Texas Piney Woods Ride Sat Oct 24th

Well I just couldnt wait!

Me and the wife rode the Piney Woods area around Tyler, Tx. almost 600 miles of winding hilly roads and great scenery.

We stopped by the Edom, Tx Art Festival. Not my kind of thing but the wife loved it

I still would love to get a ride together with you guys so lets get cracking

Texas is a big state with great riding all over. Farm to market roads rule.

How about next weekend around the Tyler area? I could do it again with a grin.

We could crash the Feral Hog Festival in Ben Wheeler Tx Oct 24th.

Feral Hog Festival

Jim.......I'd ride with you anytime.:laugh: Hell I 'd let you trash my bike. Got plans for next Saturday already though. What about a Thanksgiving weekend ride ? Tyler state park. Down thru Nacogdoches then Lufkin........and then will trash your house out afterwards. Sounds like a plan !:laugh:

Even if i miss second gear? :laugh:

I love those back roads in Texas. i use to go to Larado a lot and i got tired of the interstate.

I know a lot of routes to the Southern border.Roy

Shucks!!! Just confirmed plans to go to Amarillo this coming weekend. Spent weekend before last at Holly Lake. Went in a cage. Next time will be on the bikes.
BTW! My wife just finished taking the safety riding course. She did very well, and I'm looking forward to taking some bike trips together!
Let us know when another chance comes along. Watch for the deer on them FMs!!!!!

jtmcculloch wrote:

Even if i miss second gear? :laugh:

Especially that........:laugh: I'll be in front next time.:laugh:

jtmcculloch:

So it this weekend still a possibility? I am definitely interested and know of about 5 other KZ riders in the Houston metro area that I will be glad to call. Anybody else who might want to make it can call me at 713 826-7164.

Call your buddies for sat am and lets ride.
I am in the Conroe area

Only had one taker, WABBMW (Bill) for a ride today so we had a nice ride around the Conroe, Tx area.

We rode 95 miles from Conroe, around and thru Willis, across Lake Conroe, Fueled up in Montgomery, then rode thru the Sam Houston National Forest to Richardson. Visited the local country store and had a burger & onion rings, then back to my place.

Just before Montgomery an old lady pulled out and got t-boned by an SUV just in front of us. Thank goodness I was using the SUV as a blocker

Then when going thru the Forest we came upon some buzzards snacking on some road kill in the middle of the road. One of the buzzards flew into the trees to my left - then as I was coming by at about 45mph he came flying out of the tree to cross the road and flew about 3 feet in front of me!!! I could almost have reached out and touched him. I am sure if I would have hit a full grown buzzard at 45mph I would have been knocked off my bike.

Then to top it off a bug got in my helmet and worked his way to my ear while I am running the twisties!!!! No place to pull over while he is buzzing in my ear. I had to get thru the twisties first to find a place to pull over, take my helmet off and get him out

It was a beautiful day for a ride with some pretty scenery. Pastures with ponds & livestock, Farmland, Small town squares, long bridges crossing lake Conroe and the National Forest. A little bit of everything.