I bought my bike several months ago and everyone kept saying "let's ride" I have discovered that they meant ride to the next bar and sit for a few hours. Ask em to ride a few hours away and they are like "new we are just gonna ride around here."
My shortest ride is usually about 130 miles round trip for a quick lunch. If I am riding around the area with friends we will ride about 200-275 miles. During the summer I'll do 500-800 mile weekend trips. I don't want to bar hop, I got my bike to ride. For me, its not the destination, but the ride getting there that's important.