It is Independence Day at MCrider!!!

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👍 There has never been a better time to become a member of MCrider! 👍

If you have been thinking about it for a while but never pulled the trigger…today is the day.

Wow!!! The last two weeks have been a blur…

I have easily put in 14 hours a day getting ready for this MCrider Independence Day launch. Creating, testing and assuring a good experience for you all takes time and when you are a one-man show…it all falls on the one-man to get it done. 😉

I wanted to provide a little more insight into why I am making the change. In the past, two links have been shared in just about every MCrider video that point to YouTube Membership or Patreon Membership option, those links are MCrider.com/Member and MCrider.com/Support. Over the last few years of running MCrider, I have sent THOUSANDS of curious viewers to those platforms, many have become members. Today those same links in every video now lead here. So, if I had a great thing going, why mess with it?

There are 2 primary reasons for the change.

1. MCrider has outgrown the membership features they offer and the support they provide to MCrider. For every member who signs up, I pay credit card fees and platform fees before any money goes to support MCrider. That has added up to a lot of money over the years. I am not complaining, I signed up for it. But, MCrider is at a point now that it does not make financial sense to pay those fees any longer. Under the new system launched today, MCrider is still responsible for CC fees but there are no platform fees…MCrider is the platform…Independence. Independence offers me the ability to provide more to you…like.
   1. Ad-free videos
   2. Memberships that start on and renew on the day you sign up. In the past, Patreon charged members on the day you signed up and on the first of the month every day after. That was OK if you signed up early in the month, but not really fair if you signed up on the last day of the month because you would be charged two days in a row. I had no control over that aspect in the past…today…Independence.
   3. MCrider can more easily provide things like free-months of service, free deals, and other perks to you that were more difficult to master in the past.
   4. MCrider is now the one-stop-shop for you to create, edit, and manage your membership…that's a beautiful thing.
2. I believe in Freedom of Speech. not only my freedom of speech but yours too…even if I don't agree with the words you choose to speak, I believe you have the right to say them. Some creators have been de-platformed because of what they have said, while others have been allowed to stay and celebrated for saying more offensive arguments from the opposite side of the discussion. Private companies have the right to work with who they choose but when the decisions are made arbitrarily and without consistency, it makes a creator nervous. MCrider has never been “political”. Everyone is welcome here and it will stay that way. But, there comes a time when enough is enough. I am tired of losing members because a “Big Tech” company makes a rash decision and bans a creator because they don't agree with their politics. Those decisions have a ripple effect and they affect creators like me directly. I just want to improve my own skill on a motorcycle and share that knowledge with other riders who are looking to improve their skill as well and do that free of politics and social arguments. I care about everyone, regardless of their political or social beliefs, having solid motorcycle instruction and I intend to continue to provide that to you.
   
   In the end…this is a bit of a risk, but one I believe in. I hope you will support my efforts to provide a good experience for you in spite of the social pitfalls that are prevalent in society today.

What has changed?

• Membership is now a part of MCrider.com instead of having a bunch of 3rd parties (Patreon/Google/YouTube) involved in your membership.
• Your membership is here at MCrider, not a 3rd party as it has been in the past. PayPal will securely process the payment and then all future interaction is with me here at MCrider.com.
• There is now an option for ad-free MCrider videos. I have the last 3 MCrider videos now in the ad-free format on MCrider. Just sign up at the 500cc or above level and ad-free videos will be instantly available on the Video Training page at MCrider. Every MCrider motorcycle training video on one page
• You can pay monthly or annually. There are free months or added perks for most levels if you pay annually.
• Under the new system, your monthly payment will be handled by PayPal. You can pay with a CC, PayPal Account, or checkout as a guest. Your transaction is secured by PayPal and no personal information will ever be sold or shared by me or MCrider…I don’t care what you do outside of MCrider. 😉
• You can easily upgrade, downgrade or cancel your membership at any time in the new system.
• In the future, I may move the field guide to MCrider.com instead of having it hosted on the forums.

What is the same?

• For current members, your access to the forums and field guide will stay the same. You will continue to log in the way you always have, even if/after you decide to switch your membership to the new platform.
• If you are a current member through Patreon or YouTube and don’t want to make the change, you don’t have to…nothing will change for you…with the possible exception of moving the field guide, TBD.
• If you subscribe on YouTube and like to watch videos there, they will still be there every Friday morning at 8 AM. MCrider videos will continue to go out via Facebook and email as they always have.

Why the change?

• Being an independent platform has some big advantages, for me and you. I can now offer additional services like ad-free videos, many other options…coming soon, and different payment methods. Plus I have cut the middle man out between you and me in the payment system. You get privacy and the assurance that the money you choose to spend goes where you want and not shared with a platform you may not always agree with.
• Many of you have asked for a way to separate yourself from “Big Tech” but stay involved with MCrider…this is the solution.
• If you choose to support on the 500cc level or above (More details at MCrider.com/member) you will get ad-free videos. The additional $2 a month over the 250cc level helps pay for the server to host ad-free videos. So, none of your money will go to Patreon or Google/YouTube. You will be investing directly in MCrider and the costs to keep the lights on and the videos flowing. 😊

If you have any questions please send me a message using the form below.