Yamaha 1300 Tourer - Yamaha 1300 Tourer Fansite

Hi Members!

As I see more and more 1300s on the street, it makes me wonder if the rider is part of our little spot on the internet. I write this as I stare out the window of my office and notice a 1300 ride by with studded saddles. A goal of mine is to somehow reach those 1300 riders out there that don't know about us.

We've had several visitors decide to purchase the 1300 after reading information on our website, and it proves to be a valuable resource for many of us, as well as a social spot to meet and ride with other folks. I'm excited about what 1300tourer.com has become and I want to share it with more V-Star 1300 owners. Looking back at the growth of the past year, I am optimistically looking forward to what the next 12 months will bring.

From our Meet & Greet last year, I made a set of goals I wanted to reach before the next Meet & Greet. Honestly, most of those goals have been met with the exception being a member base of 1500, and we aren't that far off from that number.

I hope the excitement I experience by running this website is shared with all of you. If I had it my way, doing this full time would be my choice! With that... I'll quit rambling and get to the news!

I have cut a bunch of "fat" our of our chat program. It is now much more stable and usable.

I've gotten a request for a how-to on changing the oil in the 1300. I have quite a few more miles to go before I am ready for one... so if any of you home mechanics wouldn't mind snapping a few photos next time you change your oil, I'd be happy to put together a document.

March 15th is the final curtain call for the 1300tourer.com T-Shirts available in our online store. If you haven't ordered your shirt, and you are interested, please do so before midnight on the 15th. This deadline will not be extended. I do want to thank those of you that have ordered shirts. You have helped several people that put this project together as well as helping to raise funds for the Children's Home we are visiting at the 2009 Meet & Greet.

1300tourer.com is more than just a website where we all own the same motorcycles. We have built a community... and one that I am proud to be a part of. I was going to write a how-to on the chat feature, but Conrad kindly wrote something up for me, so I posted it in the chat room. :) I did get a new section on our website that will tell you if anyone is in the Chat room. You'll find it on the left side of our site entitled "Who's Chatting".

While I am on the topic of the chat program, I will be on the lookout for some "experts". I will be looking to create some scheduled chat events where some of the experts on our site can host these sessions and our members can ask questions. If you or other people consider youself an "expert" and you would be interested in hosting such an event... please email me the details.

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Please ride safely in your travels!

Will R.