riding buddies

[Evergreen]

where do you get these?

I'm assuming most folks get a bike because their friends ride; I went the other way round, bought a bike, toured for a long time, now back in England and...hm. The fact that there aren't many female riders makes it even more difficult I guess. So, how do you find riding buddies if none of your pre-motorcycle era friends ride?..

[Pjay]

What area are you?
Join the local area group and meet some folk from here

[Beehive Bedlam]

Everyone will want to be your 'buddy' if you're female.

Unless of course you're fat and a complete dog like most of the female biker population. Though you will still have ugly desperados trying to get in your knickers.

[mentalboy]

[Evergreen]

Thanks, will try the regional forum!

I'm not necessarily looking for female riding buddies (and yes I'm a girl), only it's my first season on a big bike so I'm not sure I'd be able to keep up with most guys - still need to improve my cornering skills:)

As for fat/ugly/dog like, can't see how that affects anybody's riding, male or female.

[mentalboy]

[Minty]

I got a bike for the associated leather clothing. Have never ridden the bike, those things are death traps.
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[Evergreen]

[Rogerborg]

Please do ignore whatever BodyGuard is calling himself this week. He's had a troubled and apparently still ongoing childhood.

[Ste]

[foggy rider]

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[Chesh]

Oh bloody hell, I'm also in the South West and don't have any bike mates so got excited when I read about the regional forums being good.

I wonder why the South West ones are so dead?

[talkToTheHat]

I started riding as the last of my friends that rode stopped. I have friends now that ride and will talk bikes with them, but i don't make riding part of the friendship, things get strained enough if i fix one. I'd rather not make someone else's lack of mechanical sympathy and money management skills my problem. It makes everything else hard. That said i seem to spend an inordinate amount of time fixing my best friend's cars, but we've always built stuff together. There are some people that i occaisonally ride with but that's all they are to me. I sometimes do social places like squires but it's a bit cliquey.

I did a first aid course with my partner last year and ran into most of the local MAG. They were really friendly. They were recruiting at us, but we felt a little out of place as we were at least ten years younger than all of them.

the J&S burger van appers to be the fountan of all knowedge when it comes to local bike nights and suchlike. I don't know whether you have a local equivalent. I also noted that heading away from a bike night at remote pub will likely get hand signals suggesting the drinks are that way.

There's lots going on locally and most of it is completely not what i want. It can only be harder to find something good if there is less of a scene.
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[Skudd]

Get out on your bike, go to the local haunts for bikes and smile, make comments about bikes, talk to the girlfriends and the blokes will join in too. Then the invites will come along.

By the way, I'm scared of pretty women on bikes. Especially those that can ride them too.
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[TheManWithThe...]

I've become good mates with the guy who i used to drop a few quid to fix my bikes...

...now i can just about get him to fix them for free
His wife isn't too tough on the eyes either, which is always a plus!

From him i've met more bikers, some of whom i'm happy to go on rides with, and others who i'd rather not be associated with.
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[weasley]

I found an online forum dedicated to my type of bike and have had many rides with them; I now have plenty of good friends as a consequence (of all genders).
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[Evergreen]

Thanks for all the advice.

Still trying to join the regional forum+going to the Horizons Unlimited meet in summer. Good idea about the specific bike forums...thanks!

[linuxyeti]

Hi Evergreen

Depending on where you are in the midlands, there's Bassets pole on a Tuesday night, the cafe at Quatford I think on pretty much any night/day, there's the Royal Oak on the Bridgnorth road on a Wednesday, and pub on the A449, just before Kiddy, can't remember what it's called, can get a few bikers on a Thursday eve. Oh, and the truck stop on the A41 at Whitchurch.

That pretty much covers my knowledge of local gathering points. I'm in a similar situation to you, in that, my brother in law has given up riding, so, now on my own, had a couple of who go to the cafe in Quatford say hello, so, hopefully I'll get to met up with them, feel free to join us if you like.

Cheers

Tony
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[Evergreen]

Hey Tony,

thanks for the info. I'm in Coventry, so Quatford's a bit far for me, but you never know.

[linuxyeti]

Hi Evergreen

Bassets Pole is doable though from Coventry, especially with the lighter nights coming along Also, why not have a look here, you might find somewhere a bit more local to you .

https://www.thebikerguide.co.uk/bikerfriendlyplacescafespubsmidlands.html

Cheers

Tony
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