For chapter officers · Updated
Invite members to your chapter
Every rider joins the same way: with your chapter's invite link or code. Board members have their own invite, which makes them officers straight away. See "Invite your activities officer and other officers".
Share your invite link
- Open Chapter console from the menu (top right), then the Members tab.
- Tap Copy link and paste it into your newsletter, an email, a text, or your chapter's Facebook group.
- Riders tap the link, sign in, and they're in. The link fills in the code for them.
Prefer a code people can say out loud at a meeting? Tap Copy code. Riders enter it under Join a chapter on Home.
Choose your own code
- Under Or choose your own code, type something easy to remember, like "chicago-rides-2027".
- Tap Use this code and confirm.
Codes use letters, numbers, and dashes, 6 to 40 characters. Spaces become dashes, and capital letters don't matter. If another chapter already has the code you want, the app says so; try another.
Approving new members
If your chapter asks people to request to join (Settings tab, under Joining), new riders show on Members as "Waiting for approval". Tap Approve to let them in.
People who already have an account
When you import a roster, or load someone's Word card by email, anyone who already has a Kickstand account (they've signed in, or they belong to another chapter) isn't added automatically. We ask them instead. They get an email and a card on their Home screen with Join and No thanks, and only their yes adds them.
Until they answer, you see them under Waiting for their yes on Members, with just the name and email you typed. You can't see their phone, address, H.O.G. ID or emergency contact, and nothing on their account is filled in or changed. Tap Cancel to take the request back. If someone says no thanks, later imports skip them.
New people, and members already in your chapter, are handled the same way as before.
Good to know
- Make a new code (or choosing your own) stops the old code and link working. Riders already in your chapter stay in.
- Removing a member under Members takes away their access to your challenges. Their approved stops stay on the leaderboards. They could rejoin with the current code, so make a new one if you need to keep them out.
- Invite your officers with an officer invite, not the member link. See "Invite your activities officer and other officers".