RickkciR

Last week, I wrote about how I'd left the IARG .  Now, I've never been active ( but was current with dues ) in the group, but have been 'close' to it , knowing the Founder , current Prez and VP, and have been to the Bike Week that's apparently tied to it at the hip for five years and counting. ... even considered someway , somehow , being more active in it in the future... but... Over the years, my biggest complaint was the IARG FB Group ,  had .... almost nothing to do with the actual chapter itself.  Instead , it was used to promote the dealership... the annual charity ride .. and now bike week.  Over the last year , I've seen it lower itself becoming.... in my own words... 'just another FB Group " as well.  Over 2,000 people in it, many don't care to do anything but advertise their own merchandise, pull off bike parts , or just BS about subjects that have zero .... ZERO .. to do with the IARG chapter itself. A quick scan today reveals I made

I've been riding for about 33 years.. .got 'serious' about it ...   about 8 years ago.  That's when .. I joined my first Riding Group ...   the IRG .   It's was Kings Mountains Indian Motorcycle Riding  Group.   I remember getting my card and thinking .. "woohooo!'  .. then .. nothing . .nada... zilch .   Crickets.  Few years later I joined HOG.. or they joined me.   Like Indian, I believe it was 'free' .. automatic  .. the first year.   I continued for several years; they have a monthly ( maybe it was quarterly ) magazine... few good stories... a nice patch .. and ..  unless you hung out at the dealership with all the other HOG hang-arounds for a ride.. that was about it.. so ..   that fell by the wayside.  I still get the emails begging me to join ...   they had me for 5 years; that was enough. About Six years ago ... I found the IIRA : Iron Indian Riders Association .  I discovered a core groups of Riders/Owners, many whom had been through