I can't believe this site wants to
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This one? http://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/
If so, I hate to have to tell you this, but there really is nothing free about that site. It is actually run by Honda, not sponsored by them and you paid for it when you bought your bike.
Ok, it is free to use in a sense, but the cost is its real business purpose to learn as much about your ownership habits as possible so they and their dealers can sell you services and, of course, your next bike or two. It's known as CRM or Customer Relationship Management. (incidentally, I investigated that site for a while in the early days when I still had my Interceptor)
Almost every vehicle manufacturer, including FoMoCo (http://www.ownerconnection.com), offer these sites/services and more often than not, they are run by the marketing department. Some have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars developing and promoting them, and they did not do that out of the goodness of their hearts. That should tell you something.
Ownersite.com was actually developed, in part, as an alternative with far greater functionality and no veiled or hidden agenda of wanting to learn more about you for financial gain. We charge a subscription, provide you a service and tell you in writing that we will not do anything with your personal information.
If so, I hate to have to tell you this, but there really is nothing free about that site. It is actually run by Honda, not sponsored by them and you paid for it when you bought your bike.
Ok, it is free to use in a sense, but the cost is its real business purpose to learn as much about your ownership habits as possible so they and their dealers can sell you services and, of course, your next bike or two. It's known as CRM or Customer Relationship Management. (incidentally, I investigated that site for a while in the early days when I still had my Interceptor)
Almost every vehicle manufacturer, including FoMoCo (http://www.ownerconnection.com), offer these sites/services and more often than not, they are run by the marketing department. Some have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars developing and promoting them, and they did not do that out of the goodness of their hearts. That should tell you something.
Ownersite.com was actually developed, in part, as an alternative with far greater functionality and no veiled or hidden agenda of wanting to learn more about you for financial gain. We charge a subscription, provide you a service and tell you in writing that we will not do anything with your personal information.
Last edited by webmaster; Mar 14, 2004 at 08:55 PM.
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#One F150 4X4: First welcome to this very informative site. You will find many things out about your truck you may have not known and maybe recommend something we don't know. Your first posts should not be to criticize this site, but to be welcomed and then be informed. If a small fee for something that makes life a little less complicated is available and you want to join by all means go ahead(or not) but don't get your panties in an uproar complaining here about it. There is nothing free in life so be prepared to pay down the road. In closing again welcome to F-150 online and i hope you enjoy it as much as we all here do. 
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I appreceate all the
feed back and I really DO like this board. By the way webmaster the link you gave me was what I was looking for. Please don't take this the wrong way but I had posted to the transmission page a while back and got no responses. One person said he was having the same problem. The ONLY reason I'm saying this is earlier in a post someone made a statement I should be welcomed and become informed. This isn’t my first post and it is my own fault for not following up but I have limited time on this computer and can't always do what needs to be done. This is a great site and I do enjoy reading the posts.