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TwoTwenty · 09-04-2009, 02:35 PM

It helps if everyone is riding the same kinda bike. Cruisers and sport bikes don't mix well, especially if there is a lot of starting and stopping.

The_AirHawk · 09-04-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenneth_Moore

Real bikers throw it over their shoulder.

I would - but every time I do that, I have to buy a new headlight, grille, or windshield for the car traveling behind me when the end of it strikes their vehicle..............

silentgrayfellow · 09-08-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pushrod

Good basic stuff.

And fer cryin' out loud, when there is a big group, break it up on the road into (again) small groups, so faster traffic can get around you.

I would further suggest "ability" groups. Of course some experienced riders will have to lead the noobs, but it is beneficial to have a "fast/experienced" group and a "slow/noob" group. Even some of the veteran riders like to take it slow(er).

sarnali2 · 09-09-2009, 01:37 PM

My basic plan for group riding is to see which direction they're pointing and head the other way. Whatever flips your switch I guess but I don't like riding with strangers or newbies.

Duken4evr · 05-06-2013, 06:28 AM

The quality of a group ride is determined by the members of the group. I never set out to ride with a group of people I don't know. Will ride with a buddy now and then, and those are fun. Mostly ride alone though.

If you do have a good no fooling around crew to ride with, hang onto those people. They are gold.

The Spaceman · 05-06-2013, 11:46 AM

Funny this thread resurfaced. I went on my first-ever club ride yesterday with www.sfrc.org. Nice group, mostly middle aged to retirement age gents. A couple chicks. We did about 250 miles around Lake Okeechobee. They "emphasize safety" and don't allow alcohol during the club event. It was an ok way to spend a Sunday, and they actually found roads with curves.

09-04-2009, 02:35 PM	#11
TwoTwenty Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: N.Y. USA Posts: 13	It helps if everyone is riding the same kinda bike. Cruisers and sport bikes don't mix well, especially if there is a lot of starting and stopping. __________________ "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

09-09-2009, 01:37 PM	#14
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,636	My basic plan for group riding is to see which direction they're pointing and head the other way. Whatever flips your switch I guess but I don't like riding with strangers or newbies. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "Denser alloy. My Father gave it to me, I think he wants me to kill you"... CVF-FCV

05-06-2013, 11:46 AM	#16
The Spaceman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,387	Funny this thread resurfaced. I went on my first-ever club ride yesterday with www.sfrc.org. Nice group, mostly middle aged to retirement age gents. A couple chicks. We did about 250 miles around Lake Okeechobee. They "emphasize safety" and don't allow alcohol during the club event. It was an ok way to spend a Sunday, and they actually found roads with curves. __________________ "This used to be a fun country before the conservatives ruined it."

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05-06-2013, 06:28 AM	#15
Duken4evr Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 704	The quality of a group ride is determined by the members of the group. I never set out to ride with a group of people I don't know. Will ride with a buddy now and then, and those are fun. Mostly ride alone though. If you do have a good no fooling around crew to ride with, hang onto those people. They are gold.