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scowherd said:

need more ride captains...

Tdragger has put together a ride for Saturday and Sunday but we need more volunteers I would like to keep the groups rides as small as possible this year to help with the timing and ensure safety. I am also working with American Ride Maps on setting up a booth in the morning and evening to assist those of you that are not fond of group riding that would like to venture off on your own.

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Ogremeister said:

here are some ideas........

I have been to a few FJR meets............they come up with 8-10 routes...a local pre-rides them to scout potential problems...then they post the rt's in map and gps form with rt descriptions well in advance of the meet.

Then riders decide which rt sounds good and which day to do it and with who.

A lot of seasoned members know who they are riding with in advance but the newbies are sort of last minute hit or miss.

My idea is to have a minimum of 6 rt's planned in advance...with descriptions, maps and gps info.

3 rt's would be geared for more leisurely/shorter cruising and 3 for more spirited/longer rides.

The same rt's would be ridden each day (Fri, Sat, Sun) by different people, so each of the 3 days each person has the choice of a faster or a slower rt choice and also a choice of who they ride with.

To avoid the last minute "what to do" problem that FJR newbies had, we could plan things in advance via this forum........no need to be super strict......last minute changes of mind would still be fine.

OK......if you understand what I am saying,,,,,,what do you think?

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Ogremeister said:

here are some ideas........

I have been to a few FJR meets............they come up with 8-10 routes...a local pre-rides them to scout potential problems...then they post the rt's in map and gps form with rt descriptions well in advance of the meet.

Then riders decide which rt sounds good and which day to do it and with who.

A lot of seasoned members know who they are riding with in advance but the newbies are sort of last minute hit or miss.

My idea is to have a minimum of 6 rt's planned in advance...with descriptions, maps and gps info.

3 rt's would be geared for more leisurely/shorter cruising and 3 for more spirited/longer rides.

The same rt's would be ridden each day (Fri, Sat, Sun) by different people, so each of the 3 days each person has the choice of a faster or a slower rt choice and also a choice of who they ride with.

To avoid the last minute "what to do" problem that FJR newbies had, we could plan things in advance via this forum........no need to be super strict......last minute changes of mind would still be fine.

OK......if you understand what I am saying,,,,,,what do you think?

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Rocket Scientist said:

Call me dumb,

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CanberraR3 said:

I know it's not really any of my business, but I'm with Rocket Scientist; it's not meant to be Rocket Science.

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rocket3jjd said:

Well I will have a Expedition and trailer if someone breaks down after Im done riding of course

yes Im being a woosie and trailering my rocket down
first because i can
and second because Im lucky to still be riding on two wheels 200 miles a day is fine 500 is not ,neck and back won't take 2500miles in 10 days any more I guess I have beat myself up in the past 38 years of riding .

dang i just realized and admitted Im old or at least wore out .

at 45

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