Is it me, or are some of the areas a bit too large?   I have been away on family hols, and just read about the southern area rideout. It is appealing, because it would be good to meet up with other members form the site.   However, the reason I joined was to make contact with people in my immediate vicinity, and then hopefully enjoy going for a ride with them. A trip to Hampshire is okay for a ride out, but a bit far as a stating point.   This is not to say I don't wish to meet up with the rest of the club/gang/members. But would prefer to have starting points closer to home.   I think the site is providing an excellent and unique service, so keep up the good work, but what about smaller areas, we could then arrange through the site to travel into other unknown parts of this land and discover new worlds                                                                                                                                                                             

DD, there aren't any designated 'areas' on BM, and the site is what you want to make of it.
It's just the luck of the draw, I suppose, that there are groups of active members strung out along the M62 and also in the Midlands. There used to be a particularly active bunch in the West Country but they seem to have drifted away. Although we've got plenty of members from the south east, they don't seem to have gelled yet as a group.
Let's hope that some more BM-ers from the south east pop their heads over the parapet and organise some sort of a get-together. Over to you!                                                                                                                                                                             

i think dd means the area sizes when u click on the areas map. i never use it i find people thru events or profiles                                                                                                                                                                             

I see your point, Daffy. Organisations like the BMF and some national clubs have tended to designate their regions to coincide with the Government Offices. Harlow, like Hemel Hempstead are part of the East of England GO region which comprises Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. So it's not even South East let alone South. I agree that Hampshire is a long way to go for a social evening and I have commented on this in another thread.

However, I don't live so far from Harlow and have a caravan near Maldon. I did attempt to organise a get-together at a pub near the caravan which was having bands playing all afternoon with a possible run out from Burnham on Crouch but there was no interest whatsoever. If you want to meet up and others, predominantly in the East of England want a social event or ride out PM me. I have found lots of other things to do these, like the odd track day and events with other bike clubs but I may be able to arrange something in the Autumn, if anyone is interested.  

  daffyduck, there's nothing stopping you from organising an event (meet and greet / ride out etc)  wherever you find it most convenient for you, a lot of members do just that.   Having said that tho I find it odd that a lot of members who have their own bike don't venture too far from their own area.   Start a new topic and ask if there's any interest, hopefully others will be up for it and put their name down.   Good Luck                                                                                                                                                                               

While we're on the subject of southerners, can someone answer me a question. I presume we have quite a few members located in That  London. That's inside the M25. Do any of you ever meet up? or do you all just sit at home and count your money? In the 3 years i've been on here, i don't remember seeing any London meets.                                                                                                                                                                              

Can think of quite a lot of Londoners short of a few bob like everyone else!

                                                                                                                                                                             

Calm down wills. you must remember humour. coming from the home of light entertainment. lol                                                                                                                                                                              

Just count yer hub caps before you go to bed tonight                                                                                                                                                                             

Never seen a bike with hub caps Wills                                                                                                                                                                               

Ah, so you spotted the flaw in my cunning plan!