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Question: Do you prefer to ride with other bikes or alone?
Alone! Stay the feck away! - 77 (16.6%)
Prefer alone but don't mind one or two other bikes. - 262 (56.6%)
Alone or with others. I don't care. - 96 (20.7%)
I prefer to ride with other bikers. - 18 (3.9%)
I need company all the time and am very needy! - 0 (0%)
Other??? - 10 (2.2%)
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« Reply #40 on: October 24, 2009, 10:20:00 PM »
For me, it depends on the group. Our Region 4 group knows about The Pace, so I generally don't mind being in this pack.

I've also been in other packs in which I questioned my sanity.

Alone, is safer in some respects (less likely to target fixate on the leader instead of the road) but worse in others. (visibility to cagers)

It's one of those questions where the gray area between the two extremes really does matter. I'm a better rider for having ridden in certain groups.
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« Reply #41 on: October 24, 2009, 10:52:31 PM »
I love riding alone and I also enjoy riding with a few friends here on ST.N

However, I really really dislike being rushed, eating at dives, or riding with riders who get ants in their pants about getting an "early start" for no reason.
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« Reply #42 on: October 26, 2009, 11:14:55 PM »
I enjoy riding with one or two other people, preferably ones.  I find that I really enjoy the opportunity to stop and talk about things along the ride or share experiences with people while we're out.  That does not mean, however, that I won't ride unless I have someone with me.  That's just silly.
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« Reply #43 on: October 28, 2009, 05:07:08 PM »

I'm happy riding solo or with a gaggle of sportbikes... I only feel like a loner when I'm banned...
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« Reply #44 on: October 29, 2009, 07:47:58 AM »
Quote from: Busy Little Shop on October 28, 2009, 05:07:08 PM


I'm happy riding solo or with a gaggle of sportbikes... I only feel like a loner when I'm banned...




 Lol Screw those jack-asses.
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« Reply #45 on: October 29, 2009, 08:01:34 AM »
When I'm in the mood to ride alone, I like to ride ALONE. That means don't invite yourself along.

When I'm in the mood to ride group, 8 bikes is a LOT. I prefer groups of 3-4 total.
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« Reply #46 on: October 29, 2009, 08:24:46 AM »
I ride alone most of the time, but I love to ride with guys who ride the same way I do...

the tough part is finding folks who ride the same way you do...  

My friend Rick is the best riding partner--  we have a start time, and an ending time and not much more planning than that--  we don't need smoke breaks, and we'll ride 3 hours to a waterfall that he wants to take pictures of.   He's faster than me, so he usually leads, but he doesn't mind me taking the front if I know where we're going.

(now I'm jonzing for a nice all day parkway ride!!)
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« Reply #47 on: October 29, 2009, 08:26:22 AM »
Quote from: denisep on October 29, 2009, 08:24:46 AM

(now I'm jonzing for a nice all day parkway ride!!)


Me too. (sigh)
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« Reply #48 on: October 29, 2009, 08:40:11 AM »
Quote from: denisep on October 29, 2009, 08:24:46 AM

(now I'm jonzing for a nice all day parkway ride!!)


Quote from: LuvMy883 on October 29, 2009, 08:26:22 AM

Me too. (sigh)


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« Reply #49 on: October 29, 2009, 12:42:00 PM »


what an asswipe. I'd tell him to stick his friggin' club straight up his rearend.
Who the hell would want to be affiliated with that??
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« Reply #50 on: October 29, 2009, 03:13:17 PM »
I ride..... alone or with others....I ride don't care just as long as the miles roll on......  I ride.
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« Reply #51 on: October 29, 2009, 06:36:26 PM »
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I do prefer alone.  But, there are a handful of friends who I do enjoy riding with.  They may not enjoy riding with me, but I do enjoy riding with them.   Lol
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« Reply #52 on: October 30, 2009, 04:16:12 AM »
Yep...I also voted "Prefer alone but 1-2 other bikes is fine." (But I'd rather know them.)

I ride alone partly because of what's been said---it's safer and I stay focused. But motorcycling for me is also a Zen-like, contemplative thing...a way for me to get away from the masses of humanity. So lots of other riders would spoil that!

Having said that, a larger group is okay once in a while (like at STN meets) as long as I'm prepared for it, and get myself into the "Okay, you're just gonna be a follower and a gadfly today" mindset.

This thread now has me wondering...could we say that "Sport-touring riders mostly ride alone?" (Or is that not accurate?) I mean, we have 300 respondents in this poll (almost) and the vast majority prefer riding alone.

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« Reply #53 on: October 30, 2009, 07:20:14 AM »
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« Reply #54 on: October 31, 2009, 07:26:24 PM »
Mostly I ride alone, but I have done day rides, and even a trip with others.  Mostly it depends on the company.  

I won't ride with yahoos, showoffs, or speedsters.
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« Reply #55 on: October 31, 2009, 08:12:35 PM »
Part of the reason I enjoy riding is to dispense with the drama that's inherent any time two or more people need to coordinate their activities.  Riding solo it's just me and the bike passing through the scenery.

But riding with a small group (1 to 3 others) can be fun, particularly if fairly evenly matched in terms of riding skill, inclination (liking the same type of roads), and having similar ideas about riding etiquette (e.g., not riding my wheel when you're behind me, sitting in my blind spot, passing me while sharing my lane, or doing wheelies as you depart every stoplight and stop sign).
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« Reply #56 on: November 03, 2009, 07:08:06 PM »
I just turned 40 too and almost always ride alone.  If someone calls me and wants to ride, I will.  Occasionally I'll meet up for a group ride posted online. But usually I like the freedom of doing what I want, for how long..etc.
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« Reply #57 on: November 04, 2009, 08:49:32 AM »
Long journeys-I prefer to ride alone, at my own speed, seeing things I find interesting, meeting new people and stuff.

Gallivanting around the countryside on a weekend is quite fun with a friend or two.

commuting-no choice really.
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« Reply #58 on: November 04, 2009, 07:14:35 PM »
Quote from: black hills on October 02, 2009, 01:53:40 PM

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


I know you are, but what am I?

(Oh, and go your own way on the road; I'll see ya later at the food stop/pub/rally).
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