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Originally Posted by MMARSH
I don't consider 6 people a group ride and have no problem with that many, if riding with my particular "group" of friends. We've been riding together and been friends for years (like 20 years) and have some very specific rules. There's no egos in the group and everyone knows where they are in the group as far as ability. We dont ride with strangers or some guy we meet at the local bike spot. Are they spirited rides, you bet. But no crossing the double yellow around corners or trying to out brake someone into a corner...we do that at the track.
I agree with Jeff about the Harley parade. Except i think they know exactly what they are doing. I was going to Vegas a while back and they took up both lanes of the 2 lane road. But they looked cool...but I wanted to drive straight thru the middle of them. I've had the unpleasant experiance of having to escort large groups of riders for various love rides and other charity events. Its a rolling chicane, does nothing but frustrate the cars around them and I question the ability of most of them to properly control their motorcycle. I couldn't have been happier when the directive came down that we would know longer be supporting any of these rides.
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We're on the same page - I've never considered a handfull of buddies a "group" ride or drive. To me, a "group" outing is some sort of organized event, like the "love rides" and other charity rides (why do the Harley people always have to ride "for" something or another?), or HOG chapter rides, PCA drives, etc. Events where the only criteria for participation is the ability to show up, where you don't know anyone you are riding/driving with. The kind where you sign waivers, and all that official kind of stuff before you depart.
I'll continue to ride and drive with my buddies, under the same circumstances Michael describes. It's an awful lot of fun to head for the hills with a group of like-minded riders/drivers, where everyone knows one another, and everyone knows the "rules" (for lack of a better word, although there really are no "rules"). And, unlike the Harley "parades", the objective is to go as unnoticed as possible...
