Wouldn't it somewhat make more sense to have a general forum with bits and pieces on which is free to access and have a subscription forum which contains "members discussion/ride outs/downloads/service guides etc..." that way people can at least use the forum and if they are interested in ride-outs and help etc then they have to pay the fee otherwise no one will pay unless they know what they are paying for.
I know myself if I found the website and it asked me to pay before I could see what was there I'd say **** it.
In the end of the day you don't want to loose all your user base to wiltshire riders.
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