Poker run
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Road Captain
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From: St.Louis, MO
Poker run
Yesterday my wife and I attended a poker run sponsered by a different
HOG chapter than ours. I didn't know anybody but everyone was real
friendly as usual. There was a mix of metrics and HD's. We were grouped
with a couple riding one of those Honda VTX something or another. They
all look alike to me. LOL Anyway, everytime this guy cornered he would
scrape his floorboards and panic off the turn and loose his line. I asked
him at one of the stops, how long he has been riding. He said a few years
on that bike, but this was his wifes first poker run. I said in as nice away as
I could that he has some extra weight on the bike and should think about
a little less leans on the turns. I told my wife later, that I'm going to watch
this guy, because I know he's going down. A little later in a slow speed turn,
it happened. Scrape.....panic, off the road into some pea gravel and down
they went. I stopped, they were both ok and other than the saddle bag on
one side getting scratched up and her leg getting scratched a little. He felt
real bad and embarassed. I told him everyone drops one sooner or later,
but when you can walk with and no damage to the bike then it's a good
day. I think he even had the winning hand. At the last stop they left right
away. I doubt his wife will ever get on the back again. That's a shame.
The one good thing I saw was every bike that went by did stop and ask
if we needed help.
HOG chapter than ours. I didn't know anybody but everyone was real
friendly as usual. There was a mix of metrics and HD's. We were grouped
with a couple riding one of those Honda VTX something or another. They
all look alike to me. LOL Anyway, everytime this guy cornered he would
scrape his floorboards and panic off the turn and loose his line. I asked
him at one of the stops, how long he has been riding. He said a few years
on that bike, but this was his wifes first poker run. I said in as nice away as
I could that he has some extra weight on the bike and should think about
a little less leans on the turns. I told my wife later, that I'm going to watch
this guy, because I know he's going down. A little later in a slow speed turn,
it happened. Scrape.....panic, off the road into some pea gravel and down
they went. I stopped, they were both ok and other than the saddle bag on
one side getting scratched up and her leg getting scratched a little. He felt
real bad and embarassed. I told him everyone drops one sooner or later,
but when you can walk with and no damage to the bike then it's a good
day. I think he even had the winning hand. At the last stop they left right
away. I doubt his wife will ever get on the back again. That's a shame.
The one good thing I saw was every bike that went by did stop and ask
if we needed help.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Southeastern USA
RE: Poker run
That sucks, hate to hear about the guy going down. I never know who's more embarressed when I see someone go down on a group ride. Never know if they're more embarressed, or if I'm more embarressed for them. A good friend of mine, older guy, dropped his deluxe at an event last weekend. I felt bad for him. Really bad. All the a**holes in this world, and the nicest guy at the place had to have the bad luck. Just doesn't seem fair. The look on the old guys face made me want to cry. I think I've got him talked into taking the advanced course with me this winter, he really needs some help with his slow speed manuevers.
I don't usually do poker runs anymore, in fact, until yesterday, the last one I went on was as a guest with the CMA 12 years ago (no drinking). Went on one yesterday though, because a friend of mine sponsored it, and really wanted me to go and help. Saw a lot of old faces, caught up with a few people, but had the usual complaints, too much drinking, poor riding ettiquette, and a lot of inexperienced riders doing stupid sh*t, and folks not having the faintest idea how to ride in a pack. I stuck pretty close to an old school friend of mine on a pan/shovel, and I think we actually managed to teach a few of the newer guys around us a few things about riding ettiquette. That is really is how I learned, from more experience riders that I was around years ago, but some things should be common sense and some people are just a**holes, and cannot be taught to be polite. We just let the know it all a**holes blast their way around everybody up to the front and weave around and ride with no hands for miles and do other stupid sh*t up ahead of us where we could keep our eye on them and get clear if somebody went down.
A lot of folks were getting pretty soused by the end of the ride. I was really staying clear of most of the group. That's just stupid, and a recipe for disaster.
I don't usually do poker runs anymore, in fact, until yesterday, the last one I went on was as a guest with the CMA 12 years ago (no drinking). Went on one yesterday though, because a friend of mine sponsored it, and really wanted me to go and help. Saw a lot of old faces, caught up with a few people, but had the usual complaints, too much drinking, poor riding ettiquette, and a lot of inexperienced riders doing stupid sh*t, and folks not having the faintest idea how to ride in a pack. I stuck pretty close to an old school friend of mine on a pan/shovel, and I think we actually managed to teach a few of the newer guys around us a few things about riding ettiquette. That is really is how I learned, from more experience riders that I was around years ago, but some things should be common sense and some people are just a**holes, and cannot be taught to be polite. We just let the know it all a**holes blast their way around everybody up to the front and weave around and ride with no hands for miles and do other stupid sh*t up ahead of us where we could keep our eye on them and get clear if somebody went down.
A lot of folks were getting pretty soused by the end of the ride. I was really staying clear of most of the group. That's just stupid, and a recipe for disaster.
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