Speaking of Arkansas...

[junior varsity]

jv wants in!

[caffeinejunkee]

Anyone got trailer space?  

I'm definitely considering this--gotta see about my schedule, tho.

[Ronr]

I am interested. Love those Arkansas roads!

[junior varsity]

i'm happy to drive the tahoe to tow, just don't have a trailer.

[fastwin]

I hear that having that emergency contact info can be real handy.

George, don't insult the Busa by trailering it. Trying to hurt it's feelings doesn't help a thing.

[Samsonite]

Have trailer, need a ride though...

[junior varsity]

so long as I can make this, i got you.

[Samsonite]

so long as I can make this, i got you.

[muskrat]

Have trailer..........pay up suckas 

Lisa, give me a shout.  I have the Arkansas ride book with TONS of rides and go there two to three times every year also with the Hardley group of "slow-pokes."

[jdugger]

Can I join you guys if I bring a Buell?

I have a full size, 8ft bed truck set up to haul 2 bikes.  It's a tight fit for two guys & gear, but works great.

I personally don't recommend Eureka.  It's too far away, has way too much Cruiser and RV traffic, and the good roads aren't that close to it.  I generally stay in Clarksville or Fayetteville, with Clarksville the best choice for proximity to fantastic routes and ease of highway in/out.

I'd be happy to lead/co-lead a "quick" pace group one day.  I usually run a 75-85 straight pace, with 2-2.5x corner speed on the 25s and 30s.  400-450 miles is "about right".  I made 10 or 12 trips up there last year -- I know it fairly well.

[Cher]

    O.K. you two out of the pool! 

Anyone else want to sit around and drink beer plan this ride route?  Lunch somewhere in the next couple of days?

[muskrat]

Count me in for lunch......And I'm not sure what routes Mr. Buell has but eureka is almost dead center and a flash from MO for more great roads.  Respectfully of course
and highways? 

have one spot on trailer left. 

[Cher]

My thing against Eureka is the sidewalks roll up after 8pm...  What about Hot Springs?  Cruise north on Saturday towards MO.  Stay over night in Russelville Saturday night, then head southwest back towards DFW on Sunday.  If people want to make Monday a travel day then a third night somewhere would be do-able.

[Cher]

It sounds like we've got plenty of trucks and trailers at this point, but we've got a trailer and truck as well 

[fastwin]

I agree on the Eureka comments being too "touristi". I used to ride up there a lot 20+ years ago but had way too many good rides on great roads f#@ked up by RVs with lines of 10-20 cars behind them. Russellville is pretty much dead square in the middle of the state. It's also right on I-40 for those who want to trailer up. Mountain View, AR is also nice. It's in the middle of the northern half of the state. My friends stay in some cabins in Mountain View when they do their AR rides. I missed their last one in May 2009 due to torential thunderstorms. I bailed, they went and yes they got pounded by t-storms. Didn't even ride one day they were there, just sat around the cabin staring at each other and the rain. Glad I didn't go. OK and AR can get major t-storms on a daily basis in April and May. I'm talking frog drowning rains. We dodged those rains on the April 2008 DMF ride led by Swanny but several of the OK roads were closed due to flooding and we got detoured a bunch.

Maybe Swanny will see this thread and chime in. He's from AR and has ridden damn near every road. Heck, I still have copies of his massive route map collection going back to '07 when I broke my neck. I'll try to dig those out.