Arkansas Trip Sept. '08

[fastwin]

I should be good bun wise. I've stared at my Avon Storms a lot but they really have just the April AR trip on them and a few hundred miles in the DFW area. They only got 238 on them on the May '07 AR trip. That's what the odo read when my brother trailered it back. They wear well but I can see the rear being pretty worn in the middle at the end of this one. When those fat 190s get flat in the middle it does make the transition to the sides a little abrupt leaning into turns.

[fastwin]

Hey, before I forget about it (don't worry, this will be short), let's meet at the Allen Outlet Mall at 8:00AM on Saturday. It was never really decided in earlier posts and no one responded to my 8:00AM suggestion then. I guess this now only applies to Scott, Charles, Patrick and myself.

Also, I only got a response from Zach regarding the emergency contact info exchange. Scott, I have lost your # but I don't have Steph's either. Charles I think I have yours. Kevin, Patrick... anyone?

[Cyclone]

  Fastwin and everyone - I REALLY liked Spidey's suggestion that you create a dial section on your cell phone called :

IN CASE EMERGENCY  ICE

Apparently LEO's & Emergency Responders look for this in phones - & it eliminates guessing on their part as to who to call ( i.e. is that the wife or GF listed under "babe" on the cell directory ).  Put all the emergency #'s in there in order to call ( ex: wife cell, wife work, home, sister in town, MD, etc ). 

Also Spidey & most safety courses say keep your cell phone with you & reachable ( NOT IN TANKBAG ) so if you & bike are separated - you can still get to your phone!  I know y'all know all this - just a friendly reminder ! 

[fastwin]

Thanks guys. Got some contact info from Kevin and Patrick.

So, does any of the "trailer up" crowd have any meet up time ideas on Saturday. I think it was discussed earlier in the thread that we meet up at the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge on the AR side of the Scenic Drive.

http://www.queenwilhelmina.com/default.asp


It's a good meeting spot, nice food and a view. I believe we hit the lodge for lunch on the April ride around noon-1:00pm. I think. Swanny, Scott, Alan... you guys remember anything like that? It all depends on everyone having no problems obviously. I have Zach and Kevin's cell numbers if the "ride up" group is running real late. I'll send you two a PM with my cell number. Not trying to be Mr. Ride Leader here, just trying to get some discussion going and some ideas out there.

[Slag]

Sounds good to me  We probably need someone with your age and experience to lead us 

[Kevin848]

Sounds good to me  We probably need someone with your age and experience to lead us 

+1

[fastwin]

My problem is that I don't have the maps of the ride so I don't know where we are going and even if I did I can't read them in the clear map pocket of my tank bag. At least not without stopping, taking off my helmet and putting on my reading glasses. That's what happens when you have age and experience! Scott probably has ridden on some of these roads with Swanny before. I went back to the motel with Swanny and Rich to help take care of Rich and his bike in April so I'm not sure if we are repeating some of those roads or not. Good question for Scott.

[newslacker]

I haven't seen the maps either. I think that as long as we head in that general direction we will be fine. If there is any cell service I can use the Telenav GPS service on my blackberry. Btw, the Allen Outlet mall is pretty big, are we meeting somewhere specific at 8? (Consider this my vote for 8am!). 

[Duc L'Smart]

hey gang-

well, ummm, errrr.... I'm 99.9% good to go, but that last little .1% is going to ground me I'm afraid
Hate to bail, but there's no way I'm going to be able to get what's left of my pinky in a glove & enjoy the ride.

Brain I'll get the maps to you somehow.
P- the mall is dead at 8, meet in the middle, look for other ducs

damn. y'all have fun. lots of photos

[newslacker]

Dude, just apply some rubber cement where the nail is supposed to be and cut out that finger on your glove if it chafes too much... that part is probably missing from yours anyway. 

[fastwin]

Last time we just met up in the middle of the parking lot. Never had been there before so I just wandered into the main lot in the center of the mall. We were the only living creatures there at that time of day so it wasn't a problem.

Getting to The Queen Wilhelmina Lodge is no problem. Just don't know about Sunday's planned route. Going up we can do the Swanny route which is going up 75/69 through Sherman/Denison, Durant,OK. Atoka,OK then east on Hwy 43 at Stringtown,OK. That hooks up with Hwy 271 that leads to Talihina,OK which is where the Scenic Drive starts. That's about 100 miles of slab until we peel off at 43. Boring? Yes, but good on time.

I have an alternative route. Peels off on 121 towards Bonham, then goes east to Paris. Then north to Hugo,OK , quick jaunt on the Indian Nation Turnpike, the first tollbooths are at Antlers,OK (which is the last thing I remember before the turkey attack ). From Antlers it's 271 to Clayton,OK then next is Talihina. I really can't say which is quicker. I try to pay no attention to the time on rides like this. That's one of the reasons for going. But we are meeting the other half of the group on Saturday along the way so time is a factor.

Take a look at the maps of the routes I described and ya'll tell me what interests you. No biggie. All roads lead to Queen Wilhelmina!!! [moto] See ya'll at 8:00.

[Slag]

So the new tally is?

In:
Tommy
Bonwilder
Kevin
Slag
Newslacker
Fastwin

Maybe:
cdc

Out:
Scott
Swanny

Is this right?

[pipeliner1978]

first and foremost, Scott, dude that sucks !!!

Second I have the route swanny printed us and we will meet you all at the queen lodge.  I will try and plot the Sunday trip on the computer an sync it to my iPhone.....wish me luck

we will be fine, we have paper maps and iPhones, which I Velcro to my bars and can get turn by turn info on it.......and I can read it while riding.  Just not the safest thing to do, but it worked great on our last ride.

Don't forget ***!

[Slag]

I put *** as a maybe due to a post in the westies dinner thread.

[Kevin848]

Hate to hear it Scott, but the health of the pinky comes first. Youll be missed bro.

I have the maps as well, however that does not mean in any way shape or form I'm riding in any other spot but dead last  . We will figure it out!

*** we are counting on you man!