Are you a loner?

[sammyseaman]

When I first started riding street I was 17 and had a couple school chums who rode also and we pretty much rode everywhere together. Into my twenties and early thirties I would ride with others on long trips or random weekends but rarely any other time. Now that I'm.... ahem..... 40   I've noticed that I rarely ride with anybody and have even toured the last couple years alone. This gradual change was not by choice but by life. Life man  . I also notice that I actually like to ride solo most of the time. I don't dislike riding with others but, for me at least, enjoy the "less stress" part of it. Yeah I miss the camaraderie of riders but man it's nice not having to worry if I'm riding too fast, too slow, someone or I have to pee, who's getting hungry, etc....
I hope I'm not becoming one of those ol' curmudgeons who won't ride with anyone  
I know your vote could depend on whether you're touring or just fartin' around or Sunday morning rides but I guess I'm talking in general.

[Orson]

pretty much whut you said.

If I had to wait for people to match vacation times with, I'd never go anywhere  

I did ride thru North Wales with some of the lads from V11lemans.com and had a grand old time, but most of the time it's just me and the bike.

[rabbott5]

My work schedule gives me time off when the average person is working.  Daytime, midweek not to many on the backroads.  

[Rustydust]

I have spent many a pleasant solo ride over the last 40 odd years of riding, and will spend many more. But is sure is handy to have someone along (on their bike- not on the back of mine) if you have any trouble on the road. Having someone to help if you run into any issues such as a flat tire, toss a chain, run out of gas...etc.. sure is nice.

Don't like riding with a group, but one or two others is OK with me. Nice to have someone to eat lunch with and share a motel with on the longer rides as well.

[Wanderer]

Can riding with a pillion but no other bikes count as "ALONE. Stay the feck away" option? Cuz thats how I voted.

[sammyseaman]

Can riding with a pillion but no other bikes count as "ALONE. Stay the feck away" option? Cuz thats how I voted.

Yep!  

[Diablo Rojo]

I ride with a friend that I have ridden with for years.  If he can't go, I go alone.

[Metal Cutter]

I only ever found one other that I cared to ride with. When he moved away I started riding alone. The OP pretty much called it. I just like to roll along and do my own thing. I really don't want to have to think about anything but the bike and the road.

Now riding my dirt scooter is a different story.

[maddjack]

I perfer alone,like the company at the motel or dinner but I like the freedom of flying solo.I always feel that when with others it removes the ability to just change route midstream ,no questions asked.It makes everything well  less planned,more adventure.It has served me well since 75

[black hills]

I'm a loner, and a rebel....there are things about me you wouldn't understand, you couldn't understand......You shouldn't understand...

[falconati]

It doesn't matter, so long as the people I'm riding with don't ride slow.

[UFO]

I can only ride if I'm in a group of 50 other riders and we're in side by side formation, nearly touching handlebars, through every corner we encounter.  I enjoy being allowed to only use 1/4 of my lane.  I enjoy stopping every 10 minutes for (insert random reason here).

 

Okay, I lied.  I typically ride alone.  I'm a hardcore introvert in RL.  I could go weeks without interacting with or seeing another human being and I'd be a happy camper.

[xbud]

Okay, I lied.  I typically ride alone.  I'm a hardcore introvert in RL.  I could go weeks without interacting with or seeing another human being and I'd be a happy camper

 I drink alone as well, does that count?

[forester]

I voted I'd prefer to ride with other people.  I used to have a couple of tight friends who had bikes in the 80s (after I started riding), but neither one of them has bikes anymore and I don't know anyone locally here who really likes to ride on a regular basis.  Ideal would be 2-3 maybe up to 5 friends to go riding with.  Beyond that is a group ride - and although it's okay too, I'd rather have some cool people to hang out with who I already know and hang with for reasons outside S-T

As it is when I ride it's mostly alone.  Most of the time its for work actually.  It's all good - plenty enjoyable - but not as fun for me.

I will spend most of the winter looking for opportunities - for a change of lifestyle pace.  Perhaps I will find a community with an equal amount of privacy and intelligent neighbors who like to shoot the shit, shoot guns and ride - preferably centrally located in the middle of a thousand miles of switchbacks and sweepers.    

[Castaway]

I like riding with others when riding styles sync, and it's okay otherwise, but I mostly ride alone .... cause no one wants to ride with me      

[roadrunner]

I usually ride with my dad and brothers on long trips, although my last trip ended with me yelling at one of my borthers and taking off on my own.
That and my dad is nearing the end of his riding career, so it looks like solo rides from now on.

well at least until my sons are old enough.

[falconati]

I like riding with others when riding styles sync, and it's okay otherwise, but I mostly ride alone .... cause no one wants to ride with me      

Aww  I'll ride with you!


























.....if you can keep up

[Castaway]

Aww  I'll ride with you!


There ya go! I'll meet you in ... Cleveland?  























.....if you can keep up

[Justin]

I prefer to ride alone lately... or with a handful of guys I know well, and I am confident in their riding abilities. I've been on a few group rides with folks I didn't know where one of them went down trying to keep up with the pack leaders.. so I really don't like reading with folks I don't know anymore.

[garry]

I like riding alone so that I can stop and take photos more regularly, plus being free to modify route and pace to suit my mood.

But I also enjoy riding with a small group of people I know and trust. A group of 4 or 6 is OK. Try to avoid larger groups, even if I know/trust everyone.

I've been more reluctant to head out with random strangers I meet on forums, so I don't post as many "public" rides these days. More stuff is set up with email and PMs.