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Thread: It took 4 years, but I got to my 1st Trike Fest.

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    Think about this though, the same people that run this site, run the 3ww Facebook page. Those same people promoted trikefest for an entire month posting and sharing new stories and photos each day. Creating the event and pushing for it to be shared to bring in new people. You can't control who you meet. Once something is on the Internet, no matter the medium, there is nothing stopping the world from seeing it. Facebook is not some evil place. The forums are not some secret society. Facebook has a pretty good privacy system. Use it how you wish and you'll have no problems. I'm not promoting Facebook. But it's not the problem.

    Glad to see ya there Micky. Hopefully next year I see you putting around more. And I'll have to stop and enjoy a cold soda with you and chat more next time. I know you were dying to drill out some jets, but I didn't wanna bother you haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghostv2 View Post
    Think about this though, the same people that run this site, run the 3ww Facebook page. Those same people promoted trikefest for an entire month posting and sharing new stories and photos each day. Creating the event and pushing for it to be shared to bring in new people. You can't control who you meet. Once something is on the Internet, no matter the medium, there is nothing stopping the world from seeing it. Facebook is not some evil place. The forums are not some secret society. Facebook has a pretty good privacy system. Use it how you wish and you'll have no problems. I'm not promoting Facebook. But it's not the problem.

    Glad to see ya there Micky. Hopefully next year I see you putting around more. And I'll have to stop and enjoy a cold soda with you and chat more next time. I know you were dying to drill out some jets, but I didn't wanna bother you haha.
    But I was having fun helping guys like you that I knew I could get you running better, so it wasn't bothering me, it was bring joy to both of use. Don't feel oke that. If you become a pest, I'll tell you! LOL

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    Mickey, unfortunately what you are basically saying (in your own, very special way) is that you like anyone, as long as they kiss your azz. It should surprise nobody here that I'm not afraid to say it.

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    Think about this though, the same people that run this site, run the 3ww Facebook page.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DohcBikes View Post
    Mickey, unfortunately what you are basically saying (in your own, very special way) is that you like anyone, as long as they kiss your azz. It should surprise nobody here that I'm not afraid to say it.


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    Not what I was saying at all. Don't try twisting what I say. Thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mickey Dunlap View Post
    Don't try twisting what I say.
    Deal.

    So if you think Billy made a facebook page to pander to traffic, why on earth have they all but abandoned the website, instead of trying to divert or merge the traffic through facebook to here? I'm with ghost, it's not facebook that's doing it, it's the moderation that's allowing it. There's no denying that the mods here have been far less active on the website in the last year or two. It signifies, false signal or not, that they couldn't care less whether or not people visit www.3wheelerworld.com. The forum is no doubt losing popularity due to facebook, but not in the way everyone thinks. The bad apples aren't simply choosing one or the other. They are collecting in the places where they get the most attention. Being somebody who has always admitted to being fond of attention, I feel as though my opinion on the matter is valid. Although that quality has been subsiding rapidly as of late, I can still relate. I have recently entered the stream and joined facebook, again, and have deactivated more than once, again, but have also lasted longer this time because ive seen that it allows me to be in touch with people that I otherwise couldnt easily be. I tried one 3 wheeler group and the sheer stupidity (and stupid is NOT a word you will see me use lightly) was instantly overwhelming so I'm gonna have to assume it's not much different on the 3ww page.

    I'm not even sure what that all means. I'll just go back into the shadows again.
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    I think that the troubles that were caused this year were not from three wheeler world forum members. Now granted, I wasn't there the whole time. But it sounds to me like it was a younger group of people that were causing the problems. Not multi year trike fest veterans. I think what it was more than anything was a bunch of young kids on Facebook that found that there was a big "party" That they could all attend, get drunk, and ride three wheelers. That's all I'm saying. No one on here in any of the threads that I have seen have mentioned any board names or anybody's first names that were involved in any of this crap that went on this year. We are going to mess around and screw up a good thing if we don't pull our heads out of our tail pipes real soon. Maybe next year we all need to be a little bit more diligent about stopping people and saying "hey I really don't think you should be doing that", Or "hey let's quiet down a little bit." I don't really think we need to be acting like mommies and daddies to everybody, but if that's what it takes to not get us kicked out, then I think we should give it a try. No other ATV park in the country is going to let us do what we get away with doing at Haspin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoosierlogger View Post
    I think that the troubles that were caused this year were not from three wheeler world forum members. Now granted, I wasn't there the whole time. But it sounds to me like it was a younger group of people that were causing the problems. Not multi year trike fest veterans. I think what it was more than anything was a bunch of young kids on Facebook that found that there was a big "party" That they could all attend, get drunk, and ride three wheelers. That's all I'm saying. No one on here in any of the threads that I have seen have mentioned any board names or anybody's first names that were involved in any of this crap that went on this year. We are going to mess around and screw up a good thing if we don't pull our heads out of our tail pipes real soon. Maybe next year we all need to be a little bit more diligent about stopping people and saying "hey I really don't think you should be doing that", Or "hey let's quiet down a little bit." I don't really think we need to be acting like mommies and daddies to everybody, but if that's what it takes to not get us kicked out, then I think we should give it a try. No other ATV park in the country is going to let us do what we get away with doing at Haspin.
    This brings to light something I had intended to mention but forgot. As others have eluded and downright stated, it's highly likely that these were not 3ww members. It's been said here in past years that fighting [at trikefest] would get you escorted out of the park altogether. It sounds as though that was not enforced. Also as implied and outright stated by others, it's highly unlikely that a full fledged member of the forum is going to come there and be the one that causes a scene, regardless of any exchange that may or may not have occured here. I guess my point is this, the site is the community at its best, and there used to be a LOT more interaction here. Maybe it's time for some people to look back here for inspiration in regards to how this is and was all supposed to work. It used to be a family, rowdy cousins and infighting and all.

    That is all. Thanks for considering.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoosierlogger View Post
    I think that the troubles that were caused this year were not from three wheeler world forum members. Now granted, I wasn't there the whole time. But it sounds to me like it was a younger group of people that were causing the problems. Not multi year trike fest veterans. I think what it was more than anything was a bunch of young kids on Facebook that found that there was a big "party" That they could all attend, get drunk, and ride three wheelers. That's all I'm saying. No one on here in any of the threads that I have seen have mentioned any board names or anybody's first names that were involved in any of this crap that went on this year. We are going to mess around and screw up a good thing if we don't pull our heads out of our tail pipes real soon. Maybe next year we all need to be a little bit more diligent about stopping people and saying "hey I really don't think you should be doing that", Or "hey let's quiet down a little bit." I don't really think we need to be acting like mommies and daddies to everybody, but if that's what it takes to not get us kicked out, then I think we should give it a try. No other ATV park in the country is going to let us do what we get away with doing at Haspin.
    It was my first year there, but there was some late night talk on "The Hill" by the vets about how to control this. I suspect next year will include something along the lines of some responsible people being deputized by the park and given the authority to kick out the bad apples after a warning or two. It may be the only way to keep the peace. I was mortified to hear people were riding on lawns during the parade. That's the kind of crap that ends such privileges permanently and gets everyone a dirty look when they roll into town with a trike on their truck.

    Saturday night was a perfect time to pack up the gear and have a few last drinks with many of the people I'd spent the week with. I decided to load the trikes before dark in advance of what I suspected was about to happen and I wasn't disappointed with my choice. I hope next year sees a few less partiers and a few more trikers.
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    It took 4 years, but I got to my 1st Trike Fest.

    I want to say something here. To the best of my knowledge many of the people who are sharing their opinion on this subject are either very green to Trikefest or have never been at all. Damon I know you've never been. I like you Damon, we're definitely on the same page, but if you've never been you just don't know.

    Mickey I'm guessing you have roughly 48-72 hours total experience at Trikefest. For comparison, I have roughly 912 hours at Trikefest. This situation is brand new and there are facts yet to be heard and rumors that have yet to be settled. I can assure you the problem isn't the ghosts at night and Satan isn't riding around on an 84 ATC480R. Jesus Christ was not in attendance years prior nor were there any masses held or religious ceremonies.

    What is conclusively agreed upon by veterans across the board is there was a problem this year. There have been hiccups in years past, this is true, however they were arguments between people who know one another. They know to steer clear of each other and know what to expect upon happening upon each other. At the end of the day these are just quarrels, not an uncommon thing in any aspect of life. These things are discussed both privately and publicly on various forms of social media and behind closed doors, but everyone knows who's who and what the situation is. Should one party step out of line their reputation is at stake, and most if not all of us are concerned about that. You can disagree with me all you want, that's your prerogative. What I am telling you is you do not have the experience to even have a viable opinion because you have no prior experience to compare with. What your brethren are trying to tell you from thousands of hours of collective experience is that this year was in fact different, I think we can agree on that even though you have nothing to compare with. What you do not realize is that in years prior we were all friends, even the new people. There were very, very few incidences of any bad behavior whatsoever and if there was it was very simple to fix. Let's say the Mexinadian rides wide open down the driveway and across the bridge with no helmet on. Do you know what would happen to him upon his return, or even if it were found out later? The situation would be handled, hands down. We've been given the liberties we have at Haspin because of our ability to police ourselves, this is fact. You wouldn't know that but it is. There's not one other group of people that gets the treatment we used to at that park. This is because we all knew one another and were all there as one large group. Now take the same exact scenario of the Mexinadian raising hell (Christ!) and replace him with a random ill-willed person who doesn't know anyone at that event aside from the group he came with. How do you handle that? Well you start by confronting them just the same as you would your friend if he didn't know better. You very nicely explain to them the very few rules here and why they are in place, because there are some very important reasons that you don't understand just as they clearly don't. Instead of a calm reaction and kindly abiding by the rules, these people revolt and act out in a way detrimental to this entire event. I can tell you the group that was involved in four, yes four separate altercations throughout the week where they were clearly in the wrong and instigated situations such as none I've ever seen before at Trikefest. I personally witnessed two of those occasions. In one of those situations the unfavorable person involved blatantly broke rules and intentionally disrespected myself and multiple other people who were minding their own business and having fun. He ended up apologizing, but only after a lariat off the top rope to the chest bowled him off his trike like a weeble while he was at speed. He deserved what he got, hands down. Had he been allowed to get away with roosting us who knows what he would have done to top that? If he can do that, what can't he do? There are bad people out there, and this group was bad people, no question. You're not going to tell me otherwise because there's a good chance you never even met them. I can tell you I didn't know who they were, and I know a lot of the people that attend this event. I don't know everyone personally but I can most likely point and name a very large percentage of the members in attendance. Also I can tell you many of their BOARD NAMES, from this forum. These people were unknown to everyone I asked. I did not ask them their names because I was not interested in approaching them with the behavior they'd already exhibited. I'd seen enough, not people I'd like to associate with that much I know.

    During the second altercation I witnessed with one of this group, the very first words out of this kid's mouth when he spoke to us were lies, his very first words. That leaves an absolutely huge and unforgettable impression on me. I never forget people who lie to me, but I will always remember those who lie to me with their very first words. That speaks volumes to me, it says everything. This was the first group I have ever seen at Trikefest with the ill will this group had.

    Mickey what you're failing to understand is that you just don't understand. That's not meant to be derogatory or insulting and I figured after my first post I had said it all. You do not have the experience to have an opinion that anyone can rely on, that's just how it is. Also, when you type out a question in sentence form the appropriate punctuation at the end is a question mark.


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    Religion aside, Jon makes a very valid point. It is very difficult for those of you who have never attended or this was your first year to attend to know what we're trying to convey. The entire feeling in the air was different for those who have been several times over. We can only self police for so long until things turn ugly. I have access to a very large place complete with race tracks and drag strip if it ever comes to the point of having to do an invitation only event. I certainly hope it doesn't have to.
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    John I completely respect that, and I know you well enough from our interactions to have known full well that you would be posting that exact sentiment. To this degree though, I have my own versions of 'Trikefest' type things that bring a certain demographic or like minded group together for whatever reason to draw experience from, and I also have been here long enough to have been able to see the joy and comraderie that Trikefest brings to you all every year, and it's blatant that this year was different. Believe it or not, some here on the board wait intensly in anticipation of the reports and pictures from Trikefest, because regardless of having met many of you or not, we feel like we are connected and want to experience the event through you. Energy is a wonderful thing.

    Peace been spoken, I will step back gracefully and continue to watch from the sidelines, as I have been for some time now.

    P.S., Fabio, you pop up as a suggested friend all the time on my facebook, I'll send a request. You can choose to be or not to be, one of my 60 friends, ha. Anyone else that has the pleasure or pain of at least knowing my last name, is welcome to join the club as well. Carry on.
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    It took 4 years, but I got to my 1st Trike Fest.

    Almost every bad event that transpired this year can be traced back to the same group. I could point them out by appearance but didn't know names as I already said. That's just now changed, we have names. I am firmly of the opinion this group should not be allowed back ever and if they show up they should be removed immediately. Guaranteed that's almost the entire problem right there. They were constantly up to no good.


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    I have screen shots of them on FACEBOOK discussing the very events we are talking about right here in this thread. Names clear as day openly discussing the problems they caused and celebrating it. This will assure they won't be a problem again.
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