Bike Of The Month Submissions

[rphillips]

That dang bump on the head again...., that red 1980 GS250T was BOTM way back last yr, in Dec. 2025

[danny01975]

Hey guys, thanks for putting in your pics.....I think what we are looking for is a little history on the bike and how you got it. Makes it way more interesting imo.
Thanks

Updated my post with a little history on the bike. Oh, and this is the photo I was talking about in that story. 10489930_10203316441584225_135903445355849582_n.jpg

[administrator]

Does anyone have a bike that you would like us to consider for BOTM?

[Burque73]

I've thought about submitting my 850 for your consideration. Seems like there have been a few 850's and other shaft driven models in recent months though.

Dismal background, but here's my 850

20250906_215130 by Roger, on Flickr

[trevor]

Does anyone have a bike that you would like us to consider for BOTM?

Was there any discussion on our suggestions to make it easier to submit to botm?
If we had the thread as suggested we could be posting submissions to consider all month long and admin could pick from it at the end of each month.

[trevor]

Also can you take pics from Photobucket?

[administrator]

We can but since we want folks to accompany the bike pics with some information about the bike, I really would hate just grabbing pics for the sake of putting up a BOTM.

[trevor]

We can but since we want folks to accompany the bike pics with some information about the bike, I really would hate just grabbing pics for the sake of putting up a BOTM.

I think it would need to be understood that it wouldn’t be just a picture but also a little bio on the bike 🙂

[1978GS750E]

Trevor, what happens after the first month?

Do the already submitted photos and information get considered again, or does everyone re-submit their entry again?

Seems to me that your suggestion of a BOTM thread would create a big bunch of entries all at one time, and everyone would already see the BOTM winner before it is chosen?

Probably could turn the BOTM thread into a gigantic pi$$ing contest over what bike won.

It really isn't hard to make a BOTM submission, just try it!

Just my $.02 worth.

[trevor]

Yeah, well if that way was working, we wouldn’t be here. Would we win this thread right now lol

[administrator]

We won't be scouring the ends of the earth and expending all sorts of effort simply to create new BOTM entries. While BOTM is a main feature on the website, it is not central to the purpose of this website. And that purpose is to be a central location for providing information and repair advice for old GS's. Anything else is secondary to that purpose.

I originally put BOTM in place as a way for folks who wanted to show off their bikes, to have a place here to do it. So if we don't receive entries, I believe it's either due to a lack of interest or there isn't any new blood working on them anymore and wanting to show them off. And recently we haven't been getting submissions to run this monthly feature. If this continues, then I'll accept it for what it is. I understand, time moves on.

The bottom line is if we can't get submissions, then I'll just close BOTM down to new submissions and we'll consider it archival, just like the Photo Gallery. If someone still wants to put a bike on the website then they would still be able to do it through the Photo Gallery. It just won't have the prominence that BOTM has.

[rphillips]

Just me, I know very little about computer stuff and nothing about sending pictures. But for sure always looking forward to the 1st of the month to see the "HOPEFULLY a NEW BOTM"... My opinion, rather than doing away with BOTM if there are no new submissions, just go back through and pick any past BOTM and put it in again, possibly with a caption PAST BIKE OF THE MOTH from Oct, 2018, or from Feb. 2021, or whatever... No doubt would rather have a NEW every month, but if no new ones there, see'in one of the old ones again wouldn't be bad at all. Sure would hate to see it go.

[alke46]

There is a new one submitted for March '26 but no one but me has commented on it. What gives?

[Rob S.]

Just me, I know very little about computer stuff and nothing about sending pictures. But for sure always looking forward to the 1st of the month to see the "HOPEFULLY a NEW BOTM"... My opinion, rather than doing away with BOTM if there are no new submissions, just go back through and pick any past BOTM and put it in again, possibly with a caption PAST BIKE OF THE MOTH from Oct, 2018, or from Feb. 2021, or whatever... No doubt would rather have a NEW every month, but if no new ones there, see'in one of the old ones again wouldn't be bad at all. Sure would hate to see it go.

Excellent suggestion.

On a related note, we could allow past winners to submit their bikes again, hopefully with a different photo and, perhaps, an updated blurb.

That not yet codified, I feel duty-bound to inform (rat) on a certain member who has, very deceitfully, already attempted to do that. Like every member in good standing, I hope to see this scoundrel brought to justice. Indications are that he lives in my neighborhood.