this is why im no longer attenting bike meets

[@normanrossall3898]

Join a moped gang then they will never be able to lose you on your motorbike.

[@johnf3326]

SS50 rules! OK! 😉🐌

[@the13thdukeofwybourne77]

Oh I dont know, they manage to lose the cops easy enough!

[@grim265]

Muppets on mopeds lol Dry brits impersonating Bikers is pure cringe any way you chop it.

[@jimmyboynottknown7713]

@@grim265 no , thats the teenager stupid hip hop video wannabe's

[@paulyoung6459]

😂

[@HighwayRamos]

I've always hated group rides, too dangerous with riders of varying abilities. I ride by myself or with one or two mates who's riding I trust.

[@izzimichaels2892]

amen.

[@murrayedgar4791]

Yeah, joined a club a couple of years back because of a bit of pressure from a mate, but goup rides really are not my thing. Riding for 45 years and I don't feel the need to be with other bikers unless they are also my friends. I thought riding was about being independent and having some time to myself. Each to their own, I'll ride like you do.

[@whyme4476]

Same. 100% Agree

[@mikehunt3852]

i thought the main charm of riding was the sense of freedom and being at 1 with your machine ? and liking to ride alone is just that but riding with 3 or 4 friends is a group

[@samgrady5614]

So true that's the same for me. Makes me nervous riding with people when I can see their riding past their ability.

[@randleedowse2552]

If you leave withum you come back withum , " never leave a man behind"!!!!

[@chipsandcurrysauce9313]

Quote from Ken Boon,1989.

[@tonyroberts8350]

Or you can just keep up!!!

[@nemome5837]

Withum? What's that?

[@toby621]

@@nemome5837 with them

[@nemome5837]

@@toby621 I know. I was being rood.

[@booshting3520]

I can sympathise. I have certain people I don't enjoy riding with because if you don't ride like a totally antisocial organ donor then you end up riding alone, or playing a game of catch up all day. I like speed, but I pick and choose my moments.

[@thewippit2400]

Exactly the same couldn’t of put it better.. I ride with 4 close friends we have all Different bikes from 1000cc to 600cc & a 400cc we go fast wen we want but if we get split up we always pull over & wait for each other.. we leave together we arrive together...

[@arthurmchugh5184]

Went for a 3 day trip with a guy I rode with and 2 guys I didn't know. The ride quickly turned into a race ,my friend and 1guy just fucked off. Us 2 would just catch up. On day two after catching up I simply asked "why are we riding so fast? A verbal attack from MY FRIEND! had me heading out for home alone. Haven't ridden with him since.

[@booshting3520]

@@arthurmchugh5184 Yeah it sounds quite familiar.

[@arthurmchugh5184]

@@booshting3520 your videos are awesome but you scared the hell out of me driving on the wrong side of the road!!!😎🏍🏍🏍🍺🍺🍺

[@booshting3520]

@@arthurmchugh5184 oooh, not my video lol. I prefer to stay on my side of the road.

[@kevinstables5944]

I wouldn't want to ride with a bunch of strangers

[@matmac68]

Just get the address and make your own way there. I ride my own ride if someone wants to ride like a knob I let em get on with it and meet them there . Simples 👍🏻

[@hiphop6045]

I don't think he wants to meet people like that tbh

[@ElectraWillem]

Rule number one. You ride together, and you finish the ride together. Nobody is left. You did visit the wrong bike meet my friend. That's for sure.

[@mrnrc1783]

Unsafe riding and lawbreaking by office jockeys with day jobs. Not my cup of tea.

[@northwest8634]

Its funny how things have changed so much. When I was a teen, seems like all of the riders I knew started on mopeds and we all gradually progressed to bigger bikes. There were a LOT of us but we were never all together at the same time. It was like we knew everyone in our town that rode. We would run into each other all over and get together and chat or have some food or even have some beers. There never was a set time or place, we would just run into each other at various favourite places. Seemed we never lost touch with one another. We never scheduled ride outs or meets but I know for a fact, we had a better time. Sadly, pretty much everyone I knew has faded or gone. I really don't know any riders any more. Seems like a lot of posers nowadays.

[@fireblade95]

That's true , at rallies and meets , rich 50 year olds with £30,000 Harley's and a £1million house , I once went for a run with st leger Harley in Doncaster , there were 70 year old women with blue hair who were out with there friends discussing houses and Bentley's , I had an old 1200s and they looked down there noses at me , after a few comments I told em to fuck themselves and left

[@Algorithm347]

Things haven’t changed , that’s generally what happens , you start off on a moped then naturally progress to bigger and faster bikes .

[@Andy-yy2fg]

Get your point, in '78 was a bundle of us, now maybe four, but they're my oldest, closest friends.

[@johnf3326]

Never feel obliged to ride like a twat! Its your life and maybe someone elses at risk.

[@markletts2000]

👍👏

[@chuckster3629]

I gave up my membership in a classic car club several years ago because every time we'd go on a run, most of the members liked to speed in heavy traffic, running in and out of lanes and just plain driving recklessly. I didn't feel like subjecting my 50+ year old classic car to that kind of torture.

[@TomTremayne]

Kind of symptomatic of life in the UK today I'm afraid mate.......it's the same thing with Classic Car meets, if you know your stuff and are at all enthusiastic, but the others at the meet don't know you, they'll invariably look at you as if you've got two heads. Everyone's got very defensive.

[@bluedream9668]

Use social skills, make friends, talk intelligently and respectfully and they will accept you with time. Humans are that way. Bikers. Military. Mason. Medical. University Cliques, Unions. People....yep....same deal...same ole..Bikes are just accouterments, items, it is the people that make a group of any ilk. Good discussion here! Cheers Mate!

[@simonedwards5437]

Just shag their missus lol

[@rogerramjet5302]

Spot on mate. Gave up with the ‘all the gear, no idea’ tools ages ago. My riding has improved beyond measure without endangering mine and others lives.

[@ian4419]

Your right about the circle, same as the bike meet in Washington wetlands UK, if your not in the circle they don't talk to you.

[@andybell4937]

Have the same problem with wanker here in Wiltshire, has the same problem with circles that don't talk to you or want me mingle.... bunch of wanker

[@G33MAN65]

I went to Wetlands was full of wankers

[@CrazyPanda688]

I find most bike meets are full of pretentious cunts that don’t speak to anyone else unless they know you Went to a couple of small ones myself this summer and fucked off after 10 minutes because it seems people don’t want to talk unless you’re in their “circle” like you say

[@warwickhunt4968]

@@fornicateu2 Exactly right. I know lads who get all their gear on for a 10 minute ride to Wetlands....buy a a cup of tea and then go home cos nobody is looking at their bike.... Sad twats.

[@fornicateu2]

@@warwickhunt4968 I know mate 'plastic bikers' with answers for everything they know fuck all about, I won't chuck a leg over these days to do less than 150 miles and I'm 64 this year with 44 years under my belt on two wheels, all sportbikes since 86.

[@WeJockMcPooPlop]

'I'm just going to ride with my real friends' lol fucknhell 🤣🤣🤣

[@brianpaige4884]

Well done mate not everyone rides as though they got a death wish.

[@mrrock6248]

And not everyone writes like they is a retardant

[@mikeyforester6221]

@@mrrock6248 How's that exactly ?

[@mrrock6248]

7 fish and a pint of dirt brother!

[@joebutlersnr7017]

@@mrrock6248 then why the hell you doing it then?

[@andrewmcleod352]

Keep your circle small, friends close and your beer cold. But also don't tar all of us with the same brush

[@johnforrest3628]

Sadly this happens all too often. Ive experienced similar treatment from some so called bikers. thats why many bikers will ride solo or only with those they trust. My take on this is simple. You ride together, you stay together, you ride back together. An experienced biker is at the front and one is at the rear so riders of lesser experience dont feel the need to ride beyond their ability to keep up. Too many selfish people about today.

[@earlebacciochi9796]

Totally agree who needs to associate with pricks like that! Biker's code "no one left behind"

[@roadracingrelics]

What biker's code? Might as well be on a tour bus then.

[@randyschmidt19]

That's the Marines man. If you can't run with the big dogs then stay on the porch

[@cornellkirk8946]

Never heard of a bikers code, why should they ruin their ride cuz they guys slow as fuck?

[@timquick1045]

Been there done that bollocks to them mate stick to bikers who you now it isn't with it,they will probably rapping themselves around a lamp post some where

[@MrTom1379]

The other side is the organised Rideout , basic rules , fuel up before the meet , study the route map supplied , exchange mobile phone numbers , wait at regrouping points , reality none of the above .

[@fixt100]

*asian bike meet. look up "m13" if you dont believe me (early stuff).

[@neilstrachan9860]

A bit over the top for a short ride along the road.

[@Psyrax64]

just hold on while i fetch my tiny violin

[@jamesfoo8999]

You don't need to match your musical instrument size with your penis you know. Feel free to buy a bigger violin and not feel inadequate

[@vernonallatt4381]

What a knob jockey, geta life boring tw@t

[@vinceyreay]

You're a tad late for pancake day, but toss away pal

[@ScotGear]

Absolute loser...shall we send him a big pillow so it can accommodate his helmet while he cries him self to sleep...infact hopefully the helmet fills with his tears and the inevitable happens 🤣

[@elizner]

Legend

[@marklanders6980]

It was last one there get the beers in.

[@NEMESIS2030]

That'll be the biker in front of him then coz he couldn't keep up and buggered off home!!

[@Gentleman-Of-Culture]

Barry from Aufweidersehn Pet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thegooserider7245]

Why aye like woman, man, woman.

[@2strokemxclassics]

@KP NUTZ 😂😂gold m8

[@jayknibbs2250]

Errm... would ya like to come back to our hut?

[@michaelstoneman5668]

Barry had an old triumph didn't he? 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikehunt3852]

i was thinkin Boon Michael Elphick

[@mikep.541]

People aren’t going to do what you want them to do. You either go with the flow or go your own way. I’m a lone wolf. Always liked it my way.

[@mikeyforester6221]

Same here

[@GrahamCobbold]

100% with you we are just 1% my way is comfortable for me

[@stevezodiac491]

I would get a wash, or change my aftershave.

[@lukeyj8745]

Having trouble with an external mike with my go pro hero 4 black what Mike are you using as it sounds great 👍

[@markletts2000]

I found at bike meets that the newer the bike and bigger the engine owners ,compared to the 10 yr old+ bike that the guy has put time and effort and what he can afford into it,made all the difference,he's more likely to talk,offer a hand and mean it and know how to stay alive on two wheels,than the 10K bike that's never seen rain,Range Rover owning twerp called Tristian,who's leathers and lid cost not far of my bike,who thought the dial ins on the shocks,raised and lowered the bike for smaller riders on the Japanese market..

[@stephenbibby8650]

Absolutely agree. A good bike group will always have a tail end Charlie to make sure everyone stays connected. The rider in front should always keep the rider behind in view or at least wait for them . Everyone should have details of the route meet points etc so if you do get separated at least you know where you are going.

[@zenzen9131]

When I used to ride with groups of colleagues in the Alps we had a rule that you never let the guy behind you out of your mirrors. It didn't slow us down any either as it is always a challenge to keep up with the pack even with that rule in force. Also if someone dissappeared from your mirrors for more than say a quarter of a mile then you pulled over to wait for them or even turned around to go look for them. It's not rocket science to look after each other :)

[@wakeupamerica4610]

I learned the same lesson plus there is always one in the group that starts/causes/ exacerbates problems on rides.

[@derekheuring4646]

I'm the only Canadian U.N. - NATO Veteran motorcycle rider in the entire state of Texas. I've gone to lots of group rides in my area and never had problems getting involved in conversations with other riders, but I admit I had to initially make the effort for the most part. Now that I've been out for a few rides I'm bumping into people I've struck up conversations with before and have slowly become of the 'group'.

[@rainman2656]

When I was 10 years old and had just got my Raleigh Chopper my friends invited me to go to the park with them, on the way they were too fast for me and I could not keep up, I went home and told my mummy and she said don't worry son they are bad boys to do that and should have waited for you, so I know how the Op feels lol

[@2strokemxclassics]

😂😂👍

[@adamhamilton5294]

Cool story ..now that you are 14 what's the story now ?

[@LTLT900]

I had a chopper too. It put me in hospital for 3 days. They ended up banning them in nz.

[@tonysoprano1ify]

lol, me too, gear change in middle wasn't good ,broke both arms@@LTLT900

[@nzappa6198]

My advise was get a faster bike 😆😆😆

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Bike meets never worked out for me either.. Boring.. Neither did road trips in UK or abroad if riding in a group.. Like people have said … two maybe three riders together is ok but no more.. I ride alone now. Too many squabbles, gossip, shit stirring and moaning otherwise.. Went abroad with 4 & 7 of us and first time with 4 rode back as 3 and when 7 went I rode back alone.. Went my own way.. Choose my own way back from Faro. Stopped when I want, for as long as I want and got some great photos and memories. I am actually glad to read I am not the only one it hasn't worked out for.. It got so bad at one stage... I got so desperate to be alone I dropped my bike on purpose (only very low speed)... knowing the others couldn't hang about and I got an extra week in France and learnt how to poach salmon properly (cooking it, not stealing it) and I discovered Roule... garlic and herb cheese..Oh and I got people criticising me for standing up on bike on a long run because I had cramp in a leg or I took hands off handlebars to stretch.. My bike, I ride how I want.. Don't like it then feck off.. Been at this 30+ years and I don't suffer fools no more.. No I didn't drop bike when taking hands off bars. GSX 1400 cc pretty heavy and easy to control in a straight line... The six speed box came into it's own on the mountain roads between Spain and France.. Pamplona road very scenic indeed.

[@n136h]

Must have been bad if you deliberately fell off to get out of being with the others

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

@@n136h A total act of desperation unfortunately I only cut my little finger and the bike was still rideable... I had already put myself one day riding behind them thinking by the time I get back to where they were going to be they would have moved on again.. Nope they were still there.. Oh shit.. Final straw was when we all stayed at a property in Spain I walked out of the room where they were all packing up getting ready to leave but I hung about outside the door and heard what I thought was my closest mate running me down behind my back.. That was it.. When I got back to Britain I never mentioned any of it but word had got around and I got quite a bit of respect for going solo from other mates who hadn't gone with us.. I couldn't agree more with the advise someone said on here best to ride in groups of 2 or 3 although when our 7 got down to 5 that was good riding and all in zinc.. mostly anyway.. When one of the 5 said to me once "please don't keep taking your hands off the handlebars when riding.. I realised he was probably just shocked at me doing it and had never seen it done before.. I think it was his first long road trip? You have to either stop to stretch your legs, stand up on the bike or momentarily take hands off handlebars to stop the onset of pins and needles.. only for a few seconds. Great tip I learned was turn bike mirrors from horizontal to vertical if they are rectangular? It helped me with the rear vision... :0)

[@conortobin6180]

@@Keepingitrespectfulmostly. "deliberatly" Lol

[@vancouverbob100]

I haven't been on a bike for 25 years and I miss it every day. Maybe some day but don't know if I could ever get my "nerve" back.

[@johnwust9230]

n1

[@Chrisjude100]

I joined an online biker group and posted an intro of myself and an account of a ride Italy-GB that got plaudits. When I posted an ad on their for sale board (it was a type owner's club) I got chewed out for joining just to sell off stuff! The moderator chimed to say that that was no way to behave, but I was struck by not being accepted. I signed up for the Christmas lunch but when I showed up, nobody welcomed or paid the slightest bit of notice to the new guy, they just had their own tight little groups going (food was good, the company less so). It probably is the case that bikers are an offbeat lot and don't really do socialising.

[@fearnobeer9077]

As soon as we get the dirt bikes off the trailer i try to lose me missus

[@spraytastic1]

used to ride in fast groups , doesnt matter how quick you are you'll always be playing catch up if the lads at the front pass cars you get stuck behind so solo for me now , ride at your own pace go where you want , take less risks

[@ismaelmartinez8403]

Some car communities are like that too. It sucks.

[@stevebroughton4787]

I was gonna say the same thing about car clubs, only went to one official car group gathering in 2015, totally ignored by 'click. Fuck em...

[@adamhamilton5294]

Most car meets I went to were part of a forum so knew each other hence why they can seem clique . they should of still shown a welcoming unless they were all under 25

[@ada205mi]

Agree completely

[@raygengarratt7220]

“If u can keep up you’ll stay up”

[@DillyDillydave5399]

that really saddens me to hear this im sorry to say ive had similar experiences myself and im unfortunately of the same thoughts about meets to clicky etc thoughtless people

[@wordsmithgobshite3296]

He's off home to listen to Slade with a nice cuppa soup.

[@peterpyke1213]

hey,whats wrong with slade?

[@this_is_a_tiny_town]

Bisscut flavour!!

[@GTVAlfaMan]

Wordsmith Gobshite I love Slade. I wish the radio stations here in LA would play their music more.

[@wordsmithgobshite3296]

I do have to admit that Slade hold a lot of great memories for me, I really miss the eighties

[@andydomanski2876]

Nowt wrong with Slade matey, been a fan for years. Keep on rockin! 👍

[@discobiscuit6849]

Good on ya, always always ride within your own ability, personally i stick to the speed limits. On the track in controlled conditions is a different matter. There are lots of good clubs out there that endorse safe riding techniques and etiquette.

[@robtyman4281]

I'm not from Wolverhampton, nor am I a Brummie (I'm a Londoner), but even I know that Wolverhampton and Tamworth are nowhere near each other - they're opposite sides of the Birmingham area!! .....it's like me going to a bike meet at the Ace Cafe, and then some riders saying they're not staying but going to a pub 10 miles away near Chelsea Bridge or something. It's obvious they weren't going to any pub, but just wanted to have an evening blast, going flat out on the roads....with no particular destination in mind. When they said they were going to a pub in Tamworth, alarm bells should have gone off in your head, or you should have thought ''er, hello....something's not right here''. The group you were with sounded like they were all in their early 20's and just wanted to show off how fast they could go on their bikes. Lesson: never agree to meet up with random bikers from an online post. Chances are they'll be mindless speed freaks or just twats......and they were.

[@saberseesall]

Liked your video and subbed. Could I please recommend that the opening music was pretty shocking on the ears when I had my head phones in and volume fairly high. :)

[@tommeytommey2742]

You just got a like and a subscriber. Plus I'm with you, ride with your real friends. I like to meet new riders and have gone to meets but, there's always a but. Thanks for sharing, beautiful country! Cheers, Tom

[@Incountry]

Ride hard Ride fast Ride by yourself.... A mistake by a bike in front of you will take you off yours.!

[@markhampson3166]

Later down the road they ran into Clint Eastwood driving a pick-up truck with an orangutan in the passenger seat 😂 😂

[@nigeldean]

The only way to ride in groups and keep everyone happy is to use the drop off system. Designated leader and back marker. Everyone rides at thier own pace, leader drops off the rider behind him as a marker for turns and junctions, then when everyone but the backmarker has passed, the marker pulls in just in front of the backmarker. Overtaking allowed in the group.

[@johnf3326]

Buggered with my 1970 SS50 then! 😫

[@MrSnookerballs]

OMG, I remember having one of those. being ripped off by all the FS1E's till I shortened the slide in the carb. then kept up.

[@johnf3326]

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[@rickbolton181]

I would have more fun on a ss50 or a cub 50 70 90 then some crotch rocket

[@johnf3326]

@@rickbolton181 Haha 'crotch rocket' LOVE that! Noted, good one!!

[@johnf3326]

@@MrSnookerballs 4 stroke never as powerful as a 2 stroke but my 1970 has 6hp at 11,000 rpm and 150 mpg. Bomb proof engine! They got less powerful after that.

[@Speedy_Cockroach]

I mean, the road was super wide and they weren't even going that fast. The point of having a bike in my opinion is to have a bit of fun on the roads when you know it's safe, not sit in traffic like you're in a car, and that looked just about safe enough to me. My opinion of course, each to their own

[@firejam78]

From the moment you were waiting to leave the first pub you can tell they are going to go for it little blips of the throttle it's like the frustration of waiting for them

[@craigbuchan316]

Noticed at the end of this vid. Theres always that one guy that rides with his bloody foot resting on the rear brake lever.

[@calumkz]

not sure what the deal is... its a huge wide straight road and they're not going that fast

[@larrybird646]

LeonsLifeOnWheels they’re riding like idiots!!

[@yorkshire1290DUKE-R]

Bell ends give bikers a bad name. When they crash I hope they don't take some innocent person with them.

[@JoeyBitz2000]

Funny ! The midlands accent makes him sound even more fed up and pissed off with his 'biker friends" 🤣😂

[@TheYamR6Sp]

From wich song is the intro?

[@tommann9490]

100% on your side with this one. Ignore all the negative comments. If people want to kill themselves riding then let them. I've had something similar leaving a Southampton bike night but this was with friends. 4 of us went down fine but coming back they tore up the M3, A34 then A303 well above the speed limit. I left them to it as one, I don't want to loose my license or die and two I didn't feel comfortable riding at those speeds at night on busy roads. They all disappeared so I left them to it. Really not worth it and it doesn't make you feel part of the group. Prefer riding with a small group of people now on day trips rather than go to bike nights.

[@ThatZiPpYDudeOnYoutube]

Personally I would of been fine with that overtake but you are right in not following the crowd and riding to what your comfterble with :) personally I ride solo as I like to get randomly lost in places so I'm no good for group rides anyway 😂

[@fornicateu2]

Thats me too, hope I bump into you on a ride one day we can get lost together lol.

[@ThatZiPpYDudeOnYoutube]

@@fornicateu2 do you vlog or use your channel regularly? If so when I get all the work on my bike done I will drop you a message if you are close to the Midlands area

[@fornicateu2]

@@ThatZiPpYDudeOnKZbin 200 miles north of Brum mate, nearest I get to the midlands is Skipton to see the brother, I tend to head up the Scottish borders as theres no police farce up there lol.

[@ThatZiPpYDudeOnYoutube]

Wa thinking of a Scottish sh road trip any locations I should visit?

[@fornicateu2]

@@ThatZiPpYDudeOnKZbin The last four years a few mates and I have done the west coast going up to Ulapool then returning via Inverness, Grantown on Spey, Tomintoul down through the ski slopes to Braemar then the Perth rd to Perth, all good biking roads, the last year we fitted in the NC 500 round the top which is great for scenery but has a few stretches of single track on it. Coming from the Midlands if I were you I'd have a fast motorway day to Glasgow UP THE , M6 m74 then day 2 along the A82 past loch lomand-tyndrum-glencoe-fort william and through to Loch ness and on to ulapool but really anywhere up that way its all beautiful and bike friendly. Hotels were reasonable up till they announced the NC500 then the greedy bstards doubled the prices but stick with smaller B&B's and you can still do it cheapish.

[@frazer4523]

i hate it when this happens aswell but i cant ride for a while now since ive had 2 bike stolen in the space of 2 months :(

[@deanishere7237]

What ya riding a Honda Melody ???

[@prof.hectorholbrook4692]

Bike meets I went to were great in the early 80's until everybody seemed to get selfish and narrow-minded from about 1992 on.

[@eddybabe7963]

If they ride like that you don't want to know them!

[@PlebMotovlog]

Had that done to me twice. Meh. I still show up to some meets but unless its people I know really well I don't ride out with them. I usually hang around Fradley Junction on Wednesday evenings. There is usually only few bikers pretty much all of them lone wolfs like me.

[@sean131sm]

Spot on. I go out with my brother and 4 close mates, we know each others capabilities and always have a laugh and a bit of nonsence.

[@brendan697]

They offered you a invite and then did that to you. Out of order if you ask me.

[@johnmontague69]

I've got one of them old Honda 90 step throughs. Every bike meet I goto I get left and usually lost! It's an antique. But... when I take my ferrari or my Lambo to the car meets I'm welcomed with open arms. Bikers are weird man! I'll goto my next meet on my Honda about 250 miles away and if I don't get any welcome I'm going it alone all the next times. ☺

[@johnmontague69]

@Aarron Lambo who?

[@johnmontague69]

@Aarron Lambo What...You don't believe I've got a Honda Step Through 90. 3 gears whitewall tires custom paint job British Rally Racing Green with a white faring and a smoke glass wind Shield and airhorns that play lacookaracha? Tuff luck pal. Not my fault if you can't control your jealous emotions ☺ Are you that that Big gangster from that other KZbin channel with the same name as yours??? Your the biggest midget I've ever seen if it is you! 😃 lool

[@stanssoapbox]

Classic bike.

[@TheFakeRussian]

I quit going to meets years ago. The last one I went to was around 2008. We decided to head back after a nice ride out to one of the groups house for a BBQ. I was following and for some reason they turned left when they should have turned right. OK .... So I followed then realised why, the A19! At the time I had my 11 year old daughter on the back and when I looked down I was doing 140 plus on the most policed and dangerous road in the UK. So I backed off the throttle and at the next junction I turned round and went home leaving the assholes to it. Just because a couple of my bike(s) can do those sorts of speeds doesn't mean I *have* to. Still, I've had a clean licence since 1996 which is more than can be said for one or two of them. Why do that? And the worst thing? Next time I saw them at a bikers cafe I used to go to, one of them said he had fading brakes on his bike on that day and knew his discs needed changing but had a go at me for being chicken. And he was carrying an inexperienced pillion. ASSHOLES!!!

[@thetruthjustice6324]

What was the first pub never been to one that puts on a bbq every so often would be nice

[@billt1954]

Thanks for this, mate. I laughed my cock off. This is the 'realest' bike video iv'e seen in a long time. And there's nothing like a midlands accent for sounding 'pissed off' ha ha! Ride safe mate.

[@ukcitizen1158]

Every Group is different. Although I don't condone their riding style, they obviously ride like that all the time, so expect you to be doing the same......

[@hodaka1000]

Old mate Biker Bob always says the speed of a convoy is governed by the speed of the slowest ship!

[@WELLBRAN]

All groups and clubs are like that. I had the same experience years ago in a bicycle club.

[@m.c.motorcycles503]

#Wolverhamptonbiker is correct. As a rider of many different groups and bikes it is basic bike code never leave a biker behind. if you riding in a group you ride to the slowest rider out of respect. you've got to understand that not all bikes have the same power and acceleration. Also the rider might not be comfortable riding the same way you do all riders are different most of your riding sills come from self taught. if you do wan to take off fine but if you come to a point where your turning a that point you wait. As I say and the groups if I take off or you take off just keep going straight we will wait and the junctions if we are turning off. p.s. also a Wolverhampton rider

[@ruddhulk56]

Dude. Of you ever find yourself around nottingham or derby at the weekend give me a shout I go up to Matlock in the peak district regularly for a chip butty if you fancy it

[@lemmyraisehell.8669]

I allways stop of at the woodlands cafe on the A515 Cromford most sundays. Then into matlock Been doing this for many a year . Might see you up there one day. Ride safe &free.

[@stebam3241]

Good on u lad.

[@perppatrol1713]

@@lemmyraisehell.8669 I'm not a biker yet tho I plan on getting an electric motorbike as I feel it accomadates me, I'm boycotting big cities too, crazy and narcissistic people hence even the women are insane tho theres some good ones lol, but I'm not about chasing hoes just moving freely, I've noticed smaller towns have a better setting where you can chill and eat, Derby, Nottingham, Birmingham all cesspit shitholes lol

[@tileking8078]

I like a bacon nutty butty then right? Whilst the kettle is on the boil I pop round to Telford upon forestshire, and go for a pint, then I'm off to the next one ☝️ was thinking the lot of those people were you interested and I can get you a big deal for Ian to get it back to you with a little more money and I'll get it done right then, thanks again for the good luck with the new number of the very nice chips and fish

[@yessure5291]

Thanks for blowing up my speakers at the beginning !

[@jackgess3364]

I used to ride with a group and we always had a sweep rider and fast guys used wait at junctions for the sweep rider to go through before racing off to to the lead again. You have to ride to your pace and not others.

[@sho77y]

Wish I had some real friends lol I'm the only one with a bike. ☹️ Good man for staying safe some bikers are crazy and it's not worth it.

[@johnoleary9317]

Should join a Scooter ride out Better class of people. Ride safe.

[@chriseast7467]

So true! 👍

[@ickleshouse]

fair play to you fella, as many have said below, I ride my own road. Met some nice folk through FB too.

[@anthonyrosa5006]

I had a similar experience once where they took off at double the speed limits and blew a few lights. I dont need to try and keep up with organ donor prospects.

[@heating4343]

Midland riders group are brill knowbody gets left behind

[@m.c.motorcycles503]

im in that group

[@fornicateu2]

Only in spelling tests by the look of it.

[@johnf3326]

I'll join then with my SS50, that'll really piss them off ! 😉😂😂😂 🐌

[@daveandmerlin]

You seem a good chap but to be honest that move didnt look that crazy ....just an average ride mate .

[@DizGuys]

It's not so easy being at the back of a large group like that to see ahead and judge your maneuvers. Plus the light/visibility and road conditions were not ideal. There were about 6 or so bikes in front which passed approaching a blind crest, by the time he'd have been passing it'd probably been too risky. Obviously the wrong group for some.

[@wightwalker2453]

Agree, some bike meets are cliquey so if you don't know anyone you may as well be alone. I guess social skills comes into it but personally I ride on my own because I love riding. I don't love the 'biker scene'.

[@Starkster50]

Good for you, the Jeep club I was in was the same way, be safe.

[@theindependentreviewer9814]

Something tells me you don't have any friends lol

[@mikehunt3852]

VAMP 😂

[@pmay222]

Think u need a harley mate 😁

[@HD_13]

HD the only way to ride!!

[@darthtool8131]

the ace cafe is a bit like this in the evenings, its a shit ride into london to stand around gawping at other people gawping at bikes and the occasional naughtiness.. then the shit ride out of london again, in a group half of you get lost in traffic or get bored and bugger off.. solo is best, but 2 bikes is ok.. less stopping/start and having to worry if someone is riding too close in your blind spots.

[@Jonathanh.2481]

You need to ride like a hooligan then Brummy 😂😂😂

[@drewby4563]

Who really gives a rat's arse bout riding with others it's just transport that's all

[@CrazyPanda688]

drew bee for some it’s just transport, not everybody. For others it’s fun and enjoyment

[@CrazyPanda688]

Moors Hound I’ve got both ya wet wipe. Don’t see what your point is at all

[@moorshound3243]

@@CrazyPanda688 It's more then any of that for some it's a lifestyle saying it's just transport makes me laugh!

[@CrazyPanda688]

Moors Hound oh whoops, I thought you were the original commenter, my apologies, I thought that was the other guy replying to me, sorry!

[@dcan911]

@@CrazyPanda688 Hahaha 'ya wetwipe' best insult I heard today

[@duvetghost]

Your footage fails to show how wide that road is, with clear visibility and turns in to a two lane carriageway. I know this road well, it’s round the corner from my house and have ridden it more times than I can count. You’re being a killjoy mate, most cars down there don’t even do half the national speed limit down that stretch, and with good visibility it is more than safe enough for an overtaking manoeuvre. You would be better suited to a Nissan Micra than a bike.

[@scottwilliamsakacowboy4691]

I always say to anyone that rides with us "ride to your own abilities " iff we ride hard and go we will wait for you up the road or next junction.....we never leave a man behind.My boys have just started riding with me and they are told the same and is all good. So maybe next time (if there is one) you meet up, just let them know,and if they have a problem with it, they are not worth riding with.

[@honestchris7472]

I started on scooters way back in the sixties, I was a Mod of course and it was like a big club, wherever we went, even though we did not know the people, we were invited to parties, we met girls (I think because we were all clean and tidy under the Parka`s) and we had great times and even though I went to the seaside towns, I saw very little of the so called battles between the Mods and the Rockers as they were called then. When I got my first car, all of that stopped, I became just another car driver, and even when I started on motorbikes, I never felt the same sort of connection to other bikers, just the occasional signalling of the hand as a gesture of recognition.

[@istra70]

Obviously picked wrong group to hang with. You can chat and drink with anyone in public , but riding is different story. If you are on Honda 50 than you can't hang in the group riding 1 L sport bikes...... Need to find bikers riding similar bike or experience to yours ( and most likely your speeds will match)..... The other thing is socializing. You may have higher education but no university teaches socializing. People complaining about it have problem (and not the others ). No group in public is private "closed" circle. You can allays listen to what they are saying, laugh with them and if you have something funny or smart to say EVERYONE will listen or laugh.... this is the only way to get accepted. But people like you are waiting for written invitation and hand to hold. With such an attitude you probably struggle to find a women too. Are you blaming women of being unapproachable or " closed circle " ......??? For start stop wining ( no one likes that and is of no help or joy to listen). Second stop blaming others for your shortfalls ( work on it instead - it is easier to change yourself than everyone around you).... You did only one good thing here and it is ....... ride your speed.....

[@keithgarr5534]

If all bikers abide by the highway code then all biker groups can keep up with each other. But the majority of bikers ride like complete tossers and deserve all they get, it's a shame it's the emergency services that have to clean up the mess due to your stupid inconsiderate behaviour.

[@Ken_Dalton]

istra70 word! Beautifully put sir 👌

[@DizGuys]

You have some good points there 👌

[@andrewcorry2251]

I'm 40 now and been riding on the roads since 16. Back when I first started riding on the roads there were less bikers and everyone still waved. These days you pass other bikers and you don't even get a nod never mind anything else from 8 out of 10 riders. Biking isn't the same brotherhood as it once was and it's all very snooty theses days with all these new riders showing off all there wealth and other idiots giving bikers a bad name because of dangerous riding solo or in big groups all trying to keep up with someone who's skill levels are better than there's and don't get me started on the little shits on scooters

[@DizGuys]

Unfortunately I know what you mean. I'm from an era when there was a much greater sense of camaraderie and far less snobbery. It's a shame to see that mutual appreciation - regardless of what you're riding - fading away.

[@wradford1]

It's basically turned into a pissing contest I'm faster, I'm louder, I got the best gear, Look at me.

[@andrewcorry2251]

Be nice to start seeing custom bikes again, rat bikes , street fighters etc. Chucking a load of cash at a expensive bike just to look the same as the next guy is just crap in my eyes. I've no real time for most of the ppl who buy these new expensive bikes, 1 or 2 are OK to chat with most are just posers. I like seeing the lads who are out on a old 2 stroke. How many times do you see a Rd or a rg these days rgv ,kr1s, tzr. The lads riding them are properly still using there wife's / mams kitchen table to rebuild a motor and washing parts in the the kitchen sink., these are the lads who still wave and represent what biking use to be about back in the day. Not about money it was about keeping them going yourself as you were probably sink so you learned to fix erm and rode in all weather

[@audimanuk]

I know this stretch, if he’d kept up he’d have seen it opens up to a stretch of dual Carriageway and then a wide mile long stretch down to an island.

[@Gogetalou]

I got invitied to a bike night.. turned up on my sports bike, turns out the place was a Propper MC clib with big choppers and harleys.. it was well awkward

[@1979phill]

learn to ride! if you want to ride with the big boys then keep up, if you cant then ride with the sunday riders! support 81

[@petertaylor2148]

Yeah matie I'm with you brother.. learn to ride the fucken thing ....

[@1979phill]

@@petertaylor2148 i know, what a baby!

[@droneuk]

phill van so overtaking 5 cars makes you a ‘big boy’ Think you need to learn to think and act

[@1979phill]

@@droneuk no it doesn't make me a big boy but if it's safe to do so and you want to keep up then overtake. as my riding instructor told me, it's called making progress and thats why we ride bikes!

[@robwalker7575]

Says the bloke with a C50, no doubt 🤣🤣🤣

[@tonyr9487]

I mean. A load of blokes hanging around with each other because you all ride bikes and like them is pretty lame as it is. Don't even get me started on "bikers code" either. How embarrassing that I'm the same species as these sad guys.

[@droneuk]

Tony R plus they look like Power Rangers

[@happychappers8311]

Just because you haven't got the balls to ride don't troll others for it. Stick to your knitting.

[@happychappers8311]

@@CrazyPanda688 Not at all but why would i ride in the snow when i have a car ?

[@championn3c574]

Colin Chapman, because you may be able to get through the gaps when other cars get stuck & block the road.

[@happychappers8311]

@@championn3c574 Never riden a bike in the snow have you ? If it's that bad that cars are stuck then your either on your arse following your bike or you will be any second.

[@theymusthatetesla3186]

....EXACTLY my experience, too! Cliques ABOUND in these things (I've heard the same from others, too)

[@mohammedbasharat379]

I know the feeling I’ve had so called mates like that so I find it easy and better to ride on my own with out arseholes 🤪