Do you freedom ride or belong to a club
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I'm in a club, the Blue liners http://www.policensw.com/blueliners/blueliners.html
I don't go on every ride, but they have some great destinations & are well organised, with back up vehicles (4 x4 with bike trailer) & accommodation well sorted.
a lot of the rides involve 200+ bikes, so sticking together can be a problem, what usually happens is that we break up into smaller groups, not based on anything, other than the pace you like to ride. Although a few years ago on one particular ride, one of the riders came down & ended up on his back in a field, unfortunately he preceded his bike, which then landed of top of him & snapped a few of his ribs. Our ride organiser was informed, but the First aid & ambulance was left to us (the ones that stopped to help). Mind you this guy is no longer in the picture. Organised rides certainly have their + & -, but at the end of a day's ride & enjoying a few cold beer's with other like minded people is certainly worth it.
I don't go on every ride, but they have some great destinations & are well organised, with back up vehicles (4 x4 with bike trailer) & accommodation well sorted.
a lot of the rides involve 200+ bikes, so sticking together can be a problem, what usually happens is that we break up into smaller groups, not based on anything, other than the pace you like to ride. Although a few years ago on one particular ride, one of the riders came down & ended up on his back in a field, unfortunately he preceded his bike, which then landed of top of him & snapped a few of his ribs. Our ride organiser was informed, but the First aid & ambulance was left to us (the ones that stopped to help). Mind you this guy is no longer in the picture. Organised rides certainly have their + & -, but at the end of a day's ride & enjoying a few cold beer's with other like minded people is certainly worth it.
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Solo right now. I'm not too sure I have the right mentality for a club. A lot of the 'clubs', and I use that term very loosely, here seem more focused on showing off than anything else.
That's not me. Will prolly consider a bike night I heard of near where I work. Though I'll have to watch that happy hour of theirs
That's not me. Will prolly consider a bike night I heard of near where I work. Though I'll have to watch that happy hour of theirs
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I'm in a club, the Blue liners http://www.policensw.com/blueliners/blueliners.html
I usually ride away from them ...fast as I can !! LOL J/k
I haven't ridden in any groups for 20 years ...
Used to go for runs with a rebel group from Melbourne , all Jap bikes , was ok , but they drew way to much attention from the cops ..
Had a few invites to go out with the Ulysses here in Melbourne , but I cant stand the fuss and bother of large groups and all the inevitable dramas that go along with it ...
I love nothing better than clear open road and peace
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[QUOTE=CBRclassic;828915]No chit Pace , you ride with the cops? !! wow...
I usually ride away from them ...fast as I can !! LOL J/k
Had a few invites to go out with the Ulysses here in Melbourne , but I cant stand the fuss and bother of large groups and all the inevitable dramas that go along with it ...
A lot of the members are not cops though, but a lot are, it's fun sometimes trying to work out who is....
And a lot of the members are also with the Ulysses as well & even non members get invites, it's a pay for rides & most of the money goes to charity, usually Child flight helicopter rescue.
Plus it comes in handy to have a few of the boys in blue along for the ride...
I usually ride away from them ...fast as I can !! LOL J/k
Had a few invites to go out with the Ulysses here in Melbourne , but I cant stand the fuss and bother of large groups and all the inevitable dramas that go along with it ...
A lot of the members are not cops though, but a lot are, it's fun sometimes trying to work out who is....
And a lot of the members are also with the Ulysses as well & even non members get invites, it's a pay for rides & most of the money goes to charity, usually Child flight helicopter rescue.
Plus it comes in handy to have a few of the boys in blue along for the ride...
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