I don't think the forum used to have a limit to upload photos in the first few posts.
I think the photo limit came in with the conversion to:
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin .
It should be easy enough to make an exception for the
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin links as being "OK".
Many newbies inadvertently upload photos to their Album (without really even knowing it).
However, that means that Savvy users can find them.
Perhaps there is a shortcut, but the method I've found...
My own Gallery Page:
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/392454
@
randyjawa, OP's Profile Page:
https://www.bikeforums.net/members/randyjawa-84826.html
From that link, I recover @
randyjawa's user ID: 84826 from the profile address.
Merge that with my gallery link:
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/84826
And, I get @
randyjawa's album/gallery page.
One point is that that is a pretty convoluted way to get to the gallery page. Why isn't there a quick link?
Still, photos are a pretty key part of several subforums including Appraisals and Mechanics.
Personally I find it annoying spending time uploading links for another person because the system is poorly designed.