RECOMMENDED FORUM SETTINGS for the new forum (updated March 2020)
The main settings we ask members to make are:
1) Make sure that you automatically receive a notification when someone replies in a thread you started or posted in. This should be a default setting but in case it isn't
2) Add your location to your profile. It doesn't have to be your exact location but it helps sometimes to know what country someone is in when you are trying to explain something to them and also you might have someone with more experience nearby that is willing to visit and help you with a problem or go for a ride with you or something like that
Tutorial here
3) There are some significant differences between models & model years in the CX/GL500/650 family so it is important to let us know which you are talking about in order to avoid answers that aren't relevant to your bike. While you are in Account details (see tutorial linked above) add the model and model year (not year first registered if you are in the UK) of your bike to the field marked Vehicle Details so that it will appear below your name every time you post.
If you have more than one bike or want to list some of the major modifications please put that information in your signature
Tutorial here
There are other tutorials scattered through that thread that you might find useful like how to add images, how to add an avatar image and how to report a post
NOTE: The information below shows how we had to do this on the previous version of the forum. It has been left for historical reference only.
To automatically subscribe to every thread you start or post a message in (lets you know when someone has answered):
- Click Settings in the upper right corner of any forum page.
- Look under My Settings on the left and click General Settings.
- Under Messaging & Notification, find Default Thread Subscription Mode and make sure Instantly, using email is selected, then scroll down and click Save Changes in the lower right corner of the screen.
Enter your location. It doesn't have to be your exact location but it helps sometimes to know what country someone is in when you are trying to explain something to them and also you might have someone with more experience nearby that is willing to visit and help you with a problem or go for a ride with you or something like that:
- Click Edit Profile and add your location.
Model & Year of your bike(s) (so we don't need to keep asking what you have and you don't need to tell us every time):
- Click Edit Signature and add in the model & year. You can also add in whatever else you think is important like a link to your build thread or something on the forum you find particularly important.
NOTE: If you are accessing the forum with a cellphone signatures don't work unless you change to desktop mode (I think - someone that knows please add the correct information) and apparently that doesn't work on all phones. If that applies to you please add your model and model year with your location.
Add an avatar picture. This is your "face" on the forum - when people see it they will recognize that it is you they are talking to. It can be anything from an image you think is funny to a pic of your actual face.
- Click Edit Avatar and upload an avatar pic of your choice.
The main settings we ask members to make are:
1) Make sure that you automatically receive a notification when someone replies in a thread you started or posted in. This should be a default setting but in case it isn't
- Click your avatar pic in the upper right corner of the screen and select Account Settings.
- Under Settings on the left click Preferences.
- Make sure that Automatically watch content you create and and receive email notifications are checked
2) Add your location to your profile. It doesn't have to be your exact location but it helps sometimes to know what country someone is in when you are trying to explain something to them and also you might have someone with more experience nearby that is willing to visit and help you with a problem or go for a ride with you or something like that
Tutorial here
3) There are some significant differences between models & model years in the CX/GL500/650 family so it is important to let us know which you are talking about in order to avoid answers that aren't relevant to your bike. While you are in Account details (see tutorial linked above) add the model and model year (not year first registered if you are in the UK) of your bike to the field marked Vehicle Details so that it will appear below your name every time you post.
If you have more than one bike or want to list some of the major modifications please put that information in your signature
Tutorial here
There are other tutorials scattered through that thread that you might find useful like how to add images, how to add an avatar image and how to report a post
Honda CX 500 Forum
www.cx500forum.com
NOTE: The information below shows how we had to do this on the previous version of the forum. It has been left for historical reference only.
To automatically subscribe to every thread you start or post a message in (lets you know when someone has answered):
- Click Settings in the upper right corner of any forum page.
- Look under My Settings on the left and click General Settings.
- Under Messaging & Notification, find Default Thread Subscription Mode and make sure Instantly, using email is selected, then scroll down and click Save Changes in the lower right corner of the screen.
Enter your location. It doesn't have to be your exact location but it helps sometimes to know what country someone is in when you are trying to explain something to them and also you might have someone with more experience nearby that is willing to visit and help you with a problem or go for a ride with you or something like that:
- Click Edit Profile and add your location.
Model & Year of your bike(s) (so we don't need to keep asking what you have and you don't need to tell us every time):
- Click Edit Signature and add in the model & year. You can also add in whatever else you think is important like a link to your build thread or something on the forum you find particularly important.
NOTE: If you are accessing the forum with a cellphone signatures don't work unless you change to desktop mode (I think - someone that knows please add the correct information) and apparently that doesn't work on all phones. If that applies to you please add your model and model year with your location.
Add an avatar picture. This is your "face" on the forum - when people see it they will recognize that it is you they are talking to. It can be anything from an image you think is funny to a pic of your actual face.
- Click Edit Avatar and upload an avatar pic of your choice.