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Originally Posted by MMARSH
I dont ride in groups of STRANGERS....I do have a group riding buddies that I've been riding with for years. We've done countless multiple day rides together over the years. Even seen the group change from only pure sport bikes, where we would take 3 days to ride down to MotoGP, but would have to send tires ahead to Monterey to change out in the hotel parking lot because they would be completely shagged to now also Adventure bikes and camping type stuff.
Every one in the group is extremely competent, they don't have anything to prove to the other ones and we all know where we fall in the group. We have strict rules about passing cars and each other. There isn't a dud in the group. It might sound strange. But we just dont allow strangers in the group. Period. I would ride anywhere with this group of guys and feel completly safe. I should also point out when i say completely safe , i also mean if something were to happen to me personally as well. If i go head on into a tree or hit a deer while riding. I have no doubt these guys will have my back and know exactly what to do. Finally, once we get to our days end location or set up camp there isnt a better group to break bread, have a cigar and share laughs with.
That being said, I love a good solo ride headed to a destination unknown or my favorite curvy road.
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Wow. This is amazing - I feel like I could have written that. Not those words, not that well put - that's not what I mean - but you so closely capture my sentiments and my approach to this that it's almost kind of spooky.
I think anyone our age that has ridden all of their lives has probably distilled it down to this. We kind of get here through the "school of hard knocks", with most of us having a pretty good list of guys "we used to ride with..." in our pasts.