Comes a question that I am gonna ask. I see quite a few guys who post with this thing that says "Usual Suspects." Now obviously that is a "biker gang". Where are you guys from? Is this a Monster gang you guys started locally? Why is it I never kniow friends who A) ride and B) have make the beast with two backsing balls. Even my friends who do ride (BMW for one, one with a Suzuki SV-1000, one has a Honda Shadow) it's not like I can rally them together and start something.
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Funny that you should bring this up...
The Usual Suspects. As Pak already said, we're not a "gang", although we are having t-shirts, patches and stickers made up... wannabe bulletproof vests are NOT on the list. We're just a few guys that ride together. As you may or may not know, finding people
to ride sometimes isn't easy. Finding people to ride with that you trust not to kill you, act like a child, make you look stupid in front of po po, among other things is even harder still. Finding people to ride with that you like to hang out with AND trust with all those things... damn near impossible.
Back when I had a Monster, I used to post up for rides to see who wants to come out and who doesn't. The folks that regularly came out and were kind enough to endure my routes always happened to be the same people - The Usual Suspects. When I make up a route, the mileage is usually high, the roads pretty technical, and the stops are few... not too many people like to do that. A nice sit down lunch, a cool relaxing swim, or some other type of activity is the norm. And while all that's great, when I go riding, I like to explore and challenge myself and make up the route accordingly.
At this point, we may seem kinda "clicky", but that's only because we're all great friends, have been through a lot together by now as a result of always riding together but we're always open to other folks, that's why I still post up for rides. Regardless of what kind of bike you ride, what nationality you are (cause we'll make fun of you anyway), anybody's welcome as long as there is room. Even one's riding skill isn't too much of a factor, although most of the roads and sometimes the pace is definitely not for newbs. If you don't mind riding for 12+ hours (it's been closer to 20+ lately
), by all means, post up your interest the next time I post for a ride.
As to why you see "quite a few guys" with the Usual Suspects official logo in their info on here... we seem to be the ones that post up the most here in the NYMMC. Either we need to post up less, our you folks need to step your game up.
