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Why Ride With D76? Everything Between the Rides

WorldDrknssOctober 26, 20264 min read

Ride What You Ride. Rep Who You Rep. Respect Everyone.

That line is the whole idea. District 76 is a community, not a club. No prospects, no ranks, no mandatory meetings, no hoops. Ride with your MC or RC, rep your own crew, or ride independent. Sportbike, cruiser, Harley, Grom, ADV, trike, or the first bike you bought last week: all of it belongs here.

We have already walked through events, roads, crews, Rider Assist and Emergency ID. This one is about everything else: the parts of D76 you use between rides. Everything below is on the site today, and it is all coming to the D76 app for iPhone and Android too, on the same account. Where a screenshot shows both, the site is on the left and the app on the right.

The Pipeline: Where the Community Talks

The Pipeline is where riders post what they rode, what they wrenched on and where they are headed next. Write a post, add photos, run a poll ("same loop next week?"), tag the place you rode, and tag the riders you rode with.

You choose who sees each post: everyone, your followers, or just your Close friends, a short list you keep yourself.

It opens on Latest: the whole community, newest first, so you see what actually happened. Following narrows it to the riders you follow. Redline is the posts riders are reacting to this week, there when you want it and never forced on you.

The Pipeline side by side. On the website: your rider card and shortcuts on the left, the post box with Photo, Poll and Tag buttons, Latest, Following and Redline tabs and a Fall Loop post with a poll in the middle, and rides this week near you, crews near you and riders to follow on the right. In the app on Android: the same post box, tabs and Fall Loop post

The Pipeline on a wide screen, with your corner on the left and the community around you on the right, and the same feed in the app on Android.

Your Garage

Every bike you own gets a build sheet: year, make, model, the odometer, the mods you have installed and what you have spent on them, and a service log.

Log a service and set a reminder, either after a number of months or a number of miles. Keep your odometer current and D76 reminds you when the next oil change or chain job is due. The reminder comes as a push notification, an email and a message in your inbox.

A garage side by side. On the website: a 2022 Triumph Street Triple R with its odometer at 14,820 miles, 2 mods and the next service due at 17,200 miles for an oil and filter. In the app on iPhone: the build sheet with Mods and Service log tabs, listing Heated grips and Frame sliders with the date, mileage and cost of each

The garage on the site and the build sheet on iPhone. A demo bike, not anyone's real one.

Your garage shows on your profile, so other riders can see what you ride. Your gear goes in there too: lid, gloves, jacket.

Your Events and Your Ride Log

Your profile keeps track of the riding you do with the community. The Events tab lists what is coming up and what you have already done: the rides you are hosting, the ones you are going to, the ones you went to, and any that were called off.

Next to it is your ride log: every ride you log, with the route on a map. Once the app is out, the rides you record with it land there too. Only you see that list. Other riders see your totals, never the rides themselves.

A rider's profile side by side, Events tab open. On the website: upcoming rides marked Going, past rides marked Went, and next to them Your ride log with a ride drawn on a map. In the app on iPhone: the same upcoming and past rides with their dates, meeting places and distances

Your events on the site, next to the ride log only you can see, and the same tab in the app.

Shops That Back Riders

Shops & sponsors is where riders around Clarksville go for service, repairs and gear, and where the local businesses that back this community live. Every shop gets a free listing. Riders leave real reviews, and some shops offer a member perk to D76 riders.

Know a shop that does right by riders? Use Put a business forward to send it in. If you own a shop, you can claim its listing and keep it up to date yourself.

Shops and sponsors side by side. On the website: the Motorcycle Shops and Sponsors directory with a search box, category filters and cards for local businesses with directions. In the app on iPhone: Put a business forward, a search box, Recommended, Top rated and A to Z sorting, filters including Member perks, and the list of local shops

The directory on the site and in the app: search, sort, and filter for member perks.

Events Wherever You Are

D76 started in Clarksville, but riders travel. Events by area lists every state with a ride on the calendar, then the cities in each one, so you can find a bike night or group ride wherever you end up. Set your riding area and it counts the rides within range of home.

The Events by Area page: totals for upcoming events, states and cities, a See what's on near you box to set your area, popular states with their upcoming events and cities, and a searchable list of every area

Only areas with something coming up are listed. Can't find yours? Post a ride, and your area goes on the map.

Ride Training

Ride Training has video lessons and guides from riders who have been there. Start with the free safety basics, then keep going: how D76 rides together, formations, hand signals, who does what on a group ride, and what to do when a ride goes wrong.

Finish every lesson in a course (and pass the quiz, if it has one) to earn a Certificate of Completion you can share and print. It is for learning, and it doesn't replace a state-approved rider course or your motorcycle license.

The Ride Training page: Learn it here, ride it out there, with filters for level and free or paid, and two free courses, Group Riding the D76 Way and Rider Safety Basics

And the Rest

  • Swap Meet: bikes, parts and gear, rider to rider. Message the seller directly to make a deal. Save a search and new listings that match come to you, at most once a day.
  • Mentors: experienced riders by style, from street and group riding to track, off-road, adventure and wrenching. Reach out and learn.
  • Messages: direct messages with riders you both follow, and group chats you name yourself.
  • Challenges: pick one, ride it out, earn the badge. Only rides inside the challenge window count.

Why D76

Because it is built for riders, by riders. One place for the ride you are planning, the road you want to try, the bike in your garage and the people you ride with. No politics, no snobbery about what you ride, and safety built in from the start.

Joining is free. Join District 76, set your riding area, and come ride with us.

All bikes, all riders, one community.

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