Alone Or Not?
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2005
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Most all of my friends ride, many of us have ridden together for over 2o years. Really enjoy riding with my buddies, we have had a lot of great times together, looking forward to many more. I'll ride solo every so often to clear my head or if none of them are free, but the majority of the time, I ride with my buddies.
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 212
Likes: 1
From: Florida Space Coast
Used to ride with groups of friends of 5-10 bikes. Not so much anymore. After a few of them got dusted by cagers, the rides kinda went away.
I ride a lot, about 50 50 by myself or with the wife.
If I'm on my '95 with the 113 stroker, I just about have to ride by myself. Like to get a bit crazy on her (wheelies, burnouts and fast, it's what I built her for) but, the wife likes that too. Just no other bikes.
We occasionally ride with a few friends on the 2012 Street Glide but, just to much concentration.
Guess my age has changed the way I think.
Still love to have the wind in my face, just no substitute!!!!
I ride a lot, about 50 50 by myself or with the wife.
If I'm on my '95 with the 113 stroker, I just about have to ride by myself. Like to get a bit crazy on her (wheelies, burnouts and fast, it's what I built her for) but, the wife likes that too. Just no other bikes.
We occasionally ride with a few friends on the 2012 Street Glide but, just to much concentration.
Guess my age has changed the way I think.
Still love to have the wind in my face, just no substitute!!!!
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 9,850
Likes: 220
From: Sacramento, CA.
Most road trips with friends of over 30+ years. There used to be a big group, but as we all get older, there's only a few of us able to ride. But I do enjoy riding by myself. I'll just decide to take off & head down to SoCal to see family.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,036
Likes: 25
From: Texas
Im not a fan of group rides generally, there's always one or two guys who just can't run a straight line, or insist on going too slow or too fast. I got a small group of friends I'll do group rides with, since we all are familiar with each others style and habits, but outside of that, I usually prefer to go it alone.
Novice
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
I usually ride with at least one other person, just because in my group someone is always riding somewhere to do something at some point. Alone isn't bad either if I have no destination and just want to ride. In my experience though whether it's alone or in a 100+ bike blessing you always have to have your head on a swivel and be looking out for anything and everything constantly, so riding in groups doesn't really "add" to the worry factor. I will say the best time I had riding last year was a group of us- 6 bikes and 10 people altogether putting in 350 miles in a day all over southern Ohio.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,446
Likes: 5
From: Mesquite Tx
I guess I'm the odd man out here. I prefer to ride with my brother and three other friends. Our group of five is the prefect size in my opinion, we all have similar riding styles and we are like minded. We all prefer to ride than set in a bar and we like to ride a little faster than the posted speed and prefer the twisties to the flats.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 32,851
Likes: 17,888
From: Newcastle, OK
I prefer to RIDE. If others want to join me, that's OK.
I was invited to go riding with some guys in the neighborhood a while back. We ended up in a bar about 10 miles up the road. That isn't what I consider a ride. I haven't been out with the same group since. I'd rather be riding.
I was invited to go riding with some guys in the neighborhood a while back. We ended up in a bar about 10 miles up the road. That isn't what I consider a ride. I haven't been out with the same group since. I'd rather be riding.
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