Noobie Ride 29 - 2/20

[Dane]

The time has come! The first Noobie Ride of the year is upon us.

Join us for our monthly 'meet and greet' style ride. This ride is a special invitation to all the newly registered members (Noobies) and current members to come out and meet other OC MOTO members at a nice cruise and lunch event. If you're a new motorcycle rider please PM me if you have questions about riding in groups.

We will start at the Tustin Marketplace and head down Santiago Canyon -> Live Oak -> Crown Valley -> Smokey's BBQ (Dana Point).

WHERE: Tustin Market Place (in front of Sports Authority) Map
DATE: Sunday 2/20
WHEN: 10:00am (kick stands up 10:30 sharp)
RIDE PACE: Easy
CHATTERBOX: Ch 12 group 00


WARNING: Although it is a 'Noobie' ride, it implies you know how to operate your motorcycle (i.e., you're able to operate the bike well in large groups). It also implies you can ride responsibly with a large group, i.e. no wheelies, showing off, etc.


Things to remember for this ride:

• This will be a slow, relaxed, and safe ride.
• The goal is to stay together as a group as much as possible
• No stunting of any kind will be tolerated
• No lane splitting (this is so the group can stay together)
• Staggered riding on PCH/Santiago/Surface Roads, single file in Live Oak
• Safe Riding is key, please keep a safe distance from the motorcycle in front of you. (Diagram)
• Pack in tight at stops and red lights.
• Do not pass the leaders or sweepers. Stay in formation.
• If you fall behind due to lights or any other issues, don't worry, there will be sweepers throughout the group.
• If a rider pulls off the side of the road, crashes, etc. DO NOT pull over with them. Let the sweepers take care of it.
• Do not rev your engines, trust me, in a group this large, everyone can see you. No need to rev engines. We get notices from the Police Departments.
• Come to the meet point FUELED UP. There is a Shell station up Jamboree, however, we won't be making any stops once we depart. Ride length is just over 40 miles.
• Please have all your paperwork in order. M1 or permit, motorcycle insurance.
• We will be using some basic hand signals during the ride, here are some universal hand signals to review if you are not familiar:
  http://www.boxermc.info/mediagallery/media.php?f=1&s=20081230222308239&i=20100729234414568&p=1

Here's the route:

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A - Tustin Marketplace
B - Smokey's BBQ

 
Photos courtesy of Hooligan

Have fun, let's ride.
 

[deadhand]

Get ready, noobs.  Get ready.

[sponger]

sweet!!!!!!! im in for this.

[The Cable Guy]

Will try to make it to this noobie ride. The first one I went to was a blast!

[smilingbear]

In, see you there

[homegrownazzhat]

I shall put this as a maybe for two reasons:
1. My leg is healing fast but not sure it will be that fast
2. My bike is coming together fast but not sure it will be registered that fast hehe

[CougarHunter]

its about time! Ive been waiting for one of these for a while now. me and my girl are IN! any pre-rides or meet points happening before, and around the fullerton/anaheim area? or does anyone just wanna meet before and ride over?

[ducatidennis]

NOOOOOBIES!!

I will be there

[canyoncarver]

anyone want to do a pre-ride from long beach?

[RobG]

If nothing else comes up that weekend, I'm in.  I'd be up for a caravan from the Inland Empire area.

Rob

[Wyo Rob]

Mayhaps, if not working. Moving roadblocks are always fun!

[kesmo]

Sounds like a cool fun ride, yes count me in.

anyone want to do a pre-ride from long beach?

AT what time are you planning to meet in the LBC and where ? i could be down for that too.

[MeanStreetLA]

I'm in!

[yunebug]

This time, I will not drop my bike. *crosses fingers*

Chris, and kesmo, we usually meet at the 76/Jiffy Lube on Bellflower/PCH/7th. I'm sure Marcel and Joey will be down to roll.

[RickRacer]

If nothing else comes up that weekend, I'm in.  I'd be up for a caravan from the Inland Empire area.

Rob

There is often an Ortega pre-ride to these.  I join at the Elsinore end.  Tends to be a bit more aggressive than the Noobie Ride 

[InnerSpark]

Hmmm I maybe in...

[VFR Jim]

What's a Noobie Ride?

[VFR Jim]

oh... yeah.... that (sorry, been a while since we had one lol )

Just kidding just kidding.... IN!

Jim

[VFR Jim]

Pre-ride from Carl's Junior at The Block at Orange, as usual... stay tuned for details.  

(and one from Fountain Valley, too... standby...)

Jim

[RobG]

RickRacer... I'd be up for that!  Was thinking when I posted that I'd probably do an Ortega run on the way to or from the ride (or both).

Rob