained a wonderfully civil resource for most anyone seeking CB1100 information thanks in no small part to all of you.
Cheers all — here's to another year of "CB1100ness"!
All the best,
Guth
The Honda CB1100: STILL air-COOLed
Deposit placed 11/12/2012.
Received delivery 04/05/2013.
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04-13-2015 01:24 AM |
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Randy B
Road Warrior
Palm Bay FL
Posts: 2,537
Joined: Apr 2013
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
Again I say.....where is the like button?
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04-13-2015 01:44 AM |
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Blockhead
Running Like a Top
Pittsburgh
Posts: 692
Joined: Aug 2013
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
Many thanks to all who make this forum what it is...
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04-13-2015 02:33 AM |
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CB4ME
Road Warrior
Maryland
Posts: 2,051
Joined: May 2013
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
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04-13-2015 02:34 AM |
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ride4now
High Mileage
Florida / Georgia USA
Posts: 1,413
Joined: May 2013
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
I've been here 'almost' from the beginning and two years later I'm still enjoying the bike AND this forum! Guth, thanks for starting it and Ferrett, thanks for 'running' it.
Here's to many more years of CB1100ness...
‘22 BMW R1250 GSA
‘14 Honda CB1100 DLX
'09 Kawasaki KLR650
‘70 Kawasaki H1 500
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04-13-2015 03:37 AM |
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Lord Popgun
I find your lack of RLETs disturbing
Virginia Beach
Posts: 10,442
Joined: Apr 2013
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
Guth,
Hard to believe its been 2 years! I still love my CB and this forum. Thank you for starting it!!!
If you come to a fork in the road, take it!
2013 CB1100
2012 ST1300
Holder of the CB1100Forum Secret Decoder Ring
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04-13-2015 04:14 AM |
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The ferret
Forum Moderator
Ohio
Posts: 31,277
Joined: Apr 2013
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
woo hoo HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CB1100 FORUM
From humble beginnings. The brainchild of one fellow from Orygon with a fondness for the Honda inline 4. That of course would be Mr Guth. I'm pretty sure Guth had no idea on how to start or run a website, but he didn't let that deter him, and on April 13th at 4:26 P.M. he turned the key, hit the starter button, fired this baby up and got it running on all 4 cylinders. We are so lucky he did.
During the first 24 hours 19 members signed on (myself included). Of those 19, TEN are still active and frequent posters. That's amazing to me. Of course we were all saddened by the sudden loss of OldF7Guy (Eric) one of our first members and as an enthusiastic fellow about the CB 1100 as I have seen, even though it took him nearly 2 years to get one. Sure wish he had had more time to enjoy it. RIP Eric.
We currently have 2,176 members registered from something like 21 countries around the world, and members with all 6 model years of CB 1100's released have joined (2010-2015). Our members have made a total of 81,609 posts in 4,882 threads.
The goal from the beginning was to keep this forum centered on the CB 1100 and motorcycling in general. Civility, respect for fellow members, and a family friendly atmosphere were high on the list of elements desired for this website. For the most part it has been pretty smooth sailing. I have smiled, laughed out loud, frowned, cried, and shook my head with/at you on more occasions than I can count... and a few times I have gotten so angry I have turned off the computer and walked away from it for awhile. I have even managed to meet and ride with some of you. It's been awesome. You have posted amazing reports of rides in far away and exotic locations with strange names and shared absolutely stunning pictures, sharing your CB's and homelands with all of us. Even though we have grown from a small group to this huge mob, I can count the rabble rousers and dissidents that have caused issues on one hand and one more finger lol. There has only been 1 member banned and 1 member blocked in the history of the website. Considering the standards we strive to uphold here, I also find that amazing. Our members (you guys) are just outstanding people and I appreciate you so much.
Next month we will have our first rally in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina with members coming from as far away as Australia. I am so looking forward to it.. meeting members and shaking hands in person...oh and riding CB1100's around some tremendously entertaining roads, sharing laughs and food, and seeing some outstanding accessorized and modified CB 1100's. It's going to be epic!
For me it's been 2 years, 2 CB's and close to 20,000 miles. Today I will add more miles to my Dlx's odometer to commemorate this auspicious occasion. Oh who am I kidding? I'm an enthusiast, like all of you, and would be riding anyway. What a great motorcycle. Thanks Honda for finally bringing it to this country and thanks Guth for giving us CB enthusiasts a place to gather and share.
Folks if I were a drinker I'd raise a glass of champagne to Guth and to all of you, but I'm not, so even though you can't see it, I am raising my cup of hot tea and simply saying
Now as Empty Sea would say RLET's ride!
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Defender of the Realm
2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
2021 NC750X DCT (Angry Bird)
(This post was last modified: 04-13-2015 07:16 AM by The ferret.)
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04-13-2015 05:01 AM |
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Rocky
Been There
Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 3,397
Joined: Apr 2014
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
I've only been here for one year and have thoroughly enjoyed the civility, fun, information and the camaraderie of the members.
Good job everyone!
Still rockin', rollin', and ridin' after all these years
'67 BSA 441 VR, '70 Triumph Tiger 100, '02 Honda CB900F, '06 Triumph T100 Bonneville, '14 Honda CB1100A
(This post was last modified: 04-13-2015 05:18 AM by Rocky.)
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04-13-2015 05:17 AM |
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CA200
High Mileage
Madison Wi.
Posts: 831
Joined: Apr 2013
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RE: 2nd Anniversary
A big thank you to Guth and ferret and everybody on the forum.
I come here everyday and it really helps keep me sane up here in Wi. .
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04-13-2015 06:41 AM |
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