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Making OR Great Again Some of you may have noticed we are dying here. While there are many things we could do I think rides are what we need to do. But we need to do them differently. We usually post up a ride, tell the noob or slow person we will wait at each corner and don't worry......that isn't going to work. For several reasons. One, it's no damn fun for the slow person. They are basically riding on their own. So why not do that or find folks their own speed. Two, even though we say and mean we don't care how slow they are or how long we have to wait at each corner it still creates stress, worry... anxiety....whatever you want to call it. And they end up pushing themselves. Maybe not dangerously but certainly above their happy zone. I know this to be a fact because it happens to me every time I ride with you. And I was told this exact same thing by a long time member here just recently. So I will plan 4 or 5 rides this summer that will be slower rides and post them up. If you want to come and stay behind me cool. But you will not take off and go like hell and wait at corners and basically create the same situation. If you do, I will pair my Sena with you at the corner and shoot you. If 5 or 6 of us lead a few rides like this we will easily have 20+ sane social rides this season. Maybe shorter rides around the Atwood Lake area for example. And we will still have plenty of time to go like hell on other rides. Might help, might not. But the current course leads to a non existent OR by this time next year imnsho.

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I gotta get on that top secret message list for the straight up feed the beast rides though.

I like this idea of some more average paced rides. While most know I can hang with some of the faster guys that's not what I want to do every time I hit the road. One of the rides last year I show up and say I'd like a medium fast pace. All I was in the mood for that day. So somone agreed to take on a group at that pace. Think there was 5 of us. I take up sweep position keeping maybe a 20 over limit pace myself. Before I knew it the other 4 were gone. I wick it up to 80-90 still not seeing the next guy. Only when I start hitting $1.20 in the straits did I start realing them in. That's not a medium fast pace. Based on that I'm apprehensive to invite folks that aren't OG's on rides like that. So some average paced rides will be a nice change for some. Then the faster guys can post up thier spirited rides too with the disclaimers that are appropriate. Need to check our egos and attitudes at the door and make this joint feel welcome to all with open armd again. Instead of getting stuck in our cliques, habits and not keep things behind closed doors. And ladies and germs when Tonik says we are dying he speaks the truth. If OR keeps going in the direction it's going it's will disappear forever. Still might unless we can rekindle the enthusiasm and comrodery of the group and make it appealing to folks that want to put on the time and resources to keep it alive.

Sounds good!

I got one! 2nd most painful thing I did to get a patch. I was in the boy scouts you know.........

I have access to one or I have offers to trade the mullet mobile for a Street Glide or a gsxr and cash TBD if I still have it by then. Odds became higher in the last 2 days though that I keep it another year I'm not taking the bait on this dumbass comment again

Lol.. I have no issue swapping with you. For about 5 miles.

I wish I could tell you for certain, but I will assume total closing of the throttle.. but it really didn't matter. I wasn't sliding on rain or sand. I was on an ice rink at 50 mph... on two wheels. The bike was essentially trying to highside my dumb ass, but I used to be a cowboy in a former life. I really do think the low cg of the bike is what kept me upright. That and knowing full well the worst thing I could do was touch either brake. I did the right stuff, but a different bike may have resulted in a different outcome. One very big difference between dirt riders and street riders is the cg of the motorcycle and rider, as a whole. Street riders rarely stand, but doing so actually lowers your body weight from saddle to pegs. 200lbs 3' off the ground is considerably less stable than 1' off the ground... especially on a slippery surface. A lot of videos I see of these giant BMWs off road really grind away about standing on the pegs. The bike is already balanced incredibly well. Standing helps keep that cg low. The rider aids just make it that much easier, supposedly. I have yet to really tackle anything gnarly enough to require electronics.. but the hill hold gizmo was nice to have. I was able to relax and assess the terrain before making a very wobbly transition from dirt to pavement. The bike is smarter than other bikes I have ridden. You two should ride it this season. I want to ride the Goldwing down 800 and see how the other half live.

Bullshit, asshole! No one likes the tuna here!

Dude is dead, I would do fine.

Yeah, I basically did nothing except try to do nothing. I did have time to think "I JUST bought this damn bike..." as I was fishtailing towards an 18-wheeler.

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We should totally do this except drag race bikes on the access road.