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    • SVG's Are Coming

      Hello All,

      Introduction

      So I know I keep spouting on about the updates to the forum, and yes these things take time.

      I am not even through the first stages of these updates, but I've got plenty of ideas about what could be useful things to have.

      I will take this opportunity to give a shout out to @Arite who has been spending time heading up designs for some of the systems more complicated features.

      Scalar Vector Graphics

      One of the things that I have been working on however, has started to take shape over the last couple of days.

      The ability to view the parts diagram is no doubt an extremely useful feature, and it's probably one of the only reasons I use websites such as Fowlers.

      I figured as this is the place for DTR's that we should in fact have our very own exploding diagrams.

      Unlike all of the other parts diagrams available, I have instead opted to make these graphics Scalar Vector. Essentially what this means is that as you zoom in on the image, the image will redraw itself. This results in a crystal clear image every time.

      Don't believe me?

      Have a look at our Logo

      Use Ctrl and the mouse wheel to zoom in on the image. Notice how it doesn't lose resolution

      Integration With the DTR Forum

      With that cleared up then, how is this going to be incorporated to the DTR forum.

      I have created a dedicated section for these images to be stored.

      Users will be able to navigate to this section, select the vehicle they're interested in, select the part, then explore the diagram in infinite detailing.

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      The beauty of having it in our community is that I have made it so that the parts are linkable to other members.

      From the URL you can specify the bike and part that you are viewing, allowing you to help other members with the high resolution graphics.

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      This part is far from complete yet, there is still lots to do. I presume many users will be using their mobile devices, as such these high resolution images may impede performance. Work needs to be done to minimise the network payload too.

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      Since the SVG's total to around 120Mb per bike, I will have to ensure that alternatives are provided for those of you on lower power devices.

      Conclusion

      This is still very much in early days yet, the ideas will get revised and the layouts shuffled, but I feel that it's a feature worth investing time into.

      I shall continue to make good progress on the extension to this forum, in due course time I will be releasing updates to this forum that should help keep the community alive.

      Comments welcome.

      posted in Announcements
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    • Covid-19

      Hi Everyone,

      I just want to say that I hope everyone is self isolating, staying safe and keeping themselves busy through these trying times.

      I know times are dark at the moment and we all have our demons to battle. We'll get through this and I am really proud that as a nation we have come together.

      https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs

      If you haven't seen the incredible charity of our nation as we collectively donated 10 million pounds for Captain Tom to walk his garden on behalf of the NHS, then please do check it out.

      It's so heart warming to see that we can set aside our differences and come together for a fantastical cause. Big up to all you key workers out there. Maximum respect for each and every one of you.

      My nan passed away to the virus early last week, it came as a shock to us all and she is dearly missed. She is just one of the many victims of the deadly virus.

      Stay safe.

      Calum

      posted in Off Topic
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    • Suns Out Bikes Out!

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      First time riding it since I built the damn thing!

      Lots of teething issues to sort out!

      posted in Off Topic
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    • New Moderator

      I would like to announce that @Mightyman has now become a moderator to the forum.

      He's been with us since the launch of the new site and is always quick to spot things I miss.

      Hopefully he can help out around here.

      Cheers bud.

      posted in Announcements
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    • Outage

      Hi Everyone,

      Sorry for the recent outages I've been upgrading the machine and forum software, consequently something bad happened and the box refused to come back on line.

      Some things during investigation grabbed my attention so I saw to them whilst fixing the issues.

      We're now on the latest version of the forum software, but I can already see some potential bugs and what not.

      I will keep an eye on them, and upgrade at the latest opportunity.

      For now just bare with any bugs we see.

      Kind Regards,

      Calum

      posted in Announcements
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    • Swindon Meet

      So unfortunately I broke my phone, but I borrowed a phone from a friend and took a few snaps of this little gem.

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      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: The Leviathan Project

      Two long years

      https://youtu.be/n8NCG4xdbqY

      posted in DTRE
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    • Forum Updates

      Forum Update

      There is going to be a forum outage at some point this weekend.

      The forums software has become out of date and I may as well update the machine as well.

      I don't know how long this will take, or when I will actually get around to doing it. Either way if you find you can't access the forum, that'll be why.

      It will all come back up on Monday.

      Emails

      As has been request, I will also get around to setting up the emails on this server so that they actually work. I shall try and include this for the outage this weekend

      Hardware Update

      Also, I would like to note, there will be another outage in the next few weeks or so. The hardware I am using is going to be upgrade for a faster machine and just a general refresh.

      URL Change

      I also intend to move the location of the forum to dt125r.co.uk/forum and instead have a home page not related to the forum software. This change is going to be massive under the hood, as all of the links are going to need to be changed.

      When I actually do this latter change I don't actually know. As said I will have to buy a new computer and stuff so it's whenever I got the spare cash.

      Website Upgrade

      I do want to shake the web site up a little bit and offer more content, this will come over the course of the year, but in order for these changes to be accommodated, I must first invest in some new hardware.

      Ultimately the majority of this work is not going to happen overnight, significant time is going to be invested to ensure that we do not lose the hard work we have put into this forum.

      If there are any questions be sure to let me know down below

      Regards,

      Calum

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: Forum Instability

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      There it is ladies a d gents, The DT Forum. And above it the bastard thing that burnt out earlier lol.

      posted in Forum Related Issues
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    • Forum Instability

      Wow, there is always something else am I right?

      This forum is really suffering from instability issues at the moment I have no ideas why.

      I can't see anything in the logs to suggest that there is something wrong with the machine but I will continue to investigate.

      I have ordered a new machine and new hard disk, so I will look to migrate the server to this very soon. The machine is also slightly faster so should be able to handle more concurrent users.

      Sorry for the inconvinience guys I will do my best to try and resolve the issues we're having.

      Kind Regards,

      Calum

      posted in Forum Related Issues
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    • RE: Forum Outage

      Forum upgraded to the latest version and servers patched 😃

      posted in Forum Related Issues
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    • RE: Hall of fame

      Soon, I am going to upgrade the forum software and buy a new computer for the forum and do a lot of other stuff.

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: New section suggestion

      @CYBER-NINJA So I am currenyly in the process of building a Hall of Fame section. Thisnwouod be a place where users can submit a photo of their bike to associate with profile.

      Maybe this could be Owners Garage. Where users could up load photos of their vehicles along with information.

      posted in Off Topic
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    • Hilarious Book Title

      Not real, but had me ROARING!

      https://i.redditmedia.com/dBYEWPGmI3mlSM3rcZUaeoCQK4ZNTaceF86ZQsJUvqM.jpg?w=320&s=341a165760895a28a27d2683bdbce76e

      posted in Off Topic
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    • New Smoker

      So I bought a new Two Stroke on the weekend, add to the collection and what not.

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      This is a Cagiva Raptor, effectively it's a Cagiva Mito but in a Streetfighter chassis.

      It's got Brembo Brakes (front and rear), marzocchi forks and a TYGA full system.

      It's not got the original barrel, missed out on an auction for that last night. The front mud guard needs attention.

      Otherwise it's all complete and together. I haven't ridden it yet, it's got no MOT/Tax. I probably won't use it this year, but all in good time.

      posted in Off Topic
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    • RE: Scheduled Outage

      So there was actually quite a few issues, and upon resolving these issues my IP address has been changed.

      So for anyone having issues accessing this site on certain platforms, it's because your machine is using cached DNS settings for the old address. Since we have a new address you will need to refresh the DNS. This should expire in due course time and sort itself out anyway..

      They have supplied me with a new router. I've been told it could take up to 10 days for all the changes to propagate through and I must reboot the router then as well. I am told the issues have been identified and are being resolved, which is good news.

      Sorry for the inconvenience, hopefully service will be resumed.

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: Outage

      @Jens-Eskildsen I do it because each and every single one of you make it worth it.

      A big thank you to everyone who contributes to the site. You guys make it all worth while.

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: Outage

      Alright fine I will ring virgin tomorrow as this is unacceptable now.

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: Emoticons Fixed!

      Emoticons working again. Again had to quiz @Arite to get them working again. Very annoying.

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: SVG's Are Coming

      Jeez, how have I still not done this. Most of the SVG stuff is implemented now. I was just adding some mechanism so you can zoom and drag the image as you like.

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      I have spent many hours compiling all of the parts I could find for both the R and RE then making them completely scalable. So you should be able to examine the parts in infinite detail now.

      posted in Announcements
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