Some people who were on the old site got their ID and post count transferred over.
And posts can be a load of pointless shite yet still count towards your total.… the 3 word story and word association threads for example. And this one.
I wouldn't call an Aston Martin photo advert pointless.
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Aside from the above Threads you mention (which also appears to bring out the dark side of members
I find the this forum very informative plus a wealth of knowledge (across all the threads), that could be applied for most bike maintenance tasks, or in the case of diagnosing bike issues.