Editors Intro To The Forum.

The Brit Chopper Forum…… Now, Forums can be pretty dodgy, with people swearing at each other and threatening to turn up on your doorstep and “fill you in”. For some reason, we get none of that. We don’t have a swearword-filter ‘cause we don’t need one. We often swear in our editorials, but only when it’s in context (example, “I dropped the sledgehammer on me foot and it fucking hurt”). The forum is moderated, but the Moderators rarely have to step in. It’s a happy place where you can drop in for an hour after a stressful day and end up pissing yourself laughing. Or you can go to one of the “Help” sections and your technical problems will be solved within hours. All of the “Staff” are on there, so you can read the magazine, ask us a question about a feature, and get an immediate response. We purposely kept the topics simple, so it’s easy to navigate. The sections are split into different “Sheds”. I like the Comfy one, where you can enter “General Banter” at your own risk, as it’s a pretty lawless area. The other advantage of the forum is that all the “For Sale/Wanted" adverts are there, instead of filling valuable pages, and they’re all current, so no waiting 3 months for your advert to appear. And they’re free.

I could go on about us for ages, but as I can only type with one finger, I’m getting knackered, so I’ll finish by telling you a little about the people that make this magazine possible.

There’s me (Desperate), Phixer and PantherShaun who sort-of own it….the “Gaffers”, and there are three girlies without whom none of this would be possible. Hayley (Mrs. PantherShaun), Mrs Twang and Sooze…..the “Staff”.

That’s six of us. Three geezers and three girlies. Can’t be fairer than that. And there are five fella’s that keep an eye on the forum. Mark S, Skooshbag, Steveredd, Ricthestick and my personal bodyguard, Ziggy. You can read about them elsewhere on this site as I’m going to make them all introduce thierselves.

And finally, let me tell you about the two most important groups here. Firstly, the contributors, most of whom nip in from the forum with cracking stories. You could be a contributor, just send us your stuff, ideas or pictures to us. It doesn’t even have to be anything to do with moving transport, but it helps if it’s that way inclined. A prime example is “Gary’s Grandad”. Excellent piece. And secondly, you, our reader. C’mon, order a copy, settle yourself down on the bog, and have a good read. And a warning….make sure you’ve got a bog-roll ‘cause it’s printed on really shiny paper.

Enjoy your visit here.

Chris “Desperate” Ireland.

Editor.