Rideout policy/strategy

It's a great idea, BUT.....

1) People tend not to drop off off if they can get away with it

2) If the group is big it will split, and we'll end up having to have a number of "back markers"....

3) Those that start at the front in a group with their mates generally tend to want to stay together so what will often hapen is that when somebody drops off, they only tend to wait until they see the next bike and then they head off again.

I have had the all of above experiences on group riding events.... I just don't think everyone will be disciplined enough for it to work as it should. Sorry if that offends anybody, but it's just my opinion.

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[Viney]

Now this is great! I think i have said this more than once on this site, and no one has ever stuck to it. It always is left to the smae handful of people to do.

It is a fantastic system when it works and worth putting the effort in as it does save the lost souls.

So listen up you lot at the back, read what it says up there ^^^^and do as your told

I think it has to be worth a go. Surely in the interests of all. People will follow the rules. After all, with so many riders, the pace is hardly likely to be that fast anyway.

this system does work. i was the tail man in a rideout a few months or so back, it worked cos everybody obeyed the rules.
i was asked to be tail man cos i was riding with more experinced riders on the faster bikes so of course it made sense
*not to do with the speed of my bike more my experince*
(mv, sv thou, gixxer, r1, boxxer etc..)
they are me mates from around near me all about 30-45 i get on really well with them. we understood that plently room should be given to each rider, we rode stagered left to right leaving plently of room, no problems we rode to birmmingham & back from se london it was great .
only down side they made me wear a flou bib i wrote funny stuff on it thou .

if i can get a babysitter at a decent rate (not much chance) i will come along but i wont know till about turs/fri so it will be close

i will be very happy to be tail man again as i know what i am doing now but as i said wont know to late. if i dont see u all have a great time & stay safe

ALSO DON'T FORGET A FIRST AID KIT. ITS THE TAIL MAN THAT CARRIES IT WELL THAT WHAT MY MATES TOLD ME

quick edit} mobile phone with other riders numbers on it & credit on it might be somehing to consider aswell in case of the unthinkable *touches wood* not a nice thought but best to cover all angles
hth

Originally Posted by hall13uk

mobile phone with other riders numbers on it & credit on it might be somehing to consider aswell in case of the unthinkable *touches wood* not a nice thought but best to cover all angles

Don't want to be morbid, but it's not a bad idea to share emergency contact / next of kin details.

been on quite a few rideouts with iam and we use back marker and drop of system sometimes. it works really well with large groups. worth noting that slower riders should try to stay closer to the front as those further back have to ride harder to keep up.

last years run had no such preparations as far as i was aware and seemed to go ok.

photocopies of the route and meeting points (pubs) so that if anyone does get mislaid they can ride on to the meeting point

saying that ill be pillion this time so ill just sit still and say nothing