CX-GL MCC web site how-to
Main display panel
This is the site home page.
On the left is the menu and on the right is the main page.
Clicking on a link opens the page either in a new tab (or window depending on your browser) or in the main window.
Hovering your mouse over the link tells you what it is
Most of the site activity takes place on the message board.
The following screens show the various parts of the board.
The screen is divided into several areas. This is the top of the page.
From here we can get to the photo gallery, member map, list of members and our profile.
In order to access the Members Areas of the site, you are required to enter your user name and access code/password
There are 3 places where this is entered, two are in the message board area and the other for the chat room/partsfinder/memberfinder etc
This is what you see before you log on. Several of the message board areas are 'members only' so are invisibe until you log on.
This is what you see after you have logged on.
At the bottom of the page, you can see who is currently logged on.
There is a photo gallery, accessible from the Album button. Clicking this shows latest public pictures.
Every user has their own photo gallery, accessible from a uers profile.
See section on the main gallery for Coppermine usage
For complete help and FAQs on the message board, click
here
Here is the initial page for PartsFinder
PartsFinder has many of the parts lists for our bikes, together with availablity and price
Bikes are selected by model country then model within your country
There are often subtle differances between models designed for differant countries
Also on the front page is a search either by part number (omitting the dashes) or by partial name such as 'o-ring'
Once a specific model is selected, we now have 3 options
Add to my bikes. This makes parts selection easier by showing 'my bikes' first.
Show. Opens up all of the parts lists for the selected bike.
Show all parts. Show a complete list of all of the parts sorted by part number
Here we see the pages we are all familiar with when looking at the screen in your Honda dealer
Click on the picture to see the detail
Here we have the detailed picture with the list of parts.
Note that is shown in a new window
Once we have clicked on an item, you get a screen with the part number, name, whether the part has been superceded.
For some items, a picture is available
If the item is in stock with our known suppliers, the price and quantity is shown
Should the item NOT be available from our known suppliers, you can use the part number and name at your local Honda dealer who can look it up on their system and may then either have it in stock or be able to order it for you
By clicking on the 'where used' link, a list of other area where this item is used is then shown
Here is the complete list of parts. Clicking on the + shows where this item appears, clicking on the link opens the parts list (see
here
)
Clicking on the 'How to get the most from this page' like pulls up a help page with items such as model identification and paint codes