View Poll Results: do you enjoy group rides
no hate them
35
28.46%
yes love them
14
11.38%
like rides of less than 5 people
59
47.97%
like rides of less than 10 people
15
12.20%
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group rides
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 9,384
Likes: 1,776
From: Central Texas
cldriver has a set, he was just making conversation. As For me two is company,three is OK and four is plumb out of the question.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 12,653
Likes: 18
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Largest group ride I've been on to date, was a PGR mission with about 70 bikes and a few cages. Kind of cool looking in the mirror, or ahead, (I was pretty much in the middle), and seeing all those bikes. And it was a good ride at road speeds. Wouldn't have been much fun if it had been in parade mode at 20 miles per hour.
Usually, group rides I participate in are much smaller. I usually keep my head on a swivel until I get comfortable with everyone's capability, taking note of those that follow the safety rules, and those that don't.
Usually, group rides I participate in are much smaller. I usually keep my head on a swivel until I get comfortable with everyone's capability, taking note of those that follow the safety rules, and those that don't.
I like going on the escorted veteran rides where everything is run in an orderly fashion like a parade. But on poker runs and the such, my buds & I usually will attempt to put in some space from the pack.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 2,959
Likes: 1,988
From: CA
90% of my rides are either solo or with my wife on her own bike. There are a few friends we ride with occasionally, rarely more than 5 in the group. We do a couple charity rides a year, but other than those, we avoid big group rides.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 19,980
Likes: 6,107
From: Florida
I got a couple friends who always go on them & I always turn them down...I like to ride at my own speed, stop & go when & where I want. I've even gone on vacations or Daytona by myself. Even went to England once by myself. That way, I ain't gotta rush or lag for anyone.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,552
Likes: 81
From: Largo, FL
I prefer solo riding myself too. Riding with a friend or 2 every so often is ok, but no more than that. My 2 favorite hobbies, riding and fishing/boating, are my way of getting away from people and spending time with my wife.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 2,059
Likes: 4
From: Florida
Riding in high speed dog packs is a young mans game. It's a real adrenalin rush as well as extremely dangerous.
I rode in the Sturgis, MI toy run for 15 years in a row even though it grew to be fairly dangerous. Rolling though those little towns, people lining the streets to gawk slapping the kids hands and the OL throwing candy off the back... it's a great time!
Since I've been in FL, I went on the Abate toy run a couple of times. It's too boring. I just sleep in and go to the end point, donate a toy and wander around to look at the bikes.
I rode in the Sturgis, MI toy run for 15 years in a row even though it grew to be fairly dangerous. Rolling though those little towns, people lining the streets to gawk slapping the kids hands and the OL throwing candy off the back... it's a great time!
Since I've been in FL, I went on the Abate toy run a couple of times. It's too boring. I just sleep in and go to the end point, donate a toy and wander around to look at the bikes.