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In the early days there were all kinds of rides posted every decent weekend. This place was a social club and a place to meet like minded riders of every skill set and style Then FB happened. OR was a bustling place 10 years ago. Now besides about 15 people, this place is a ghost town complete with tumbleweeds. That’s the real reason no one posts rides. All the remaining regulars here know each other pretty well and communicates through text or messenger. Posting rides on here at this point would be a waste of breath.

Big Thanks to DerekClouser for allowing me in his group recon ride, sight unseen back in 12April14 and on a few other of his posted rides. Jim Jschaf for vouching me in the fast group on my first epic ride and 5 or 6 other posted rides. Rick Durk for posting rides now that Jim has taken a pause from riding has become my go-to member to jump in with although his Lunch choices need work. Also all the rest of you OR folks I have met and enjoyed the riding and small talk during breaks. Please keep posting up rides. even thou most of my current riding is ADV stuff, I love the posted OR. Street rides.

That’s what I was thinking. 10 miles of twisty asphalt with little traffic makes a guy commute whenever possible.

CORE was a forum of sport bike riders that started sometime in the late 90's. I joined around 2000. We honestly never cared how fast anyone could ride. We asked everyone to stay within there own limits and waited at every turn for the group to reform. There were some VERY skilled riders and the rides were well organized. The ride rules were discussed online and at the meet spot. There was a "core" group of about 20 riders that rode most weekends the weather cooperated. At first the rides pretty much followed "The Pace" but as people's skills grew the rides got progressively hotter (while still following established pre-ride rules) especially considering the bikes, equipment, and tires we had in those days. The rides were typically 400-500 miles days at a hot pace with just a few short gas stops. Everyone knew everyone and the rides were great fun, until... CORE got a reputation as bunch of "fast guys" on the street. We suddenly had lots and lots of new people showing up to rides, which was good and bad. We met some new skilled riders, but more often we met people with lots of ego and less skill. We would give new guys the "CORE speech," ask them to take it easy and have them ride in the back with a skilled sweep watching to see how they were doing. We tried to "coach" new guys. Some of the new guys fit right in, some were asked to tone it down, some were asked to leave rides and not come back...unfortunately we had a flurry new guys crash that were trying to prove themselves to the group. We tried a few things... Group rides were broken into A & B groups. New people had to ride in B until an A vouched for them. That didn't always work. We only let new people join certain "learning" rides, that were held once every month or 2. Most of the "real" rides were private or just not posted. ...Inevitably all the rides became private. The "core" members still rode frequently and the rides were still great fun. The pace we rode just wasn't good for adding new people unless they were level headed with lots of skill (that disqualified about 98%). And that's how CORE operated for years. Over time people moved, had family responsibilities, stopped attending group rides, etc until CORE ceased to exist out of attrition. Some of us are still around... @Pauly @jbot @Howabusa @theroamr @bambam

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I don't post rides because nobody shows up, anyway. The ones that have consistently ridden with me get a group text message. @Howabusa, I will add you to them if you are inclined to ride. I never meant to be exclusionary, but I am very discriminate about who I ride with these days. I don't like new people near me on a motorcycle. I had enough of that shit when all those squids showed up to the EpicRide a couple years back. If OhioRiders wants to be a social club, then let it be that. If it wants to be the sounding board for ride gathering, then that is also cool. I control who I ride with at all times. That means no online ride posting from me. Honestly, I have the best rides when nobody is looking.

Thanks guys.... Sounds like I will start with fluid and go from there. It's a 2012 with 12k miles and original fluid. Sounds like it's due.

My French Dip was nostalgic in nature and brought back memories of the 80's for me. Like this Video, Yes it's real.

Should’ve bought mine. Won’t find a cleaner one.

I like to do the same with my wife's white Impala. Have to be a little more selective with it, quicker than it looks but not super fast. But love pulling up to teenagers in their ricers or ragged out 15 year old stangs that think they are soooo fast. Wish i could see the looks on their faces after they get smoked by a grandma car that says MS PERL on the license plate.

Get a ST bagger like a connie, fjr or Wing. Nothing says humiliation like your $50k+ sports car getting beat by a bike with luggage on it.

Pitt Race Roll Call! Looking forward to another busy weekend at Pitt Race. I'll be there along with a couple OR members.... @Jester_, @RonStopable, @F4iguy, @blue03636

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Just until the first turn, then you would be gone.

Got back Sunday evening from our two day romp in PA. 621 miles for two days. Great roads and a few sites. Crossed over at Moundsville, WV. Took Fork Ridge 17 down into PA. 891 and jumped on some of the Posted GPX routes. Overnight-ed at Sevens Springs Resort: www.7springs.com. Sunday road more of the published routes and returned thru Ohiopyle area on 381. Hit Fuel Coffee Works at 381/40 (Great Place) -40 west- Crossed at Marietta and 550 home. We were Max-ed out both day's but no regrets. Great Weather-Food-Roads. Route: https://www.laurelhighlands.org/plan/motorcycle-routes/ Somerset Scenic 6

If people want group rides, then they should post them. It is really that simple. Why is it on "the regulars" to do all the work. Let the newbs pick up some of the slack. Nobody here is a mind reader. There are lots of forums for riding, too. Maybe OR.net has outlived its usefulness?

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Maybe I’m just another asshole here but I absolutely get it. It ain’t easy to find a group of riders you are comfortable riding with. There are all of two local guys I’m comfortable riding with so most of the time I run solo. I’ve ridden with quite a few of the active riders here and I gotta say for me it was comfortable and I got to learn a few things that I think made me a better rider. Jumped in the pack and was about my normal pace. Nobody was measuring there dick, trying to ride a wheelie next to me down a two lane, riding right up my ass, dick passing slow traffic putting the whole group at risk, wanting to race to the next turn off or stopping every 50 miles. I consider myself a decent rider and can’t imagine how much it sucks for some of you more skilled guys when Johnny jack ass shows up at the meet up. In the past I’ve posted a few rides here and all was well but a few outside this forum were a total cluster. “That’s awfully early, why don’t we go this way, we should stop at these places, I gotta be home by 11:15, where are we? Seriously that shit gets painful.

I am quite satisfied with the small group of riders I regularly get down with. I have been riding well above my skillset for fifteen years. I have no intention of stopping now. I don't have time to herd kittens during my ride. I have carbon credits to burn.

A lot of this post is just good, common sense, and I completely understand your stance regarding new riders. In my case, I would love to establish a list of like-minded riders whose attitudes regarding safety and generalized preferences reflect mine, just as you have expressed here. But how is this list possible to cobble together without experience, vis-a-vis meeting/riding with new people? Some OR folks have expressed similar sentiments, i.e., "Who can I ride with? Who shares my values for what is considered a great day out?" If I remember correctly, Uncle Punk (Elyria?) recently shared his personal dilemma about this very subject.

Any time Ed, and I'll put my cooler rack on the back so we can haul our own gas. And your description of how it is posted is how it is usually done, meet here at a certain time, here is the route I intend to take and here is how fast I intend to go.

(To continue from above post. . .) I would LOVE to join anyone from OR for a leisurely 40-60 mph ride through scenic areas around Ohio. That's exactly what I'm looking for, especially in the fall months. Heavenly. No slabs or overly challenging riding. Just an experience where one can enjoy the journey and the scenery. Does this resonate with anyone here?

Adkins....

So I kinda fell off the wagon. I was down to 207, got in a relationship, moved to a different city, got a shift work job, and boom I'm 20 pounds heavier. I'm now starting back at it again. This time I'm gonna break into the sub 200 range. That's my goal. I'm 227 today, I'd like to get there by end of the year.

Bought a kayak marked down 40% to try to get my core endurance back to be less fatigued by the desk job and for the next year like this when the bike trails are swamped for months.

Real men just look at the dash.

Real men don't check tire pressure with a guage.