skibum69
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Funny, I'm in Bath working for Kennebec Marine launching people's floats and ramps etc.
If you decide to do a ride report please post some pics of Bath for me.Funny, I'm in Bath working for Kennebec Marine launching people's floats and ramps etc.
I see you are from Maryland. I lived in Bowie for 3 years before moving to Maine.Passing thru the Bath area in the 1st week of june, having spent a few days up towards Dexter & Jackman. OTOH Its just over in NH but my favorite ride in the region is up from Gorham to Errol, along the Androscoggin- I usually get thru there in the morning having spent the night in Littleton. Those wide open valleys encourage the throttle
Really like 201 up to Jackman also
Southwest Baltimore here. If I had a magic wand I'd move to NH or Maine, someplace more or less coastal... I love riding up in the northeast.I see you are from Maryland. I lived in Bowie for 3 years before moving to Maine.
When a ride report becomes more than a ride report.
If you read the rules about ride reports, either here or the other site, they are supposed to be about riding, not other stuff. The other site also says a ride report should have a beginning and an end. It's not supposed to be a ongoing blog. Take a look at most of the popular ride reports currently out there and you will see they don't follow the guidelines. Many ride reports go on for years and become a place to "hang out" for both the author and the regular followers. There is one ride report where the original OP no longer participates but it is still going strong because a bunch of people contribute to it and keep it going. It is probably the most active RR on the other site right now.
I haven't seen this happen yet on this forum probably because it is still too small and doesn't have enough people hanging out in Ride Reports. I haven't been on any site other than ADVr that had an active ride reports sub forum.
It's ADVr with a rule about never ending ride reports but it isn't enforced so not a big deal. I don't see any issues with the rules here. I think ride reports should be mostly about riding but I don't see an issue with some non riding content. I did see some ride reports moved because of "too much" non riding content on ADVr and that seemed to be enforced unevenly although I never had an issue with my reports.As far as the rules in our ride reports here, if something needs to be changed or if something is off putting, please speak up. This is a place where members are encouraged to help shape it. Just post a thread in the suggestions area or send a private message. If some posting happens that you do not agree is appropriate, please flag it. It is the quickest way to get our attention.
What is appropriate in a ride report? this is a motorcycle oriented site, I think the subject matter should be somewhat related to Moto travel but that is up for everyone to decide. If someone takes a week off the bike and does a car/truck tour, during much larger trip, that is probably fine. My seat of the pants opinion is if the moto tour ends and a 4 wheel tour begins (or hiking/horseback/etc) and the new mode of transportation takes up more than 20% of the report, then we are probably straying from the roots of the forum. I personally would not take any action without consulting members or other mods.
I am not sure how to feel about endless reports vs defined ending, I really don’t care either way.
I know you have seen the ride report I just started because you posted in it. For those who haven't seen it yet I have started a new ride report titled: "Our rides today". My goal with that ride report is to get a bunch of people to participate and get some conversation going. I'm also hoping it will get some participation from people who haven't tried writing a ride report before.I'm hoping to do a little ride on the weekend that might be worthy of a little RR mostly because of what the destination is. We'll see if it pans out.
I agree that the banter is what makes it, I never have an issue with any of my threads anywhere getting hijacked as long as it's discussion that keeps people engaged and entertained.
On ADV I am certainly well known in certain circles as well as the MOA forum and our local ADV forum ridetherock.com.
Give it a try on the new thread I just started. Next time you go for a ride take a pic or two and share something about the ride that you found interesting or enjoyed. Don't feel that you need to have something epic. Most of the riding that most of us do is not epic so we can relate to the riding that you do. The idea is to get some discussion going about riding.Good idea for a thread!
I haven't done ride reports, though I have shot 360 videos of several rides (well, parts of the rides - no one wants to watch more than a few minutes of video, and I don't want to spend time editing more). My Insta360 allows me to push one button to start/stop recording, and I can do this while riding.
One of the things that impressed me most in my early days over bike forums was a report over at ADVr written by some guys who had ridden from South Africa up through western Africa. The challenge of the ride, the photos, the accompanying story ... all just because some folks wanted to share their experiences. I was impressed by their generous spirit.
I get inspired by those who generate and share their rides. I don't see myself creating one,yet, but I'm sure happy to read yours.
You may have read one of MetalJockey's ride reports. He set the standard for Epic ride reports. Everyone should read this one: https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/angola-its-not-like-they-said.269251/One of the things that impressed me most in my early days over bike forums was a report over at ADVr written by some guys who had ridden from South Africa up through western Africa. The challenge of the ride, the photos, the accompanying story ... all just because some folks wanted to share their experiences. I was impressed by their generous spirit.
I haven't read RTWPaul's reports but I was following his thread where he is planning a 48 state ride on his Trail Cub. I need to check out the status of that because it's been a month or so since I last checked it. I might try to meet up with him somewhere on his trip if the timing works out.Yeah that Angola RR was excellent! I like RTWPaul's RR's too as he always has excellent photos and tells it like it is.
It sounds like he has a rough life!He's off to Europe for a bit before he does his scooter ride. Paul is good people, he spent a week at my house a few years ago. Go back and find some of his RR's, they're great.