No title was issued when the bike was originally sold. It is a dirt bike. I did the same search and turned up nothing. The next to last number looks weird to me...
I am new to the MN-MSTA, joined last year. The reason I joined was because none of my friends ride and I wanted to meet others that did. Since joining, I have been on 3 rides with members. One was the Swan Ride, where I met a bunch of riders. There I rode for a long time with Andy, by ourselves, through some awesome roads in WI. At the end, I had a great ride back home from Slippery’s with Andy, Vince, Joel and Marty. On Sat 10Mar, I rode for a short jaunt between Wabasha and Lake City with Denyse, Joel, Vince and Lloyd. It was short but sweet. On Sunday 18Mar, I joined the large group that everyone is talking about here. For 95% of the ride, I followed the group Ray was leading. I did not see anything different from how the 3 rides were ridden. There were comments made by a few of the attendees that they were surprised that no one crashed or that there weren’t any tickets issued. I believe the context of the comments made about crashing, were aimed more at the condition of the roads than at the speeds of the ride. I estimate that 15% of the roads were covered with sand, making some stretches tricky and dangerous. As for tickets issued, even riding at a moderate pace between 70-80MPH, can get you a ticket on all the roads we rode. We were lucky that there were no cops around.
Again, I am new to the group but I would like to give my .02¢ on this thread’s topic and the sub threads that have crept in it. The op asks whether or not you should join a posted group ride. My belief is that any member wanting to join the posted ride, should be allowed to go. The leader/organizer should then set the tone at the onset. From there, all riders should conform to the stated course and outcome of the ride as per MN-MSTA. The hardest thing for a leader to do is to have to discipline or call an issue to someone’s attention. We expect perfection from ourselves and having to come down hard on someone else is not comfortable, but that is what leadership is all about. If there are any deviants, the leader should ask them to leave the ride or discontinue their unwanted behavior. I would welcome it if someone corrected me for whatever I was doing wrong, since two the reasons I joined MN-MSTA, was to become a better rider and represent the riding community well.
As per joining MN-MSTA, my humble opinion is that nothing should be changed. Through the forum, I’ve met a decent group of people. If I had to pay first to join, I probably would not have. Why pay for something that might not work for you? Now, after a few rides, I am considering becoming a full paying member in the near future. Last Sunday was a great ride. Sitting down and eating ice cream with Ray, Rex, Mike Duluth, Vince, Dave and Brent was an awesome way to end the day. I am looking forward to some more rides, so please keep posting them!!!
Jamey
P.S. Thnx to all that have put together and have made what MN-MSTA is today...
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