Where did you meet your biker buddies?

**tigertim20** · 21st August 2010, 01:37

ok, Its late and im bored, got to thinking about how getting back into riding regularly changed my entire social life around, and I got to thinking about how i met alot of the people who are now staple elements in my life. So, heres the question, where did you meet your riding buddies?
99% of mine were thanks to another website, dedicated to south island riders, many of whom are local, or near enough by. The remaining few percent were at rallies or randomly on rides etc, where people see I ride, and come up and chat. so heres a poll, where'd you meet the MOST of your biker friends?

**onearmedbandit** · 21st August 2010, 01:51

95% of my riding friends I've met have been through riding. The other 5% through here.

**Dadpole** · 21st August 2010, 11:40

I need a 'I have no friends' option.

**bogan** · 21st August 2010, 11:44

wheres the 'I got my friends into it' option?

**Headbanger** · 21st August 2010, 12:24

Buddies are for losers.

**Blinkwing** · 21st August 2010, 12:39

A friend of mine started riding and I decided to do so.

The other riding friends that I have, I met online or through mutual riding friends.

**Genie** · 21st August 2010, 12:57

Not met many ......a couple of randoms

off here...I'm too much of a loner/loser to have mates.

**pc220** · 21st August 2010, 13:16

The only riding mate I had sold his bike, so now I fall into the 'no mates' group

. Must get off my arse and join the Waikato laxed out riders one day.

**Oakie** · 21st August 2010, 19:50

Yeah, I'm 'Johnny-no-friends' too. Wouldn't mind trying to rectify that a little this summer though.

**SMOKEU** · 21st August 2010, 19:55

My mates are too pussy to ride a bike. They're scared they might get hurt.

**Genie** · 21st August 2010, 20:02

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

My mates are too pussy to ride a bike. They're scared they might get hurt.

Hey...I hear you there...mine all think I'm mad, they're right.

**Conquiztador** · 21st August 2010, 20:11

In another lifetime and another country I belonged to a "club" and that gave me a bunch of riding mates.

In my 25+ years in NZ I have occasionally had a ride with someone. But very seldom. To me biking is a totally solitary experience and a justification to be alone. I don't ride to find mates. I ride because I want to ride and others just get in the way.

**SMOKEU** · 21st August 2010, 20:19

Originally Posted by Conquiztador

In another lifetime and another country I belonged to a "club" and that gave me a bunch of riding mates.

In my 25+ years in NZ I have occasionally had a ride with someone. But very seldom. To me biking is a totally solitary experience and a justification to be alone. I don't ride to find mates. I ride because I want to ride and others just get in the way.

Especially seeing everyone rides at a different pace.

**Corse1** · 21st August 2010, 20:36

Weird..I don't have an option to tick. I try and get people to ride with me. All my regular riding buddies have ridden together since we were at school. XL 175's

Sure I ride with organised bike shop and group rides but I never ride with any of these guys outside of that.

Never met anyone in the flesh from this site so haven't knowingly ridden with them. Could be an option though.

Anyone here from Rotorua??

**Conquiztador** · 21st August 2010, 20:38

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

Especially seeing everyone rides at a different pace.

And I ride at different speed too depending on my moode. I also like to just turn off the main road to explore some road I have never been down. And to do that when with others is not possible.