MONDAY ride March 2 !!

[Cher]

Yeah, I'm fairly sure I'd end up having to bail early if we push the start time back too far. May be just a bit chilly if not tho...

I'll check back in the a.m. and see wassup 

[muskrat]

if we blast off at 11 I'm still in.  However, I will have to meet you guys on the road as I'm in Frisco and cut across 455.
Will check in the am.

[sdlrodeo]

From frisco, you could just take 380 over to Decatur no?

Ok, We'll meet at 1030 and roll by 1100.

Check here or call me 972-567-6375 at 0945.

Who's in?

Steve

[Duc L'Smart]

I'm in... the Hot Tub

You kids stay warm

[Cher]

I'm in.  See you at the Starbucks on 407 at 10:30  [moto] 

[sdlrodeo]

Ok, I'll be there.

Anyone else?

Steve

[muskrat]

looks like I'm out, can't shake this conference call I'm on.  major fires today I'm afraid.

[sdlrodeo]

I'm back safe and sound as a pound baby, yeah!

Had a great time! Little chilly at first, but then I got to test out the electric liner. Not chilly at all after that. Just my thumbs. Amazing what keeping your core warm will do for your piggies. Seriously.

Got a good pic after going as fast as I ever have gone on the taovaya bridge. Numbers don't matter, at least not in written form. That would be incrimination. Heh Heh.

Steve

[Cher]

Excellent day to be on the bike!  Great work, Steve, on leading the way.  Had a blast    The Muenster Run now has a run for its money - maybe instead of Doc's being the "end of the day" it should be the halfway rest stop before the REAL roads begin  

Report and pix at eleven on your local DFM affiliate stations...

 

[sdlrodeo]

Here is a link to a picture of the taovaya bridge. What does this make you want to do???Hmmmm?Hmmmmmm?
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/1076199.html

[Cher]

A few more details about the ride to Oklahoma on Monday;

If you're familiar with The Muenster Run    this section of road is basically 15 miles northwest from Muenster.  The actual road is FM 677 North out of Saint Jo (Ahh yes, the lovely little community of St. Jo.  Got a ticket there once for 36 in a 30...but that's a totally different crock of fish that can wait for another day).

FM 677 is kind of funny in that you cruise north out of town through the city square, amble along a quaint tree-lined neighborhood at a quaint 30mph (thank you very much), then the road seems to just fall away onto this panoramic canyon vista; chalk white limestone bluff on your left, robust armaco and wide-open nothing on your right, it's Three Sisters: Part II     Eventually, 677 flattens out into a big valley full of farms and fields on the border of Texas and Oklahoma.  Which brings us to the Really, Really Long Road. 

Now I don't know about you but any road that is long enough to land a space shuttle is cool in my book: 


View from the landing gear of Discovery


It was only after our second blast pass that I noticed the river down there... Of course I could tell you where every pebble, beetle and expansion joint on the highway was but the finer points of scenery were completely lost on me    Fortunately Steve had a camera.



Taovaya Bridge: Guzzi vs. Ducati - AGAIN...  916cc vs. Not!    Hey, that ST4s DOES have a headlight   



Red River from the Taovaya Bridge


Overall it was a great ride route (hats off to sdlrodeo!) – one that could easily be incorporated into the next Muenster Run.  With this northwesterly addition, you're definitely gonna need to eat your Wheaties.  I'm going to ride it again soon just to get a better handle on total miles and time involved but at this point I'd have to guess it would be a leave at 9am, return to D/FW by 5 or 6 kind of day.  Doc's would still be on the slate as a good mid-day lunch break but then there's another hour at least north of there just to get to the Taovaya Bridge.

Ahh, good times for sure.

So watch this space – an April Mega Muenster Marathon Ride will be coming soon to a Ducati near you 

Lisa

[caffeinejunkee]

Looks like an awesome route and a good time had...  [moto]

Thanks for sharing the experience and the pics. It's always cool to read your reviews Lisa.

[sdlrodeo]

Overall it was a great ride route (hats off to sdlrodeo!) – one that could easily be incorporated into the next Muenster Run.  With this northwesterly addition, you're definitely gonna need to eat your Wheaties.  I'm going to ride it again soon just to get a better handle on total miles and time involved but at this point I'd have to guess it would be a leave at 9am, return to D/FW by 5 or 6 kind of day.  Doc's would still be on the slate as a good mid-day lunch break but then there's another hour at least north of there just to get to the Taovaya Bridge.

Ahh, good times for sure.

So watch this space – an April Mega Muenster Marathon Ride will be coming soon to a Ducati near you 

Lisa


Lisa, thanks for the kind words, but you forgot about the BURGERS!! We ate at the forestburg country store. They have a grill in the back that makes fresh burger patties. Great stuff!
I had an awesome time. Lisa is no slouch that is for sure. There was no missing her and that GIANT Guzzi headlight The road was fairly greasy feeling. Don't know if it was the low temps or oil trucks (didn't see any). I set my trip Odo at Argyle (407 where it makes a turn by the light/gas station before heading west to 35w) or so and when I got back it read 205 miles traveled. Left at 1100 on the nose after Starbucks and fuel. Pulled into my drive at 1545 (1/2hr lunch). Oh, and sorry for the missed turns on the way home (455 from Forestburg to 35S). I think they helped us get back faster though.

Until next time...
Steve



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[Cher]

Hey Steve, no worries on the missed turn - did work out better time-wise.

That country store in Forrestburg has a chequered past with this group.  I think I'm probably not the only one to not know about their grill.  But we can tell you about their DIESEL that comes out of an "Unleaded" gas pump out back.  Actually 8 or 9 of us can tell you all about that    Looked like a train of mosquito foggers from there all the way into Fort Worth...

Sometimes, it's just hard to be cool.

All I can say is I ended up with a whole new respect for the engineers at Ducati that day; they planned for every contingency... Even running diesel.

 [moto]

[sdlrodeo]

Diesel? Really? 9 of you?
I would guess their tanks are not the most up to date with the EPA. Or somebody just had a total brain fart when the tanks were being filled. I didn't even know they had a gas pump. Good thing eh?

Steve