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Posted by pcarrell
 - July 27, 2009, 15:27:26 PM

Penny for your thoughts..............

Posted by chief
 - July 27, 2009, 12:43:23 PM

I started this poll, because I wanted to discover if others are like me... ride alone (or two-up) most of the time. And, I am considering developing resources specifically for these lone riders. Looks like there are a bunch of us, so I may proceed with this.

Cheers.

Posted by pcarrell
 - July 25, 2009, 10:24:21 AM

I've noticed that too!  Seems like I'm about the only one of my riding friends that thinks it takes at least 30 miles to begin to find the comfortable spot in the seat!

Posted by aclone
 - July 25, 2009, 07:55:48 AM

Most of the time my wife and I ride alone ( two up). But we are always looking to find people to ride with . The problem is when we go out for a ride we put 100 miles plus on the bike. Or we make a weekend trips to the east or west coast ( Florida). Most of the riders we know ( harley owner)
think 15 miles between bars is a long way.
Mark

Posted by pcarrell
 - July 02, 2009, 12:06:26 PM

Maybe Drifter riders are confident in and of themselves, not needing the approval of others, while HD riders............ (Did he actually say that?!)

(I used to ride an HD, so I can say that, can't I?)

Posted by chief
 - July 02, 2009, 11:16:30 AM

I'm finding a majority of us Drifter riders ride alone, or with a passenger only. This is in sharp contrast to my hd buddies who rarely ride without others.

Very interesting.

Cheers.

Posted by Palidin
 - July 01, 2009, 19:16:56 PM

I ride alone 90% of the time due to my odd work schedule, have riden with 6-20 other riders at benefits or weekend runs. I found out it was alot of work getting around the knuckle draggers or getting out of the way of the 120mph road rockets. I ride for my own pleasure, not to be the next road kill posting from some half wit.  8)

Posted by 49Reo
 - June 23, 2009, 07:26:34 AM

I usually ride alone; when I get on and go, I usually run from fill-up to fill-up, and usually run around 400-500 miles a day; if I'm just going for an hour or two I'll look up a buddy to go with. For benefit runs and such I don't mind the group thing as long as I am riding at the back.
'Til next time;
49Reo :) 

Posted by bjhime
 - April 09, 2009, 13:03:28 PM

I ride to and from work, when it's warm, so that's an alone thing, but on the weekends I usually ride w/ a group of 2 - 6.  I find riding in organized rides with many bikes the most exciting.  I did Rolling Thunder (DC) last year and it was a blast.

We recently towed four bikes to AZ where five of us met up to ride.  We put over 1,000 miles on our bikes; went to some great biker bars and out of the way places.  The 42 hour drive to/from was a killer though.  bjw

Posted by tgoelz
 - April 06, 2009, 14:45:15 PM

Mostly anymore it seems that I ride alone ... over the past few decades most of my old riding buddies and I have gone our seperate ways or they have given up riding.  And I've found out that riding long distances alone has it's advantages ... you don't have to plan around the other(s), long days are not a problem (except for that pain in the rump), breaks are shorter, sightseeing is easier and people are more likely to talk with you.  Now, there are some draw-backs; like if you have major problems.
At one time the group I rode with (on a regular basis) contained between 6 to 12 bikes.  Some passed away, some parked their rides, some got to the point they didn't want to ride long distance.  Oh, they're still freinds but my weekends and nice weather days are reserved for riding.  Someday, I'll come across others who enjoy riding as much as I do ... until then I'll continue riding solo. 

Posted by chief
 - March 31, 2009, 10:37:02 AM

<LOL> - I can understand the problem!

Posted by pcarrell
 - March 27, 2009, 08:13:21 AM

So far, I haven't found anybody willing to ride in 12 degree weather.  Since I just got the bike in November, it's been pretty lonely out there on the road.  Thats OK though, it's good for clearing the head and forgetting the office!

I have a couple friends with bikes, so maybe warmer weather will bring more riding buddies?

Posted by chief
 - March 26, 2009, 21:59:34 PM

Let us know how you ride. We have a reason for asking!

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