Forum ride Sunday the 11th?
- Thread starter Lugnut
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I'd love to ride you
Lugnut
I'm Rick James #####!
aps45819 said:I'd pay to see that
Hey buster what are you trying to say?! I like my bike!!!Loose tooth, we here in Forum Land do not judge a man by the bike he rides. Well, maybe we do, but we don't make fun of people for... OK, we make fun of them too, but we do NOT... Oh hell, if ya can't laugh at other people who can ya laugh at?!
Seriously, when we all get together to ride it's like a circus, we have bikes (and riders!) of all types.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Well, you know where we live.. I made it ALMOST to 235 (from the driveway) when I get a tap on my shoulder.. *tap .. tap.. tap* "Can we turn around, I want to go home?" SO of course I did. Small steps, hopefully one day she will be comfortable on the back..Lugnut said:Is she a back seat rider, a talker, or the fidgety type?
ylexot
Super Genius
That makes me think of "What About Bob?"BadGirl said:Since Bob would rather go sailing that go to my college alumni thingy, you should be my date. We could go on your bike.
I'M SAAAAAAAILING!
Oh, and I could be up for a ride. Like BS Gal, I think my longest ride has been ~20 miles so far.
LooseTooth
open loop stable
All of the nOObs need to come out and have a good time. You gotta start somewhere.
And OK you guys on the cruisers can make fun of me whenever you are able to catch up.
And OK you guys on the cruisers can make fun of me whenever you are able to catch up.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Lugnut said:
Seriously, when we all get together to ride it's like a circus,
Funny you should mention the circus. 
Lug is a BIG guy and rides a 600cc sport bike. I think the first time we rode together I might have said something about him and his bike reminding me of the clowns in the circus on little bitty bikes.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Chrome for critters ride info.HunterJJD said:
Click on the "Bike Ride" tab.
Car/Bike show, live bands, ball game at 7:00pm
If you go to A.M.H.D. and pay the $33, you're covered for eveything including the ball game. If you just ride up to the ball field (Rt.50/301/3 intersection) it's $5 to get in to the show, ball game is extra.
I'm thinking if you ride there at 10:00 am, you're probably not going to want to hang there till a game at 7:00pm.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Each individual rider is 100% responsible for:BS Gal said:
a) safely operating their vehicle in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws.
b) making sure that they and their vehicle are un-impaired, and are currently functioning safely.
c) making sure that they can perform and maneuver safely in the riding environment that they are in. Should they be not 100% sure of their ability in the current ride, they must remove themselves from the situation. At all times, each rider must ride within their capabilities.
d) section (a) - (c) above and thus, ultimately, their own safety, actions and/or lack of action.
It is the duty of every rider to make sure the environment is safe for themselves as well as for other riders. In doing so, every ride will be as safe as can be.
Formation Riding will be in a standard State Patrol (staggered) formation. In staggered formation, the bikes form two columns, with the leader at the head of the left column, so he will be able to view all bikes in the formation in his/her rearview mirrors, and be able to see around vehicles the group approaches. The second bike will head the right column, and will ride approximately 1 second behind the leader (and in the opposite side of the lane). The other riders will position their bikes 2 seconds behind the bike directly in front of them, which puts them 1 second behind the diagonal bike. This formation allows each rider sufficient safety space, and discourages other vehicles from cutting into the line. The last rider, or Tail Gunner, may ride on whichever side of the lane he prefers. He will have to change sides during the ride, based on the situation at the moment.
Ride Leader The Ride Leader must be aware of the length of the columns, and must gauge the passing of merges, highway entrances and exits, etc., to allow for maximum safety and keeping the group together. He must make sure that he leaves enough time/space for the formation to get into the appropriate lanes before exits, etc. All directions come from the Ride Leader. The Ride Leader makes all decisions regarding lane changes, stopping for breaks and fuel, closing of gaps, turning off at exits, any concerns of what lies ahead, accepting/rejecting radioed messages from other individuals, and so on. No individual will assert himself independently without direction from the Ride Leader to do so.
Tail Gunner The Tail Gunner serves as the eyes of the Ride Leader. He watches the formation, and informs the Ride Leader of any potential problems within the group. He watches other vehicles, and informs the Ride Leader (and anyone else with radios) of hazardous conditions approaching from the rear, such as vehicles trying to cut into the formation and trucks passing with potentially
dangerous wind blasts. He will watch for merging lanes, and will move into a merging lane (or stay in a merging lane just vacated by the group) in order to "close the door" on other vehicles that may otherwise find themselves trying to merge into the formation. At the Ride Leader’s request, the Tail Gunner changes lanes before the formation, to secure the lane so the formation can move into it.
New Riders The position of new (inexperienced with GROUP riding) riders within the group is significant. New riders should be positioned as close to the front as possible.
Lane Changes All lane changing starts with a radio request from the Ride Leader to the Tail Gunner. The Tail Gunner will (when it is safe to do so) move into the requested lane and will inform the Ride Leader when the lane is clear.
At this point, the Ride Leader has three options:
Simple Lane Change. This is an ordinary lane change, and can be used in most situations.
After the Tail Gunner has secured the new lane, the Ride Leader will put on his directional signal as an indication that he is about to order a lane change. As each rider sees the directional signal, he also turns his on, so the riders following him get the signal. The leader then initiates the change. All other riders change lanes too. The important concept is that NO ONE moves until the bike in front of him has started moving.
Block Lane Change. This can be used interchangeably with the Simple Lane Change. It requires a little more work, but it is well worth the effort. It’s quite impressive to watch, and gives the riders a tremendous feeling of "togetherness". This sounds a little complicated, but is actually very simple to do.
After the Tail Gunner has secured the new lane, the Ride Leader will put on his directional signal as an indication that he is about to order a lane change. As each rider sees the directional signal, he also turns his on, so the riders following him get the signal. The leader then raises his left arm straight up. Each rider repeats this signal. Then, as the leader lowers his arm to point to the lane into which he’s moving, he actually initiates the change. All other riders lower their arms at the same time and change lanes too. This allows the entire formation to move from one lane to another as a single block.
Rear Fill-in. This is sometimes necessary if a long enough gap cannot be maintained in the new lane, for example when trying to move from the right lane to the center and vehicles from the left lane keep cutting into the opening.
After the Tail Gunner has secured the new lane, the leader (usually at the suggestion of the Tail Gunner) will call for the group to fill in the space from the rear. He signals this by raising his hand to shoulder height and "pushing" it towards the new lane. All riders repeat the signal, and the last bikes move into the space in the new lane ahead of the Tail Gunner, then the next-to-last bikes move in ahead of those, and so on until the Ride Leader finally moves into the space ahead of the entire formation.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Lugnut said:
Since you've got new/inexperienced riders, I'll suggest Panera Bread (next to 5 guys) in California for a meeting/breakfast point.
Leave there and take a left (at the light) (north) on 235.
Left on Rt.4/St. Andrews Church Rd (light at 235/4)
Left on Rt.471/Indian Bridge Rd (go slow/pull over untill all the group all makes the turn)
Cross Rt.5 onto Flat Iron Rd. (at light)
Right on Rt.244, Drayden Rd. (stop sign)
Left on Rt. 249, Piney Point Rd.
Ride to end and take a break on St. Georges Is. There are boat ramps at the end of St. Georges and right before the bridge to the island. pick one
North on 249/Piney Point Rd.
Left on 244/Blake Creek Rd (Valley Lee P.O.)
Right on 244/Medleys Neck Rd (stop sign, Betty Russels)
Cross Rt.5 to Fairgrounds Rd (light)
Right on Rt.4/St. Andrews
Right into the shopping center
Eat lunch
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