oh yeah, good point ! didn't take many but will c what I can do

1. your welcome.

2. Not really, like I said it was my choice to join for my reasons, did not need any others take on the ifs, buts, why or wherefores.

3.sure there is but they don't all have polls

4. then this topic was pointless

5.Sure, join go to the AGM put them forward and have them addressed, that's the normal way.


Opps forgot that :)

having more fun tho' this way mate !
G

ahh.............but was it ? young Jedi

Or how about the video??

Getting all the advice and banter on this board (24 x 7 now the webteam have cracked it) is good value for 38 pence* a week !

Paying for your membership fee over and over again with discounts from dealers and insurance is good value for 38 pence a week !

Heavily discounted club trackdays even just once a year (and especially at Cadwell this year) are good value for 38 pence a week !

Getting a club mag that is gonna get better all the time is good value for 38 pence a week !

Having access to a network of regional organisers is good value for 38 pence a week !

Being a member of a club with it's very own race series is good value for 38 pence a week !

Being part of a club through which I've met people who I'm proud to call some of the best friends I've ever had is absolutely priceless !!!




I 'joined' the DSC just by browsing the web. I got so much out of it that I wanted to put something back into it and reckoned that 38 pence a week was peanuts (in fact a bag of peanuts is 40 pence). Following on from that I got more involved and was elected onto the Management Team in January to try and support the regions.

Being on the MT is hard, thankless work that sets you up as an Aunt Sally for everyone with grievance to have a pop at you, it also involves countless hours doing stuff that's just part of club admin, nothing to do with your 'role' on the MT. Before anyone has a go, I'm not whingeing about this, it was my choice to put myself up for it on the basis that the more you put in the more you get out. What I get out of it is the satisfaction of knowing that I'm helping to run a club that has given me a lot and I'm putting my effort where my mouth is - contrary to popular belief there are few perks or fringe benefits to being on the MT but I still feel that I get far more out of it than I put in.

Of course, with any club this size, there are people who like to moan. There are people who are antagonistic. There are people who are prone to childish ranting. There are people whose behaviour is just plain boorish. Thankfully these people are in a very small minority, but it's easy to kick up a disproportionate amount of fuss and give the impression that the DSC is nothing but a forum for bickering kids.

There is no doubt, and no point in hiding the fact, that as a club like ours matures there will be people who disagree (sometimes very strongly) with others. That is especially true of people who have had issues with the MT and we have been through a tough patch trying to resolve these disagreements - in some cases we may just have to agree to disagree. However, as an optimist by nature, I truly believe that we have now worked through those differences and we have a committed team in place who are dedicated to promoting the healthy life of this club.

In my view, the healthy life of this club is not exclusive. It should welcome everyone and also applaud other peoples attempts to further the cause of having fun with like minded people on what (for my money) is the best type of motorcycle in the world bar none. That's why I had no hesitation in posting up links to the Ducatisti site and why I regularly lurk around DuN. These things are reciprocal. Gizmo, the main man behind DuN also put a huge amount of work into this club's newly proposed constitution that went out with Pronto this week (and he wouldn't have done all that if he couldn't give a stuff about the DSC) and why people from Ducatisti have volunteered to be regional coordinators for the DSC. After all, we all love Ducatis.

As in all things you can't please all the people all the time. It would be a boring old world if everybody had the same type of bike, likewise it would be pretty boring if every bike club was exactly the same. That's why individuals have a choice, if the DSC doesn't suit their taste there is the DOC, MOC, DuN and Ducatisti to choose from and good luck to everyone of them.

For me, and not knocking the others 'cos I like them as well, the DSC is the best club and it's only 38 pence* a week

*Based on a £20 yearly sub after the first year

Jools, very eloquently put !

I used to be a member of the Ford RSOC but that got more like kindergarten every day, altho' that was a fair few years ago now

this forum has been amazingly refreshing for me !

CHEQUE'S IN THE POST - as they say

Graham

Well done mate...........corse with your £20 we send you a set of dollys..........as and when your ready, just throw them out the pram!:lol:

Dollys
 

Just keep an eye out for me new carbon roundal !!
BTW
Already got my own dollies thanks m8 !

Indeed.

Good man.

Very well done that man.

As soon as your roundel is applied you will be able to get moody, sulk, post porn, irritate everyone, give everyone a lift, make us laugh, make us sad etc, etc, etc it's what life is all about if you want to share it that is ....

... and when you're ready you can storm off in a huff and leave the club in a flurry of insults and tyre smoke :D

It's greeeeaaaaaaaaaat being a member :lol:

... of this club :D

....

Joined last year - doubt I'll bother renewing. The only thing I've got for my £20 is the mag which frankly ain't worth it. Perhaps if I lived somewhere else it might be different but down here in the SW I find it a bit out of the way to get involved in DSC stuff. I'll continue to post on the DSC board but I find there is more SW networking available through http://www.ducatisti.co.uk largely because it has a better web site and message board and doesn't have all the politics and bickering over club constitution, DD etc.

Sharpy has gone quiet, maybe he's trying to justify the £20 over some carbon...

nope, just went to get a shish n donner
mmm lovely !

my big wooden spoon worked a treat didn't it ? LOL

I voted no !

I agree with David Hicks, down here in the south west there is very little benefit to us.

As for Henners just over a year ago I was asking the same questions about joining the dsc and Henners persuaded me to join He even offered to pay for my membership ! so something can't be right if the same bloke a year or so later is saying it aint worth joining.

I am no longer a member as all I ever got from the dsc was stickers and a key fob and Pronto thats not worth £20 !

I could not come on DSC track days no more anyway as from next sat I will be the proud owner of a K7 gsxr 750 in black :cool:

I voted yes... 20 quid?? no worth 20 quid the membership? I will renew it even from Italy.....
Sitting with Lorenzo Lanzi at Silverstone with Skids and challenging Troy Bayliss for a race... PRICELESS.....

Jools ...
 

... you're absolutely right mate - my cheque is also in the post :lol:

I think that's called politic, nothing else. And for people who don't care about that (like me), that's far from being an issue.

And since I met Roy at the brillllllllllllllllllllllllant DSC trackday, I ever wonder if I'm not going to join the GBDOC as well. Just to enjoy all the good things of both clubs (trackdays...) and leaving the politics to others. Those who leave clubs :)

... you think wrong. If you care about the club then it matters. I care very deeply because I worked very hard to make the club a success.

I may. But I'm open to be convinced that I'm wrong. Are you?


We just don't perceive what is a club in the same way. For me it's only an association of people. And the association itself doesn't matter at all, for me only its people do. A club must go in the way which helps its people enjoying what they want to enjoy, and from my point of view that's what it does.


And do you think it's not? I think the result is a success. If you invested so much in the club, why are you not a member of it? Why wouldn't you recommend it to people? To me there is nothing wrong with that club... But I may be blind and daft.

You are neither blind or daft. There is a lot of history here and it is not unusual that clubs develop in this way. This club came from another due to disenchantment and refusal to change.

This is the first and last club I will be a member of - I resigned on a point of principle and when I asked to be reinstated temporarily to complete a piece of work that had been agreed the MT voted no.

I agree with you that the club doesn't matter its the people who do, and thats why I stay a member of this board. I have many people I care about here and this is one of the easiest ways to remain in touch.

So clubs aren't my scene however messageboards and the opportunities they offer to be informed, amused and involved are :)

Cheque posted
 

printed form, filled it all in, wrote cheque, put all in envelope, going to post it right now !

thanks guys (n gals ?)

see you in the members section soon !

G

Youll be ready for your initiation ceremony then..........belts off, trousers down...isnt life a scream!

I voted you should join, which may appear hypocritical as I have not renewed my membership, but historionics apart I feel that it is still a good environment for middle of the road Ducatisti to enjoy their pastime and meet lots of likeminded people ...... don't be drawn into any debate that involves the MT and you have much less chance of being abused and villified for having contencious or challenging views ..... do as Fordie and many like him do, enjoy it for what it is and leave the rest to someone else .... enjoy ... :)

that sounds like fun, I may re-join :p

Dibs ..
 

.. you've already been there :lol:

Seems like some people have found a cheap supply of sour grapes that they haven't told us 'members' about, are they on offer at Tesco?

They may be on offer, but i'll give it a miss if i may.

I am in my second year of paid up membership, I first paid because i felt endebited to other people on the forum who shared their better knowledge and experience with a complete stranger. For the club to continue it has to have an income and if thats all I contribute I am a happy member. The discounts I have received from suppliers as a result of me being a paid up member far outweigh the membership fee.

I can understand why some people dont pay but if they only use the forum for a chat and dont benefit from discounts then thats fair enough.

What I cant stand is bitching/moaning/sniping if you dont like it foxtrot oscar as Im here for my pleasure and enjoyment.

Hav a nice day

I did a DSC track day on my R1 last year and i'm doing the 13th Sept on my GSXR 1000 K6 and i'm still a member........................

Enjoy the Susy you'll be in airbox howling heven.

I get to look at guys in Leathers....all for 38 pence a week!...Aint that right Ruthie!!!!

Someone remove my post? Surely not :)

Anyway here it is again:

Yep Stu ...


... but for how much longer? :lol:

:(

Oh mate...I'm on the MT and have never knowingly abused or vilified anybody.

Now self-abuse, that's a different matter :lol:

no mate, you havent:)

I voted yes.....
I have made some good friends through the club
picked up useful information as well as bits for the bikes through the message board
I have enjoyed some excellent rideouts
Been on some great trackdays
enjoyed the BMF and Popham Megameets with like minded people
Everton's yearly BBQ, Karting at Oxford Stadium and Dinner with the Ducati WSB at Silverstone are other great events I would have missed out on if I had'nt joined the DSC.

At times I wonder what the club is doing, what direction is it going in. But then I remember the club is about us, its members and therefore has a great deal to do with what we put into the club, Pronot's contents are only as good as the contributions sent in by the members and like many I am guilty of not getting things written down and sent in. Rideouts are as good or bad as those you ride with make it. We have had some good Oxon/Berks ones but not as many as I would like and I enjoy joining the Hants or BHCN groups when possible.
Hopefully the club is evolving and moving in the right direction and every year your subscription comes up for renewal and you can look back and determine if you got your moneys worth from your £20.

well my cheque should arrive @ DSC HQ today
now all I have to do is wait for my roundel/roundal to appear !!
thanks again all
G

I joined (and renewed again) even though I live in Switzerland and cannot realistically join in many of the club's UK events/discounts etc. Why - because I find the forum excellent (probably best-in-class of Ducati web boards) most informative, and have established contact with a number of very helpful and knowledgable people.

If I have a negative comment it is that I find Pronto is not what it could be. The "other" club DOCGB have an excellent magazine, lots of depth and a very broad editorial coverage - they are setting the benchmark and I'd rather Pronto be setting the benchmark.

I've been using the forums for a couple of years now. Nice to see pics of bikes. Nice to hear a few jokes and banter. Most of all though, it's the technical help I've received and given which is probably the best thing about all this.

In order to give back in a small way to the club's efforts in hosting the site, I joined last week. I wasn't too bothered about what I got in return for that, it was mostly to support the site.

Pronto is a bit, well, not like Performance Bikes, but then who really expects it to be? If you don't like the content, then 'straight to bin' as they say.

Keyring and stickers....er, yeah ok. Whatever. Slung in a drawer.

As long as people still help me with stuff on here, and if I get a few quid off the price of bits, that'll do me.

Lyndsay.