Riding partners

[dReWpY]

they were fucking huge and one had a set of chaps on and managed to drag his knee once or twice thought he was about to shit himself when he got off the bike, but damn did he have a huge goofy grin on his face

[PhiSig1071]

Depends on the ride. If I'm just crusing then I like riding with friends or family (my brother and dad both ride). If I'm hauling ass then I'm a LOT more particular. I have been on a "hard" ride when a guy I casually knew went down and because I was out in front I felt somewhat responsible. I really don't haul ass with anyone anymore, unless we're at the track. When I ride hard I ride solo.

[Antwanny]

I ride by myself most of the time, but i have one buddy who doesnt ride like a jackoff (the rest do) and he comes along sometimes. Then ill go for a cruise with my dad and his friends sometimes.
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[Ducati Diva]

Jeeps is the only person I've ridden with solo. Before I got my own bike I'd hop on the back and we'd just take off by ourselves. There are a couple guys we hook up with on occasion though.

[smileyman]

I will ride with anyone, once. After that only the safe ones and by that I mean some folks can be safe at 140 and some can't be safe at 50. Ebbs was great to ride with, and my best friend is a great wingman on his Duc 900. There are a few guys from the AR MSF I ride with sometimes, and my racer friends from the ZX10 forum in MO.

I need to feel som elevel of trust to be comfortable after that I can mix it up with anyone or any kind of bike. Some of the guys you know best and trust you can have more fun with cause you kinda know what they are gonna do and how hard you can push each other.

I want in on the Chatterbox group buy too!

[Antwanny]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I will ride with anyone, once. After that only the safe ones and by that I mean some folks can be safe at 140 and some can't be safe at 50. Ebbs was great to ride with, and my best friend is a great wingman on his Duc 900. There are a few guys from the AR MSF I ride with sometimes, and my racer friends from the ZX10 forum in MO.

I need to feel som elevel of trust to be comfortable after that I can mix it up with anyone or any kind of bike. Some of the guys you know best and trust you can have more fun with cause you kinda know what they are gonna do and how hard you can push each other.

I want in on the Chatterbox group buy too!

Am i the only one who thinks the chatterbox is a bad idea? Loss of focus while riding busy jabbering about nothingness, you wanna talk pull over and talk. I mean when a friend goes down and he has it only you can hear all your friends laughing as soon as he/she gets up, so i guess it has its perks.
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[the chi]

Chatterboxes arent a bad idea, and very helpful depending on ride style.

Many long distance riders like them to communicate to stave off boredom and in case they get seperated in traffic.

Ebbs and I coud have used them on our trip, but to be quite honest, knowing the basic signals for needs worked for me too. My preference is simply due to me being attached to my phone constantly for crap and my ride is MY TIME.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Antwanny

Am i the only one who thinks the chatterbox is a bad idea? Loss of focus while riding busy jabbering about nothingness, you wanna talk pull over and talk. I mean when a friend goes down and he has it only you can hear all your friends laughing as soon as he/she gets up, so i guess it has its perks.

like I said... it's not like a phone... not an open line of communication... you have to press the button to talk... so it'd be nice to say... hey... I need gas... or hey take the next exit... or hey... it's all clear pass.

but yeah... not looking to have a political debate while riding.

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by Antwanny

Am i the only one who thinks the chatterbox is a bad idea? Loss of focus while riding busy jabbering about nothingness, you wanna talk pull over and talk.

I can see where in some instances it would be great, but I've also seen it be a distraction. There's a couple that used to ride with us that would wear them, and you could always tell when he was talking to her, because she'd be adjusting to volume or something, her speed would drop WAY down, and she'd drift all over the lane. I really don't think she was even aware of it; I think it's much like when someone's driving and really involved in a cellphone conversation.

Originally Posted by OTB

I wrote a post years ago on the old TWF titled something like "I won't ride with you if.." and it was kinda controversial....now ya'll sound like olde fartes like me........

OH! OH! See if you can find it!! I'd love to (re)read that!

[the chi]

I have to say, I tend to stay with knowns. Being in squiddise (squid paradise) I'm picky about who i'll risk my neck with.

I've got a close knit local group, the track whores as Papapoi so aptly named us (deserter! ). Also pretty much anyone from here that I've ridden with. We are familiar and comfortable and our expectations are clear up front. No douchebagging. I like to stop after a of bit of riding for a few minutes, but dont expect me to stick around if we're stopping every few miles. If you ride with us, you get a location, a time to be there, a few minutes to be late (alot actually, what biker is EVER on time cept Ebbs), and thats it. You dont show, or catch up, youre outta luck.

I dont like jerks, but newbs dont bother me, and I have no problem mentoring someone who genuinely cares about riding but if you're in it to show off or be "cool", you get nuthin from me.