Great piece, Ferret. Thanks for sharing. Says a great deal about the perils of almost any sort of group activity and why they should be avoided.
Riding in groups?
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Motogeezer1949_imp
Road warrior
Love group rides, been doing them since 2000. None paced to the slowest rider, but sometimes we wait on them at stop signs. Have about 25 friends, all good riders on good bikes with good personalities and people skills who enjoy getting together in groups of 5 to 10 and taking turns leading every Sunday. There's a great maze of excellent roads around central Florida and we enjoy lots of them within 100 mile or so radius. There are lots of sites and lots of restaurants we enjoy, from fresh fish to BBQ. Most looked forward to are 2 yearly week long rides from central Florida to the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring and fall. As a matter of fact, the fall trip leaves next Saturday. There are 10 of us going. We don't set tire on Interstates, no fast food, no restaurant chains. Mom and pop places all the way. We do lots of other stuff, spend a week at Daytona for watching races and doing demo rides at Bike Week and Fall Cycle Scene. So yea, I dig groups and group rides 
Anybody near/in central Florida wanting to join in, go to Central Florida Cycle Riders on Face Book and sign on. Once there, check out the photos and photo albums!
Look forward to you joining in the fun
Anybody near/in central Florida wanting to join in, go to Central Florida Cycle Riders on Face Book and sign on. Once there, check out the photos and photo albums!
Look forward to you joining in the fun
Motogeezer, what will you be riding? Are you going to score some CB1100 thrills?
SanPete_imp
Been there
Ok Motogeezer you got my attention: Great maze of excellent roads around Central Florida? Blue Ridge Mountains? No interstate? Anyway you can share these routes without having to create a Face Book account?Motogeezer1949_imp said:Love group rides, been doing them since 2000. None paced to the slowest rider, but sometimes we wait on them at stop signs. Have about 25 friends, all good riders on good bikes with good personalities and people skills who enjoy getting together in groups of 5 to 10 and taking turns leading every Sunday. There's a great maze of excellent roads around central Florida and we enjoy lots of them within 100 mile or so radius. There are lots of sites and lots of restaurants we enjoy, from fresh fish to BBQ. Most looked forward to are 2 yearly week long rides from central Florida to the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring and fall. As a matter of fact, the fall trip leaves next Saturday. There are 10 of us going. We don't set tire on Interstates, no fast food, no restaurant chains. Mom and pop places all the way. We do lots of other stuff, spend a week at Daytona for watching races and doing demo rides at Bike Week and Fall Cycle Scene. So yea, I dig groups and group rides
Anybody near/in central Florida wanting to join in, go to Central Florida Cycle Riders on Face Book and sign on. Once there, check out the photos and photo albums!
Look forward to you joining in the fun
Should be able to share routes here or via Google Maps.
the Ferret
Road warrior
This just happened here yesterday
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news...n-cincinnati-brookville-road-in-butler-county
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news...n-cincinnati-brookville-road-in-butler-county
HikerToo_imp
Road warrior
Thread starter
Hmm...do you guys have a helmet law there?The ferret_imp said:
Wear helmet
Don't drink
Don't speed
As we've posted before and it improves you chance of avoiding accidents by a large %
the Ferret
Road warrior
Hiker.. No helmet law in Ohio, or Indiana.
Agree with everything you said.
Agree with everything you said.
Randy B
Road warrior
HikerToo_imp said:
Novice_imp
Been there
I prefer to ride solo. No helmet laws in Ohio and it should stay that way. I always wear one, but I don't want a law that says I have to. Went on a group ride once where one guy got stopped by the police while riding a wheelie up a hill (trooper came over the hill the other way) and one guy put his bike in the ditch. I found I like to do my own thing best.
the Ferret
Road warrior
Yea I should have said " legally, under 18 you have to wear a helmet", but in most cases it would be an incidental ticket with something else, speeding, reckless op, wreck, to be discovered. Never heard of anyone getting pulled over just to be checked for age. Same goes with motorcycle endorsement or insurance for that matter
HikerToo_imp
Road warrior
Thread starter
Hmm..we have not had a helmet law thread around here in a while, maybe start a separate one on that?
the Ferret
Road warrior
Please no.
DGShannon_imp
Been there
The "eye witness" testimony is interesting. When was the last time you saw cruisers going "airborne"? Not exactly sure what she was trying to say.The ferret_imp said:
Motogeezer1949_imp
Road warrior
We brought the CB and my FZ1. Having a great time.Cormanus_imp said:
Ok Motogeezer you got my attention: Great maze of excellent roads around Central Florida? Blue Ridge Mountains? No interstate? Anyway you can share these routes without having to create a Face Book account?SanPete_imp said:Ok Motogeezer you got my attention: Great maze of excellent roads around Central Florida? Blue Ridge Mountains? No interstate? Anyway you can share these routes without having to create a Face Book account?Motogeezer1949_imp said:Love group rides, been doing them since 2000. None paced to the slowest rider, but sometimes we wait on them at stop signs. Have about 25 friends, all good riders on good bikes with good personalities and people skills who enjoy getting together in groups of 5 to 10 and taking turns leading every Sunday. There's a great maze of excellent roads around central Florida and we enjoy lots of them within 100 mile or so radius. There are lots of sites and lots of restaurants we enjoy, from fresh fish to BBQ. Most looked forward to are 2 yearly week long rides from central Florida to the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring and fall. As a matter of fact, the fall trip leaves next Saturday. There are 10 of us going. We don't set tire on Interstates, no fast food, no restaurant chains. Mom and pop places all the way. We do lots of other stuff, spend a week at Daytona for watching races and doing demo rides at Bike Week and Fall Cycle Scene. So yea, I dig groups and group rides
Anybody near/in central Florida wanting to join in, go to Central Florida Cycle Riders on Face Book and sign on. Once there, check out the photos and photo albums!
Look forward to you joining in the fun
Sorry, I think you're going to need to come into at least the 20th century
LOL
the Ferret
Road warrior
The "eye witness" testimony is interesting. When was the last time you saw cruisers going "airborne"? Not exactly sure what she was trying to say.DGShannon_imp said:
Most likely since they were on a curvy road, since some went down, others came around a curve at speed and with nowhere to go hit the downed cycles which launched them upwards.hence the bikes going airborne. Just a guess on my part though.
Motogeezer, good on you for creating a page on Facebook. I hope you get many likes. If it's not publicly available, though, I won't be visiting it. I've tried Facebook and I don't like it. I found it intrusive and I was never completely sure what I was sharing and what I wasn't because every time I (and others) worked it out, Facebook changed the rules so we were sharing again. I also found I was being pestered to be friends with people I wanted nothing to do with and forced to endure extraordinary banality.Motogeezer1949_imp said:We brought the CB and my FZ1. Having a great time.Cormanus_imp said:
Ok Motogeezer you got my attention: Great maze of excellent roads around Central Florida? Blue Ridge Mountains? No interstate? Anyway you can share these routes without having to create a Face Book account?SanPete_imp said:Ok Motogeezer you got my attention: Great maze of excellent roads around Central Florida? Blue Ridge Mountains? No interstate? Anyway you can share these routes without having to create a Face Book account?Motogeezer1949_imp said:Love group rides, been doing them since 2000. None paced to the slowest rider, but sometimes we wait on them at stop signs. Have about 25 friends, all good riders on good bikes with good personalities and people skills who enjoy getting together in groups of 5 to 10 and taking turns leading every Sunday. There's a great maze of excellent roads around central Florida and we enjoy lots of them within 100 mile or so radius. There are lots of sites and lots of restaurants we enjoy, from fresh fish to BBQ. Most looked forward to are 2 yearly week long rides from central Florida to the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring and fall. As a matter of fact, the fall trip leaves next Saturday. There are 10 of us going. We don't set tire on Interstates, no fast food, no restaurant chains. Mom and pop places all the way. We do lots of other stuff, spend a week at Daytona for watching races and doing demo rides at Bike Week and Fall Cycle Scene. So yea, I dig groups and group rides
Anybody near/in central Florida wanting to join in, go to Central Florida Cycle Riders on Face Book and sign on. Once there, check out the photos and photo albums!
Look forward to you joining in the fun
Sorry, I think you're going to need to come into at least the 20th century
I have a grudging admiration for the way Facebook has drawn people in. But I resent being told by commercial operators (so I am not including you Motogeezer) that I have to use Facebook to interact with them. I won't go to their Facebook page unless I can see it without logging in.
I'm not sure whether being on Facebook makes you contemporary. I chose to think it doesn't. I'd be pretty worried if membership of Facebook (or any other business website) became mandatory for internet survival.
No offence intended to anyone who loves Facebook. It just ain't for me.
Motogeezer1949_imp
Road warrior
No problem my friend.
I have a good friend and fellow rider who is in IT for a global network provider who has helped me with my settings. Interestingly, though I am not technologically capable, I have seemed to acquire many geek friends who know their stuff. I guess I help them in areas they need assistance and they help me. I think one would have to give up their computer altogether to not be exposed to some negative aspects of online social intercourse.
That said, the FB route is easy to use for all manner of socialization, almost everyone uses it, and having to repeat or duplicate information elsewhere is time consuming (for me anyway).
Maybe someone will come up with an app that will forward FB information one could subscribe to without perceived risk. In the meantime, let's ride!
Most likely since they were on a curvy road, since some went down, others came around a curve at speed and with nowhere to go hit the downed cycles which launched them upwards.hence the bikes going airborne. Just a guess on my part though.
A 200 bike charity ride sounds like trouble to me
Even though I like and participate in a lot of group rides, I do avoid those charity events. Too many people, inexperienced in the group ride dynamic. I just give 'em some cash and pass on the ride thing !
I have a good friend and fellow rider who is in IT for a global network provider who has helped me with my settings. Interestingly, though I am not technologically capable, I have seemed to acquire many geek friends who know their stuff. I guess I help them in areas they need assistance and they help me. I think one would have to give up their computer altogether to not be exposed to some negative aspects of online social intercourse.
That said, the FB route is easy to use for all manner of socialization, almost everyone uses it, and having to repeat or duplicate information elsewhere is time consuming (for me anyway).
Maybe someone will come up with an app that will forward FB information one could subscribe to without perceived risk. In the meantime, let's ride!
The "eye witness" testimony is interesting. When was the last time you saw cruisers going "airborne"? Not exactly sure what she was trying to say.The ferret_imp said:
Most likely since they were on a curvy road, since some went down, others came around a curve at speed and with nowhere to go hit the downed cycles which launched them upwards.hence the bikes going airborne. Just a guess on my part though.
A 200 bike charity ride sounds like trouble to me
Even though I like and participate in a lot of group rides, I do avoid those charity events. Too many people, inexperienced in the group ride dynamic. I just give 'em some cash and pass on the ride thing !SanPete_imp
Been there
The "eye witness" testimony is interesting. When was the last time you saw cruisers going "airborne"? Not exactly sure what she was trying to say.Motogeezer1949_imp said:No problem my friend.
I have a good friend and fellow rider who is in IT for a global network provider who has helped me with my settings. Interestingly, though I am not technologically capable, I have seemed to acquire many geek friends who know their stuff. I guess I help them in areas they need assistance and they help me. I think one would have to give up their computer altogether to not be exposed to some negative aspects of online social intercourse.
That said, the FB route is easy to use for all manner of socialization, almost everyone uses it, and having to repeat or duplicate information elsewhere is time consuming (for me anyway).
Maybe someone will come up with an app that will forward FB information one could subscribe to without perceived risk. In the meantime, let's ride!
The "eye witness" testimony is interesting. When was the last time you saw cruisers going "airborne"? Not exactly sure what she was trying to say.The ferret_imp said:
Most likely since they were on a curvy road, since some went down, others came around a curve at speed and with nowhere to go hit the downed cycles which launched them upwards.hence the bikes going airborne. Just a guess on my part though.
A 200 bike charity ride sounds like trouble to me
Most likely since they were on a curvy road, since some went down, others came around a curve at speed and with nowhere to go hit the downed cycles which launched them upwards.hence the bikes going airborne. Just a guess on my part though.
A 200 bike charity ride sounds like trouble to me
Even though I like and participate in a lot of group rides, I do avoid those charity events. Too many people, inexperienced in the group ride dynamic. I just give 'em some cash and pass on the ride thing ! 20th Century? That's a bit harsh.
No offense taken though. I used to be an IT guy not too long ago, three years to be exact. I gave that up to pursue a family business. My title was PC/LAN Support tech for a Fortune 500 company (Ranked 247 in 2014). Big Corporation with a large network. Most of my friends were computer geeks, so I know about this Facebook. I just never liked it for many of the reasons Cormanus pointed out. Online social intercourse? That sort of thing is NOT my bag baby! Perhaps I am socially inept. Frankly I wouldn't mind if Facebook blows up today. I think it should.I don't have experience in group riding. I started riding again in 2008. Most of my riding was in Virginia and West Virginia. The Blue Ridge Parkway was my daily commute, which ranks in the top ten best roads to ride. I miss riding those roads compared to what we have here in Florida. Florida roads are never added to the top 10 or 20 for that matter. But the fact that you know there is a maze of excellent roads here, and that you know how to get to the parkway without hoping on the interstate is all I needed to know.
Fellow forum member Ride4Now and I have taken a few trips around central Florida, and we discover new roads each time. He is a pleasure to ride with and I enjoy his company. With so many CB owners around here our riding group should be larger, but not everyone likes riding in groups for the many reasons TheFerret pointed out in his write-up. I experienced some of that in my last outing with five other bikers, but I also experienced some of the benefits. Two of the bikes broke down because of battery problems. We were able to get them back on the road, and that was part of the experience of riding together.
I understand that having to repeat or duplicate information is time consuming at least for you. Even for some folks the copy and paste function may be too tasking (trust me, I know). Regardless, I am no longer asking you. I want to thank you for the heads up. Eventually I will find some of these roads you have been on, and who know, I may find you too.
:hello:
ride4now_imp
Road warrior
I've been on two large group rides...one with the HOG club I used to belong to in Roswell Ga.. We rode up to Chattanooga for an event. It was about 25-30 bikes on back roads that mirror i75. I didn't like it...too much speeding up and then slowing down. And too much testosterone...people trying to show that their bike is louder or faster than yours. Maybe it's a Harley thing...but I won't do it again. I also did a Police supported and chaperoned ride in Tarpon Springs a few years ago. Again a Harley event that had about 150 bikes in it. That event was better because it was slower with controlled lights and a shorter route. I prefer to ride alone but do enjoy it when I'm riding with a friend or a couple of friends who have a similar temperament and riding style. No showing off...just enjoying each others company, the bikes, the route, and of course, the food. That's fun. Of course, I'm absolutely certain that the ride(s) many of us do together in NC next May will qualify as a fun event regardless of how many actually show up! :biker:
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