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Here's my new profile: @FelicianoTech

If you're already following this account, you should be automatically following the new one within the hour as I migrate.

Thanks @ellie for maintaining this instance for so long.

Ricardo N Feliciano 1d ago

Okay folks, this is my second to last post on Bikers.Social. Since this instance is shutting down, I've made a new Mastodon instance for motorcyclists called "The Moto Network". It can be found at https://social.themoto.network

I've copied the server description and rules from Bikers.Social but I'll make them our own as time goes on.

If you need some help on how to migrate your account, here's a decent guide: https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/

#motorcycles #bikers #motorcycle

TMN Social

A place for the motorcycle community! No matter what you ride, if it has two wheels and an engine you are welcome.

Mastodon hosted on themoto.network

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Ricardo N Feliciano 2d ago

@FelicianoTech I had an issue logging in to the server on the Android app. Might be a Cloudflare issue. I eventually got it to work. Creating an account and logging in on the website worked perfectly though.

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Ricardo N Feliciano 2d ago

My new account is @FelicianoTech. I'll migrate my account over in a week or so. For now I want to remain on the local feed on this server in case I can help anyone switch over who wants it.

Ricardo N Feliciano 2d ago

My replacement for "Bikers.Social" has been created. The new server goes by "The Moto Network" and can be found at https://social.themoto.network

I'm still in the process of fine tuning it so for now you have to request an invite. If you sign up, mention "Bikers
Social" in the reason box and I'll approve you.

I've copied the server description and rules from Bikers.Social but I'll make them our own as time goes on. If the first few weeks go well, I'll open up registrations to not require review.

TMN Social

A place for the motorcycle community! No matter what you ride, if it has two wheels and an engine you are welcome.

Mastodon hosted on themoto.network

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Ricardo N Feliciano 3d ago

According to Ellie's post, Bikers.Social will "start" being shutdown on August 1st. I'm not sure how long that takes so as far as I'm concerned, we have until July 31st to migrate our accounts. I aim to have the new server up in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Ricardo N Feliciano 3d ago

Okay I'm going to bite the bullet. I am setting up a new Mastodon instance to replace Bikers.Social, which is sadly going away.

I just bought the domain name and am beginning to set up the server. 🤞

I'm also figuring out how to do GitHub Sponsors so I can recoup the domain cost and save up enough to move to proper servers.

Ricardo N Feliciano 6d ago

❓ If I started a new motorcycle-focused Mastodon instance, would you use it? Would you occasionally donate a tiny amount of money?

I'm asking because this instance, Bikers.Social, is going away at the end of the month. I don't know where to migrate to and am wondering if a new instance makes sense.

#motorcycles #motorcycle

Yes, and I'd donate too

57.1%

Yes, but I won't donate

No

42.9%

Poll ended at Jul 12 at 3:19am.

Ricardo N Feliciano Jul 3

So Bikers.Social is going away.... now what? 😔

Find an alternative? (I've only seen 1 so far)

Start a new one?

Give up a dedicated motorcycle social account all-together?

Threads	https://www.threads.net/@ftechmoto
Main Masto	https://nanobyte.cafe/@FelicianoTech