Meetup · Evening ride
The next meetup ride
Roar Riders runs one easy meetup ride a month — a short, slow, evening meet that ends together, not on the move. The next one is Meetup Ride 1026, Saturday 17 October 2026, evening, at India Gate C-Hexagon, New Delhi. Weekend and outstation rides are on the rides page.
2026
- Ride
- ROAR Meetup Ride 1026
- Day
- Saturday, 17 October 2026 — evening
- Meet point
- India Gate C-Hexagon (near the lawns), New Delhi
- Format
- Short, easy loop, evening pace — lit roads throughout. Beginner-friendly, staggered formation
- Cost
- Ride is free; you pay for your own food and fuel
- RSVP
- Use the form below, WhatsApp, or the contact page
Exact roll-out point and reporting time are shared with confirmed riders on the WhatsApp group a few days before.
Also on
Weekend & outstation rides
Meetup rides live here. The bigger rides — weekend, outstation and the long ones — are on the rides page, each with its dates and how to join.
Next long weekend ride: Delhi to Mukteshwar, 1–4 October 2026 — a long weekend in the hills of Nainital district. Details and how to join are on the rides page.
Why start here
Start easy
Riding into a new group for the first time can feel like a lot — you do not know the people, the pace, or how they run things on the road. A meetup ride takes that pressure off. It is short, it is slow, and it ends with everyone together, not on the move. By the time the evening wraps up you will know most of the group by name and know exactly how a ROAR ride works.
There is a briefing before we roll, a lead rider and a sweep rider on the road, and turns marked all the way so you never have to guess. Come on any road-legal motorcycle in good health, and come fully geared — a certified helmet is non-negotiable, gloves strongly recommended, a jacket if you own one. That is the one rule we will not bend on.
This is a public, evening meetup — a comfortable first point of contact whether you are brand new to group riding, riding solo, or a woman rider deciding whether this group is right for you. Come, meet everyone, ask anything, and bring a friend if that is easier.
Before we ride home we take the ROAR nature pledge together. On longer rides there is a full service action; on a meetup ride the focus is simply meeting each other and getting the habits right — but you will leave understanding what Roaring for Nature means in practice.
The plan for the evening
How the meetup ride runs
The meetup ride is the easiest way in — short, slow, and finished by mid-evening. Every ROAR ride runs to the same shape, whether it is an evening loop or a weekend away. This is that shape.
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Assemble & gear check
Gather at the roll-out point shared on WhatsApp for a quick round of introductions and a check that everyone is properly geared before engines start.
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Briefing
The route, the pace, the fuel stop, the hand signals, and where the lead and sweep riders will be. Two minutes that make the next two hours run smoothly.
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Ride to the meet point
An easy run in staggered formation to India Gate C-Hexagon. Turns marked, gaps kept, nobody rushed.
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Meet & the pledge
Chai, snacks, talk bikes, meet the people you just rode with, and take the ROAR nature pledge together before we head back out.
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Loop home
A relaxed loop back, a final regroup and headcount, and that is the ride. You get your certificate on the day.
Come prepared
What to bring
- A certified helmet — non-negotiable, no exceptions
- Riding gloves; a riding jacket if you own one
- Valid driving licence and your motorcycle's papers
- A full fuel tank at the start point
- A reusable water bottle — we are not handing out plastic
- A small bag for any litter we pick up on the way
- A basic bike check the night before: tyres, brakes, lights, chain, horn
The ROAR nature pledge
"I ride for the road and I ride for what lives beside it. I will leave every place I ride through cleaner than I found it, give way to the wild, look out for the strays, and put something back — because we are Roaring for Nature."
RSVP
Save your spot
RSVP for the 17 October meetup ride using the form here (it reaches our meetup inbox), on WhatsApp, or through the contact page. Numbers help us plan the briefing and the meet point. We'll add you to the ride's WhatsApp group.