Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > DSC Membership ? POLL

[Sharpy G]

So theres alot of different opinion on here currently re membership

I'm thinking of joining up

but .............

after reading both sides, what are the main reasons to join or gripes not to join ??

I CAN'T DENY IT'S A BL**DY GOOD FORUM !!!

hope this helps other undecided to make a descision

PLEASE ONLY POST YOUR POLL IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BACK IT UP WITH A + OR - COMMENT !

Mods, if you don't like it then you can remove it, but I think its a good marketing/feedback exercise ?

[beancounter]

ffs it's only 20 quid or whatever, get yer money out ya cheapskates!

[andyb]

If you hadnt of come on this site, how much bling would you of missed out on?
How much tech knowledge etc............

trouble is people still get this without being a member!

On the mini2 site, you have restrictions. In order to post a for sale, or on a thread selling something, you have to be a paid up member!

[Ozz]

I pay the membership but: Don't have a Ducati, don't do rideouts or trackdays, have had no discounts. So why join?

Well over the last few years I have met with members from the site who have become good friends regardless of the bike I ride, have been to Italy to the factory and museum (again meetings some great members from here) and as has been said it is only £20. If you have or are considering buying a Ducati then you can certainly afford £20.....

[Brent]

Why not pay £20....

Without the club, what would happen to the web site and the forum.

[Sharpy G]

this is what I'm after !!!!

[andyb]

Originally Posted by Sharpy G

this is what I'm after !!!!

Now do they do it in carbon?

[Sharpy G]

Originally Posted by beancounter

ffs it's only 20 quid or whatever, get yer money out ya cheapskates!

no problem at all with the £20 mate, just need to know what peoples beef is first

[Bionicle]

Originally Posted by Sharpy G

no problem at all with the £20 mate, just need to know what peoples beef is first

Surly you should make your own mind up ? After all its your 20 quid, you have been around long enough to form your own opinion, hell if I had to go round polling people on should I do this or should I do that I would never get anywhere.

While I opted for joining in your poll, it was my choice to join, I have my own reasons, and I am old enough to make my own mind up.

Pay your 20 Quid or don't, its down to you, all this topic will achieve is another platform for sprouting off and flaming. After all if you see a bit of bling for your bike and you like it you buy it, thats your choice. so use your own judjement.

Here is what you get for your 20 quid.

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/index.php?page=JoinUs

Membership numbers are growing rapidly as the news is spreading of the Ducati Sporting Club.
The Club provides the following for members

A bi-monthly newsletter "Pronto" with information on all activities and developments within the Club
An email information service "Avanti" that will on an ad-hoc basis disseminate information between issues of "Pronto"
Provide technical, recall and up-dated information from the factory for owners
Offer a range of trips, including: World Ducati Weekends, World Superbike races in Europe and the UK at discounted rates to members
Meetings at a local level, on a national basis, together with a DSC annual day each summer
Offer access to a number of track day events, in the UK and abroad
Initiate a discount insurance package for members covering old and new machines

Membership costs £20 per annum with an initial £5 joining fee. This includes a joint membership providing one edition of "Pronto" per address only.

In order to join our rapidly swelling ranks, download and print the membership form from here - this is an Adobe Acrobat document, you can download the free Acrobat Reader from here.

Alternatively, you can contact Lizzie for an application form.

Lizzie Monk
The Boundary House,
Upper Cumberland Walk,
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, TN2 5EH

[Sharpy G]

Bionicle, thank you ! all input greatly appreciated

however, it is still quite undeniably interesting to gain other peoples take on the whole thing, don't you agree ?

there are review sites for everything else on the good 'ol tinterweb

Have no doubt, I will be making MY own mind up (if I hadn't already)

but there are obviously issues here that need some addressing