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Waiting- This is
the biggest pain point for me because of which I avoid riding in a group.
Riders do not turn up on time before the ride and because of this other riders
have to wait until everybody arrives. And then during the ride people want to
stop just for a smoke, take selfies etc. Even organizing a group ride and getting
everyone together is a pain because more the riders, more the opinions on what
should be done and sometimes this adds too much of hassle in executing a ride
plan. I like to stay away from all this confusion.
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That one asshole –
You will agree with me when I say that in every group there is always one
asshole who is without proper riding gear, is always in the mood of ‘waNna
rAcE?’, rides like a complete jerk with no respect to the rules thus creating
risk to the safety of other riders. Who wants to ride with such idiots!?
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Riding plans on Whatsapp-
I was added in the Whatsapp group of KTM riders in Gurgaon and I have never
come across biggest jerks in my life. All they did was ‘hows mah ride guys??’
and make impulsive riding plans on Whatsapp because one says ‘we should ride to
Faridabad toll this Sunday’ and second one is like ‘ya man we should totally
ride this Sunday’ and the next message I read on Sunday afternoon is ‘I was
waiting for you why didn’t you come?’
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Can’t enjoy the
ride- In my view you can’t completely enjoy the ride in a group because of
said/unsaid restrictions. A group has all sorts of riders, experienced, newbies
and one slow rider can slow down the pace of the entire group. If you try to
overtake a rider ahead of you, it might hurt his ego and he will overtake you
back, thus creating a war on road (believe me I have seen this!). Why ride at
80kmph on a smooth open road when you can enjoy riding your motorcycle at
100kmph? I like to twist that throttle when the road is clear and I feel that
doing this in a group will always create a liability on me to be careful
towards the safety of other riders, respect the rules of the group etc.
For all these reasons I prefer riding solo or with a
maximum of 3-4 guys. I am not saying that everyone should go solo. Solo riding
has its cons too, but lesser the number of guys you ride with, lesser the
amount of bullshit you have to deal with!
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely true. A group of 2 or 3 motorcycles is the maximum you can enjoy your rides with.
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