(04-24-2025, 05:46 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Day 89 of riding this year... was supposed to be beautiful today with highs approaching 80 for our men's lunch and ride, so I took the CB, even wore my red coat I got from Gone that sorta matches the beautiful red paint on my DLX ....... and it was beautiful..... right up until the last 15 minutes when the skies provided a nice hard surprise rain bath lol. Man did we get unexpectedly soaked lol. 74 miles @ 77 degrees.

(04-26-2025, 10:58 AM)rdprdp01 Wrote: Please be advised that when we spooled up TapaTalk on cb1100forum.net, this Forum became stressed. I investigated to see if I did something wrong. Sadly, I installed the TapaTalk plugin properly.

I began researching to learn more about this particularly plugin because Members use it. Here is what I learn and the source of my information:

MyBB Administrators: From the current developers who are actively maintaining and building the MyBB open-source code base: "I would instead suggest that you use a responsive or mobile friendly MyBB theme, not Tapatalk. Tapatalk has quite a bad record for security, bad plugin compatibility and has opened up many forums to be vulnerable to exploits in the past. I would not recommend using it."

Change of Ownership: TapaTalk was sold to an investment group who has shifted focus from sharing data to a for profit orientation. Security and stability in the fast-changing landscape of cloud-hosted Forums does not appear to be a priority. In fact, TapTalk has become a launch point for attacks. 

Other MotorCycle Forums Which  Disabled TapaTalk Plugins: 
https://www.r1200rforum.com/threads/tapatalk-server-issues.60368/
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/threads/tapatalk-no-longer-working.105440/

One Quote from a Forum Administrator:
"We originally granted TapaTalk access to our forum in order to provide a better mobile experience for our members. Last month, Tapatalk notified us that they are changing ownership. After reviewing their service, other forums’ experiences, and member feedback, we have decided to wind down Tapatalk’s access to on Sep 21, 2023.  Please note that your account information and password have not changed. If you need to reset your password, you may request a new password. We apologize for the inconvenience. Alternatives include the mobile web view of the forum and the Fora app, which is available for iOS and Android. Thank you for your support. Jeff"

Going Forward--Developing, Maintaining, and Enhancing the Responsive Theme 

Be advised that we have built a "responsive theme" for this Forum that does a reasonable job of adjusting to Phones, Tablets, and Computers. Refining that current base is by far a better alternative than installing a questionable plugin. I plan to work with Members to get feedback on Interface issues and try to correct them. I also will  introduce them to password vaults like Dashlane, Keeper, and others which can store credentials outside of a browser but still allow for that one button login experience. 

I regret if is this post disappoints anyone, but the obligations we have to personal privacy, content management, site stability, and our obligations on the Internet to be a safe site require this difficult decision to be implemented. David

(05-04-2025, 10:06 PM)pdedse Wrote: 50 miles late this afternoon after feeling groggy the whole day.  Late sunlight was making things look kinda cool...a couple of dorky shadow-selfies...





Question: how long do chain and sprockets last for folks?  I'm on original at 26k miles.  They still look pretty good.

(05-04-2025, 10:06 PM)pdedse Wrote: 50 miles late this afternoon after feeling groggy the whole day.  Late sunlight was making things look kinda cool...a couple of dorky shadow-selfies...
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Question: how long do chain and sprockets last for folks?  I'm on original at 26k miles.  They still look pretty good.

(05-05-2025, 04:58 AM)Whoops Wrote:

(05-04-2025, 10:06 PM)pdedse Wrote: 50 miles late this afternoon after feeling groggy the whole day.  Late sunlight was making things look kinda cool...a couple of dorky shadow-selfies...
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Question: how long do chain and sprockets last for folks?  I'm on original at 26k miles.  They still look pretty good.

Out of curiosity, what is the red wire/cable by your right rearset?

(05-04-2025, 10:06 PM)pdedse Wrote: 50 miles late this afternoon after feeling groggy the whole day.  Late sunlight was making things look kinda cool...a couple of dorky shadow-selfies...





Question: how long do chain and sprockets last for folks?  I'm on original at 26k miles.  They still look pretty good.

(05-05-2025, 08:15 AM)the Ferret Wrote: I got 36,909 out of the first set of chain and sprockets, and have over 40,000 on it's replacement set.