Muenster Run, Sunday February 27th

[calscrazy]

My bike wont do 140 so i am out of the sound group.

[Cher]

My bike wont do 140 so i am out of the sound group.

Top speed really isn't important, just full-throttle sound.  I'd like to get sound clips of differrent bikes running different exhausts. 

[Jester]

Top speed really isn't important, just full-throttle sound.  I'd like to get sound clips of differrent bikes running different exhausts. 

My bike's sweet spot for exhaust note is 6k.  The rest isn't quite as deep and rumbly as that particular rev area.

[LYD]

Top speed really isn't important, just full-throttle sound.  I'd like to get sound clips of differrent bikes running different exhausts. 

Well if you want the ultimate sound, I will have to be there with BLQ!!  So count me in, I will talk to mindy and if she wants to come then there will be two of us.

 Here is a sneak peek!!

[Cher]

Ha-ha!  THAT'S what I'm talkin' about    And for sure bring Mindy - this will be a fun ride and a fun group of folks - lots of new faces.

As far as the sound clip thing goes, several of us made this run about a year ago.  There is a nice long stretch of wide open road (I won't get into too many details on this   but most people here know where I'm talking about) that we had stopped at to enjoy the scenery.  One of the people in our group used the opportunity to do a top-speed fly-by...  

Let's just say that by the time he passed our location, the sound was... impressive.

SO, the idea would be to record as many bikes and exhaust note combinations as possible within our group at this single location (hopefully we could get at least 6 or 7 different bikes to start off with).  Then you could put them all - with an individual link and notation for each like, "2008 Monster 695, D&D exhaust" - in a single thread "sticky'd" to the DFWM forum... "Sounds of DFW Ducatis" or somesuch nonsense.

Might actually be useful for anyone who has ever wondered what different brand exhausts sound like on a Monster; a stock set-up vs. Termis, or Arrow, or D&D, or de-baffled stock, etc.

[Cher]

So I ran the Muenster route today and I'm sorry to say there are fairly large sections of 455 going into Forestburg and 373 into Muenster that are total crap.  Looks like the snow/ice storms and a bazillion oil field support trucks have taken their toll.  While none of the ride route is impassable, potholes and ruts in all the wrong places are buzzkill.

Should we postpone this ride until later in the year, or come up with another route, or just ride to Muenster and deal with it?

 

[fastwin]

Damn! Not again. I thought we were on a roll and they were finished with the road work. I did that ride around Thanksgiving and 455 into Forestburg was patched (although a real shitty patch job) and not nearly as bad as earlier in the year. Meaning at least it wasn't under "patch" construction and narrowed down to one lane due to work crews.

And 373 into Muenster was 99% fine. What happened to 373?? Damn oil field/natural gas boom! I thought the Barnett Shale work was trailing off big time. Guess not. And I'm sure the icy roads didn't help much either. Guess we all need Supermotos now! [moto]

[muskrat]

922 from Tioga to 372 North into Gainsville is a great road as an alternative.  Then 16 miles to Muenster on hwy 82.  Then back through St. Jo after the Muenster loop onto 677 South and East on 1630 until we pass the construction and hit a road south to pick up 455 again.  Or take 677 South onto 922 back to I35 and some can split home or finish off on 455 to Dallas North Tollway. 

Thoughts?

[Cher]

Here was my original route idea (roughly 200 miles):




In thinking about this some more, let's plan on the 27th as a ride somewhere     I like Muscrat's suggestion so I think if we just count on being out all day - starting around 9 or 10 and being back in town by 4 or so - we'll be in good shape.  

The important thing is RIDE!  Sunday, February 27th... BE THERE!!!  

[system error]

Can't wait to break in the new tires on this ride.  [moto]

[muskrat]

plan on heading out via Tioga or Westward?

[fastwin]

Me likey this too. If you do Saturday you have both Doc's and Rohmer's as dining options. Rohmer's being closed on Sundays. But hey, what's wrong with Doc's? Just wish the new owners hadn't trimmed some of my favorites from the menu.

[Duc L'Smart]

Munster Run?

[fastwin]

Love those George Barris custom cars.

[Cher]

plan on heading out via Tioga or Westward?

Man, I don't know.... I'm not really familiar with that part of the ride.  I always start these Muenster group rides from Grapevine Millls so I'm open to suggestions  [moto]