Survey Question/Riding Habits

[DynamoBT]

Started the first season of owning my Spyder ryding solo 100% of the time. Hubby gradually got interested. By the end of the season we were ryding 2 up almost 100% of the time.

I enjoy ryding alone. I kind of missed that at the end of the season last year. I'll probably do more of it this next year. Only ridden in small groups a few times. It's OK. But I must be a social misfit like Scotty. I like going out solo.

 

[effgjamis]

80/20 so far.... solo me, group the 20.

 

[spyder3rdr]

I'm 99% solo ...

 

[SpyderWolf]

Getting my wife her own Spyder was probably one of the smarter things I have done. When we want to ride together we each take our own, and if our 7 year old is not visiting his grandparents, then he rides with me since I have the backrest.

 

[retired1]

I ride solo 99% of the time. I spent enough years living and working on other peoples schedules. I'm not anti social, I just like the feeling of being able to ride at my speed and stop whenever I want to without having to feel guilty. No tunes, no GPS just the open air and me. That may seem selfish but "It is what it is".

 

[Neez]

I like to ride with a couple of pals during the "riding season", but they winterize their 2 wheelers, so I'm generally solo in the winter months.

 

[Tom in NM]

same here . . . . .

I ride solo 99% of the time. I spent enough years living and working on other peoples schedules. I'm not anti social, I just like the feeling of being able to ride at my speed and stop whenever I want to without having to feel guilty. No tunes, no GPS just the open air and me. That may seem selfish but "It is what it is".

:agree:

. . . . except, I often listen to music. The best rides I have are when I don't see any cars or riders in front of me or behind me.

Tom

 

[retread]

Solo probably 90%, the rest is generally with other Spyder nuts. In the almost 2 years I've had mine, there were 3 times with passengers, mostly in parades.

john

 

[Sarge707]

I ride solo 99% of the time. I spent enough years living and working on other peoples schedules. I'm not anti social, I just like the feeling of being able to ride at my speed and stop whenever I want to without having to feel guilty. No tunes, no GPS just the open air and me. That may seem selfish but "It is what it is".

:agree: No "To Do Lists, " or Inspections! Just me and the Spyder wandering around the Countryside avoiding Mr. Policeman?

 

[Ghost_Ryder]

I ride solo to work every day and ride on weekends with the Hill Country Motorcycle Riders Meetup group. Occasionally I ride with a friend for a small group ride.

 

[truck 85]

99% by my self 1% group & two up (like to be alone on bike) would not mind ryding with others just not many others want to ryde in the winter in the great northwest:dontknow:

 

[Way2Fast]

Except during demo rides I either ride solo or with my wife, each on our own bikes. We used to ride double on the Spyder but since the steering thingy, she wants no part of it.

 

[Smylinacha]

I ryde with my secret club. Took me a while to earn my flag. Had to keep up with the boys on missions, had to go to bad places with dirty porta potties (one was so bad some guy left his underwear outside), very very long highway rydes, torrential downpours, overly hot and humid days where I felt like I was melting. But I earned it! I do ryde alone also but not alot - the club has missions just about every weekend that I must partake in or I could lose my flag. And if any of us decide to go on a non sanctioned ryde we get warnings but I think it is after 3 we are banned and have to start all over again as a prospect.

 

[LDFIREWORKS]

50/50

:roflblack:50% alone and the other 50% by myself:dontknow: :roflblack::roflblack:

 

[SpyderSteve]

1 up and solo .. 90%

:agree:

 

[hevnbound]

I'm 99% solo ...

That's because nobody can catch you, Vinnie!! :clap:

 

[jsmiley]

98% solo and 2% 2-up. I have never rode with another bike. I try to get my neighbors and a few friends to ride, but they all seem content to let thier bikes rot in the garage. When they do take them out, it is to ride to the bike shop to pick up a new gizmo. I guess they just like polishing them up.

They call me crazy for riding in this weather. Worst to date was 17 degrees with 35mph winds. Wind chill alone was like 2 degrees standing still.

That was the day I figured out my gerbing gear was only ever turned up half way and that it had pulsing and steady heat.

Big embarassment - pps:
1- not knowing how my own gear worked
2- giving myself a first degree burn in an unmentionable area after i finally figured it out.

 

[mike3069]

95% solo, 4% 2-4 bikes, 1% larger groups.

 

[Lamonster]

:agree:

 

[Yazz]

10% solo, 10% with groups, 80% with Hubby riding his own. We have never gotten headsets because he says he can hear me perfectly well.. something about reading lips and fingers...

Hey glynnk, we rode up to 249 and Grant this morning. Brrrrr!!! Dropped Hubbies bike off for a top end job. At noon, there was still ice in the parking lot. Did I tell you it was colder than a brass toidy seat on the shady side of an ice burg???