holding my first ride Saturday....

[midnightrider1300]

It's just a meet greet & eat....kinda getting anxious & nervous...right now I've had 20-25 who have committed and I"m thinking a few more may come...the ride is planned out, I've rode the route all I can do is pray for nice weather...If any1 here is in riding distance to Hamilton I'd love for you to join in... Leaving Hardees In Hamilton, Al at 10:am 2/20/13 ride will include a stop at Coon Dog Cemetery, eating lunch at Rattlesnake Saloon ( no alcohol sold before 5pm ) then riding up to Buzzard roost to hit the Natchez Trace south to Bay Springs recreation area and then the back way home... come join in ... wish me luck ...

[bongobobny]

You're going to start in Hamilton Ontario?? Oh, Hamilton AL!!

 

 

If you were closer like Ontario I would be glad to join you...

[midnightrider1300]

http://rattlesnakesaloon.net/Saloon/Saloon_home.html

 

http://www.coondogcemetery.com/

 

just in case you wanted to see where we are headed

[Squidley]

It's nerve wracking the 1st time you do it, but you'll get hooked just like I did. If there is 20+ people and your all going to go for a ride after, break it up into 2 groups. Ask one of the members who might have some Road Captain experience if he would be willing to lead a 2nd group. Keep it about 10 to 12 in a group, I have lead 30 bikes and that is VERY challenging to do, especially if your in any kind of city.

Have your ride mapped out, and explain it to all that are going for the ride. Give some basic information on hand signals and keep less experienced riders in the front to middle of the pack. Slow your ride pace down, there WILL be an accordion effect taking off from lights and stopping.

Last of all, enjoy yourself, there is nothing like looking in your rear view mirrors and seeing a dozen or more brothers and sisters riding with you

[Barrycuda]

It's just a meet greet & eat....kinda getting anxious & nervous...right now I've had 20-25 who have committed and I"m thinking a few more may come...the ride is planned out, I've rode the route all I can do is pray for nice weather...If any1 here is in riding distance to Hamilton I'd love for you to join in... Leaving Hardees In Hamilton, Al at 10:am 2/20/13 ride will include a stop at Coon Dog Cemetery, eating lunch at Rattlesnake Saloon ( no alcohol sold before 5pm ) then riding up to Buzzard roost to hit the Natchez Trace south to Bay Springs recreation area and then the back way home... come join in ... wish me luck ...

 

Midnight, this sounds fun and unique. I have plans to do this mud run w the wife this weekend. Can you keep me posted for future runs? I am interested w enough notice to plan it out. Thanks, have fun and keep us all posted on how it went.

[Marcarl]

It's nerve wracking the 1st time you do it, but you'll get hooked just like I did. If there is 20+ people and your all going to go for a ride after, break it up into 2 groups. Ask one of the members who might have some Road Captain experience if he would be willing to lead a 2nd group. Keep it about 10 to 12 in a group, I have lead 30 bikes and that is VERY challenging to do, especially if your in any kind of city.

 

Have your ride mapped out, and explain it to all that are going for the ride. Give some basic information on hand signals and keep less experienced riders in the front to middle of the pack. Slow your ride pace down, there WILL be an accordion effect taking off from lights and stopping.

 

Last of all, enjoy yourself, there is nothing like looking in your rear view mirrors and seeing a dozen or more brothers and sisters riding with you

In addition to this,,,,, and I know how easily things are forgotten,,, after a stop, light or sign or whatever, keep your speed down to below 30mph, so that everybody can get together. It's great to have somebody at the rear, a tail gunner, to tell you when all out, so that you don't take off too early. If you don't do this and you've set your max speed at 50 mph, the last person in the pack will often hit speeds of 80mph just to catch up and keep the group together,,, and it is important to keep the group together and smaller, as Brad said 10-12. Here again, if it's too large the group will spread out too far and some cager will get too impatient and cut in between, or try to pass, can't make it and cut into the group without a second thought about a rider they are cutting off.