Where have all the group rides gone?

[DEATH_INC.]

I don't see hardley any organised rides here anymore. Why not? We ( me, motoracer, loosebruce etc) usta do 'em all the time, like every weekend there'd be something, and get some really decent sized groups......
The northland rides seem to be popular, so why no local ones?
Even on the odd occasion I've posted a ride up, hardley anyone comes now....:mellow:

[James Deuce]

The chicks are all off gallivanting about on their bikes while the blokes stay home and clean the toilet and mow the lawns.

Or is that gallivanting off on lawn mowers and toilets while blokes clean their bikes?

There was something about brooms in there too........

[DEATH_INC.]

The chicks are all off gallivanting about on their bikes while the blokes stay home and clean the toilet and mow the lawns.

Or is that gallivanting off on lawn mowers and toilets while blokes clean their bikes.

There was something about brooms in there too........

:lol: Maybe I should add a 'there's no chicks, they're off on their own ride' option....

[Quartermile]

Dunno havent been on many and the few I have wouldn't be called BIG but I would love to its just none seen to come up.

Except of course the Thursday night in TGA but i'm working then :weep:

[texmo]

I dont have a bike :'(

[TerminalAddict]

plenty going on in hamilhole (wednesday night ride) just about something every weekend

[cowpoos]

don't have a bike on the road....anyone wanna lend me one????

[BarBender]

I don't see hardley any organised rides here anymore. Why not? We ( me, motoracer, loosebruce etc) usta do 'em all the time, like every weekend there'd be something, and get some really decent sized groups......
The northland rides seem to be popular, so why no local ones?
Even on the odd occasion I've posted a ride up, hardley anyone comes now....:mellow:

I'll come out riding with you Andy. :innocent:


Money and time are probably the key reasons for me.
After the track day at Taupo - my wife :angry: said to me
"Track Days or weekend rides? Pick one cos you cant have both."

I picked track days.

PS - Will definitely make the effort for an weekend ride if I sneak one past...

[NinjaBoy]

I used to go to a few but their popularity in some ways became their undoing. When the groups were getting to 30-40 bikes and the mix of different rider levels made them a bit of a logistical nightmare. In addition to the breakdowns, getting lost or bins. While occasionally I frequent a few, esp the Northland ones, there is regular group of like minded riders I prefer to ride with. :yes:

[NinjaBoy]

I'll come out riding with you Andy. :innocent:


Money and time are probably the key reasons for me.
After the track day at Taupo - my wife :angry: said to me
"Track Days or weekend rides? Pick one cos you cant have both."

I picked track days.

Umm...I do both... but then again my wife gets her share of fun :innocent:

[The Pastor]

the thursday night rides are awesome.

[BarBender]

Umm...I do both... but then again my wife gets her share of fun :innocent:

You do both!!!!
Bro - we need to hook up.

[Riff Raff]

Not riding cos I'm broken, but the truth is I'm scared of the ginga wheelie master..

[SPman]

Everyone has binned?

[Bonez]

Haven't been on an orginized ride for a while. Have been on a few disorginised rides lately though. Seem to be more fun for some reason.

[cowpoos]

Not riding cos I'm broken, but the truth is I'm scared of the ginga wheelie master..
sensei????

[DEATH_INC.]

Everyone has binned?
Not EVERYONE......:shutup:

[GIXser]

I don't see hardley any organised rides here anymore. Why not? We ( me, motoracer, loosebruce etc) usta do 'em all the time, like every weekend there'd be something, and get some really decent sized groups......
The northland rides seem to be popular, so why no local ones?
Even on the odd occasion I've posted a ride up, hardley anyone comes now....:mellow:


i think its been a combination of things to be honest in the last 4 months there have been a few incidents and near incidents , combine this with the holidays christmas , track days etc.. people outta nerves and money cos of it, id say at a guess the rides will happen again very soon
in saying all that , when i get a bike id be keen as mustard to go for a good ride":Punk:

mind ya i could chuck a light in mine" and take that

[cowpoos]

Not riding cos I'm broken, but the truth is I'm scared of the ginga wheelie master..
shaun?

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[cowpoos]

Not riding cos I'm broken, but the truth is I'm scared of the ginga wheelie master..
dangerous???

[SixPackBack]

Patrolling Bacon kills it for me DEATH. Stealth missions when I know the buggers are changing shift/scoffing donuts is my preferred modus operandi.

The Norfland rides are popular for us on this side of the bridge because of motorway travel. That's not to say heading south is bad just that we get more road riding in our day without an hour each way of Motorway.

[Karma]

I'd say for me it's the inability to know the skillsets of other riders, I remember doing a few of the coro rides last summer, and there would be people that were slower, and a fair few people that were faster and overtook me in places that I wasn't happy being overtook.

If people are gonna buzz me going along next to rocks and sea on a coro loop then I'm gonna stop riding with groups and hang with friends instead.

Nowadays I've a small group of maybe 5-6 people that I'll ride with, having said that however might hook up a coro ride for a sunday in a couple of weeks, after all, if people like BlackYoshi and Juzzer didn't run Coro rides when I started out I'd never have made the friends I have now.

[beyond]

i think its been a combination of things to be honest in the last 4 months there have been a few incidents and near incidents , combine this with the holidays christmas , track days etc.. people outta nerves and money cos of it, id say at a guess the rides will happen again very soon
in saying all that , when i get a bike id be keen as mustard to go for a good ride":Punk:

mind ya i could chuck a light in mine" and take that

Yep, I'm with GIXser on this. Main reason was the major incidents that have taken place over the last few months and it's left the big group ride thing a little up in the air.

I think they will happen again. I for one did enjoy them but you had to fair move in order to get your lunch on time when 30-40 bikes were on a ride and it could take up to two hours to score a burger. Key was to get there as close to first in first served so the worms didn't eat you out while waiting for lunch :)

I've just been riding with a few like minded riders of late and pulled the pace back somewhat since my off last year, even though I now know what caused it.

[avgas]

Patrolling Bacon kills it for me DEATH. Stealth missions when I know the buggers are changing shift/scoffing donuts is my preferred modus operandi.


Usually i wouldn't agree to this - but to be honest i don't do jack until the sun goes down and there is a less likely of me getting a ticket or dying.
That and i keep breaking the bike

[megageoff76]

I used to go on a ride just about every weekend, but now with the higher costs of petrol, I just cant afford to be spending $80+ a week for a sunday ride. Then add that cost to a new set of tyres every few months, and its gets rather silly.

[TonyB]

Perhaps its because of the trajic week end when 3 KB'ers died? From my own perspective, I would hate to have seen what those that came across the accidents saw. Maybe people are just a bit wary?

[Motu]

I don't like riding in groups - to me riding is getting out on my own for peace and solitude,being on a bike is for me,not other people.I really hate them invading my space....having to talk to people.

[N4CR]

cus guys like you and me often ride in a group with a select few i have noticed less and less group rides lately they are mainly going underground with a usual few ridng around, i only ride with a few people as well.
i don't like advertising to the pigs nor waiting at every stop and all the political bull**** that seems to go with alot of rides. most of the clevedon runs with the 250's are great the big bikes and more experienced riders just shoot off aheda but we all meet up at the same places for refreshments and it's a great day for all, sometimes we hang back and help out the 250's and teach them some stuff etc.. those rides are cool and there is never any whining/crashing (following people way to fast for them etc getting passed left right and centre) no political kiwibiker ****, it's just a good old fashioned ride like they used to be, but segregated as such usually.

i can remember when i was on my 250 going 160k+ thinking i was going fast when you went past on one wheel in an orange flash... that was the rides of old, they don't exist anymore really. sad but true... good to see you posting again death. those were the days when someone got pigged it was a rarity. those were the days when people rode at their own pace, people didn't argue about pointless **** on the forums. people just rode, had fun and enjoyed themselves.

[beyond]

Perhaps its because of the trajic week end when 3 KB'ers died? From my own perspective, I would hate to have seen what those that came across the accidents saw. Maybe people are just a bit wary?

Pretty much sums it up for quite a few Tony. The large group rides can have a tendency to up the pace somewhat.

It's been since then that the large group ride activity has come to a standstill.

[N4CR]

perhaps its because of the trajic week end when 3 kb'ers died? from my own perspective, i would hate to have seen what those that came across the accidents saw. maybe people are just a bit wary?

no it happened before that to a point, but i wasn't on kiwibiker for a while. i left on july the 24th 06 and returned about 2 months ago and not much had changed re:rides going down hill and not so common. i just text people now if im bored. i often ride till midnight+ if my mates rae busy.

[Drew]

Never organised a group ride, I tend not to want to be responsible for anything.

Call me a letch, but it's easier to let others do the work. lol, having said that, check out the poll I'm about to start Re, wheelie training day at a legal location.

Edit; Cancel that, it's been tried, and failed. Back to being a letch

[megageoff76]

Yeah totally agree with you, riding alone is nice.

The problem is most of the group rides, tend to start off at a nice pace, then turn into a race when you get to "that piece of road". That probably puts people off because if your not fast your last, and none wants that hanging over them in front of your mates.

[Motoracer]

I don't ride on the road ATM. A few reasons to that but maybe some day I will again. It won't happen in the near future though.

I will talk to you in person about it.

But yea, the road rides we went on gave me one of the best times of my life for sure!! :)

I will still stunt on the road when I am able to though!

[Midge]

Ive only just started riding but if there was sumthing organised in CHCH or nearby ill definatly be in. Im just waiting for a good ride, my mate has a broken bike so im by myself at the mo!

[Lil_Byte]

At the moment I am travelling to Dunedin every weekend and moving stuff to the g/f's house. So need the car.

Will change when I I back in Dunedin in just under a month. Then hopefully will find some group rides as the g/f is a keen pillion :scooter:

[ManDownUnder]

Out of town, time with family etc all add up to me not being able to hand on heart commit to these things. I'd love to, and one day will again but meantime - I'm a "tagger along"

[Nicksta]

well, i prefer to ride in smaller rides right now... like Eddy, after the recent events....also my nerves on the road are shot and i'm slowly working up my courage on the roads again.... so big groups arent for me.... i prefer small privately organised rides with people i trust and respect.... in saying that.. i'll go on a few rides like the girly one.. and ATNR.. for social stuff.... also track stuff is taking a big bite out of my time... but i'll road ride more when i'm happier....

[Pumba]

Group rides are fun, I am a regular at the ATNR and really enjoy it, but most weekends im busy runnig around with other commitments, exusted from work, or just want to get out and do my own thing, in my own time.

I do ride with others on the weekend, normally family, but dont feel the need to if I dont want to. In saying that if there is a group ride on a weekend that I feel like it and im not busy, there is a good chance Ill be there.

[MotoGirl]

Like others have said, I prefer to ride with people I know and trust. Lucky for me, my whole family owns bikes so I've always got a group to go with.

I'll go on bigger group rides occasionally, but never with people who regularly crash on the road. I'm not going to endanger myself by riding with fucktards.

[boomer]

yeah, it's been a while since i've been out on a group ride.. track days and special events only really. The odd small group ride but i wonder if summer has something to do with it.. Winter everyone was gagging to get out and maybe there mates were busy so a group ride was organised, now summers here people just head off under there own steam?

Dunno but i'm keen as mustard to ride with you bugga's!!! :rockon: :rockon: :scooter:

[bugjuice]

I gave up cos it's just hassle..
i prefer the ride, not organising..

[Ixion]

I've never done KB group rides , except for the training/mentoring things. Because I don't have a bike that will do 250+kph; or the skills or balls to make up for the missing 50kph.

And rightly or wrongly, my perception is that KB rides , no matter how good trhe intention is at the start, turn into races. Yeah , I know, ride at your own pace blah blah. But I'm no more resistant to the "must keep up" syndrome than anyone else.

Apart from not wanting to end up in a ditch, mangled, my licence is important to me. I don't minding risking a fine and some points. But I don't want to be walking, so time over 140kph has to be very carefully considered. And it seems (maybe wrongly, but that;s trhe perception) that KB rides never dip UNDER 140. Realistically, I think I have enough self control not to end in the ditch. But when the pace is sitting on the ton for the slow riders, it's jolly hard not to ease the throttle open that bit more :" Everyone's going this fast or faster - we can't all get pinged". Um, yeah.

I've noticed that other areas seem to have more in the way of "social rides at a cruisey/ decent (not exactly law abiding) but not licence losing speed". Auckland doesn't.Which is a pity. However, it's not something that worries me.

[Ruralman]

WE have started organising a few group rides as there are quite a few new plus the older members within an hour of Dunedin. At this point though the total numbers are pretty small compared to what there is around Auckland. The first ride had a good mixture of bike sizes and rider gender and the group seemed happy to cruise along around 105-110. When we stop for a coffee or something we all seem to get along and enjoy each others company.
I often see small groups of sports bike riders out and about but their speeds aren't something we want to be part of.
So I guess at this point our group rides are very much like what others have said - a smaller group that we know and trust - its just lucky that that is how it has worked out the first time we got together and that culture may rub off on new ones coming in. If new ones want to just blast off then I guess they'll just get pissed off with us and ride with someone else.

[Maha]

I've noticed that other areas seem to have more in the way of "social rides at a cruisey/ decent (not exactly law abiding) but not licence losing speed". Auckland doesn't.Which is a pity. However, it's not something that worries me.


I for one agree with what you have posted Ixion.....but on this last part? i have put up a few rides in the past and i dont care who rides at what speed, the last ride i organised, 26 or so bikes turned up and for most of it 130-140 was the pace, until we got onto a more, out of the way road and some gave it a squirt....which is all good. I feel a little sorry for those think they have to keep up or else face ridicule, im famous for not doing it, and my shoulders aint that big....i love being out there and thats paramount for me and my wife..:scooter: :Punk:

[Deviant Esq]

There never seem to be any rides planned in Christchurch. If you look through the calendar of upcoming events, there aren't any Christchurch ones at all and heaps for Aucks etc, which strikes me as odd since there are a lot of Chirstchurch members. Maybe they're all too busy riding to bother setting one up? Maybe. I'd like to meet more people I can ride with more regularly and I do see heaps of bikes on the road when I go by myself... which I have to do since there's noone I can text :( I just never know about any rides be it a small group of under 10 or a larger group.

Another thing I'd like is rides that are more learner friendly - there are heaps of learner / restricted licence members all over the country who could use the skills practice around a car park or a slower paced but enjoyable ride, or a bit further along but still on a 250cc and get left behind by the bigger bikes... I'd still come along though if a ride was set up.

[uksteve]

I have posted a couple of rides in the past. Very little responce, which was dissapointing. I think there are plenty of bikers out there who want to go out in small groups, that haven't got mates who are into bikes. I think we should try and support these guys. I've been on a couple of the Two wheels rides, nice roads, plenty of scenery, plenty of open spaces to open the bikes up. These are small groups of 5 or 6, pretty laid back and no hastles. We need more of this in Auckland.

[Motoracer]

Oh theres pleanty of them Steve. You just have to get to know the people and they will join you for sure. I'm sure when you have spent a bit more time here, you'll meet many folks you can ride with. Go along to other meets first and introduce yourself.

[_intense_]

that, and that some ppls riding can be scarey, esp if unfamiliar. and its kinda hard to ride when ur babys stil not o nthe road..

[erik]

I haven't been going on many rides lately mostly because of lack of money.

Fear of the cops, and lack of confidence in myself since my last bin make me want to ride more cautiously. But that won't stop me from riding or from participating in rides provided they're suitable for slower riders too.

I just need to find myself a job.

[Lucy]

I've never done KB group rides , except for the training/mentoring things. Because I don't have a bike that will do 250+kph; or the skills or balls to make up for the missing 50kph.

And rightly or wrongly, my perception is that KB rides , no matter how good trhe intention is at the start, turn into races. Yeah , I know, ride at your own pace blah blah. But I'm no more resistant to the "must keep up" syndrome than anyone else.

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I've only been on the 250 rides organized by Maverick and McJim, and musta been doing them wrong, because they weren't races at all.

[idleidolidyll]

I've never done KB group rides , except for the training/mentoring things. Because I don't have a bike that will do 250+kph; or the skills or balls to make up for the missing 50kph.

And rightly or wrongly, my perception is that KB rides , no matter how good trhe intention is at the start, turn into races. Yeah , I know, ride at your own pace blah blah. But I'm no more resistant to the "must keep up" syndrome than anyone else.

Apart from not wanting to end up in a ditch, mangled, my licence is important to me. I don't minding risking a fine and some points. But I don't want to be walking, so time over 140kph has to be very carefully considered. And it seems (maybe wrongly, but that;s trhe perception) that KB rides never dip UNDER 140. Realistically, I think I have enough self control not to end in the ditch. But when the pace is sitting on the ton for the slow riders, it's jolly hard not to ease the throttle open that bit more :" Everyone's going this fast or faster - we can't all get pinged". Um, yeah.

I've noticed that other areas seem to have more in the way of "social rides at a cruisey/ decent (not exactly law abiding) but not licence losing speed". Auckland doesn't.Which is a pity. However, it's not something that worries me.

perhaps you should go south on thursdays then: few riders maintain a speed over 130 for any length of time and given the number of corners, probably average below 100. Sure, there are a few who wind it up on the long straights but there's no imperitive to copy as they will always be waiting at the next intersection after which they are unlikely to be able to hit high speeds (cause those corners come around again).

if they did 200+ everywhere or 'rarely less than 140', contrary to the opinion of some who don't even turn up, i'd be outta there in no time looking for rides with less straights and a safer place for my licence.

[idleidolidyll]

I have posted a couple of rides in the past. Very little responce, which was dissapointing. I think there are plenty of bikers out there who want to go out in small groups, that haven't got mates who are into bikes. I think we should try and support these guys. I've been on a couple of the Two wheels rides, nice roads, plenty of scenery, plenty of open spaces to open the bikes up. These are small groups of 5 or 6, pretty laid back and no hastles. We need more of this in Auckland.

i reckon that's right.
the big rides can be very intimidating and even downright scary.
most of my friends prefer rides of 3-6 bikes and we arrange those by phone or txt
that said, when i have the chance i like the thursday ride in sth auckland. it's usually not more than 10-12 bikes and doesn't seem to suffer the same complaints as the auckland ride

[Blackbird]

I'm like a lot of the other posters here. I prefer to ride with up to 4 or 5 others that I've ridden with for years and trust implicitly. Takes the stress off no end. Big group rides tend to take on a life of their own. I also love riding on my own. Solo riding for me is a different sort of ride, generally at an easier pace and a bit more contemplative and appreciating the scenery and conditions.

[Motu]

What is this compulsion to ride with others? It goes back to the early days of bike gangs....individuals all riding and living together....single entities in a group conscious.Maybe even back to the wild west - outlaw gangs riding horses....and Man With No Name riding alone.I'm definatly with Blondie on this one - ever since I got on a bike it's been me me me,to hell with anyone else.

[stify]

What is this compulsion to ride with others?

it was a safety in numbers thing for me when i first started riding, an sometimes i'd learn a thing or two if i was lucky, now much prefer smaller groups(5-15), normally a lot less drama, a lot more fun, and you don't spend so much time waitin for lunch

["D" FZ1]

I prefer to ride with a small group of people that I know, and know how they ride.

[Blackbird]

What is this compulsion to ride with others? It goes back to the early days of bike gangs....individuals all riding and living together....single entities in a group conscious.Maybe even back to the wild west - outlaw gangs riding horses....and Man With No Name riding alone.I'm definatly with Blondie on this one - ever since I got on a bike it's been me me me,to hell with anyone else.


In my case, the people I ride with are first and foremost good friends who's company I enjoy and value. The fact that we ride bikes is a bonus but we get together for non-bike-related stuff too.

[White trash]

I will still do group rides, but only with my mates. It just works out that for some reason, every fuckin ride lately, I've been working.

Also, prefer to ride with 10 mates than 50 people I hardley know.

And I'll never organise a public group ride after the abortion that was my Easter ride 3 years ago.

[Panther]

I'm still bad buzz about group rides.

:gob: althou it was a good memory when i got passed by a few blokes on one wheel doing 200+kms and shat myself!

i always manage to find and excuse not to attend group rides.
i tell myself that im still trying to find my niche.
i can handle my 250, i still have a lot of learning to do with the 600.
i find the cruisy rides are annoying and i dont learn anything
when i ride with bigger bikes they just fuck off and and cant keep up on the 250. i dont wanna take the 600 out with big bikes cos i dont want to be encouraged to push myself out of my personal limits.
and for the record i miss the 2am rides!

[Matt Bleck]

I love group rides, if it weren't for these I would not have met most of the cool people on here i now call friends....

As soon as I'm able I'm there Andy!

[Hitcher]

I don't mind group rides if I know and trust the people I'm riding with. On that basis, if I was organising one it would be by invitation only, rather than a more general thing. Unfortunately some participants don't seem to know the difference between a group ride and a track day. Which could explain a worrying safety record.

[White trash]

I don't mind group rides if I know and trust the people I'm riding with. On that basis, if I was organising one it would be by invitation only, rather than a more general thing. Unfortunately some participants don't seem to know the difference between a group ride and a track day. Which could explain a worrying safety record.
Ummmm, what about the people who do know the difference between "track day" and "group" riding yet still upset the saftey records?

[Hitcher]

Ummmm, what about the people who do know the difference between "track day" and "group" riding yet still upset the saftey records?

Some people are always beyond hope.

[jim.cox]

I don't see hardley any organised rides here anymore. Why not? We ( me, motoracer, loosebruce etc) usta do 'em all the time, like every weekend there'd be something, and get some really decent sized groups......
The northland rides seem to be popular, so why no local ones?
Even on the odd occasion I've posted a ride up, hardley anyone comes now....:mellow:


Group rides?

I just dont like them

I'd rather do my own thing

sorry

=mjc=
.

[justsomeguy]

I thought there'd be a flurry of group rides being organised now, as that jerk JSG isn't going to be present on any of them.

[Maha]

I thought there'd be a flurry of group rides being organised now, as that jerk JSG isn't going to be present on any of them.


All i can say on that is.....read your sig and understand it.....:yes:

[Grub]

I don't understand the Poll ... most of why I am here is because of all the Group Rides. All we seem to do at the moment is go riding in groups.

Perhaps it is an Auckland problem?

[Mrs Busa Pete]

i dont like the constent stopping for this and that gas and a pie for lunch is good. smoke stops and cafes take up good riding time keep the grove going.

[justsomeguy]

I've never done KB group rides , except for the training/mentoring things. Because I don't have a bike that will do 250+kph; or the skills or balls to make up for the missing 50kph.

And rightly or wrongly, my perception is that KB rides , no matter how good trhe intention is at the start, turn into races. Yeah , I know, ride at your own pace blah blah. But I'm no more resistant to the "must keep up" syndrome than anyone else.

Apart from not wanting to end up in a ditch, mangled, my licence is important to me. I don't minding risking a fine and some points. But I don't want to be walking, so time over 140kph has to be very carefully considered. And it seems (maybe wrongly, but that;s trhe perception) that KB rides never dip UNDER 140. Realistically, I think I have enough self control not to end in the ditch. But when the pace is sitting on the ton for the slow riders, it's jolly hard not to ease the throttle open that bit more :" Everyone's going this fast or faster - we can't all get pinged". Um, yeah.

I've noticed that other areas seem to have more in the way of "social rides at a cruisey/ decent (not exactly law abiding) but not licence losing speed". Auckland doesn't.Which is a pity. However, it's not something that worries me.

You're right. You've never been on any of the usual KB group rides.

This is what they're really like:


Maybe I've been living under a rock or something.

I've been attending KB rides for about 2 years - been on almost all of them that have been publicly organised in Auckland over the weekends.

But I've never, ever seen or been subjected to ridicule for being a slow rider, right from my days with a L-plate arriving 20mins plus after the rest of the group.

Hell - people like Loosebruce, Two Smoker, Motoracer, Death, Zed, Aff-man, etc, would be waiting, parked on the side of the road with no helmets on and big welcoming smiles on their faces.

What is this chest beating - pressure to keep up - peepee envy that people are talking about??

[justsomeguy]

Another example are the original thursday night rides.

There have been reported incidents of the 250+ speeds done on them - but then how come the most regular riders of these rides QKCHK and QKKID have never got a ticket???

Now because of their size they're social events - but they started out as some pretty full on sessions.:rockon:

[NighthawkNZ]

Maybe I've been living under a rock or something.

I've been attending KB rides for about 2 years - been on almost all of them that have been publicly organised in Auckland over the weekends.

But I've never, ever seen or been subjected to ridicule for being a slow rider, right from my days with a L-plate arriving 20mins plus after the rest of the group.

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What is this chest beating - pressure to keep up - peepee envy that people are talking about??

If I was on that ride... then you would all be waiting on me... and if you complained then I would tell yah to bugger, and you hassled me about then eh who cares, if its in fun... being riddiculed is different and if it was my mate and I he would have pulled half a dozen times for a smoke before the planned stop... :lol:

All comes down to self control, if you want to turn it into race or not... its that simple

[Maha]

i dont like the constent stopping for this and that gas and a pie for lunch is good. smoke stops and cafes take up good riding time keep the grove going.

easy fix.......take up smoking.........job done...:stoogie:

[justsomeguy]

All comes down to self control, if you want to turn it into race or not... its that simple

Pretty much - the guys in front race each other, the guys at the back cruise.

It it's posted as a meeting for faster riders - don't go if you ain't one - kinda like you tend to stay out of female toilets if you ain't female....

[SPman]

Pretty much - the guys in front race each other, the guys at the back cruise.

And the guy just behind the guys racing in front has a nice brisk ride without any hassles.......

[Drunken Monkey]

And I'll never organise a public group ride after the abortion that was my Easter ride 3 years ago.

Don't beat yourself up about that one, that trip was worth every mile...

[merv]

I don't understand the Poll ... most of why I am here is because of all the Group Rides. All we seem to do at the moment is go riding in groups.

Perhaps it is an Auckland problem?

I'm with you mate. Done a few Welly rides in the last few weeks and I'm only stopped from doing more by other commitments - I have far more ride choices than rides I go on so I can never complain. I love group rides and have never felt uncomfortable on one.

If some think there aren't enough group rides it can't take much for them to organise one all by themselves by starting their own thread - that would be radical eh!

[oldguy]

I don't mind group rides, been on a few now and have enjoyed them and the people Ive met along the way.
I was thinking to myself the other day at how much my riding had improved since I joined KB, and doing some of these group rides, alot of that came from talking to and listening to others, when we all stop for a regroup or what ever, we would all be talking about the last bit of road we had just done, someone would say I notice that you did this, why don't you try this, so you give it a go, F**K me, wish I had of known that years ago.
Ive been riding roughly 35 years and still learning.
I still enjoy riding alone, I liken it to masturbation, group thing or solo I still enjoy.
With so much going on over the summer months, don't get the chance to get out on some of the rides, with kids sports and family stuff, but always keen

[White trash]

Don't beat yourself up about that one, that trip was worth every mile...
What about the gearbox bill?

I really tossed my toys after that ride man, I was absolutely fucken gutted and although I know I shouldn't have taken it personally (I'm over it now), I just couldn't believe what a fuck up it was.

Never again.

Hey what you doin Sunday? Wanna come for a ride......

(On the pit bike)

[_Gina_]

And the guy just behind the guys racing in front has a nice brisk ride without any hassles.......
Zacchary where I like to ride :yes:

[Two Smoker]

Ah back in the old days... The trusty Rg150.... Good times... many memories...

But alas i dont ride on the road anymore. Dont like tickets, the risks, and the lack of pushing the bike to its absolute limit (you will probably die if you do...) also the unmarked gravel, roadkill, oil and other shit... And the fact my only road bike is the mighty FXR150...

[Maha]

Don't beat yourself


I liken it to masturbation,



mmmmm i see a pattern emerging here......would it help if we left you alone for a bit, while on the group rides......:blip:

[Meekey_Mouse]

I'm such a newbie, I don't like to organize anything as I know I don't have enough skill or knowledge. Also, most of the other rides around here are so far away that it is a ride to get there in it's self, let alone go on the ride then get back home :mellow:

[RC1]

for me its a matter of time, i try to make the hamilton wed night rides that start at 6pm but with a young family and mywife not usually home before 5-45 im 30-40mins from start point it never seems to happen so im not to worried and will do the ks by myself and the fact i dont want some fuckwit 2inches off my back wheel at 130+ when they dont know how i ride,

[Pixie]

It's because no one is elected "Road Captain"

[fridsy]

..... - don't go if you ain't one - kinda like you tend to stay out of female toilets if you ain't female....


What!!!... you AIN'T s'posed ta go in Female toilets?:shit:

[idleidolidyll]

I don't mind group rides, been on a few now and have enjoyed them and the people Ive met along the way.
I was thinking to myself the other day at how much my riding had improved since I joined KB, and doing some of these group rides, alot of that came from talking to and listening to others, when we all stop for a regroup or what ever, we would all be talking about the last bit of road we had just done, someone would say I notice that you did this, why don't you try this, so you give it a go, F**K me, wish I had of known that years ago.
Ive been riding roughly 35 years and still learning.
I still enjoy riding alone, I liken it to masturbation, group thing or solo I still enjoy.
With so much going on over the summer months, don't get the chance to get out on some of the rides, with kids sports and family stuff, but always keen

i reckon your riding has improved too. your ears are always perky when interesting ride advice is aired

you may just have been holding back tho...........ya wily ol fox

[idleidolidyll]

Pretty much - the guys in front race each other, the guys at the back cruise.

It it's posted as a meeting for faster riders - don't go if you ain't one - kinda like you tend to stay out of female toilets if you ain't female....

depends on what you think racing is.

i like to follow almost every rider to watch their lines (starting from the back sometimes). i often get real close but i almost never 'race' them

after i've seen them ride i kinda know what they'll do in most circumstances.

i don't make a racing move to pass, just wait until the next opportunity to get past with no stress then let them watch my lines.

often i'm happy to sit behind all day

that aint what i'd call racing, but i know some people think i do

[Madmax]

I don't like riding in groups - to me riding is getting out on my own for peace and solitude,being on a bike is for me,not other people.I really hate them invading my space....having to talk to people.
some times i feel like this when some dumbarse asks why do they give it a
rev limit ,because the the pistons melt after that ,why??,(trying to explane ,Why This happens pisses me off)
:mellow: