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UPDATE:

The ride is now set for Sunday morning, June 22.

UPDATE to the UPDATE:

New Start Time: meet at 9:00, leave at 9:30
New Meeting Place: Starbucks on 2499 
Here's a link to the Starbucks - it's two minutes to the north of BPS :  http://tinyurl.com/5jw7nu

Meet at the Bass Pro Shops parking lot in Grapevine (it's the part of the parking lot that faces D/FW).  We will all leave together from there at 9:30.

It is one hour or so before the first fuel stop in Decatur, then another hour or so into Muenster.  It will be the same route we took last in the Fall last year.

I hope everyone can make it - should be a great day  [thumbsup]

Here's a list of people going so far (as of June 13th):

Lisa
Scott
Brian
Jim
Chris
Will
Barry
James
Alan D.
Billy (+ guest)




Well O.K. then, it's time for another Muenster Run.  The last one was a blast; we had over a dozen Ducatis (and one green bike...  [laugh] ).  I'm looking at the calendar and the rest of the weekends in May are already spoken for so we're into June

Here are the dates that work for me:

Saturday June 7
Sunday June 15
Sunday June 22
Sunday June 29

What date works best for you?  We'll try and plan it so that the most people can attend.

We'll also do a split-group section for a portion of the ride like we did last year with one group for the "Touring" folks (me  ;D ) and another group - "Sport" - for those that prefer an extra dollop of adrenaline with their ride.  The remainder of the ride will be like last year; at the speed limit or 5 over.

So, there's something for everyone, woo-hoo!  Try and make plans to attend: it's a full day of moto fun with your friends; German food, great bikes, and some great country back roads (O.K. maybe not 'great' but at least scenic  [laugh] ) 

Let's tentativley say that we'll meet in Grapevine at 9:30am (leave at 10), and be back in the metroplex by 4 or 5pm.

IT'S TIME TO RIDE!

Lisa

I'm in.

Hope it's not toooooo hot! Any weekend...

Outlook Good [thumbsup] [moto] [drink]

Achtung baby! I'm in. I will be out of town Monday/9th - Friday/13th so I'm for Saturday the 7th or the next Sunday the 15th. I agree with Scott, pray for a dry day and a seasonally cool one! Hell, it's supposed to be 97 today! Looking forward to this, nothing like a good group spin with a tasty pastrami and kraut "sami" and a hard to pronounce beer for lunch in German town! Hmmm, maybe a plate of brats... I've heard brats are good for 10mph on top end. Kinda like Patrick's Xerox sticker kit! [moto]

I can make June 7th or 29th.  I'm OOT the other weekends.

cdc

Whooo Hooo!!!!  ;D ;D ;D

I'm good for the 29th. [thumbsup]

i *should* be okay with any of these weekends, i think.  we'll need to send out a sweeper crew with some pushbrooms on that one stretch of road with all of that gravel this time around.

Wear your leathers folks; that s**t was painful.  :P

I'll keep an eye out on this thread.  I'm sure I'll be able to go, but not sure of my weekends yet

The 29th is the only weekend I can do.

I'd forgotten about that section of road. CJ's right... painful! Spent all my time watching Cory's 190 rear tire spew rocks at me like a M249 squad automatic that never ran dry! They all seemed to hit me square in the knee! Not one dinged off my boots... all in the knees. Good aim Cory! [laugh]

i vote the 22nd. i will have been back on my bike for about a week plus i am going the 29th to see my guy chase utley play the rangers.

I'm staying waaaaay in the back of the sport group this time.  If I get hit on the knees with those huge rocks again, I'm going to start strangling people.   [roll]

I've got races the first two weekends but I can do the 22nd or the 29th.   [moto] [beer]

I'm in as long as it's a Sunday.  [thumbsup]

I'm gonna test out this "cool vest" I got last week if it's hot. It's one of those blue "bullet proof" looking things with ice pack pockets on the inside and a hydration pack in the back. Makes me look really fat in an Aerostich suit, but at least I'll be cool.... 8) ;D I couldn't pass up such a nice deal on it. It lists for $189. I got it for $50. :)

Hey Barry made it here.  Now let's hope Kulhka shows up.

cdc

Hi Charles...I PMed him (Rob) on the other site that we hang out at. He was supposed to come over tonight and work on his bike, but he couldn't find any Engine Ice. I'm sure he'll be here soon. :)

knee pucks...

Glad you made it here... Looking forward to catchng up [thumbsup]

Danke....Ditto!  [thumbsup]

This might as well be a track day... im wearing full leathers this time...

O.K. it looks like we're starting to get a concensus; June 22nd or 29th.

Let's give it until the end of the week before a date is set.

Thinking I might try and make a pre-run to Muenster late in the week (yeah it's more than a month away for the "big" group ride... so what?!?)

Anyone have the day off on Thursday or Friday?  Weather may not co-operate but any excuse to get out and ride  ;D

The real question now, Lisa, is which bike are you going to take on the scouting run?  Oh the choices [bang]

I do have friday off, but no bike.  Sorry out for the pre-run.

Lisa, I have an appointment at 10:45AM Thursday morning that I forgot about when we talked today. In addition to the appointment I may have that meeting with my brother. Not sure. Friday looks better as far as being open but as you said the weather might be a problem. I just checked the local TV station online forecasts as well as Accuweather and weather.com and most say 20% of afternoon showers. That's about the bare minimum chance, more so on Saturday than Friday. What day were you thinking about? If Thursday is a must I could change my appointment. Hey, sacrifices must be made sometimes in the name of a ride. [thumbsup]

Hey there Brian, I'd prefer Thursday but Friday is do-able.

I'm thinking of leaving from the Bass Pro Shops parking lot in Grapevine around 9:30am.  Hit the fuel stop in Decatur (James' Shell Station  [evil]  [laugh] ) then cruise on into Muesnter around lunch time.  Hit Doc's for the requisite German food (and a beer), then depending on time constraints, either cruise back the way we came on the back roads or just haul butt east outta Muenster on Hwy 82 till we hit I-35.  I think the earliest I'd be back to the Lewisville area would be 3pm; I'd for sure like to be back no later than 5.

It'll be the "typical" Muenster route.  Hopefully a good day of riding with some good food in the middle  [thumbsup]

the dead guy they put in my knee votes for the 22nd also. my dad calls him fred. he should get a vote also he is here in spirit. [laugh]

Lisa, just back from the little league baseball game (yes! we lost! out of the playoffs, end of season!! yes!! OK, I didn't say that. OK? [evil]) and I will see what I can do about ditching my Thursday responsibilities tomorrow and free the day up for the ride. Your plan sounds good to me time wise and route wise. I am pretty sure I can alter my stuff by tomorrow. I will give you a shout on the board or PM you with details. I too would rather go Thursday. Have the neice's 8th grade graduation that night but Lord knows we'll be back by then. The GSXR1000 has had a nice "make over" and needs a good ride to make her happy so I am looking forward to it! [thumbsup] Talk at you manana.

Lisa, PM sent.

Got it - thanks  [thumbsup]

Just replied to your PM and no sooner than I do I look at the weather again and BOOM rain back in the forecast for every single day for the next 5+ days! I hope they are wrong. That will sure mess up the holiday weekend for a whole lot of folks. I am making my sacrifices to the rain gods now so we stay dry tomorrow! [moto]

How DARE they have weather in the forecast... [laugh]

I didn't see any rain for Dallas, & only a chance for Saturday in Muenster-

http://www.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?partner=apple&traveler=1&zipChg=1&zipcode=76252&metric=0

O.K. just a brief update on the pre-run to Muenster this morning:

They still have wheat beer at Docs's.

And they let me back in even after the last time! [thumbsup] Must not have recognized me with a hat on. ;D

 [laugh]

Yeah Brian, fun day on the bikes out there today.  A bit windy...  O.K. friggin' windy! 

Did you see that video clip recently of a passenger plane trying to land in a massive crosswind?  I've never flown a plane before but the crosswinds were so bad on some open stretches, I found myself pouring on gobs more throttle just to bring the tail back around... Hmmm, and let's dial-in about forty more clicks of Ohlins damper... Yes.  Yes, that should just about do it...

I might be able to make the first two weekends.  I am out the last two...I will be in Europe.

Swanny

Well...?!?

enquiring minds want to know!!

Here's a thought, if we all can't go the same weekend why don't we do it twice in June. One on the middle weekend and another on the last weekend. Those lucky enough to do both are... well... they are lucky! [beer] A nice big group is cool but so is two smaller groups on separate weekends. It's a nice easy ride and a very pleasant lunch. If you are in a real hurry you can always take the boring slab home from Muenster like Lisa and I did last week. All I'm thinking is it's already hot and it will get hotter soon. The more rides we can get in before the blast furnace hits the better. I missed a lot of spins last year so I am in a make up mode. Talk amongst yourselves. [moto]

i was actually thinkin' of a run somewhere towards rice or frost in aug or sept.

O.K. let's make it Sunday, June 22.

Here's the list of folks going  (I'll update it as necessary):

Brian
Chris
Scott
James
George
Jim
Patrick
Barry

and so it shall come to pass...

Mmmm, Muenster  [drink] [beer] [thumbsup]

Can't make it.  You guys have a good time. [thumbsup]

I'm gonna have to be a "slight possible" for this. :-\

I'll just be getting back from Arizona....

I'll go if CJ goes.  Otherwise, to hell with the lot of you... [wine]

No excuses, George - we'll just be getting back from Margaritaville vacation so COME ON!   [laugh]

+1 to going, but can we do babe's pleaseeeeeeeee! we did muenster last time!

Count me in with 80% certainty on this one.  My schedule looks good right now.   [thumbsup]

OK, count me in as "going to make a great effort to make this."  [thumbsup]  ;D

the 19th,20th and 21st is garage sale for us so as long as i am not to hungover i am in!! by that time i will be itching to ride. should be released by doc on the 6th pick up bike from ams-a on the 14th. yeah baby!!! [moto]

So that's the secret to a garage sale!  Did one years and years ago and clearly did not get the memo regarding the a/si  (alcohol per sale item).  We were severely deficient on the alcohol part of the equation and, subsequently, had a truly miserable time  [laugh]  Sold a lot of junk but what a crappy way to spend an otherwise nice day!

Hope you can make the Muenster run Chris  [thumbsup]

I'm in!!!  [thumbsup] Anyone leaving from the Plano area? I live near Stonebriar mall in Frisco. ;D

It's a ride, to a town of German ancestory, meaning German-type food and beer. That's why it's called the Muenster ride. Now why would anyone want to go to Sanger and eat at Babes (certainly nice home cooked type grub) when they can have groovy kraut food and beer in a town that makes you feel like you don't live in DFW? Hey, nothing against Babes. Personally, I think James misses the kids ride out front and is having withdrawls. [laugh] Either way, pastrami sandwich and unpronounceable foreign beer or make James happy... I'm good either way. [thumbsup] It's really all about the ride... German food is just a perk!

James digs the hot young waitresses that spontaneously break out in fits of karaoke with their portable microphones... and that's, OK  [thumbsup]
Yo, HomeBoy JimmyJames, start a new thread- A Babe's Run [moto]  we got yer back...

case and point.

I guess I'll miss this one too.  I'll be out of town returning that day.  Y'all have fun.

cdc

fixed it for you   [thumbsup]

lisa it's the work garage sale. they close down the service areas at all the dealers and sell cars with huge discounts on them from all over the dealer. like f150 super crews for 18999 (going on now) or 11000 off navigators. stuff like that. it is a very very long three days. we (my family) don't garage sale we donate to goodwill twice a year.

Ah-ha!  Got it.  Sounds like a wild three days  :o




See Post # 52  ;D  

What's wrong with "The Hokey Pokey"?

You put your right leg in
You put your right leg out
You put your right leg in and you shake it all about!

(James likes the "shake it all about" parts.  Can't say that I blame him...)

which one is that? lol

The one where Brian says, "No-Hell-No."    [laugh]

so what time do we meet at the starbucks by the mall?
any westies going we can meet up somewhere to ride over like 360and 20.

Plan on leaving BPS parking lot by 9:30.  I'll be there at 9  [thumbsup]

Me too! [thumbsup]

babe's?

Sure. I don't think anyone would object to you bringing some hot looking chicks to BPS. ;D

last time I did that at ferre's I didn't get attention!

Don't give up, stay in the game! Same advice we give Colin at baseball games. You always get another chance at bat. [clap]

I AM IN!!!!!!!!

Is there a list of who's in???

I'm workin' on it  ;D

I'm already thinking pastrami and kraut on rye with a Shiner Bock (or maybe something hard to pronounce) at Doc's!! I guess the Road of Rocks must be better. I didn't notice the pelting machine gun fire of gravel when I followed Lisa when we last rode up there. Maybe we knocked it all off the road on the ride earlier this year. [moto]

Okay does this place have RUM, regular beer or just some crappy dark beer brian can't pronounce? ???

Rum? Probably not, you'll have to bring your own. Regular beer? Yeah, most likely. It's a cattle ranching/Barnett shale oil drilling community so there are lots of "anti-hard to pronouce" beer drinkers around. They should have plenty of the normal stuff plus a lot of shit I can't pronounce! [drink]

Bump-ity-bump... A mere 16 days away.

Betta be gettin' some new tires for this one, baby  [evil]

L.

O.K, I've gone back through this thread and made a list of the people that are planning to be on this trip:

Lisa
Scott
Brian
Jim
Chris
Will
Barry
James
Alan D.
Billy (+ guest)


Some of the posts are over a month old so if I missed anyone or your plans have changed, post up!  ;D  I'll update this list as necessary (I've also copied this list onto the 1st Post).

I will be at the warehome tomorrow as a matter of fact doing just that! and sprokets (new black rear) new yellow chain and new rear galfer rotor and pads!!  Should be there by 12:39.

get mine back from ams-a on sat the 14th. give's me about a week of ridin' to get back in the groove having not ridden except to alan's the one time and to take to ams for service since april 1st. 7500 service done, lighter in the pocket but done, will have had a long week as we prepare to move plus garage sale weekend at work. believe me i will need the stress relief of a good ride.  [moto]

I'm still a maybe for this.  [thumbsup]

I'm thinking that maybe you should do this. [thumbsup]

Chris,

How's the leg/knee coming along? Good I hope. Still doing rehab... does it help?

mobility good  [thumbsup]
balance good  [thumbsup]
trust in the knee coming slowly but good  [thumbsup]
just working on getting muscles stronger. mostly the quad and hamstring. she says prob another week or two because i'm going 3x week and hitting the weights pretty hard.

Lisa,

I am in for the muenster run! Add me to the list plus a guest.

Awesome  [thumbsup]

It's gonna be hot... :P

go faster!!!! [laugh]

I'll need to buy that SS... :P

Looking forward to this! Enough with the socializing... let's ride! Isn't that why we bought these things?? [moto]

love to ride fast or slow and really startn to itch!!!! not that kinda itch you nasties!!!

Chris, you gonna make this one? Sounds like the knee is coming along. I think some German food and beer should be on the rehab menu.

Yeah, it's going to be hot, fast or not. Lisa, we may want to start a little earlier than normal to beat some of the heat. Jeez, I can't believe I'm saying this... the self appointed King of Sleeping In! 8:30-9:00 maybe?? What time did we meet at BPS when you and I rode a few Thursdays ago? I've slept since then and have forgotten. Heat or not, still looking forward to this!

Are we meeting at Bass Pro or StarBucks? I'm OK to pull out of the parking lot at 9:00 [moto]

Yeah, either BPS or Starbucks, both are good and leaving at 9:00 is very civilized. Feedback people?

9- 9:30am KSU sounds good to me. What Starbucks are you talking about? I know where Bass Pro Shop is, but not the Starbucks. [moto]

I know where it is but damned if I can tell you what road it's on. :P Any techies out there up for posting a link or map to the Starbucks?

Try this:

http://tinyurl.com/5jw7nu

yes i am cleared to ride again. got my fancy molded new knee brace. yes i will be there. i believe lisa wanted to meet at bass pro shops in the parking lot. i liked the starbucks because there was gas directly across the street to top off b4 we started but it's her show she's in charge!!! i'm only following.

Well...if we can get the message out to everyone that we've changed the meeting point from BPS to Starbucks AND we've changed the meeting time from 9:30 to 9:00, I'm all for it.  Not sure how we'll know though if everyone got the message or not.

Guess we're all big kids now so here goes:

New Start Time: meet at 9:00, leave at 9:30
New Meeting Place: Starbucks on 2499 (See L'Smarts map link a few posts ago); two minutes to the north of BPS

Damn, 20pt font is really huge  [evil]

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!! cher has laid out the p.o.a.!!! 9:00 check! [thumbsup]  same starbucks as last time check! [thumbsup] i will be there. shit hot on my little black 695!!! [evil]

Anyone leaving from the Frisco area? I have no idea where that Starbucks is, but I don't mind getting lost with other people. ;D

Hey Barry,

Here's a link to the location:
http://tinyurl.com/5cr4fl

PM me with your email if you want to be added to the event notification list, or you can just keep your eyes peeled on this calendar which stays updated with start times and location details.
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=9o8j3il9a3leu8fvbloathpl28%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago

I hope all the new folks get a chance to join us. Come on out and show off your Italian beauty.  [moto]  It's a fun ride and a great group of folks to spend a day with. Looking forward to it.  [thumbsup]

Threadjack warning! Will, how'd the race go yesterday? Italian beauty? OK just for that I'm riding Jap. [laugh]

Methinks this is gonna be fun!  [moto] [beer]

The race went well. (thanks for asking) I placed 4th out of a field of about 40. RBM is sponsoring the races yesterday & today and they've set it up on a sweet .8 mile loop in the Wilson district. The course is nice and fast with 8 90 degree turns. Once again I'm finding my motorcycle skills coming into play. The high speed cornering confidence is giving me an advantage. Too many guys are wasting energy braking on the corners then hammering the exits. Why do that when you can coast on through at a consistent speed. I've got another race @ 1:00 today on the same course where I can hopefully hone my cornering even more.
BTW, I didn't stay to watch but Ben Spies won the cat5 race.

Hey Will - Do they have dual compound streetbike tires for extra sticky cornering traction?  Maybe some strap-on knee pucks too  [thumbsup]

Hey man, whatever you do in the privacy of your own bedroom is your business!   [laugh]

One of these days I'm going to line up at the starting line wearing full leathers and a full face helmet. How hilarios would that be?!

Congrats on the 4th yesterday! Hope you improve on it today! [thumbsup] You are right about the corner speed. Racing bicycles is a lot like racing 250GPs... corner speed is a huge plus. A good jump coming out obviously helps but what helps even more is gaining a couple of bike lengths going in and holding that speed through to the exit. Now it's obvious I ain't that fast on a scooter but I damn sure was faster on bicycles than a lot of guys that were clearly stronger than I was in a straight line. They just didn't corner as fast as they could sprint and they just never figured it out. Anyway, look forward to hearing some more good news about today's race.

ps   Guess Mladin didn't get to hook Spies out of the sprint? Maybe next race. [laugh]

Thanks Brian. Todays race I felt great and I was in good position; everything under control; got em just where I want em, then BAM!!! my seat breaks loose. I hi-tailed it back to the wheel pit for a quick fix before re-joining the pack only to find that the tension bolt that holds the seat rails sheared off. Luckily a teammate was there with a similar framed bike to lend. The officials let me catch on the back of the pack as they came around. Unfortunately his seat height was about an inch or two shorter than mine so I had a hard time getting accustomed to his setup AND keep my heart rate at a manageable level. I ended up pulling out an 8th place finish which will give me some TX cup points so it's all good. Yesterdays payout was $55 and I'll probably get $20 for the 8th place today so I made back my registration fees and gas! BONUS!  [thumbsup]

Cool man! Sorry for the mechanical malfunction. It's nice that they pay $$$ for catagories other than Cat1 these days. Used to be a win in Cat3-4 would get you a nice set of center pull brakes (do they still make those?) or set of Paris-Roubaix sew ups... which actually were pretty good. Some crits you could make more money winning prims and not even bother with placing on the podium. The old 4th of July criterium in Highland Park put on by Dallas Bicycle Racing Club was a good local prim payer... does DBRC even still exist? Will (no pun intended) have to check out one of your races. Let me know when the next ones are. Couldn't make this weekend's races.

can I get the most updated details for this run?
What time, where, how far?
gracias!

From Starbucks to Muenster is about 68 miles, so.... about 42 minutes?!? ;D

really don't mean to be such a tool, but I clicked the tiny url link and not really the giving me the info.  Anybody got a physical addy for me.

oh and what is BPS?

BPS = Bass Pro Shops

 [bang] ok i'm officially a tool

Bad link.... BAD!!!!!!!

Starbucks

3525 Grapevine Mills Pkwy
Grapevine, TX 76051

Better link?!?

http://tinyurl.com/4eprfv

You can probably count me in!

Ducati only?

All 2-wheelers are always welcome [thumbsup] [moto]

Finally able to get back on the board. The transition was not my friend.  Anyhow, I will know by Wednesday if I can make it, but I am pushing hard for the go ahead.

Bring the Yammyhammer so people won't give me shit if I show up on a Gixxer or something else. [laugh]

1niceputt, you must come. It's a requirement. Start working on your "kitchen points" now. Besides, it will be too freaking hot to do anything else but go for a ride. [moto]

We expect to see the wifey on the S4R  [thumbsup] [moto] [thumbsup]

She wants to go but her trip to see the morph man might make her sit this onw out.   :-\

i'm downgraded to a "maybe" for this, pending if i can finish up everything on the SS in time.

Let me know if you need some help wrenching  [thumbsup]

HURRRRYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

Don't make me make you go! >:( Just like 1niceputt, this is a requirement, you have to go. Get your damn bike ready. Stop screwing around posting stuff and get back to work on your bike! [moto]

hey pipeliner i live in midlothian and lyd lives in crowley if you need to meet somewhere and follow up to starbucks. it's no big deal i could meet you on I-20 and 360 or leave early and meet you in burleson/crowley area. it's a good fun ride and lisa's pace is not at world superbike speed. fast but you don't have troy bayliss to keep up.

Chris is right. It's no ball buster. Fast folks go fast and the rest do what feels good to them. It's a very cool group ride thing. All the "Troy Bayliss-istic" types always wait at the next direction turn intersection for everyone. No one gets left behind and forgotten. Ever. This is one of the best groups I have ever ridden with. Usually a seasoned rider rides "sweep" as the last rider to make sure everyone is accounted for. Please, to all that won't go out of concern of being "left behind" don't worry about that. We take very good care of our own. Come. Ride. Enjoy! [moto]

I'm in.

LYD, I will meet up with you. We can formation flight over.  

Cool. That's what I'm talking about! [moto]

Time and place and I'll be there
and no worries mate........I'll keep up ;D

If anyone gets bored and wants to list the route we will be taking I would be grateful. [moto]

This is the route we took last time. The gas stop was in Decatur.

http://tinyurl.com/34fq6l

Is this ride superseding the July 13th (or later) ride proposed by Svoloch?  Thanks.

HELL NO!

P.S.- Keep in mind, it's Svoloch [cheeky]

Hope you can make the ride, George [thumbsup]

svoloch proposed a ride? Did I miss something? Doesn't matter, there is a DMF bylaw preventing us from both being at the same event at the same time. We had to secretly meet at the Dub for beer on Sunday just so we could remember what each other looks like. [beer]

Time and place and I'll be there
and no worries mate........I'll keep up

what do you say 8:30a.m. 360 and mayfield?  shouldn't take longer than 30 mins to get to grapevine mills from there.

Westsiders unite-  Where are we meeting at and when?? Group ride to the group ride!!  [thumbsup]

Pipeliner lives just a couple of miles south of me also.  Jason is meeting here at my house also.  We can meet here at 8 and ride over there.  Pick cory up along the way and catch up to chris in arlington and head north? ???

alan that sounds good just get with pipeliner. i may say screw it and just meet at your house also but i will let you know as sun gets closer.

360 and Mayfield is good 4 me.......gas station there?

tommy check pm's get with lyd for directions to his house. it'll be alot easier for you.

PM sent LYD

Back at you!!

I'll just meet you guys there.  I'm taking the back-roads!  [moto]

IN.  We have company coming at 1:00, so I'll have to peel off at Decatur and head home from there.

Pura vida!
George

Jason, tommy and chris are meeting here at my house and we are leaving at 8:00.  Then we will meet cory at 8:10 at seminary and 35.  then meet george at 183 and whatever that street is we meet at (shell station) then the 6 of us will head up there.

Where are we meeting again?  Is it the Bass pro shop again?

No bro' I think the Diva of Muenster rides wants us all to appear at the Starbucks just north of there at 9:00ish. Should be a linky somewhere in this novel of a thread! [moto]

Got it!! THANKS!!  [beer]  Just north of grapevine mills mall!!  [thumbsup]  Westies will be there around 9:00!!  [thumbsup]

Man I haven't been reading the boards much.  This Sunday at the same Starbucks as last time?  9am?  I'll try to make this!   [thumbsup]

Ok, I'm in.  ;D Not very familiar with the starting point. Will be circling the area by the mall / bass pro until I find a starbucks with a bunch of ducati's, in texas, on a sunday morining. should not be that hard..

Listen and ye shall find [thumbsup]

contemplating wearing full leathers due to being bombarded with rocks from last run......   [bang]  j/k.. kinda

Actually, when Lisa and I rode it about a month ago the road was much better. In fact I didn't notice any gravel at all and I followed Lisa the whole trip. Either we blew them all off the road the last time or the 18 wheelers did. But considering the oil rig trafffic due to the Barnett Shale drilling any of those roads could be junk now due to the truck pounding.

1niceputt, I think there is a link a page or two back on this thread to the Starbucks. It's just north of BPS. PM Lisa/Cher for the street info, she lives very near there. Glad you can make it. It's a fun easy ride... it will be hot but it's a good excuse to get out of the house and go to Muenster and have lunch and a beer. Oh yeah, and hang out with the mob! [thumbsup]

Sounds like we're going to have a good turnout for this. We might want to call Docs before leaving Starbucks and let 'em know we're coming.

Remember the last one, we had what, 15-16-17 bikes? It will be fun. [beer]

Wheeeee!!!!!!!!
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Start Time: meet at 9:00, leave at 9:30
Meeting Place: Starbucks on 2499-

http://tinyurl.com/4eprfv   two minutes to the north of BPS

New meeting place? Isn't that the same place we have talked about all along?? The same place we met last Muenster ride??

Fixed. That was a re-post. New relative to Bass Pro Parking Lot. Don't Panic.

Can't make it this weekend, was hoping to jump in at the last minute....  oh well....

Bad idea, nothing good will come from it. You must come. Otherwise the tear in the universe will forever keep expanding and then where will we all be?? The only way to reverse and correct this travesty is for you to ride with us tomorrow. It's a requirement. The pack must include one each shit hot black Xerox 999 or there will be serious trouble. Hopefully this has shamed you into changing your mind. >:(

+1 

999's Represent  [evil]

Hello - I finally got on the forum after Duc L' Smart kept saying to " just do it ".  I would really like to go on the Muenster ride in the morning with y'all if that's O.K. ? 

After crashing your events & lurking on the Forum for so long it feels really good to jump in !

Hope you have room for for a Beemer in the flock of Ducs !

Beemer good!  [thumbsup]

Everyone's welcome on whatever bike - we're Equal Opportunity Hooligans.  See you tomorrow  [thumbsup]

Grazie mon Cher !! oops I think that's French & Italian ??? 

Looking forward to the ride  [moto]

Sorry it has taken me so long to update The List but it's taken me the whole day to catch up on all the other DFWM posts/threads (damn! you people have a lot to say!)  [laugh]

Anway, here we go:

Lisa
Alan B.
Scott
Brian
Jim
Chris
Will
Barry (+ guest/s)
James
Alan D.
Billy (+ guest)
George
Jacob
Jason
Tommy
Cyclone
Cory


Well how 'bout that: 15 (fifteen  :o ) folks so far.  If I've left your name off the list, please let me know.

See y'all tomorrow  [clap]

I might have a couple of guest with me if that is OK. One is on a ZX10r and the other on a Aprilla. :)

Bring 'em  [thumbsup]

OK, Beemers and Kawis are one thing but no damn Aprilla's!! [laugh] [laugh] Good, more the merrier! No one will even notice me on the old Gixxer 1000 with all these other non-Ducs in the group. [thumbsup]

Doc's won't know what to do with all of us at lunch. I'm not sitting outside on the patio this time! Too freaking hot!! [drink]

Just got off the phone with the good folks at Doc's; reservations for approximately 16, sometime between noon and 1.

Here's a link:

http://www.docsbarandgrill.com/

Bring an appetite - this place rocks.

Good work Cher!! She's right, this place rocks and they take really good care of us. [thumbsup] Good old fashioned small town service with a smile. Wow, there menu on their website does not do them justice. Where is all the German food? It's on their menu in real life, they need to update and change their online menu.

FYI I'm bringing a flat tire fixin' kit in my mini tank bag. Plug kit, CYCLE PUMP electric inflator, CO2 adaptor and a hand full of 16gm cartridges. If anyone has an extra plug kit please bring it. I'll handle the heavy duty stuff. I have a good plug kit but it did not like Scott's Michelin on the Ark. trip. Finally Alan tried his plugs (different brand and style) and that worked. It was very frustrating for Scott to have his tire constantly deflating. If we bring it we won't need it... or so the theory goes.

PS  Don't forget to set your TIVO for the British MotoGP on SpeedTV at 3:00pm! Very important! I'm pumped to see Ben Spies in his MotoGP debut, hope he does well... maybe top 10! [thumbsup]


Reality note: Lots of semi new folks and some of their friends are going on this ride, please bring a few "emergency contact" notes to hand out to folks at Starbucks. Have your full name, your contact person(s) name and their home and cell #s on the notes. Just think, what if you didn't really know me and I crashed bad in front of you and the EMS or cops asked you who I was or who to contact? Don't ask me how I know.

Don't forget cory

Alan(alancb) is bringing his flat tire set and stuff too.  He'll be riding sweep also (thanks Scott for doing this on the last trip).



Wow, how could I have missed Cory?!

On my way [thumbsup] [moto]

Just got back, great time...  [thumbsup]

Film @ 9  ;)

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My first ride with this group.

First, I'd like to say "thanks" to everyone who helped make this happen, from Point to Sweep.   [clap]

Second, this is such a friendly, interesting group, I can't wait till the next time.  I think I enjoyed the pre-ride gathering as much as the ride itself.

Third, it was a hoot riding faster than I generally ride (great route!), especially opening up The Beast on several occasions - God, that ST3 is strong!   [moto]

I wish I could have managed to stay with the tour all the way to Muenster, but I had a family affair scheduled at one.  Next time.

Pura vida!
George

Just made it home... Hot, but a HELLUVA RIDE [thumbsup] [moto] [thumbsup] [moto] [thumbsup] [moto] [thumbsup]

Good times!  I expected nothing less!

Like they tell me at work... "If you didn't document it, you didn't do it."  Here's the proof!  [moto]

http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk311/barneephife/Muenster_June_2008/

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phew, I need a nap now! a great ride for sure and it was nice meeting Donald, Jason, Tommy & 1niceputt.

thanks Lisa for herding the cats; thanks DLS for leading the fasties; thanks Brian for the top-off at the gas station. I'd also like to thank my mother and father and the late Martin Luther King.  ;D

Ditto! I am offically hot and tired but what a way to get that way! [thumbsup] Usually it's from yard work... this was mo better! [moto]

Great meeting all the new folks, or at least new to me. Hope everyone made it home safe and sound. Hope the food and drink were satisfactory. I know my Reuben and Shiner Bock were worth riding in the heat. Nice pace, hope everyone found a group that was comfy to ride with. Again congrats and thanks to Lisa and Alan for MCing the show and kudus to the mob for once again being a cool, heads up, safe group to ride with. No bone head manuevers... always a plus! My only problem today was getting home and finding only one cold Gatorade!! Colin has been hitting my stash again, as if that 11 year old ever did anything that would make him need a Gatorade!! [laugh] Haven't seen him work up a sweat in the AC playing PS games!

Very nice day, hope to have a repeat group performance again soon! Maybe something below a 100 degrees! ;D

What a great day!!    We have decided that we are a 3 group ride:  Super sport,  Sport, and touring!!  It was good so many people for the turnout!!  Man I am going to miss this group!!!  Great food, Great rum and diet, plus the extra 1/3 I had, great pace (sport class for me) and most of all thanks Lisa and Alan!!!  Cory is asleep on my couch right now!  [laugh]

Jim, What happen to you??  Did you bolt when that cop  [leo] came up on us or what??  We slowed down and no jim!!  We figured, you figured he was pulling us over and took the next exit?  ???

Sorry I couldn't make the whole ride... but did get to buzz from LYD's to the Starbucks meet-up spot, have a cup of joe -and still make it home 15 minutes before the A/C service truck pulled up.

Looks like it was a fun run.
No drama from what I've heard -that makes it a success!

"Thanks" to Lisa for organizing the show   [thumbsup]

This was my first ride with the group and it was awsome! HOT,HOT,HOT, but very enjoyable. Thanks Lisa and Alan for organizing the ride. It was just the right pace for me. :) It was also great finally meeting everyone else. I'm bad with names, but after a few rides, I'll get to know everyone. Great bunch of folks you guys are. [thumbsup]

On the other hand, the other group I ride with apparantly didn't have as good a time as we did. This is a quote from their ride today:

"Warning....Stay away from New Hope. The sheriff's department isn't playing around. We passed 3 sheriff's department patrol cars on 2933 - one of which had someone with a black R6 pulled over. The trailing cars passed our group, one turned around and rapidly caught up to us, followed for a few miles and eventually pulled us over on 545.

We were told that a call had been placed complaining that we were riding recklessly and endangering others as well as ourselves. Absurd!!  For those of you who are LEOs on the board, I'm sorry, but don't make broad-sweeping assumptions. The sheriff said that typically he would arrest us for reckless endangerment, but he was going to let us off this time with a warning.

We were told that the sheriff's department will patrol those roads and if you are seen on the roads that they will stop you, take you to jail and impound your bike.

Time for a new route. "

Oh well, I hope we don't run into those "reckless riders" anytime soon.

Pics of todays ride to come soon!

lisa and alan thank you. excellent job again. you do realize you are raising the expectations.
good to see all and meet some new faces. just an awesome day plus we got to ride with LYB (lil yellow buggy) one more time.  [moto]  [thumbsup]
yes jim he wasn't after us he wanted the g6 that went by like a bat outta hell. although for a minute i thought.........."razim frazim f#*!n sh#!"

It was a great time and good to meet all the new folks--too many to count....  [laugh]

Thanks to Lisa and Alan for organizing and to Brian for threatening us with all sorts of consequences if we did not come  ;D

Here are more pic's for your amusement:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21858840@N03/sets/72157605753407908/

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"ok, tell me again Tommy... to perform "the shocker" where does this one go?"   [evil]

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Do I smell a new avatar?

um, what are the odds that these groups might also follow age?   [cheeky]

Pura Vida!

George (in Dallas)

Another great group ride; y'all are the best  [thumbsup]  I can't get over the turnout... 20 at Starbucks this morning and 17 for lunch in Muenster (minus George, Rich and Billy).  Great fun and even better company!  I  hope everyone can make it to the next one.  Sounds like a Stephenville/Glenrose Run could be in the works in the Fall.. Woo-Hoo  [evil]


Have a great week!

Looks like a great time. Wish I coulda made it. So jealous.



(fixed IPOD/Shiner-induced typo)

Hey dammit, I rode with the fast guys for awhile... of course I had to run it to an indicated 162 to catch back to Ashok after being stuck behind the RV trailer from hell. Hell, how bad could my day be when I get to say that? Old fart my ass! [laugh] The old Gixxer loved it, nice day, hard run, lots of young Italian bikes to hang with... good day for the bike too! [moto] Like owner like bike!!

Again, just another freaking great day with the mob, no troubles, lots of folks, lots of great new folks to meet who will hopefully be seen again soon! I don't think we ran off any new folks, I certainly don't think so... hope not. Please, all of you join us again, don't be bashful. What a great, diverse, cool group of folks to hang with on an otherwise boring, hot June day in TX! Beats the hell out of mowing the lawn or washing the car! :P But damned if I can't get those chicken strips off those new Michelins. Guess I'll have to let the fast guys take her for a spin! [laugh] Need to stay out of the "touring" group!! [drink]

Short answer:  I didn't bail.

Long answer:  As he came up behind me/us, lights flashing, I pulled into the right lane (not knowing if he was coming to pull us/me over, or go after someone else).  So, I pulled in to the right lane between an 18-wheeler and car.  As LEO passed me, he "blipped" me with his siren about 2 or 3 times.  That made me think he may be trying to send me a message like, "I'm going up ahead to pull over all your buddies, but I expect you to stop too."  So, I stayed in behind the 18-wheeler as LEO passed him and headed on up towards yall,  I kept an eye out to see if he was pulling you guys over.  By the time I could tell he wasn't pulling ya'll over, I got stuck behind the 18-wheeler, and by the time I got around, you guys were so far ahead, I didn't feel like doing 100 to catch up.

However, I did exit on Basswood (a few exits north of 820), and found myself about 300 yards behind '1niceputt'.  But he never saw me - again, too much traffic to get caught up to him before he disappeared into a neighborhood off Basswood.

Was a fun day!  Safe and ticket free!  [thumbsup]

Now thats what I'm talking about, Tall rum and diet pepsi, no lime no straw!!!  [drink] Oh don't forget the cracked glass!!  [laugh]

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Great Ride! 300+ miles r/t for me. I had to take a nap when I got home.

wished i was there for this, too.  after a test flight in the early AM, i decided to call a checkfire and bring it back up to the loft for a reevaluation.  the front brakes were going from mushy to grabby...they were undependable to say the least.  the rear is also dragging significantly.  upon a check of alignment the rear seemed to be a bit off, so i adjusted its position side-to-side as well as diagonal.  i also had a wheel weight loose inside my front tire, which i fished out yesterday (i'm getting good at this DIY tire stuff).  i then wanted to double check my rear, and found a bit of a gap between the sprocket carrier and the wheel...so i'm waiting to hear if that it acceptable or not.

looks like a great time, though...i'm going to get everything figured out shortly and will hopefully be seeing most of you soon.

Ummmm.?.?.?.?.........2 up 1 down just like your monster     
Cory, at dinner last Thursday night when you told me you hadn't seen any action........I thought you were talking about the Navy.     My Bad!!!

Great Ride! Great People!  Thanks so much to everyone!  I had a blast. 

Lisa , Alan, & everyone - thanks for a great time yesterday!  I really enjoyed the route, all the great help spotting and avoiding the hazards, the Doc's break in the middle, all the conversations, and the unbelievable thrill of being part of the spectacle of riding in such an awesome group!  This was as close as I'll ever get to living that Brando Wild One fantasy that I've had since, well since movies were in B&W !!  Even though I was in the back of the pack seeing the heads turn, the horses run away from the noise, etc. I got the full on hooligan charge  ;D ;D ;D!!!

I was even more impressed by what didn't happen on the ride - nobody hurt, no breakdowns, no tickets  [thumbsup], no real reckless behavior, AND nobody (me) left behind - thanks Fastwin for helping me find LBJ on the way home - yeah I grew up here but I still get lost!

I hit a new top speed on this bike of just over 100 when I passed the Harley dude on the way back to Decatur at about 6500 RPM  [clap]!!

So thanks again everyone - since the 97 Beemer GS 5th top gear ratio is 1.45  :P OR about 3RD GEAR for a 1098 Duc  [evil] sometime I'll lead & everyone will just have to to promise  ;) not to use 4th gear or higher  [cheeky] [cheeky] [cheeky]! 

The moral is : Even stock.. DUCS ROCK & you DMF'ers ( sounds wrong somehow  ??? ??? ) are the BIG DAWGS !

Looks like it was a great time!  Sorry I missed it.  I overslept and woke up at 1030. [bang]

This was by far one of the best rides I've been on so far. Great group, awesome food, great roads and no COPs ;D.. what more could you ask for?..

I got stuck too close to that RV and was unable to see beyond in order to pass it.. and certainly did not want to keep slamming the brakes and pushing everyone behind.. I am glad you guys passed me and eventually we all got over it in time to enjoy the road ahead!..

Glad to see all the familliar faces and of course enjoyed meeting the newbies of the group.. You guys should stick around, this is a great group of folks!

Last but certainly not least, Lisa.. thanks so much for your efforts. It was a well planned and that showed. From here on out I'd like to propose that we all buy lunch/drinks for the organizer(s)... What do you guys think?

Have a great week..

Cheers

Ashok

I'm really glad everyone had a good time yesterday - we did too  [thumbsup]

Just as a sidenote on the cooling vest I had on yesterday; if anyone is interested in getting on of these, here's my take on it:


I'd rate this vest as a 10 out of 10.  It made a huge difference on the ride yesterday; my only "complaint" was that it dried out too fast (after about 2 -2 1/2 hours...  I'm sure it had nothing to do with being 100 degrees and the occassional high-speed wind blast thrown in just for good measure   [evil]  ).

The good news is, you can re-soak the vest under a faucet anytime and you're totally back in business, which in this case was after the 2 hours or so it took to get to Muenster/restuarant, then again on the final return leg of the trip in Decatur.

Another good thing about the vest is that the water stays in the vest material so that when you take the vest off, you don't have completely soaked clothes.  Weird stuff in that vest for sure but whatever it is really works - worth it's weight in gold.

Lisa

So, umm, whose bright idea was it to put an old guy in charge of the fast group?!?!?!?!?

Barry,

What Sheriff's Office was that? Jeez, they're gonna stop you, arrest you, take you to jail and impound your bike for what???... riding a legal, licensed vehicle on a public thoroughfare at posted speed??? Maybe if you were hauling ass threatening locals and livestock, but just for being there? That's crap! I've heard of New Hope but can't place where it is. That sounds like good old fashioned redneck cop harrassment to me. Makes me want to get some of my District Attorney, defense lawyer and Judge friends to follow me in a car with cameras while I peaceably ride up and down the road to see if they pull me over for being on a bike. [leo] Maybe they'll do to those roads like they did on 455 between Celina and Anna where they banned bicycle riders only this time they'll ban scooters! Imagine a country road where you cannot ride on a bicycle? I guess motorcycles could be next? :P As the thread says "That's Bullshit!" ;D

PS  Barry, good to meet you and your Kawi buddy! Please tell me his name again, I'm a dope with names sometimes and please tell him he is more than welcome back anytime. You're both are good riders and good guys! [thumbsup]

Man I could tell this morning that I rode all day in the heat! A little stiff and thirsty. Slept like a rock though. I had the house to myself (Jen was catching a movie with a friend), watched my TIVO'd Brit MotoGP race, had some spicy Thai food and a HUGE top shelf marg! [wine] Damn near fell asleep on the couch but somehow found the bedroom, don't even remember Jen coming home. Perfect end to a killer day! [moto]

fastwin

Hey, I wasn't in charge and I wasn't that fast! [laugh] Ya'll must be talking about someone else.

I think it is the Leonard PD that is getting aggressive. Apparantly there are some squidly riders that frequent that area and the police end up profiling anyone on a sport bike. From what I hear, the people living there are calling the police about the bikes. [roll]

OK, sorry for the delay. I hope this works.


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You can view the rest of the pics at:

http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w308/barrysy/Ducati%20Muenster%20ride%20Summer%202008/?start=all

Cool Pic Barry  [thumbsup]

Awesome! Thanks Barry [thumbsup]

Good ones Barry! OK, the kraut and limey bikes are one thing but who keeps letting the jap bikes show up? [laugh] Some really nice scooters in that collection. Glad someone takes pictures of these events. [thumbsup] What a mob. [clap]

I would like to thank everyone for a great ride. This was my first time out with the group and what a blast. It was nice to meet everyone who went and I look forward to meeting the rest of the disturbed locals. What a nice collection of bikes as well.

Great pictures Barry..

ok ok  who put the gsx-r right out in the open. brian are you plotting on us. we'll be watching you!!!

What GSXR? I don't see no stinking GSXR? I was on some red Italian bike, yeah, that's it. [cheeky]

For some bizarre reason, you and Cory ended up in Time Out  [laugh]

Ok... so i finally found this forum and the dfw section.. i don't get to play online much anymore.


had a fun time riding with you guys to Muenster. Update on the residue on the zx10.... sorry i'm bad with names, but when the S4 infront of me hit the patch of gravel, it kicked one into my radiator and caused a pretty bad leak... new radiator $850 from the dealer.... talked themn down on it some... and i've got a cox guard on the way... down time... approx 2 weeks so i'll be itching to get back on the bike asap...

Yuck!  Sorry to hear about that.  (and welcome to the forum!)

That's two years in a row that thrown gravel has been an issue on this run.  Maybe next time Cher can sweep the route when she does her preliminary survey ride?  [laugh]

DooooD.......sorry.
Didn't mean to F'up your bike. 

 ;D Member needs a Cox Guard !! LOL LOL  [cheeky]

Now that I've quit laughing wonder if I need one of those for the oil chiller on the GS ??

DG Dragon Slayer:  Glad you found the board and thanks for riding with us  [thumbsup]  Very sorry to hear about your damaged bike though.

As far as "sweeping the route" on a recon run - Brian and I had a chance to run the route a couple of weeks before and it was clear then - honest.  Not only that, the really horrible corner on 407 that I was talking about had actually been re-paved during that time.  Who woulda thunk it  :P  This has got to fall into that old, "Best Layed Plans..." category, damn it.

You did a great job organizing this.   [clap] I was just razzing ya.  ;)  The fact that you did pre-ride the route and scope out the bad spots is awesome.  It made for a great ride without any major surprises (unlike the HC ride's 8 miles of gravel road on 337 before entering Leakey  [puke] )

its ok.. i'll send you the bill...


and i do have a cox guad on the way... too little too late... it didnt sound right but the kawi dealer actually says there isn't one available for it... dumbasses...

funny story....
i'm a member of lockhart phillips privateer race group... so i had a LP catalog...anywho. cycle gear never got their 2008 book. since i'm not racing, i took my book to them so they'd have a current one. when i told them about the radiator issue, he was shocked i didnt have a cox guard and i told him what kawi told me... he says "bullshit" and opens the catalog i just handed him and points to it ... and was kind enough to order one for me...

ofcourse if i had kept up with my account at LP i would have been able to get it at cost... but oh well..

Really hate to hear that :o

Enjoyed riding with you, & glad you found the forum [thumbsup]

I've given serious thought to getting some of those Cox rad/cooler guards for some of my water pumpers. You may have now convinced me. Of course it's curious how travelling at 125+++ seems to have a direct connection with the probability of rock punctures on radiators and coolers. Hmmm, puzzling evidence. [laugh]