Peterwinkle Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Seems like the norm in this my area that everyone likes to go on Poker Runs where they race from one Bar to another and guzzle a beer before they head to the next one. I'm not putting anyone down for taking a drink once in a while, but I flat refuse to ride when I have a drink and I don't ride with anyone when they do. :veryangry: Just wondering how it is in other parts of the country :wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I have to agree with you on this. It is scary at the amount people will drink during these events. It seems that it is almost a contest among some people to see how many beers they can down during the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottdog Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I'm with you, Pete. Don't mind if you have a beer when we stop for a bite to eat but that's it. No bar hoppin' for me. The Harley-Davidson dealers around here always endorse those kind of rides. I don't get it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BIGDogg Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Where I am at, it is normaly 4 stops while riding sometimes 5. You have to buy a drink at each stop but it does not have to be alchoholic. On average it seems most people round here do 2 beers at each stop and then a few more at final stop. It never made sense to me when doing a fund raiser for an accident victim, why we all do sit and pound drinks. Same as our ABATE meetings in these parts are usually held at a tavern too. :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo94 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Yep, some people are just foolish. Doesn't matter if it is a car or a bike. On a five stop poker run I will usually have say one beer and 4 cokes. Or 1 beer at the first stop. Three sodas. Maybe one beer at the last stop. In other words, I don't drink enough to impair my riding skills or even to catch a buzz!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I do not drink. Well, unless I am at a place that I do not have to leave. Some of the guys I ride with may have a drink (beer) or two when we stop to eat, but not more then that. With the amount we eat and how fat these guys are that amount does not impair their ability to ride/drive. Their poor eye sight is a bigger impairment. I will not ride with anyone who does more then that. The stupidest people I know are the ones who smoke out when they ride or the ones who ride with those people. If you want to kill your self please put the gun in your mouth and pull the trigger. Leave the rest of us alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Same as our ABATE meetings in these parts are usually held at a tavern too. :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldev Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Their poor eye sight is a bigger impairment. Who can't read street signs until he's halfway through an intersection again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whadayawant Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 1 drink every 50 miles and I do'nt do poker runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Their poor eye sight is a bigger impairment. Who can't read street signs until he's halfway through an intersection again? That's why I don't drink on top of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Old rule from old bikers (only way to get that way). Two wheels - two beers - two hours. Although it is hilarious at times to watch the idiots pull up to a stop light and forget to put their foot down. Sometimes they do it more than once. Watching them trying to get home before the cops get them (or they get killed or stuck under the bike) brings the point home pretty clear. I am surprised the question came up though, I mean we're the IIRA. None of us would do anything illegal, would we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottdog Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I aways keep a straight head when ridin'. Got enough going against us as it is. If we think you exceeded our limit (not yours), we put you in front. First red light you go through, you're on your own. I'm addicted to gasoline. I smoke it through a pipe. I think it's a U.S. Bong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1BIGDogg Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Had not planned on it, but hell if I need a brother-in-law to get my bikes when I am dead, I better hop on one of them and hit the bars today to find me a wifey !!!! I never drink any more than my gas tanks will hold. (not a wifey for me, someone elses wifey) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Promised myself (and have kept it so far) that I wouldn't drink n ride....course hasn't been much of a problem lately.. eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugdbdt Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Cigars taste like crap with ice tea... Thanks, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Cigars taste like crap with ice tea... Thanks, Danny I was going to say "lets hear you say that after you hit the side of a mountain at 50 MPH" but then I remember, ...you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I always bring water, if Im planning on riding more I wont drink, If Im at the last stop I'll have a couple beers with lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I agree, SR. I typically don't drink/ride, and when we do groups rides here I prefer it if no one in the group does either. As a rule, we don't. It's the odd day that I'm out by myself and I might stop on my way home and have a beer. Or if I'm spending 4 hours somewhere because of an event, I might have a couple and something to eat. The point is that none of us want to end up shiny side down or worse because of alcohol. We have enough trouble with keeping safe due to traffic, weather, and other factors to through another problem in the mix, ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornbury Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I leave the house sober, and if I'm riding, I don't touch a drop of alcohol until I'm done riding. :no: It's the simplest rule to keep. (And Danny, if you're smoking cigars, you ain't tasting shit anyway...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 at the most a beer or two while eating, usually not even that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefLoneWolf Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I quit drinking 24 years ago. But, from cars to semi's I've used alcohol/drugs while driving. That was jus plain stupid! Drinking & riding a scoot jus don't mix. I don't care how good of a rider ya are, your asking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHIVE Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Where I am at, it is normaly 4 stops while riding sometimes 5. You have to buy a drink at each stop but it does not have to be alchoholic. On average it seems most people round here do 2 beers at each stop and then a few more at final stop. It never made sense to me when doing a fund raiser for an accident victim, why we all do sit and pound drinks. Same as our ABATE meetings in these parts are usually held at a tavern too. :uhoh: A COUPLE OF "SEPTICS" & "SUMP PUMPS" CAN'T HURT ON A POKER RUN CAN THEY? :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottdog Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 ........The stupidest people I know are the ones who smoke out when they ride or the ones who ride with those people. What's f**kin' wrong with smokin' up before a ride? You mean you don't? Thought you guys were cool? :cppl1 PARKING LOT SMOKE-OUT! SMOKIN' THE GREEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremanDave Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I don't much care to drink and ride, and don't much care to ride with those who do, I keep it simple one drink while on the road, more when I reach the end of the ride and put her away for the night. Being in the wind, is perhaps the most relaxing time of my day, don't need any thing else to help me unwind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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