Riding style and groups

mustangguy said:

I am in search of joining a group or person who has a similar riding style to me. It seems like a lot of folks want to do bike trips like a tour bus. Up early, ride 7-8 hours, settle down, get up early again, ride 8 hours, settle down, ride 6 hours, etc etc etc. I ride for the sake of enjoying the destinations and from time to time enjoying the actual ride. Although I am 50-ish, I do like the adrenaline pumping from time to time, and do tend to speed... I smoke cigarettes, I drink, and I am a bid foul mouthed usually attached to my sense of humor. Although I haven't been drunk in years, I do like a wee dram or a pint now and then.


Likes:

1: Hitting the throttle from time to time for the thrills
2: twisties!
3. short to mid length rides
4. enjoying an area for a day or two before moving on...
5. hitting the alternate route on my sat-nav
6. walks and hikes and smelling the roses
7. friendship and loyalty
8. pubs
9. family

Dislikes:

1. Long rides on 4 lanes
2. riding slow all of the time
3. complainers

PS: I live on the border of Ohio and WV...

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36654 said:

What the heck is the "Herd"

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glenfiddich said:

Sounds like you figured out 12 good reasons so many of us ride solo.

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mustangguy said:

I like your name. I have visited that distillery. Very nice...

As for who the Herd is, just watch this video:

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mustangguy said:

I am in search of joining a group or person who has a similar riding style to me. It seems like a lot of folks want to do bike trips like a tour bus. Up early, ride 7-8 hours, settle down, get up early again, ride 8 hours, settle down, ride 6 hours, etc etc etc. I ride for the sake of enjoying the destinations and from time to time enjoying the actual ride. Although I am 50-ish, I do like the adrenaline pumping from time to time, and do tend to speed... I smoke cigarettes, I drink, and I am a bid foul mouthed usually attached to my sense of humor. Although I haven't been drunk in years, I do like a wee dram or a pint now and then.


Likes:

1: Hitting the throttle from time to time for the thrills
2: twisties!
3. short to mid length rides
4. enjoying an area for a day or two before moving on...
5. hitting the alternate route on my sat-nav
6. walks and hikes and smelling the roses
7. friendship and loyalty
8. pubs
9. family

Dislikes:

1. Long rides on 4 lanes
2. riding slow all of the time
3. complainers

PS: I live on the border of Ohio and WV...

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mustangguy said:

I like your name. I have visited that distillery. Very nice...

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pffog said:

Finding compatibility can be hard. The rider I spend the most time with, beside my wife, I meet in Europe in 2007, on a Beach's Alps tour, he is 18 years my senior (77 this year), and rides like the wind in tight technical roads, which are my favorite too. He is from Florida, I live in NY. Since '07 we have meet in NC 1 or 2 times per year to tear up the back roads , including dirt. Luckily I have also meet a small group of like minded riders, most from NC.

There is nothing more fun than 4 or 5 equally skilled, and like minded riders on a spirited ride of challenging twisty roads. I consider myself lucky, to say the least.

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