In 1987, Len Nelson, the founder of Motocom Inc., created an online Motorcycle community which he maintained and hosted via a singleline dialup bulletin board service. The BBS was called Motorcycling Resources. Enthusiasts began posting messages to one another and sending in all kinds of motorcycle information. With the help of the user community a database of motorcycle products and services was quickly established. The bulletin board is long gone but the spirit of the enthusiasts who helped get RepairManual started remains strong. We are repeatedly amazed by the generosity, of enthusiasts who take the time to pass valuable information along to grow this website. The passion for their machines and the pastime crosses over hundreds of makes and models. Without this support RepairManual would not exist. Prior to the Gulf War, Len was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. He immediately went on to pursue an MBA in Human Resources Management at Pace University located in New York. By day, Len worked for the Marketing Research Department of Prodigy Online Services. Len reported directly to the Marketing Research Director and provided support in developing survey samples, analyzing survey data and generating findings and recommendation reports for presentation to the executive team. As the Internet and Prodigys online service converged Len was given the opportunity to launch an online Motorcycle Community of Interest. Prodigy had glued file libraries, chat rooms, bulletin boards, web pages and advertising all into one. Len developed the initial Prodigy Motorcycle website and acted as the moderator for several years. Len soon found himself in Southern California involved in a website effort called Motorcycle Online Magazine. This project proved to be an invaluable threeyear research study offering insight as to what could be done on the internet. Len focused most of this time here on marketing research and website development. The site continues to flourish at the time of this writing. Mr. Nelson moved to Atlanta, GA and took on the role of webmaster for the Corporate Communications Department of MCI telephone services. His responsibilities included maintaining the Divisions website, working with a team to develop and implement online surveys and promotional pieces, as well as creating, presenting and maintaining an interactive database of corporate messaging. This included everything from designing and building standalone websites to digitizing video streams of executive presentations for companywide download. Len worked directly with MCIs web experts in Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods, as well as with the Corporate Messenging group in Washington D.C. collaborating when needed to complete various projects. Len maintained this role until Worldcom bought out the company and moved operations to their corporate center in Jackson, MS.

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