The biggest let down is that Firko let the wankers get under his skin. I and a hell of a lot of other forum members totally agreed with him over the slipping standards of the forum, the difference is that he said openly what he and many others were only thinking which left him out on a limb with little support. Whether you agree with him or not, his posts often inspired great debate and even if you were totally in opposition to his opinions, it was hard to deny that they were well thought out and articulate.
Even though his immence knowledge and unique ability to convey that knowledge in a clear and entertaining manner appear to be lost to the forum for the time being, his actions have had some positive results.
* The spelling, grammar and comprehension of Freakys posts have improved 100%.
* The banal and childish in joke exchanges that contributed diddley squat to the quality of the forum have thankfully disappeared.
Like Oldschool and some other forum members I've known Firko since our first go as racers back in the early 70s and I've never met a bloke with so much passion for old dirt bikes. He has no bias against any brands and never got involved in those childish criticisms of other peoples favourite bikes(Maicos/Hondas/Yamahas/Suzukis etc are crap, type of stuff), he hates that bullshite. To him all old bikes deserve a bit of love as a trip through his collection would attest. He's seriously getting stuck into his hot rod bikes for CD6 and the Nats and I guarantee that you'll be blown away by all of them, and one bike in particular come the Queens Birthday weekend at Conondale. If his fitness improvements continue, we may even see him having a ride, who knows!
