The Italian forum has come up with an interesting idea worth considering. The moderator has posted a "sticky" called "Links to the Most Interesting (Popular) Discussions". In it are links to the discussions that cover the subjects MP3 owners most often ask about. In our case the subjects might include: Seat Modifications, Windscreens, Footpegs, MP3 400 vs. 500, etc.
This might cut down on some of the re-inventing-the-wheel discussions that are inevitable as the forum fills more and more pages. I don't think many new comers know about the "Search" button, and even if they did, it returns too many "hits" to be very useful.
http://www.piaggiomp3isti.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1030