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shay001 · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:22 pm Post subject: My DB1

Hi guys, don't wish to sound like a goddam moron but how do you upload an image of your beloved beast to this site. I tried the "upload image" option but all it does is tell me that something does not exist.

Why is it getting all existential on me? Question

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PaulDB2 · Joined: 26 Apr 2014 Posts: 316 Location: Manchester

Most people seem to struggle initially to post photos and I am sure others will jump in with their method. The easiest way I have found (with help from others admittedly!) is to create a Photobucket account and load your photos from there, just use the IMG option from the 'Share this photo' option, should display 'copied' then you can 'paste' in your forum post. Good luck. Smile

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vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

Create a photo account somewhere. Get the URL address of the picture. Hit the img button above message create window, paste URL and then hit img* button.
You will get something like this in the message text.
[img]URL address here[/img]
Preview and submit

Gavin944888 · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:39 pm Post subject:

Hello".......I take the photo and do two things.

Firstly I put it under my pillow and then secondly send by email my image to Brian from oz.

Not sure which action is the one which works but ....when done together the image is normally on the forum within 12 hours or so.
...I hope this helps

Regards
Gavin
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brian · Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia

stratos23 · Joined: 24 Aug 2016 Posts: 35 Location: New Zealand

Hi Shay - yes, I had exactly the same problem and felt like a dick too.

In the end, I set up a Photobucket account, but it certainly is clunky and a bit antiquated in the way it handles files. Here's a forum link with handy tips:

http://www.bimotaforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3985&highlight=photobucket

In the interim, Mr 2Bims magically uploaded some nice hires images (that you've seen).

Can't wait to see your DB1 - and some pics of the old one if you have them?

On another note, I tried to get through the Swiss guys who manage the Bimota registry - it's really out of date, so wanted to add mine and a few others. Sadly no reply from them. A registry is only as good as the number of owners who participate unfortunately.

Good luck!
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2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Normally Manuel of the Swiss Club is very good at adding details.....Try emailing direct to here and hopefully he'll get the message

manuel.nunez@bimota.ch

shay001 · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:20 am Post subject:

[quote="stratos23"]Hi Shay - yes, I had exactly the same problem and felt like a dick too.

Well no, I don't feel like a dick

But perhaps I can get some constructive advice from my next step in bringing this bike back to standard.

At the moment it is fitted with conventional fuel taps, the vacuum taps are MIA. Thanks to this page I have sourced and will soon be setting it back to original.

BUT...would there not be a problem with loss of vacuum at the higher end of the range, or am I being needlessly worried? If that indeed was a problem, what would be the remedy?

shay001 · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:31 am Post subject:

I hope this works - click on the link to see my beast (sans fairing bottom)

http://s347.photobucket.com/user/shay1000/media/DB1a_zpspia8sbdg.jpg.html?filters[user]=145742399&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1

shay001 · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:44 am Post subject:

well, that was at least an attempt, but nonetheless, it would still be good to know how to actually place an image in the message http://s347.photobucket.com/user/shay1000/library/?sort=3&page=1

vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

Nearly got it , just hit img button paste that link and then img*

So will look like this

[img] http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p441/shay1000/DB1a_zpspia8sbdg.jpg[/img]

shay001 · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:05 am Post subject:

tried and tried and tried, can't get it to work and the offy closes soon, I'm off for a beer or 6

vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

shay001 · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:28 am Post subject:

yeah, I think I did that. I hit [img] then I posted the link then [/img] and it still did not post, just a link that did not want to open. Thanks for walking me through this, and despite a degree in engineering (not got through an online site in the USA) it still befuddles me.

Oh well, time to get pissed.

shay001 · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:30 am Post subject:

and to be honest, I am more interested in assistance with my query re vacuum taps than posting that someone else seems to have done (many thanks).

The tap question may be found in this thread

Time for another beer Rolling Eyes