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Issue #014
What's New at CruiserCustomizing.com
1. Featured Site: Shadow Riders Forum
2. CruiserCustomizing Merchandise Special
3. Hot Deals
4. Site updates
1. Featured Site: Shadow Riders Forum
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Bill "Bill1100" Rich founded the popular
Shadow Riders Forum
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The Shadow Riders Forum has been one of the most popular internet destinations for
motorcyclists for almost four years. Bill Rich of Dallas, Texas, who was riding a
1998 Honda Shadow 750 ACE (hence his screen name Bill750 at the time) started the
SRF as an alternative to the typical email list that was popular at that time
(March, 1998). His plan for the SRF was for it to be a community of people with a
love of riding motorcycles (primarily Honda Shadows) where they could share ideas,
make friends, and learn from the experience of others, all in an atmosphere of
openness and civility. After four years and almost 400,000 messages in the archive,
there are quite a few "members" still very active that were there when the forum
started. The SRF is an incredible resource for people new to riding or to Honda bikes
because of the experience of the "old dogs" who are happy to help.
The SRF has gone through many changes over the last four years. Most important,
it is no longer just a Honda Shadow resource. People with all sorts of brands and
models of bikes frequent the forum to share ideas and further the feeling of
camaraderie. It doesn't matter what you're riding - you're welcome in the SRF, and
chances are excellent that you'll get a friendly, helpful answer to most any question
about motorcycles (or anything else, for that matter) very quickly. Bill750 became
Bill1100 when he traded his 750 for an ACE Tourer in 1999. He stayed Bill1100 when
he bought a new BMW R1100RT in 2000.
Bill has often said that his greatest satisfaction from the SRF has been the
friendships that started on the forum. There are groups of people all over the
country that met because of the SRF. Businesses, riding clubs, and groups of
riding buddies, got their start by meeting on the Shadow Riders Forum.
The group of people that Bill regularly rides with, who call themselves
jokingly the "DFW MotoGang" all met on the SRF - they even have a private
forum they use for planning rides and staying in touch. There are groups like
this all over the U.S. - in other countries, too. People have the SRF logo on
their bikes, patches on their vests and jackets, t-shirts, caps, coffee mugs, and
pins. All because they enjoy being part of the community the SRF has become.
The SRF members helped generate over $1500 in contributions to the Ride for Kids a
couple of years ago.
Moderating the forum has been a challenge at times, as sometimes the rhetoric has
wandered off into inflammatory political or religious areas, which is contrary to the
purpose of the SRF. Bill and Dennis Welch (the only other moderator to stick with
the forum for an extended period) sometimes have to nudge the discourse back on
track. A number of other forums have been spawned from the SRF; some to discuss
specific models of bikes, some to engage in the flame wars not allowed on the SRF.
There are so many motorcycle forums on the internet today that it's hard to keep
track of them all. The Shadow Riders Forum was one of the first truly successful
forums and it continues to be one of the most popular on the web.
Visit the SRF at http://forums.delphiforums.com/hondashadow/start
or contact Bill1100 directly at w_rich@swbell.net for further information.
Thank you Bill!!!
2. CruiserCustomizing Merchandise Special
For a limited time we are offering Free Standard Shipping on all merchandise orders! This is a savings of $4.00!
If you are in a hurry to get your merchandise you can upgrade to Priority Shipping for only $2.00.
Our new line of quality apparel has the CruiserCustomizing logo professionally embroidered onto the left chest area.
We have very nice heavy weight t-shirts and some really cozy fleece pullovers with a 1/3 zippered front. The fleece
are available in either black with a red collar or ash gray with a black collar. The fleece are warm enough to wear
when riding in milder temperatures and are great for wearing around the house during these cold winter months. Both
the t-shirts and the fleece pullovers are available in 2XL and 3XL sizes at a slightly higher cost. Please visit our
Store page to purchase your merchandise today!
About our logo: the exclusive CruiserCustomizing design illustrates the forward motion of a motorcyclist. The
spinning chakra behind it demonstrates the bikers ability to cut through the facade and live life in its forward spin
to its fullest.
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CruiserCustomizing Fleece Pullover
$34.99
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CruiserCustomizing T-Shirt
$19.99
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3. Hot Deals
Checkout this week's specials provided by CruiserCustomizing partners:
4. Site Updates:
We are very excited to announce that we were mentioned in the March 2002 issue of Motorcycle Tour & Cruiser magazine in an article titled "Riding The Net".
They even listed us under their list of shopping sites! Thank You Motorcycle Tour and Cruiser magazine!!
Coming Soon:
We are working very hard adding accessories for Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki cruisers. That part of the website will be available soon!
If you would like to be a BETA tester for that part of the website please Contact Us!
Support CruiserCustomizing:
If we have already saved you time and/or money please consider making a cash donation, any amount will help
us a great deal and encourage us to keep making the site better and better for you!
You can get a free fleece pullover and at the same time help to support CruiserCustomizing by making a donation of $50 or more.
Also, members who donate at least $30 will receive a free CruiserCustomizing T-Shirt! All site supporters, current and future, will receive a
$5 refund on all merchandise purchases. We thank you in advance for your support!
Benefits: After we have received your donation we will display a "Site Supporter" graphic next to your name wherever it
appears on the website and show a thumbnail for your uploaded picture in the member list. As a Site Supporter
you will also be the first to find about about new features and we'll contact you from time to time to get your
feedback on important decisions.
A very big "Thank You" goes out to the following members who have helped us out with their Donations since our
last newsletter went out:
Michael Peachey (mpeachey) for his second donation! Thanks Michael,
your fleece and T-shirts are on the way.
Click here
for a complete list of more than 50 Site Supporters.
Other ways that you can help us out:
- Please purchase some of our quality merchandise!
- If you are not already a member, please join now
for free.
- Write reviews about the accessories you have on your bike.
- When purchasing accessories please consider our
Partner Sites and mention CruiserCustomizing when placing on order.
- Tell your friends and riding buddies about CruiserCustomizing.
- Add a link to us on your personal home page and in your forum signature.
- Fill out your profile and add your zipcode if you haven't already done so. This helps other people get to
know you, and contributes to the strength of the community. Click here to edit your profile.
- Contact us to tell us about your ideas, suggestions and new products you would like to see on CruiserCustomizing.
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New Products:
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to view all new products added since our last newsletter went out.
If you have any products that we don't have listed yet, please send us an email to
newproducts@CruiserCustomizing.com
Dennis (D-Train)
& Uwe (BIG UWE)
Previous Newsletters:
1st Newsletter August 1st, 2001
2nd Newsletter August 17th, 2001
3rd Newsletter August 28th, 2001
4th Newsletter September 13th, 2001
5th Newsletter September 25th, 2001
6th Newsletter October 12th, 2001
7th Newsletter October 25th, 2001
8th Newsletter November 13th, 2001
9th Newsletter December 4th, 2001
10th Newsletter December 20th, 2001
11th Newsletter January 2nd, 2002
12th Newsletter January 14th, 2002
13th Newsletter January 21st, 2002
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