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Hi everyone - just checking in, this seemed like the place to do it. I'm Matt from Crowley, a riding buddy of mine just made me aware of this site, so I thought I'd check it out. I'm pretty active on zx14.com (too active sometimes?), so the online thing isn't new, but the idea of talking with locals sounds better than the long-distance stuff of that more "worldwide" forum.
I've been riding for about 6 years now, probably around 45,000 miles by now. I enjoy a "brisk" paced ride, and love many of the popular roads Southwest of Fort Worth that I'm sure most of you in the DFW area are familiar with. I also get up to AR a few times per year, and try to hit the Hill Country once or twice a year too. AR is my favorite, as there is an endless supply of curvy, well-maintained roads with sweepers that are perfect for the big 'ol 14.
My first bike was a 2001 ZRX1200R for a couple of years (black/blue), then went to a ZZ-R1200 (silver) for 4 years before picking up my red ZX-14 in April of last year. I've got over 10,000 miles on this new best and I've loved every minute of it.
The best ride to date has been a trip with my riding "group" last September to the Dragon. We had a great ride out to NC and back, enjoying lots of roads in TX, OK, AR, TN, NC, back through TN, into KY, then home through AR, OK, and TX again. We hit the "Arkansas Gap" on our way through NE Arkansas, and I must say that I enjoyed that a LOT more than the actual Dragon. The Dragon was way too tight and blind to really have fun on unless you were a local regular. Nevermind the fact that the Dragon was wet the 2 times we rode it... bad timing!
Anyway, I generally ride with our little "group" every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. We are mostly members of the N. Texas chapter of the Honda Sport Touring Assn (HSTA).
Here's a pic of my ride... which is currently down with a bit of a hole in the radiator
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I've been riding for about 6 years now, probably around 45,000 miles by now. I enjoy a "brisk" paced ride, and love many of the popular roads Southwest of Fort Worth that I'm sure most of you in the DFW area are familiar with. I also get up to AR a few times per year, and try to hit the Hill Country once or twice a year too. AR is my favorite, as there is an endless supply of curvy, well-maintained roads with sweepers that are perfect for the big 'ol 14.
My first bike was a 2001 ZRX1200R for a couple of years (black/blue), then went to a ZZ-R1200 (silver) for 4 years before picking up my red ZX-14 in April of last year. I've got over 10,000 miles on this new best and I've loved every minute of it.
The best ride to date has been a trip with my riding "group" last September to the Dragon. We had a great ride out to NC and back, enjoying lots of roads in TX, OK, AR, TN, NC, back through TN, into KY, then home through AR, OK, and TX again. We hit the "Arkansas Gap" on our way through NE Arkansas, and I must say that I enjoyed that a LOT more than the actual Dragon. The Dragon was way too tight and blind to really have fun on unless you were a local regular. Nevermind the fact that the Dragon was wet the 2 times we rode it... bad timing!
Anyway, I generally ride with our little "group" every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. We are mostly members of the N. Texas chapter of the Honda Sport Touring Assn (HSTA).
Here's a pic of my ride... which is currently down with a bit of a hole in the radiator
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, Matt
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