So I'm moving to Florida, what does a rider need to know?
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From: Lake City, Florida (Native)
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When you move to Florida....move here to 'live'. We won't care how you
'used to do it' where ever you came from.
It is hotter and muggier here in the summer than where ever you came from. It gets cold here in the winter, so when you say " I should have stayed in ("where ever you live now"). We will say, "Move your *** back there." We have bugs here. We have alligators. Most of us have seen both. It rains in the summer. Hurricanes...not so much, but we hear about them 22 hours a day on the TV.
Florida crew is mostly good people. Hard workers for the most part, except for the two trying to find a job, and three retirees, and the other one.
Hope you like it here.
Chuck the mensh
'used to do it' where ever you came from.
It is hotter and muggier here in the summer than where ever you came from. It gets cold here in the winter, so when you say " I should have stayed in ("where ever you live now"). We will say, "Move your *** back there." We have bugs here. We have alligators. Most of us have seen both. It rains in the summer. Hurricanes...not so much, but we hear about them 22 hours a day on the TV.
Florida crew is mostly good people. Hard workers for the most part, except for the two trying to find a job, and three retirees, and the other one.
Hope you like it here.
Chuck the mensh
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From: Ottawa, Canada, summer, Daytona Beach Florida, winter
RIDE LIKE NOBODY SEES YOU BECAUSE THEY DON'T!
In Daytona last week an 89 year old man pulled out in front of a bike right at an intersection. Killed the women on the spot, the fellow is in critical condition.
Just be careful out there.
Oh ya a motor cop died last week as well, way to bad because it sounded like he was a good fellow.
We are here because we love the weather here.
In Daytona last week an 89 year old man pulled out in front of a bike right at an intersection. Killed the women on the spot, the fellow is in critical condition.
Just be careful out there.
Oh ya a motor cop died last week as well, way to bad because it sounded like he was a good fellow.
We are here because we love the weather here.
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From: Ocala, FL
When you move to Florida....move here to 'live'. We won't care how you
'used to do it' where ever you came from.
It is hotter and muggier here in the summer than where ever you came from. It gets cold here in the winter, so when you say " I should have stayed in ("where ever you live now"). We will say, "Move your *** back there." We have bugs here. We have alligators. Most of us have seen both. It rains in the summer. Hurricanes...not so much, but we hear about them 22 hours a day on the TV.
Florida crew is mostly good people. Hard workers for the most part, except for the two trying to find a job, and three retirees, and the other one.
Hope you like it here.
Chuck the mensh
'used to do it' where ever you came from.
It is hotter and muggier here in the summer than where ever you came from. It gets cold here in the winter, so when you say " I should have stayed in ("where ever you live now"). We will say, "Move your *** back there." We have bugs here. We have alligators. Most of us have seen both. It rains in the summer. Hurricanes...not so much, but we hear about them 22 hours a day on the TV.
Florida crew is mostly good people. Hard workers for the most part, except for the two trying to find a job, and three retirees, and the other one.
Hope you like it here.
Chuck the mensh
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From: Near Frankenmuth, MI
Hope you can get used to 4 or 5 lanes of traffic all going the same way, and 8 or 12 lane roadways and intersections.
I headed to Tarpon Springs in March and rented a nice Heritage while there. The ride down the Golf Blvd. was fun. Everywhere else there were too many lanes of traffic to safely see and judge their movement. I guess you can get used it after a while.
Hope the move works out for you.
I headed to Tarpon Springs in March and rented a nice Heritage while there. The ride down the Golf Blvd. was fun. Everywhere else there were too many lanes of traffic to safely see and judge their movement. I guess you can get used it after a while.
Hope the move works out for you.
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From: Ocala, FL
Hope you can get used to 4 or 5 lanes of traffic all going the same way, and 8 or 12 lane roadways and intersections.
I headed to Tarpon Springs in March and rented a nice Heritage while there. The ride down the Golf Blvd. was fun. Everywhere else there were too many lanes of traffic to safely see and judge their movement. I guess you can get used it after a while.
Hope the move works out for you.
I headed to Tarpon Springs in March and rented a nice Heritage while there. The ride down the Golf Blvd. was fun. Everywhere else there were too many lanes of traffic to safely see and judge their movement. I guess you can get used it after a while.
Hope the move works out for you.
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you will find out that a lot of the Crew do not and will not ride in the 407 area code I live here so I have no choice, I like to ride with the Crew I call Harvey my GPS he has showed my the way.
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From: Florida
Welcome to Florida.
I moved to Orlando first and it was a nightmare. Moved to West of Tampa and not much better. There are lots of places to see safely. Hook up with the crew. They are great and know the area very well. They can show you more in one day than it took me all these years. Listen to what they say. They know from experience. Be safe and ride often.
FLHPRK
I moved to Orlando first and it was a nightmare. Moved to West of Tampa and not much better. There are lots of places to see safely. Hook up with the crew. They are great and know the area very well. They can show you more in one day than it took me all these years. Listen to what they say. They know from experience. Be safe and ride often.
FLHPRK