Easy way to search ADVrider

[bogus]

i can't for the life of understand why when i look up something as simple as continental divide trail ,this site comes up nada at least it admits its "sucky"

[Boon Booni]

Originally Posted by bogus

i can't for the life of understand why when i look up something as simple as continental divide trail ,this site comes up nada at least it admits its "sucky"

Seriously?

LINK

Click the link

Otherwise, I just used the search function on the forum to search for continental divide trail. Thing is, you've got to spell everything correctly, unlike the Google search.

ADV Search

[Chickenstrip]

Originally Posted by rtadlock

Here is how I search (works in Firefox & Chrome):

Thanks for the tutorial ... is it possible to restrict the search to a specific forum, for instance the Flea Market/Bikes?

[Corinthiano]

Originally Posted by Arch

Using Google to search ADVrider helps the site by reducing its server load. It also allows for three character searches. Till now the way to do it was to use "site:www.advrider.com (enter search term)" in a Google search. For example, here's an ADVrider Google search for the term "motorcycle".

Cool thing is that the latest Google Toolbar makes site searching really easy, with a new button dedicated to searching only the site that's currently loaded. Just enter a search term and click. Go here to d/l the latest version...

http://toolbar.google.com/T4/?promo=mor-tb-en

Unfortunately only available for Internet Explorer and Firefox.

[Boon Booni]

Originally Posted by Chickenstrip

Thanks for the tutorial ... is it possible to restrict the search to a specific forum, for instance the Flea Market/Bikes?

Yes.

If you are trying to search just bikes, say I'm looking for a vstrom for sale, this is what the search would look like.


site:www.advrider.com "ADVrider > Gear > Flea market > Bikes" v strom

The quotation marks are important because it forces google to search for that exact phrase, which is shown at the top of all posts in the bikes section of the flea market, effectively limiting the search to only posts with that at the top.

[SHEgetsDIRTY]

http://toolbar.google.com/T4/?promo=mor-tb-en[/quote]

i have been lurking and here it is: i have finally registered here althought i do not own great bikes like you guys. I am just an avid rider and i got the simplest bikes - scooter... hoops,,, but it's kinda great cause i am enjoying riding on it everyday. I hope to learn more about bikes here cause i am pretty interested in getting na new one (bigger and faster) hope i can handle in the future

I just have this problem:
I am sort of hard-up posting some new threads

Thank you so much for giving time on this

[scooteraug02]

Hope this isn't 205 but

http://www.google.com/sitesearch/


Towards the bottom of the page I typed in Advrider.com and searched R1200GS seats. I got 8 pages of results.

[alletw02]

Sorry if I'm not doing this right, I really don't know what i'm doing on a computer (mostly guessing) but anyway. Im looking for a speedometer for my XL600r it is a 1983 and Honda has discontinued making them. I am in need of the plastic that covers it or the whole thing if it doesn't come apart. I have tried to take it apart but cannot get it apart. Can someone please help me?

[Pr0xy]

This Google search thing is funky.

I tried using the "inurl" command to narrow my search to a specific forum, and I get some results, but something isn't quite right.

For example, I searched the Parts forum for "dr650" using the inurl:"f=53", and got back 8 results. Seems like there should be more results, but that's a different issue.

What bugs me is I click the resulting link on Google and it takes me to page 2 of the Parts forum, where the resulting topic should be... and it isn't there.

Google does show other information for the topic, such as who posted it. This allows me to search Inmates for the forum member and check their recent posts, which then refers me back to Google.

Ugh. Is there a better way?

[Corky1]

How do I subscribe to a thread??
Thanks, Corky

[cyberdos]

Originally Posted by Corky1

How do I subscribe to a thread??
Thanks, Corky

Top right hand corner under "Thread Tools"

[sonic578]

There's actually some useful stuff in this thread, but it is mixed in with useless and erroneous 'tips'.

It would sure be nice if someone would clean this up, provide usable google search techniques (not just fill out a screen, but things that work from the search field in a browser), and post it as a sticky.

[Treadless]

Originally Posted by sonic578

There's actually some useful stuff in this thread, but it is mixed in with useless and erroneous 'tips'.

It would sure be nice if someone would clean this up, provide usable google search techniques (not just fill out a screen, but things that work from the search field in a browser), and post it as a sticky.

That's a good idea. Your idea, your task and then contact a mod and I'm sure it would be possible for them to stickie your new thread.

[resqd1]

Ok I have tried all these things, but still cant get google to work for me. If I want to search for ktm exc or excr in the fleamarket bikes section what do I put in?

[Boon Booni]

Originally Posted by resqd1

Ok I have tried all these things, but still cant get google to work for me. If I want to search for ktm exc or excr in the fleamarket bikes section what do I put in?

It's funny cause what I posted earlier in this thread used to work, I used it, now not so much.

I don't know when it stopped working or why.