Is there anyone here from Texas (specifically, Austin, San Antonio area)? I used to have a group that rode often around here (Del Rio). However, it seems I am the only one in town that wants to hit the Hill Country anymore.

Thanks.

I'm up in Fort Worth.

If y'all fill out "location" in yer profiles...could souse out potential ride partners via the "Memberlist"...

I'm over in Dallas near White Rock Lake... believe Marco is in this area as well...

C-

I'm in Dallas, White Rock lake area. I've been wanting to go down to Austin/San Antonio.

Yo! I'm originally from the San Antonio area and now reside in Ft. Worth. Wanting to do the Wild Flower Ride this year (April/May). Thinking about scheduling a ride down to throught the Hill Country sometime soon. http://www.foxfirecabins.com/. I will probably meet up w/ some Ducati buddies from Austin.

Anyone in the DFW area considering a ride? There are at least four of us on this board from the DFW metro from what I can tell.

I am. I wanting to make a trip down to the Hill Country. I am in north Fort Worth (near Keller).

If anyone is interested in make a trip like that, then we should try to get a group together and plan something.


-2004 599 (Yellow)

This Sunday my brother in law and I are going to ride through south eastern Oklahoma. I figured I'd throw it out to see if anyone in the DFW area wants to head north for some riding.

This Sunday my brother in law and I are going to ride through south eastern Oklahoma. I figured I'd throw it out to see if anyone in the DFW area wants to head north for some riding.
that sounds flat!
Anything cool to see/do up there ?

This Sunday my brother in law and I are going to ride through south eastern Oklahoma. I figured I'd throw it out to see if anyone in the DFW area wants to head north for some riding.
that sounds flat!
Anything cool to see/do up there ?

Not sure. I know it is mildly hilly and there are lakes and such. It is the more wooded part of the state so it should be scenic.

kewl.Take some pics if you can.
have a good (ans safe!) ride ...

I've got a friend running in a Mini GP race this weekend in Denton; was thinking about checking that out.

DFW fellas, we ought to get together one of these days. Transient, I think you're just a mile or two from me.

OK sounds nice, but if I get out this weekend, it'll just be for a bit. Have fun, ride safe.

DFW fellas, we ought to get together one of these days. Transient, I think you're just a mile or two from me.
We definitely should! I'm workin' on the bike today. I've had a bunch of parts on hand for awhile and no time to actually install them - hopefully that will be done in the next twelve hours. :P

Yeeeeehawwwwwwww!

That's all I have to add to this conversation. :)

Yeeeeehawwwwwwww!

That's all I have to add to this conversation. :)
Spoken like a true yankee. (I've been here for almost four years, I think I'm allowed to start saying that?)

I think Stevie is being facetious cuz he starts seeing the snow melting on the roads + it's almost a good temperature to ride today( 35F) !

Texas Pride baby!

I'm wondering how many of you D/FW guys commute on Dallas highways. That sounds crazy intense to me. Every time I have had to deal with rush hour there, it has been a nightmare. That's why I like Austin- smaller than Dallas, but still a sizable city.

Every time I have had to deal with rush hour there, it has been a nightmare.

Timing is key. :wink: I make a point of getting to work by 6:30 a.m. It's probably not much safer in the grand scheme of things, but I don't have to use the clutch until I get off the freeway.

The ride home's sucky no matter how you look at it; I think rush hour starts at 4:00 now. :?

What about that cross wind coming off of Lake Ray Hubbard on I-30? You ever do that on a bike? That must be insane!!!

I try to avoid the major congested areas, where the world is rich with 4-lanes-at-a-time-so-I-can-get-to-the-exit lane changes. I'll much more gladly find a scenic route at that point.

Out of curiosity - anyone ever gone to the TSBA events?

http://www.tsba.org - Seem like a decent group. Certainly a lot calmer than the "Two Wheeled Texans" group.

Certainly a lot calmer than the "Two Wheeled Texans"

Have I missed something? Everytime we head up to the Thursday TWTexans meet it's pretty mellow... how is the TSBA group? We've never met up with that crew...

C-

Have I missed something? Everytime we head up to the Thursday TWTexans meet it's pretty mellow...
I find the TWT forum to be a more traditionally aggressive forum (you're in or you're out) versus the TSBA forum in reading. In person could be a 100% different story!

Have I missed something? Everytime we head up to the Thursday TWTexans meet it's pretty mellow...
I find the TWT forum to be a more traditionally aggressive forum (you're in or you're out) versus the TSBA forum in reading. In person could be a 100% different story!

When I got my first 599 it was from the contemporary president of the TSBA. I think she's moved on to a Ducati group now. I went to a GooseBucks (well the Starbucks portion) and they were pretty welcoming. I keep meaning to go to one of their Tuesday meets (GooseBucks) but always forget.

I am not certain I am ready for a group ride just yet but I want to meet some more riders that just get it. At work it is a Harley dominated place with no one knowing what my bike is until I tell them to google it. Heck one of them didn't know about Ducati or Buell as companies at all.

I am not certain I am ready for a group ride just yet but I want to meet some more riders that just get it. At work it is a Harley dominated place with no one knowing what my bike is until I tell them to google it. Heck one of them didn't know about Ducati or Buell as companies at all.
This is kind of the problem here, too. Lots of riders at work, but I have two choices: the Harleys who ride for show or sportbike riders who ride like idiots. Neither are great riding partners. Tried to roll with one of the sportbike guys and nearly got rear-ended for the first time because of how aggressively he wanted to pace the ride. That ended that for me.

Out of 90 people, I think only two others here have bikes. One has a CB1000 and could ride to work, but claims to be "needing a part" (he's said that for years). The other has a Triumph of some sort but probably wouldn't ride it because it would muss up his hair and wrinkle his tie.

So, I'm left as the "weirdo" who has the funny fiberglass hat. :wink: And I do get looks, but as I tear up the road going home, I could care less... 8)

So, I'm left as the "weirdo" who has the funny fiberglass hat. :wink: And I do get looks, but as I tear up the road going home, I could care less... 8)
Haha. There are about 8-12 overall riders here out of... say 300 people or so. At least from the bikes I've counted here. Even amongst those, I'm still the weirdo who's always wearing jacket, gauntlet-style gloves, helmet and boots. The Harley guys don't think they need it and the sportbike guys are too cool. Yeeeehaw!

Yep, not too many 'happy go lucky' sport bike riders where I work either. On "ride to work day" last year there were about 35 bikes... one BMW, my 599, an F4i, a couple of Honda or Suzuki Cruisers and about 30 Harleys. I tried to make a joke in fun about Harley reliability with a guy I work with (they should all have a sense of humor about Harley's past reliability) and I promptly got a 1/2 hour lecture about how they weren't that way anymore... blah, blah, blah... waaaay oversensitive. Claims to like all bikes but doesn't know anything about bikes other than Harleys. Sigh.

The beau and I met up with the TWTexans group for a ride last year, we were running about 15 minutes late (bad planning) and a couple of guys waited for us so we wouldn't get left behind. They largely had sport tourers that day, but weren't bike snobs at all. The ride was a nice pace, not crazy fast, not super slow. Enjoyable pace, and I had only about 200 miles under my seat at that time.

If you've gotten a cold reception on the board, I guess it doesn't surprise me. I've been involved with a few different boards and car clubs, seems there are always some folks who think you aren't in, but often in person there are some cool folks out there.

Thanks for the info on the TSBA crew, sounds like they would also be cool to meet up with!

So when are we all meeting up for a 599 dinner... all what... 4 of us or so :D
C-

So when are we all meeting up for a 599 dinner... all what... 4 of us or so :D

Well, at least I'm a lot more qualified for a dinner than I am a group ride... :wink:

I still gotta get new tires; I decided not to see how permanent of a fix Slime is. By Saturday I'll be riding for real again (thank GOD, even in my smallest, most efficient car, it's $50 to fill up!).

How about a weekend brunch or lunch one of these Saturdays?

How about a weekend brunch or lunch one of these Saturdays?
I'd love to. I'm usually relatively available on Saturdays - it's the work week where things get hairy.

Well then, I'll throw out this Saturday, just because I know I'll be on the bike and relatively centrally located, getting tires put on in the morning. I'm gonna try to get to Al Lamb's early and I could roll to somewhere afterwards if anybody wants to do lunch.

Well then, I'll throw out this Saturday, just because I know I'll be on the bike and relatively centrally located, getting tires put on in the morning. I'm gonna try to get to Al Lamb's early and I could roll to somewhere afterwards if anybody wants to do lunch.

I'm game. I just need to know where. I am on call and can't be more than half an hour from my computer. It's like an addiction. Ok, it's really a ball and chain.

Maybe Sat evening? We've got an Autocross out at TMS... play time in the cages :wink:

I'm game. Flying out of town for a week Sunday night, but Saturday is wide open!

I won't be able to get out in the afternoon/evening Saturday, but I don't want to hold the rest of you up if evening works better for the group.

The idea I had brewing was maybe to meet up at MotoLiberty (since today's payday for me :wink:) and then maybe head over to MacArthur/635 for lunch, or the restauarant row at 35 & Loop 12...

Just an idea. Moto, where are you tethered to? Do we need to be more north? I'm wide open on location, just not time of day.

Sounds good to me. Nothing I love much more than throwing away some cash at MotoLiberty. Plus, I have to chew them out for giving my girlfriend a discount and telling her to rub it in my face. :P

I'm completely open to whatever - morning or evening - long as it's on Saturday.

Hey fellas! I just bumped into an old acquaintance here at work and stumbled upon a heck of a resource. I work in an AT&T corporate building - lots of people, easy to lose track. Anyways, this guy rides a Ducati 999 and spotted my gear on my desk today and launched into a long conversation.

Long story short: he has a ton of contacts, so he can get special access to the local tracks and just knows a lot of riding groups and great places to ride around here. Took like an hour of our days just blabbing about stuff.

Real cool deal, thought I'd holler. Hell, he even knew what I was talking about when I said I rode a 599 with Ducati parts! :lol:

I have to be 30 minutes from my place in Frisco, or Addison would work as well I guess.

Hell, you guys want to do something in Lewisville/North Carrollton then? I think that's home base for me and Transient. Oddly, I just don't have any ideas around there. Even Frisco works, in theory, but I might have to haul butt from the tire shop to get anywhere by 12:00.

If we want to do lunch, I'll PM somebody with my cell. Just name the place.

Sounds good to me. The area is easily within 30 minutes for Moto, granted we have reasonable traffic. Could meet up at MotoLiberty around noon, grab a bite at the restaurant row along 35 by Vista Ridge Mall around 1 or so? Not that I have a great reason to hit MotoLiberty after blowing away more money, but... screw it. :P

Carlitos, what shop is your bike at? Honda Suzuki North or Al Lambs?

I'm gonna hit Lamb's first thing (9:00) but they are first-come, first-serve on Saturdays. I have no idea what time I'll get out, but I'm just gonna sit around and try not to buy anything while they out the tires on.

Woot! One small gathering of Horneteers has taken place in D/FW. Not really any riding, and no pictures... But it was good to meet Transient and motorico, finally!

We'll have to do it again soon, and get EgoThreat in as well. Cheers.

I recall no meeting. It never happened.

I recall no meeting. It never happened.

Right, right. What happens in, er, Lewisville stays in, uh... Oh, never mind. :wink:

I have to say that California is making me jealous. It's gorgeous out here and I don't have my bike. I will be riding this weekend when I'm back in town.

No hurry, dude. I think Mother Nature is "giving away free bike washes" just about all week here.

I hated caging it today, but it paid off during the 60mph line of storms we got this afternoon.

Damn. Hope that's all gone come Saturday!

Does anyone in or around Fort Worth want to go for a ride sometime?

Does anyone in or around Fort Worth want to go for a ride sometime?

Sure. Know any good roads? Last time three of us got together, it was frickin' hot, so we just stayed indoors. :lol:

Out of town this weekend! :D

Can't say that I know any really good roads. Do you know of any in the area?

http://www.motorcycleroads.us/regions/tx_north.html - :)

Anybody going to be around over Labor Day and want to get out that weekend? We have me, Tranny, motorico, ego, afpatty, iomud - and more? - in the area...

Okay, we're not going to get in the habit of THAT reference, Carly. :P

Labor Day weekend (this weekend?!) I'm totally up for it. Fly out on Labor Day till Friday once again, though. SON OF A...

I'm definitely in on a labor day ride.

Monday sounds good.

I was about to respond to the Tranny, Carly comments by saying it made me think of the three stooges when I realized my name would make me Mo.

Monday sounds good.

I was about to respond to the Tranny, Carly comments by saying it made me think of the three stooges when I realized my name would make me Mo.

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2049/74978367we0.png

Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk...

Sadly, my haircut actually makes me look a lot like that.

Anyone have suggestions on the where and when? I know I'll be free pretty much all day.

I'm open all day AFAIK.

Tranny, When do you fly out? Can you do Monday?

As far as where, I'm just an instigator, not a "decider..." :wink: Just keep in mind that three of us so far are in the north 'burbs, i.e. Lewisville, and even further northeast than that. So FM407 seems kinda central to us all, but I can't speak to the road at all.

I fly out Tuesday, so I'm good on Monday. I'll take a look at the map again and try to read up. I just have this distinct feeling that ain't no one going to want to lead.

Maybe I can talk Cap'n Ducati into a Texas Tour... :P

I don't mind making a trip up to lewisville, I'm in southwest fort worth, it's about a 30 minute ride for me.

No go on the tour guide. So. One question is: how long/far/etc do folks want to go? I've never done a group ride, so I'm a horrible judge of what makes any reasonable sense.

No go on the tour guide. So. One question is: how long/far/etc do folks want to go? I've never done a group ride, so I'm a horrible judge of what makes any reasonable sense.

Me neither. Add to that the fact that I'm new enough to just enjoy being on my bike, period. We could superslab it somewhere for lunch and back again for all I care.

All I know is I can go about 140 miles on a tank, and it seems silly to have to get gas in the middle of a ride. Doesn't mean I won't do it; but a tankful including travel to/from seems like a decent cutoff. :wink:

http://www.motorcycleroads.us/regions/tx_north.html

Could take 35E up to 377 going East, hop off onto 428, head West on 455 till it hits 35E again. Roughly should be in the neighborhood of 90-100 miles?

Iono, just staring at that map.

Oh, and the Ducati guy here at work mentioned doing something closer to 300 miles sometime in the future. :P

http://www.motorcycleroads.us/regions/tx_north.html

Could take 35E up to 377 going East, hop off onto 428, head West on 455 till it hits 35E again. Roughly should be in the neighborhood of 90-100 miles?

Iono, just staring at that map.

I like that. US377 From I35E/121 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=US-377+%4033.859820,+-96.832810&daddr=N+Hwy+377+%4033.404810,+-96.943050+to:33.228924,-97.134933+to:TX-121+S%2FTX-121-TOLL+S+%4033.000200,+-96.958730&hl=en&geocode=2139052255485907778,33.859820,-96.832810%3B950141137114578693,33.404810,-96.943050%3B%3B16541394799408729699,33.000200,-96.958730&mra=dpe&mrcr=1&mrsp=2&sz=11&via=2&sll=33.170318,-97.032623&sspn=0.435664,0.652313&ie=UTF8&ll=33.182387,-96.970825&spn=0.871204,1.304626&t=h&z=10)

Fort Worth Fellas, is that too far? Maybe meet in Denton? Morning ride and a lunch somewhere?

Ah, the old man taught me a new trick!

Try This link... (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=TX-121+S%2FTX-121-TOLL+S+%4033.000200,+-96.958730&daddr=W+University+Dr+%4033.229682,+-97.164473+to:33.299543,-96.966705+to:W+FM-455+%4033.324820,+-96.801828+to:N+I-35+%4033.363171,+-97.180690&hl=en&geocode=16541394799408729699,33.000200,-96.958730%3B14500147637538572812,33.229682,-97.164473%3B%3B1250647133956772536,33.324820,-96.801828%3B7519145677954543614,33.363171,-97.180690&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=11&via=1,2&sll=33.191007,-96.9207&sspn=0.445904,0.705872&ie=UTF8&ll=33.217436,-96.991425&spn=0.445769,0.705872&z=11) that draws out everything right up until you hit 35E again and just head south.

That or we can stick to something a bit more direct. :P

Try This link... (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=TX-121+S%2FTX-121-TOLL+S+%4033.000200,+-96.958730&daddr=W+University+Dr+%4033.229682,+-97.164473+to:33.299543,-96.966705+to:W+FM-455+%4033.324820,+-96.801828+to:N+I-35+%4033.363171,+-97.180690&hl=en&geocode=16541394799408729699,33.000200,-96.958730%3B14500147637538572812,33.229682,-97.164473%3B%3B1250647133956772536,33.324820,-96.801828%3B7519145677954543614,33.363171,-97.180690&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=11&via=1,2&sll=33.191007,-96.9207&sspn=0.445904,0.705872&ie=UTF8&ll=33.217436,-96.991425&spn=0.445769,0.705872&z=11) that draws out everything right up until you hit 35E again and just head south.

That or we can stick to something a bit more direct. :P

WTF is that, man? :P
Looks like a spastic farm tour set up by someone who's Oklahomaphobic. You think those roads are as good as 377?

That'll be a great name for t-shirts and mugs: "Yee-Haw Swarm '08: The Spastic Farm Tour."

I'm up for whatever, I live near Benbrook so anything is going to be a ways away for me. I don't mind riding far so long as I can stop every now and then to hydrate or eat. I've been on a group ride before down 377 in and around Glenrose, it was a pretty fast pace though.

That stretch of 377 is really just super slab. Last time I checked in the garage I didn't ride a Goldwing or UltraGlide. :)

That bit of 455 is ok, it actually has decent pavement, but there is some construction on a bridge that limits it to one lane. There is a stop light at each end that cycles every few minutes. That's ok in a car, but just baking time on a bike.

I mapped out this route (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=S+I-35+%4033.005610,+-96.970870&daddr=FM-2123+%4033.060550,+-97.744300+to:FM-2123+%4033.165260,+-97.763290+to:FM-2123+%4033.134090,+-97.763520+to:FM-2264+%4033.165126,+-97.438302+to:33.008663,-96.959839&hl=en&geocode=3140453723133847156,33.005610,-96.970870%3B17485398544967231800,33.060550,-97.744300%3B256540478202788596,33.165260,-97.763290%3B4872739430954833830,33.134090,-97.763520%3B10115872583549429373,33.165126,-97.438302%3B&mra=mi&mrcr=2&mrsp=5&sz=10&via=1,2&dirflg=h&sll=33.098445,-97.323761&sspn=0.778847,0.904999&ie=UTF8&z=10). It goes west and iomud could meet at 377. I haven't been on these roads and yes they are FM roads. For relaxation I prefer the FM roads actually, unless I get behind traffic. This route can be done on one tank so Carlitos doesn't have to face the dreaded gas pump.

This route (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=S+I-35+%4033.005610,+-96.970870&daddr=FM-2123+%4033.060550,+-97.744300+to:FM-2123+%4033.165260,+-97.763290+to:33.399345,-97.507782+to:33.344296,-97.470703+to:FM-2264+%4033.142136,+-97.438680+to:S+I-35+%4033.003800,+-96.967390&hl=en&geocode=3140453723133847156,33.005610,-96.970870%3B17485398544967231800,33.060550,-97.744300%3B256540478202788596,33.165260,-97.763290%3B8218449121662053162,33.399345,-97.507782%3B%3B17990243179780961960,33.142136,-97.438680%3B8756789421976325800,33.003800,-96.967390&mra=dpe&mrcr=1&mrsp=4&sz=10&via=1,2,4,5&dirflg=h&sll=33.015573,-97.25235&sspn=0.779581,0.904999&ie=UTF8&ll=33.035147,-97.397919&spn=0.779408,0.904999&z=10) extends the prior one and requires a fill up. I have ridden 1204 and it is a nice ride, short but nice. I was trying to get to 703 but didn't realize that there is a stretch of dirt road I'd have to ride. So that is another caveat with that one. If we like, we could just ride 455 east instead of heading back. The stretch sould of the lake is nice. But this being the last boating weekend it may be busy.

I've noticed the roads to the north of DFW are all straightish. Out east, west and south they get interesting. I have been looking out that way and that Glenrose area looks tasty.

Not being an Oklahoma-phobe, for a weekend ride I'd love to try State Road 2 and the Talihina area.

I mapped out this route (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=S+I-35+%4033.005610,+-96.970870&daddr=FM-2123+%4033.060550,+-97.744300+to:FM-2123+%4033.165260,+-97.763290+to:FM-2123+%4033.134090,+-97.763520+to:FM-2264+%4033.165126,+-97.438302+to:33.008663,-96.959839&hl=en&geocode=3140453723133847156,33.005610,-96.970870%3B17485398544967231800,33.060550,-97.744300%3B256540478202788596,33.165260,-97.763290%3B4872739430954833830,33.134090,-97.763520%3B10115872583549429373,33.165126,-97.438302%3B&mra=mi&mrcr=2&mrsp=5&sz=10&via=1,2&dirflg=h&sll=33.098445,-97.323761&sspn=0.778847,0.904999&ie=UTF8&z=10). It goes west and iomud could meet at 377. I haven't been on these roads and yes they are FM roads. For relaxation I prefer the FM roads actually, unless I get behind traffic. This route can be done on one tank so Carlitos doesn't have to face the dreaded gas pump.


Works for me. While we're on the road, you can navigate! :wink:

So where should we meet up? Vista Ridge Mall seems like a good spot, or that Sonic in the shopping center on the corner of MacArthur and 3040?

Early say, 9 or 10AM? Just throwing times out if anyone objects it's no problem for me.

So where should we meet up? Vista Ridge Mall seems like a good spot, or that Sonic in the shopping center on the corner of MacArthur and 3040?

Early say, 9 or 10AM? Just throwing times out if anyone objects it's no problem for me.

You really know your Lewisville, iomud. I live a mile away and didn't ever notice there was a Sonic there. :wink:

Any of those work for me.

I used to live on the corner of MacArthur and 121, so I'm pretty familiar with that area.

Let's say 10AM then? Right about here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=380+E+Round+Grove+Rd,+Lewisville,+TX&sll=33.005299,-96.980932&sspn=0.005165,0.011362&ie=UTF8&ll=33.005245,-96.981575&spn=0.010329,0.022724&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr) in the Sonic parking lot.

9 may be better, avoid some of the heat. Consensus?

9 is good for me.

9 is good for me.

Oh, thaaaaaat Sonic. 9 it is.

Hey guys this sound like a plan! I am 70% in on the ride. It's a toss up now between opening day dove hunt or this ride.

Dove Hunt - I get up at 5am
Group Ride - I get up @ 8am

I'm liking the group ride :twisted:

Here is a modified route that I have done on a Saturday and it was a fun ride, take a look and see what y'all think...

Red River Ride Route (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=%3B%3B1893120768506959279,33.371141,-97.411183%3B9469383024351637952,33.914720,-97.510100&saddr=380+E+Round+Grove+Rd,+Lewisville,+TX&daddr=33.257063,-97.237244+to:FM-455+%4033.371141,+-97.411183+to:FM-677+%4033.914720,+-97.510100&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1,2&doflg=ptm&sll=33.343149,-97.454224&sspn=0.699813,1.417236&ie=UTF8&ll=33.249024,-97.525635&spn=0.700569,1.417236&z=10)

Came down with a case of the totally f'ed up stomach yesterday. Still not sure if it's viral or an infection... so. We'll see. I may not be able to make it. :(

The route looks good but violates Carlitos "one tank rule"

yeah it does doesn't it...

The route looks good but violates Carlitos "one tank rule"

It does look good, but
a) Monday would be my first group ride, ever, and...
b) I do need to get back home and fire up the grill for three dependents at some point Monday.

So cut me some slack. When we have time to plan, I'll ride to Alaska with ya'll and plant the Texas flag - just not Monday. :wink:

Came down with a case of the totally f'ed up stomach yesterday. Still not sure if it's viral or an infection... so. We'll see. I may not be able to make it.

Hey, I'm sure there's bathrooms on the way. Every time you need to stop, we'll just take pictures of gloves. :lol: Seriously - hope you're feeling better, man.

Seriously - hope you're feeling better, man.
I'm trying. Bedridden for two days is just dumb. Hopefully, the latest antibiotic carpet bomb will work quickly.

Carlitos- Dude I understand completly. I'd still like for us to hook up and do a cool 4 hour day ride. Let's all try to come together for a good ride for Monday and meet in Lewisville.

Hey guys, check this map out...

3 Hour Tour (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=%3B12842599997135258817,33.269250,-96.986930%3B16929156733822641907,33.355475,-97.018067%3B8391867117710402163,33.357290,-97.394990%3B13577835192192346633,33.268845,-97.443031%3B5860083031188701999,33.230496,-97.480700%3B13430461337027634302,33.212883,-97.479802%3B10680531207527175483,33.214623,-97.394642%3B13650511122806164154,33.034960,-97.292710&saddr=380+E+Round+Grove+Rd,+Lewisville,+TX&daddr=US-377+%4033.269250,+-96.986930+to:St+Johns+Rd+%4033.355475,+-97.018067+to:FM-455+%4033.357290,+-97.394990+to:County+Rd+2320+%4033.268845,+-97.443031+to:Private+Rd+4011+%4033.230496,+-97.480700+to:County+Rd+4010+%4033.212883,+-97.479802+to:County+Rd+4010+%4033.214623,+-97.394642+to:Unknown+road+%4033.034960,+-97.292710&mra=mr&mrcr=0&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7&dirflg=h&doflg=ptm&sll=33.265102,-97.398949&sspn=0.17511,0.354309&ie=UTF8&ll=33.17779,-97.130814&spn=0.35057,0.708618&z=11)

Start out in Lewisville and end up at TMS.

Hope your turning around Transient!

That route looks pretty good to me Coconut.

I'm reluctantly, but definitely, out. No improvement on the stomach situation at all since my fever broke Saturday. Seems like their 7-10 estimate will be right. :-/

I'm reluctantly, but definitely, out. No improvement on the stomach situation at all since my fever broke Saturday. Seems like their 7-10 estimate will be right. :-/

Bastard. I washed my bike and everything, so you wouldn't think my dirtiness is a trend...

(It is...)

Well, whatever you ate last week, don't ever eat it again - and always wash your hands, and all that. Get well soon.

Yep. Thinkin' it might've been something with the cherry peppers I had. I never ever eat those at all and they were sure as heck the first thing to come up. But who knows. Hope the ride is a good one. :)

Hey, io, good to meet you today. And Rico, a pleasure as always. Thanks for leading and keeping us out of trouble.

Maybe we can get a little more organized and do a longer ride next time, maybe pick a BBQ joint in BFE somewhere to grab lunch... Anyhow, let's do it again soon!

Transient, you missed a nice relaxing ride. :wink: Your cop-magnet yeller bike would've ruined the black motif, but you would've won the mod contest hands-down. We had maybe $100 of aftermarket stuff on our three bikes total. And that's counting my bad-ass cargo net. :D

Yep, good ride. I second the BBQ suggestion for the next ride.

Dang! I really wanted to meet up w/ you guys but did not know for sure if y'all were going to meet or not. I would definetly like to do a group ride w/ you guys. When y'all plan on another, I will show up regardless.

We could make a trip down to Stephenville, TX and grap a bite at the Hard 8 BBQ (http://www.hardeightbbq.com/home.html) joint down there.

What route did y'all ride today?

We rode motorico's route to Bridgeport/Decatur, with some minor ad-libbing.

No pictures, but no tickets or unintentional off-roading, either. 8)

We missed you - gave you until about 9:30 or so before taking off. Exchanging phone numbers and printing more maps was part of my "getting organized" thought. :wink:

See you next time for sure!

Well, you missed out on me continuing to crap everywhere. So, I call it even. :banghead

Well, you missed out on me continuing to crap everywhere. So, I call it even. :banghead

Crap-magnet, cop-magnet - whatever.

Here's a buddy I trust's
BBQ-Rating Blog (http://fcg-bbq.blogspot.com/). Now, to correlate this with a bike-friendly map... Muhahahaha! :twisted:

I enjoyed the ride. Sorry about the unplanned exploration parts.

I only noticed one trooper. It was as I was driving down 635 after you headed north Carlitos. I was coming up to the I-35 interchange. Luckily the driver in the BMW 6 series was passing me on the far lane and didn't seem to notice.

I really expected more troopers out patrolling. Maybe they were at lakes and problem spots.

Do ya'll have to wear Wrangler jeans in Texas? :lol:

Do ya'll have to wear Wrangler jeans in Texas? :lol:

Not any more than you have to drive Blue Ford Focuses in Michigan. :P

Anyway, did you just say "ya'll?" Awesome! I mean, "Yee-haw!"

Now that I'm possibly not on the brink of death - anyone want to ride tomorrow?

I could probably ride but it would have to be on Sunday.

Well, now I'm sick myself, but it's just a cold... So I'm out. Next time...

Sunday may work. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

So... anyone up for a ride anytime these next few weekends?

Right, just completely ignore my suggestion about the motorcycle show. That's fine. :P

Oh, pipe down, Sally. The motorcycle show sounds like fun and I'd sure like to go. Long as some work crap doesn't spring up - as it has been every flippin' week for the last while.

Always up for a ride. I rode down to Austin last weekend. Took 281 to Lampasas then went in from there. It was great weather and a very comfortable ride. We need to take one down to Stephenville to the Hard 8 BBQ.

hey El Coconut, i have only seen one other 599 here, and that was 2 years ago, which was when i caught the bug for this bike, and too everyone else looking at this thread, i am riding up to Houston for the motorcycle show on Friday Nov. 21, making the trip with my dad and his R series bmw. He has it set in his mind that i wont make it because i dont have a windscreen...

Sweet. My good friend owns the Ducati dealership in Austin. I love riding down there. That was my 2nd longest bike trip and my 599 handled it great. If it's windy you may get tired of getting pushed around a bit but just tuck for a while. You'll be fine. It's a comfortable bike for trips like that. Next time I head down that way I will shoot you a post and we can hook ip for a ride.

Be safe and have fun man! Take your camera and damp shots along the way.

So, any of you North Texans want to get a small ride together? We could even just go out for a cup of coffee nearby just to hang out while the weather is nice.:mrgreen:

So, any of you North Texans want to get a small ride together? We could even just go out for a cup of coffee nearby just to hang out while the weather is nice.:mrgreen:

I'll be out and about Saturday; but my first order of business is a new tire. Looks like it'll be windy.

I still want to hit up the relocated Aprilia/Triumph/Moto Guzzi dealer on 35, but last time I was around there, I don't think they had opened yet.

I thought this Saturday was supposed to be Winter 2009: The Sequel.

I think that dealer is now open. I drove by it last weekend and was surprised to see the dealer. What is the Dream Machines or something?

This weekend is a no go for me. I have spousal commitments.

I thought this Saturday was supposed to be Winter 2009: The Sequel.

You ain't kidding. I think the temperature outside dropped 20F while I was on my way home from work. Forget any biketivities Saturday!

Lookit. Al Lamb's is having their annual "Spring is coming, please buy a bike from us" cookout/open house/demo ride on March 27 & 28. On a completely unrelated note, I have still never seen an Aprilia Shiver in person.

Ergo, I propose a mini-swarm out 635 to Al Lamb's for some free hot dogs, and then a look-see up 35 to the Aprilia/Triumph place.

WHO'S WITH ME???

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Assuming that I'm in town, I'm up for it. The boss is debating sending me to Arizona for two weeks or not.

Lookit. Al Lamb's is having their annual "Spring is coming, please buy a bike from us" cookout/open house/demo ride on March 27 & 28. On a completely unrelated note, I have still never seen an Aprilia Shiver in person.

Ergo, I propose a mini-swarm out 635 to Al Lamb's for some free hot dogs, and then a look-see up 35 to the Aprilia/Triumph place.

WHO'S WITH ME???

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Bumparooney.

I know Transient's iffy (in the attendance sense, at least). Anybody else game? Proposed time/meeting place? Better ideas?

I don't have time for a real ride this weekend, but I'm hell-bent on doing the two things I listed originally. So far the weather forecast Saturday scans as cold and windy, but sunny.

Saturday is a definite no. If it's done on Sunday, I become a 'maybe'. I've tried moving my flight back from Phoenix to Friday, but that got the kabosh, so I won't even land until a bit after 2pm. Let alone be settled in and good to go. Gotta fly back again for next week, but I'm pushing that flight to Monday morning.

If I lived in DFW, you could count me in. That's a "yes" in a parallel universe.

I can't. It's my little one's first birthday on Sunday and my older one has a soccer game on Saturday. Maybe next time.....

I'm in San Antonio and down to ride, the weather looks like its gonna stink.