You can change the avatar as follows. At the top of the bike forums page is a white arrow pointing to Your Control Panel. Click on that. Then click on Edit Options. Scroll down to the bottom and there you can change the avatar. There is a default collection you'll recognise are used elsewhere by other members. You can also create your own. There is a limit on the size of an avatar you create, so I think you'll need to create it as jpeg. I think my one was 64x64 that I captured with a shareware utility called SnagIt. I then saved the image as a jpeg. When you creat your own avatar, you give it the name of the file and it get's uploaded. If the avatar is too big, I recall getting a message back from the server telling me so.