Big Bend

Irishcoffee · 09-25-2012, 11:01 AM

Time to start making a plan. Not too organized, not too big. Just a relaxed ride/exploration. Anyone?

Shadman · 09-25-2012, 11:09 AM

I'm in, from Houston, truck and trailer ready.

ed29 · 09-25-2012, 12:01 PM

Look me up when you get here, I am on the last leg of a trip elsewhere and will be home to Terlingua the first week of October.

Voni · 09-25-2012, 02:52 PM

Paul and I are back too to the Adobe. 53 sMiles south of Alpine.

Stop by if you're in the need of ice cold tea!

Voni
sMiling

**Rsquared** · 09-25-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishcoffee

Time to start making a plan. Not too organized, not too big. Just a relaxed ride/exploration. Anyone?

I went on this ride last year and may try to make it again this year.

http://ridedualsport.com/forum/index.php?topic=2807.0

**Tex76** · 09-25-2012, 05:09 PM

I'd love to go. Just got a DR650 I'm wanting to try out somewhere. slow and relaxed is definitely my speed lol

. Been riding for a few years and done dirt/fire roads on my DL1000 but not too experienced in the rougher stuff or with this smaller bike. If you dont mind a noob tagging along, I bring booze and cigars..

Irishcoffee · 09-25-2012, 05:22 PM

WOW!!! You guys have to ck out Voni's homepage. Very special lady!

TwoSmokeDS · 09-26-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rsquared

I went on this ride last year and may try to make it again this year.

http://ridedualsport.com/forum/index.php?topic=2807.0

Looks like a lot of fun. But not sure about the 30 deg camping without camp fire.

**philipbarrett** · 09-26-2012, 01:52 PM

Happy to share gas & buy burgers for a ride/trailer down from Dallas. Old & slow = me too!

subcomm · 09-26-2012, 03:00 PM

In. Let's do it...the sooner, the better.

Agman · 09-27-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by subcomm

In. Let's do it...the sooner, the better.

Same for me, subcomm. I'm on a ranch up in North Central Texas, but I bet that I can get some of my riding pals from down around Fayette County and Houston to join us. I just need a couple of weeks notice. All of us need to get away from civilization to taste some of Texas' best riding. I've been there many times on my road bike but never on my dirt bike.

Meriden · 09-27-2012, 04:19 PM

What kind of riding are we talking about? I'll be up for either dirt or pavement once I get back from Barstow in November.

Johnf3 · 09-27-2012, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Meriden

What kind of riding are we talking about? I'll be up for either dirt or pavement once I get back from Barstow in November.

99% of the reason to go there is to dual sport, if I am not speaking out of turn. To me that is everything I can ride that is legal-- pavement, dirt road, two track, almost never ridden two track (BBSP), etc.

**kojack06** · 09-27-2012, 06:29 PM

Dates?

subcomm · 09-27-2012, 09:59 PM

I feel you need at least 3 days of riding plus two travel days, one our and one back, total of five days. Depart to BB on a Wed and return on a Sun. What about Oct 10 thru Oct 14 or Oct 24 thru 28? What about staying at BB State Park? They have a bunk house or camping, both very nice.

Agman · 09-28-2012, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by subcomm

I feel you need at least 3 days of riding plus two travel days, one our and one back, total of five days. Depart to BB on a Wed and return on a Sun. What about Oct 10 thru Oct 14 or Oct 24 thru 28? What about staying at BB State Park? They have a bunk house or camping, both very nice.

10-10 thru 10-14 works great for me but I have a conflict with 10-24 thru 10-28. My bride is registered with the Houston International Quilt Show in that time frame and we can't both be gone from the ranch at the same time.

SilverBullet · 09-28-2012, 07:51 AM

FYI, 10-24 thru 10-28 might overlap some with hunting season start and approx half of BBRSP is closed off to riding during that time.

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Agman · 09-28-2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverBullet

FYI, 10-24 thru 10-28 might overlap some with hunting season start and approx half of BBRSP is closed off to riding during that time.

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Thanks, Bullet...glad you mentioned it.

Irishcoffee · 09-28-2012, 09:40 AM

You guys hash out the dates. I am a free man so can go pretty much anytime except for one weekend in Oct. So do what is good for the group and if I can I'll jump in. DS for me on an plated XR4. My only requirement is a solid roof over my head and someone else doing the cooking, no tents, no memories of the Army. . Period.

**kojack06** · 09-28-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishcoffee

You guys hash out the dates. I am a free man so can go pretty much anytime except for one weekend in Oct. So do what is good for the group and if I can I'll jump in. DS for me on an plated XR4. My only requirement is a solid roof over my head and someone else doing the cooking, no tents, no memories of the Army. . Period.

You mean you miss the dirt, the fatigue, months and years in the field, the smell of canvas on a hot summer day, and shafts of moonlight on the forest floor patrolling, chiggers and ticks, mosquitos, and no showers for weeks??!! Me neither.

09-25-2012, 11:01 AM	#1
Irishcoffee Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 755	Big Bend Time to start making a plan. Not too organized, not too big. Just a relaxed ride/exploration. Anyone?

09-25-2012, 11:09 AM	#2
Shadman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 422	Re: Big Bend I'm in, from Houston, truck and trailer ready.

09-25-2012, 12:01 PM	#3
ed29 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Terlingua Tx Posts: 4,811	Re: Big Bend Look me up when you get here, I am on the last leg of a trip elsewhere and will be home to Terlingua the first week of October. __________________ Ed Life is short... Ride it hard.

09-25-2012, 02:52 PM	#4
Voni Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 53 sMiles south of Alpine Posts: 798	Re: Big Bend Paul and I are back too to the Adobe. 53 sMiles south of Alpine. Stop by if you're in the need of ice cold tea! Voni sMiling __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live deeply, laugh fully, love widely http://www.bigbend.net/users/glaves/ photo site: http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/VoniGlaves/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

09-25-2012, 05:09 PM	#6
Tex76 Forum Supporter Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Plano Texas Posts: 22	Re: Big Bend I'd love to go. Just got a DR650 I'm wanting to try out somewhere. slow and relaxed is definitely my speed lol. Been riding for a few years and done dirt/fire roads on my DL1000 but not too experienced in the rougher stuff or with this smaller bike. If you dont mind a noob tagging along, I bring booze and cigars..

09-25-2012, 05:22 PM	#7
Irishcoffee Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 755	Re: Big Bend WOW!!! You guys have to ck out Voni's homepage. Very special lady!

09-26-2012, 01:52 PM	#9
philipbarrett Forum Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,651	Re: Big Bend Happy to share gas & buy burgers for a ride/trailer down from Dallas. Old & slow = me too! __________________ Horizontally Opposed to Everything 2002 BMW R1150RS (the best boxer ever) 1972 BMW R60/5 2008 KLR 650 (sadly missed)

09-26-2012, 03:00 PM	#10
subcomm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Guatemala Posts: 188	Re: Big Bend In. Let's do it...the sooner, the better. __________________ Regards, Mark 2005 CRF450X TORCS #607 Trail Riders of Houston

09-27-2012, 04:19 PM	#12
Meriden Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rabbs Prarie Posts: 2,006	Re: Big Bend What kind of riding are we talking about? I'll be up for either dirt or pavement once I get back from Barstow in November. __________________ Meriden Avatar by Rman It's about 'On Any Sunday', not 'The Wild One.'

09-27-2012, 06:29 PM	#14
kojack06 Forum Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Temple, Texas Posts: 1,393	Re: Big Bend Dates?

09-27-2012, 09:59 PM	#15
subcomm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Guatemala Posts: 188	Re: Big Bend I feel you need at least 3 days of riding plus two travel days, one our and one back, total of five days. Depart to BB on a Wed and return on a Sun. What about Oct 10 thru Oct 14 or Oct 24 thru 28? What about staying at BB State Park? They have a bunk house or camping, both very nice. __________________ Regards, Mark 2005 CRF450X TORCS #607 Trail Riders of Houston

09-28-2012, 07:51 AM	#17
SilverBullet Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Humble,TX Posts: 2,360	Re: Big Bend FYI, 10-24 thru 10-28 might overlap some with hunting season start and approx half of BBRSP is closed off to riding during that time. _ __________________ 2011 Husqvarna TE630 2006 Honda VTX1300S 2003 Kawasaki Voyager XII 2002 KTM 300 EXC 1991 Suzuki DR650S 1974 Suzuki TM400 X 2

09-28-2012, 09:40 AM	#19
Irishcoffee Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 755	Re: Big Bend You guys hash out the dates. I am a free man so can go pretty much anytime except for one weekend in Oct. So do what is good for the group and if I can I'll jump in. DS for me on an plated XR4. My only requirement is a solid roof over my head and someone else doing the cooking, no tents, no memories of the Army. . Period.

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