Just FWIW. I was on a group ride, two weeks ago, with 3 two wheelers, and a Ural W/sidecar, the Ural leading most of the time, and I, on the Spyder, hanging back, (most of the time). We were up in the Texas Hill Country, and I was along to enjoy the scenery and take video, etc. The Ural rider seemed to be trying to set the fastest pace that he could, and I had to litterally stop, and take my pictures, and not worry about the rest of them. There was a Harley Dresser, a Gold Wing with everything, and a Honda 1100 Shadow, plus the Ural and me. The Harley rider was the Harley retiree that I talked about in another thread; DOES NOT wear a helmet! He also rides "hands off", on most straight roads! If anyone should know better, it's this man. Thirty-odd years with H D, and many safety classes, and he brags about how he used to ride all the way from Milwaukee to West Bent, with no hands, once out on the four-lane! And, in our group, he insists on riding right on your left-rear, when you're on the right of the lane, or right on your right-rear, when you're on the left! I mean right there, within three feet, and so tight, that if anything happens, two people are gonna get hurt. That's why I played tail-end-Charlie for the whole ride. Kept 4 - 5 seconds of interval, and never had to worry about this clown involving me, if anything surprising happened.
Funny thing was, I had my GPS mounted under the windshield, the whole five days, and every time the leader stopped to try and find out where we were, I'd give up the info, and sometimes we'd go by the GPS, and other times, we'd follow someone's "instincts" and get even more "lost".:roflblack: Regardless, it was an otherwise great ride, and served to make me want to take my wife of 50 years (July) up into the Hill Country and show her how special it is. You, too, if you haven't been there.
Just keep a good interval,.........please.:thumbup:
And thanks for a great thread.:thumbup:
