RE: [ST] Re: st-digest V2004 #149

["STeve Duncan" <xhippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well gee, Bob, you have managed to insult, ridicule, or deride almost 
everything this baja oklahoman holds dear.  Way to go, good job :)))  You 
have my deep respect  <bfg>

While I tend to agree with you on the traffic issues in the BRP area, the RV 
conga lines are a major frustration, I think you have a misguided opinion of 
the Dragon.  I have spent days on the dragon, basically all to myself, on 
two different occasions.  The trick is to go during the week, and stay away 
on weekends.  A couple of years back I spent two days and nights a the 
Crossroads of Time, moto-motel and was the ONLY person there tues/wed.).  I 
rode the Dragon back and forth all day and rarely had another motorcycle for 
company, or much of any other traffic for that matter.  It was PURE bliss. I 
must have ridden it at least 15 times in the two days.  That sucker will 
take a lot out of you riding it back to back.

But there is one other area that you fail to mention.  And that is the great 
moto heaven that is northern Arkansas.  From I-40 north, and from the 
Oklahoma state line east, to 2/3 across the state is some of the BEST 
motorcycle riding in these here United States.  Light to zero traffic on the 
backroads, perfectly cambered twisty windy roads and the cops just aren't 
around.  I find the area to be darn near perfect.  And there are so many 
roads, you almost never have to ride the same one twice.  But you will want 
to because they are so dang much fun. I have been riding up there for over 
25 years, probably 100,000 miles on those roads, and still never tire of 
them.  Heck, I will probably go back up this weekend.

Oh, yeah, and we also have a little area down around San Antone, it's called 
the Hill Country, check it out too.  You might find that all of Texas need 
not be avoided  :)))

Steve Duncan
Dallas
Tejas
'00-ST




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>Not to start an West vs East row but why would anyone West of the Rockies
>want to ride all that distance to the "relative" flatland; higher 
>population
>density, extreme humidity
>(bugs) of any place East of Denver or middle New Mexico? To the North, the
>line would be Idaho and the Cascade's. I live in what may be the hottest
>(temp wise) metro in the USA but the cool mountains are within an Hours 
>ride
>and the humidity & bugs are nearly non existent.
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>BTW, I grew up in Omaha an traveled the South & Eastern seaboard 
>extensively
>when I was in the USAF in the 60's. You' all have a few good roads in WV,
>Penn & Kentucky but that 11 mile Dragon has got to be as crowded (cops too)
>as our metro freeways 90% of the time.
>I've seen video's of the Gap & Shenandoah/ Blue ridge Parkway and guys it
>looks nice but very crowded. I think if I were to attend any races near
>Birmingham (Barber) I'd fly out (avoiding Texas) but will ride to WSB at
>Seca again this summer and while I'm there, ride the awesome roads around
>the SFBA and NORCAL. Also IMHO, any riding group larger than 6 is a cluster
>f*ck -:)
>BTW, wasn't it the fellow from Albuquerque who wanted to ride far East when
>he lives in God's country (only a stones throw from the Devil's HWY
>191/180/77 loop)? Not to mention sparsely populated Colorado and his own
>state.
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>There....flame away, my fellow Eastern/ Deep South & mid Western
>Sprinters -:)
>Please take it as a friendly (WvsE) rib poke, not a personal insult.
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>PS. Are there any, Canadians, Europeans, Australians, NZ or South Africans
>to round out the Sprint list? I'd like to hear what it's like to ride in 
>the
>Alps or mountain of NZ?
>PSS. I hear you Chicagolanders have some nice roads up in Wisconsin but the
>deer outnumber the bugs -:)
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>Bob Nixon: PHX metro (year round riding) & 330 days of sunshine/year
>01 Sprint ST "RED"
>03 GSXR K3 "Silver"
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