Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston - Page 4

Hemibee · 08-27-2012, 02:11 PM

We only had a couple short 70 MPH sections. I wouldn't worry about not being able to do much of the 70 MPH sections, we or at least I believe in ride your ride, don't think you have to run what others are running. When I lead I always wait until the last rider comes to any turn off we take. We are working on more routes that will be as little highway speeds as possible and sticking to the dirt roads or paved country lanes.

I checked the GPS and my moving average speed was 46.3 MPH, but this also includes my ride to and from New Waverly on I-45.

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WhiteyTrashed · 08-27-2012, 02:37 PM

That sounds like alot of fun then.
Things are going to be crazy for me at work for the next couple of days.
My boss will be out of work for a but leaving me to run the show.
I hope this ride continues long enough for me to take advantage.

Hemibee · 08-27-2012, 02:46 PM

The rides will be hit and miss on when they occur. Some of the group races and will not be riding every weekend. Others work every other weekend and not ride. Sometimes some of us make the Pie Runs or also do street rides with others in the area so I don't see this being the same riders every ride or it occurring every weekend but it will continue for a while, just too much fun not to continue.

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TwoSmokeDS · 08-27-2012, 03:35 PM

Sounds like Whitey Trash needs to ride with me.

I rode the SH forest service roads Saturday on my little 220cc.
I was hoping to get lucky and run into Hemibee's group. But I
didn't see them.

I spend 3 hours plotting routes on my GPS (I'm new at this)
the night before. I picked only "forest service roads"; so my
little 220cc can avoid the pavement as much as possible. I
ended up doing 70 miles of 95% dirt road. I started on the
East Side trail head. I went past the West Side trail head. I
saw Outlaw mototrax. All very easy stuff. "Could have done
it on a chopper"-type of dualsport riding. Nothing specular
to see at all. Just trees and more trees. But I did see one or
two interesting side dirt road that I didn't dare go solo.

I began doing the New Waverly side when rain poured over
me. I quit and went home. I plan to finish those routes later.

I'm looking for a big bike so I can ride with the big boys. Being
limited to dirt road is not fun when dualsporting in Texas.

**jimhaleyscomet** · 08-27-2012, 07:11 PM

Twosmoke and Whitey. I also have a TW200 and like to ride the forest. Since I am in Sugar Land it is a bit of a hike though.

Jim

Hemibee · 08-27-2012, 09:04 PM

Here's some of the GoPro snapshots in a video slideshow of the first half of the ride. . .

http://vimeo.com/48327979

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoSmokeDS

I rode the SH forest service roads Saturday on my little 220cc. I was hoping to get lucky and run into Hemibee's group. But I didn't see them.

We must have just missed each other, we rode the same area.

WhiteyTrashed · 08-28-2012, 01:41 AM

Hmmm. Maybe we can get a ride out of this? Two Sundays from now?
Anyone want to try this?

Hemibee · 08-28-2012, 02:02 AM

September 9th? I'm game.

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jmark7 · 08-28-2012, 10:15 PM

I am happy to see that more riders have an interest in Dual sport / light off road riding. I will be out RVing this weekend but ready to ride on Labor day.

Not sure where I'll be riding. option 1. Lead a group on a Brazoria county ride (lots of farm roads, some gravel) or... Explore the East side of Sam Houston National Forest (lots of dirt).

any thoughts?

jmark7 · 08-28-2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimhaleyscomet

Twosmoke and Whitey. I also have a TW200 and like to ride the forest. Since I am in Sugar Land it is a bit of a hike though.

Jim

I live SW Houston, I had an 08 KLR 650 (I see that you own an 09) before I traded it for my 1150GSA, It is a fantastic bike, I actually miss it a lot. If you ever want to take a ride to the Brazoria national wildlife refuge, let me know. No dirt but nice back roads.

Hemibee · 08-30-2012, 01:04 PM

The second half of the 8/25/2012 Ride video slideshow. . .

https://vimeo.com/48527089

Hemibee · 08-31-2012, 05:08 PM

I made a run thru SHNF east of New Waverly this morning and think I've found a pretty good route. After looking at the route on line there appeared to be more roads in the area but we found several of them gated off by the National Forest. Next week I'm going to see about picking up an actual map to see what else may be out there that we didn't check out.

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**jimhaleyscomet** · 08-31-2012, 05:23 PM

Have you obtained this national forest motor vehicle use map?

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_...rdb5380291.pdf

It might help but does not replace a real map.

Hemibee · 08-31-2012, 05:44 PM

I'd forgot about that one, I'll have to check it out when I get on the computer, kinda hard to see on the phone.

I had a map but forgot where I put it. The only problem with it would be that it is at least 25 years old.

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woodsguy · 08-31-2012, 09:11 PM

I might be free the 8th, lol

WhiteyTrashed · 08-31-2012, 11:36 PM

9th could work.
I have a (new-to-me) bluetooth headset that I can use to listen to the games on.

Hemibee · 09-01-2012, 09:35 AM

I probably can't make it on the 8th but the 9th is looking good.

jmark7 · 09-01-2012, 11:09 AM

For next wee, I am OK on the 8th or 9th, what is the plan? I am also planing a little ride Monday morning, early, before it gets hot, not sure yet where.

Hemibee · 09-02-2012, 04:28 PM

On the 9th I'm looking at this route, a little pavement and a bunch of dirt roads.

http://goo.gl/maps/v856y

The route set up to be GS, Tiger, Strom, KLR, TW or whatever dual sport friendly.

jmark7 · 09-02-2012, 06:28 PM

Looks like a very nice route!

08-27-2012, 02:11 PM	#61
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	We only had a couple short 70 MPH sections. I wouldn't worry about not being able to do much of the 70 MPH sections, we or at least I believe in ride your ride, don't think you have to run what others are running. When I lead I always wait until the last rider comes to any turn off we take. We are working on more routes that will be as little highway speeds as possible and sticking to the dirt roads or paved country lanes. I checked the GPS and my moving average speed was 46.3 MPH, but this also includes my ride to and from New Waverly on I-45. Posting with Tapatalk for iPhone. __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

08-27-2012, 02:37 PM	#62
WhiteyTrashed Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 36	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston That sounds like alot of fun then. Things are going to be crazy for me at work for the next couple of days. My boss will be out of work for a but leaving me to run the show. I hope this ride continues long enough for me to take advantage. __________________ 88 NX250 96 TW200( learning how to rebuild an engine with this one) 08 TW200(on loan from Momma) 96 KLR250 80 XL250(project) 79 KZ650(rolling project) 85 XL350(rolling project) 78 IT175 80 TT250

08-27-2012, 02:46 PM	#63
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	The rides will be hit and miss on when they occur. Some of the group races and will not be riding every weekend. Others work every other weekend and not ride. Sometimes some of us make the Pie Runs or also do street rides with others in the area so I don't see this being the same riders every ride or it occurring every weekend but it will continue for a while, just too much fun not to continue. Posting with Tapatalk for iPhone. __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

08-27-2012, 03:35 PM	#64
TwoSmokeDS Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clear Lake Posts: 2,116	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston Sounds like Whitey Trash needs to ride with me. I rode the SH forest service roads Saturday on my little 220cc. I was hoping to get lucky and run into Hemibee's group. But I didn't see them. I spend 3 hours plotting routes on my GPS (I'm new at this) the night before. I picked only "forest service roads"; so my little 220cc can avoid the pavement as much as possible. I ended up doing 70 miles of 95% dirt road. I started on the East Side trail head. I went past the West Side trail head. I saw Outlaw mototrax. All very easy stuff. "Could have done it on a chopper"-type of dualsport riding. Nothing specular to see at all. Just trees and more trees. But I did see one or two interesting side dirt road that I didn't dare go solo. I began doing the New Waverly side when rain poured over me. I quit and went home. I plan to finish those routes later. I'm looking for a big bike so I can ride with the big boys. Being limited to dirt road is not fun when dualsporting in Texas.

08-27-2012, 07:11 PM	#65
jimhaleyscomet Forum Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southwest Houston, TX Posts: 185	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston Twosmoke and Whitey. I also have a TW200 and like to ride the forest. Since I am in Sugar Land it is a bit of a hike though. Jim __________________ 2008 WR250r 2013 Honda CRF250L 2009 KLR 650 1983 XL250R...Currently being restored. 2005 Yamaha TW200 ... the Tdub. Faithful service completed so sold to another rider. 2011 KTM 450EXC ... Dumped after spending 3 of the 14 stressful months I owned it at the dealer. Oil management issues from day 1. This one stung bad.

08-28-2012, 01:41 AM	#67
WhiteyTrashed Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 36	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston Hmmm. Maybe we can get a ride out of this? Two Sundays from now? Anyone want to try this? __________________ 88 NX250 96 TW200( learning how to rebuild an engine with this one) 08 TW200(on loan from Momma) 96 KLR250 80 XL250(project) 79 KZ650(rolling project) 85 XL350(rolling project) 78 IT175 80 TT250

08-28-2012, 02:02 AM	#68
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	September 9th? I'm game. Posting with Tapatalk for iPhone. __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

08-28-2012, 10:15 PM	#69
jmark7 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 50	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston I am happy to see that more riders have an interest in Dual sport / light off road riding. I will be out RVing this weekend but ready to ride on Labor day. Not sure where I'll be riding. option 1. Lead a group on a Brazoria county ride (lots of farm roads, some gravel) or... Explore the East side of Sam Houston National Forest (lots of dirt). any thoughts?

08-30-2012, 01:04 PM	#71
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston The second half of the 8/25/2012 Ride video slideshow. . . https://vimeo.com/48527089 __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

08-31-2012, 05:08 PM	#72
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	I made a run thru SHNF east of New Waverly this morning and think I've found a pretty good route. After looking at the route on line there appeared to be more roads in the area but we found several of them gated off by the National Forest. Next week I'm going to see about picking up an actual map to see what else may be out there that we didn't check out. Posting with Tapatalk for iPhone. __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

08-31-2012, 05:23 PM	#73
jimhaleyscomet Forum Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southwest Houston, TX Posts: 185	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston Have you obtained this national forest motor vehicle use map? http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_...rdb5380291.pdf It might help but does not replace a real map. __________________ 2008 WR250r 2013 Honda CRF250L 2009 KLR 650 1983 XL250R...Currently being restored. 2005 Yamaha TW200 ... the Tdub. Faithful service completed so sold to another rider. 2011 KTM 450EXC ... Dumped after spending 3 of the 14 stressful months I owned it at the dealer. Oil management issues from day 1. This one stung bad.

08-31-2012, 05:44 PM	#74
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	I'd forgot about that one, I'll have to check it out when I get on the computer, kinda hard to see on the phone. I had a map but forgot where I put it. The only problem with it would be that it is at least 25 years old. Posting with Tapatalk for iPhone. __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

08-31-2012, 09:11 PM	#75
woodsguy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Huntsville Posts: 1,067	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston I might be free the 8th, lol __________________ Pops TORCS #70 2011 KTM 350 XC-F 2010 KTM 530 XC-W=e-start! 2012 BMW 650 Sertao

08-31-2012, 11:36 PM	#76
WhiteyTrashed Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 36	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston 9th could work. I have a (new-to-me) bluetooth headset that I can use to listen to the games on. __________________ 88 NX250 96 TW200( learning how to rebuild an engine with this one) 08 TW200(on loan from Momma) 96 KLR250 80 XL250(project) 79 KZ650(rolling project) 85 XL350(rolling project) 78 IT175 80 TT250

09-01-2012, 09:35 AM	#77
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston I probably can't make it on the 8th but the 9th is looking good. __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

09-01-2012, 11:09 AM	#78
jmark7 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 50	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston For next wee, I am OK on the 8th or 9th, what is the plan? I am also planing a little ride Monday morning, early, before it gets hot, not sure yet where.

09-02-2012, 04:28 PM	#79
Hemibee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panorama Village Posts: 10,073	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston On the 9th I'm looking at this route, a little pavement and a bunch of dirt roads. http://goo.gl/maps/v856y The route set up to be GS, Tiger, Strom, KLR, TW or whatever dual sport friendly. __________________ Tony *You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.* 2004 KTM 450 EXC 2001 Triumph Tiger - "Black Betty" Texas Courthouses Photographed *"Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."* John Wayne

09-02-2012, 06:28 PM	#80
jmark7 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 50	Re: Lake Conroe / Livingston / Sam Houston Looks like a very nice route!

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