Strom-a-Thon #1 is in the books

tshelfer · May 4, 2014

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kojack06 said:
Think we saw some 'strommers' in Mason yesterday on our back from BBRSP. The group was parked along the main drag at the courthouse. There was one of the few red V-strom I've seen in the group.

Assuming it was between 3:30 and 4pm, you did. That was Tim Cannon, Lou West & me. There were actually two red Stroms. We waved at one group - I recognized Gina's bike by the silver wheels.

Proforguns · May 4, 2014

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Here's a couple of pics

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StrokedNBored · May 4, 2014

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SantaFeTrailer said:
Hey folks-

Wow, what a great weekend. Thank you all for the top notch riding, great camaraderie, outpouring of help and making it sound fun enough in the first place to add 20 hours or so of riding to get there and back.

Sorry to miss the group photo and campfire BS last night, but I cut away after we watched the Kentucky Derby at the Castell General Store and made it as far as the HoJo in Lubbock, so today was a much easier ride.

Thanks again, see you next year.

Glad to see you made it back in 1 piece. Looking forward to more of the videos.

Oh, and the new first rule of Strom-A-Thon... Anybody from Santa Fe must bring a spare tire with them and have it at all times... hahaha. :rofl:

See you next time.

Who's up for a New Mexico trip? :deal:

david75 · May 4, 2014

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It was great meeting you guys, I was riding the DRZ 400 from Houston.

Hail · May 4, 2014

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All I have are cell phone photos as I left the SD card for my nice camera at home. I am hoping Glen got some good photos of everyone in our Saturday morning group at the water crossings!

RoosterMan · May 4, 2014

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Just want to give a HUGE shout out to Rod and Lee for a great weekend of riding. I've ridden the Hill Country for 20+ years but riding with Rod on Friday I was on new-to-me roads all day long. Outstanding! Lee, you're a true gentleman and it was a pleasure to meet you. Brian, thanks for the T-shirts bro, they are top notch..... And Will, enjoyed the conversations about our old glory dirt bike days....... And to everyone else, it was great meeting you and hope everyone made it back home safe.

Oh, and a HUGE thank you once again to Rod and Lee for picking my bike up out of the creek on Friday......... I was a squid.......Next on the list...... Barkbusters.

Best weekend of riding I've had in a long, long, time!! Now the cleaning ritual begins..... Ok, it begins tomorrow, now time to soak my leg in the tub.

Cycledelic Relic · May 4, 2014

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RoosterMan said:
Just want to give a HUGE shout out to Rod and Lee for a great weekend of riding. I've ridden the Hill Country for 20+ years but riding with Rod on Friday I was on new-to-me roads all day long. Outstanding! Lee, you're a true gentleman and it was a pleasure to meet you. Brian, thanks for the T-shirts bro, they are top notch..... And Will, enjoyed the conversations about our old glory dirt bike days....... And to everyone else, it was great meeting you and hope everyone makes it back home safe.

Oh, and a HUGE thank you once again to Rod and Lee for picking my bike up out of the creek on Friday......... I was a squid.......Next on the list...... Barkbusters.

Best weekend of riding I've had in a long, long, time!! Now the cleaning ritual begins..... Ok, it begins tomorrow, now time soaking my leg in a tub.

Rooster..... Those ol slimey slabs slip up everyone now & then..... jus one o those things.
Thank goodness it didn't mess up that ultra clean lookin 08 Strom you bought from KamLeeR a few years ago. Nice bike
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On an unrelated note...... VHERE'S THE VEEK GONE TO.??... sure wasn't to Strom A Thon!!
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Dang that was a short 3.5 days.

tshelfer · May 4, 2014

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Here are a few of my pix from the weekend.

A view of the campground, and a sea of TWT tents.

Santafetrailer's tire booboo.

"Okay, guys - what's the plan?"

On Saturday, I was out with Tim Cannon (Tim Cannon), Lou West (LouWest), and Jason (notsofas!). Jason's the only one in the group with even a hint of originality in his handle. Anyway, we stumbled upon this beautiful old Lutheran church. Built in 1905 of hill country limestone.

Getting our bearings. Thank goodness for Butler maps. I didn't have a clue where we were by this time.

We found this idyllic spot along a creek.

We also spotted what I'm pretty sure is an old Austin Healey.

Tim, Lou, and other Tim.

The courthouse in Mason.

Waterside for the photo shoot.

The raffle.

shermandns · May 4, 2014

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Thanks for all the great dirt and great views. Dirt cloud did a great job. Thanks for putting up with my KLR . Duane

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shermandns · May 4, 2014

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Thanks for a great. 3.5 days of fun. Thanks for the loan of tent and sleeping gear. Duane

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SantaFeTrailer · May 4, 2014

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StrokedNBored said:
Who's up for a New Mexico trip?

Lincoln/Ruidoso area has good riding and is closest for you folks.

Let me wait until the Butler NM map comes out, I think in June, and I will plan something for the fall for the TwoWheelNewTexicans. :rider:

tshelfer · May 4, 2014

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SantaFeTrailer said:
Lincoln/Ruidoso area has good riding and is closest for you folks.

Let me wait until the Butler NM map comes out, I think in June, and I will plan something for the fall for the TwoWheelNewTexicans.

Some of my favorite pavement anywhere is around Cloudcroft, and over to Ruidoso. Love it there. Love it, love it.

euromedic · May 4, 2014

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Thank you for allowing a few Not A Stromers to join. Excellent weekend, hill country west of Austin really has a charm of its own.

Bajaexplorer · May 4, 2014

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euromedic said:
Thank you for allowing a few Not A Stromers to join. Excellent weekend, hill country west of Austin really has a charm of its own.

I was expecting my DR650 and myself to be run off myself.....

It was a dam great weekend.

Thank you for the enjoyable weekend.
I has been a long time since I have had one.

DRZBRI · May 4, 2014

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Thanks Lee, Rod and anyone else for organizing such a fun event full of great folks! It was even fun for us non-strom folks!

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Gravel Guy · May 4, 2014

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Bajaexplorer said:
I was expecting my DR650 and myself to be run off myself.....

It was a dam great weekend.

Thank you for the enjoyable weekend.
I has been a long time since I have had one.

Nice to have met you Baja! :sun:

Bajaexplorer · May 4, 2014

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Gravel Guy said:
Nice to have met you Baja!

GravelGuy, I did enjoy meeting you. Hope to be at more get togethers and I enjoyed talking with all the ones there that I did get to talk with.

SantaFeTrailer · May 4, 2014

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Hey Baja that tube should have made its way back to you courtesy of Stroked, and the new one should be delivered to your house this week. Thanks again for saving the day.

StrokedNBored · May 4, 2014

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Bajaexplorer said:
I was expecting my DR650 and myself to be run off myself.....

It was a dam great weekend.

Thank you for the enjoyable weekend.
I has been a long time since I have had one.

A bunch of Stroms wouldn't run of a DR at a campout... they're practically first cousins in the motorcycle world.

Hope you get the DR running to your liking.
See you at the next one. :pirate:

Bajaexplorer · May 4, 2014

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SantaFeTrailer said:
Hey Baja that tube should have made its way back to you courtesy of Stroked, and the new one should be delivered to your house this week. Thanks again for saving the day.

ur welcome.

I wand to send the new one back and let you get the credit back.
Why? that's just me.

Bajaexplorer · May 4, 2014

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StrokedNBored said:
A bunch of Stroms wouldn't run of a DR at a campout... they're practically first cousins in the motorcycle world.

Hope you get the DR running to your liking.
See you at the next one.

too off topic for much a comment, but was running at almost 80mph once I got past Corsicana and out of the wind (tree shield).
heavy tire noise was about all I did hear at that speed.

edit:
Think I better rephrase that: 80 on speedo, but 75 on GPS.

vfaame · May 4, 2014

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Rod and Lee, thank you so very much for an extremely well planned event. I think it is a testament to you and your efforts that this event started as just a suggestion and had such a good turn out. Will, thanks so much for a spectacular dirt ride. As a Texas transplant, I had never seen such beautiful scenery. I had a blast but my poor strom did not. Talk about a shake down.

It is always a good time when I get to meet more and more of the TWT family and see some of those I have meet before. I am so glad I was there. Jason, glad to see you stroming it.

duchess · May 5, 2014

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thanks you guys for the meetup. it was great meeting many of yall, and we had a beautiful ride, lead by rod w/ cannon taking the photo/gopro shots, tour back home yesterday. :sun:

tj and I were able to dodge 3 near deer and I, almost home, accidentally ran over a very large snake (dangit!) but it kept slithering into the ditch so hopefully ok.

DRZBRI · May 5, 2014

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duchess said:
Tj and I are checked in at lone star inn, relegated to west side, rm 259.

So what's the scoop for this Saturday eve?

Btw, 2 other stroms in front.

I was in RM 254, how did I miss that there were folks from Bluff Dale at Strom-a-Thon?

Cycledelic Relic · May 5, 2014

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For all you folks who didn't attend because ya didn't have a Strom.....

I jus added a 2013 650 to my list of bikes for sale on my vendor thread.

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& BY THE WAY..... If I haven't said it yet..... HUGE THANX TA ALL YA'LL
We had a pretty large turnout for a first time event. I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend's riding with various folks.... heck.... I thoroughly enjoyed the WHOLE weekend..... right down ta watchin that last rider take off for home Sunday afternoon (Tim!)

I'll bet the next Strom-A-Thon Texas will surpass this inaugural event's events
mightily ..... hopefully by having a Veek there.... or a Week! either would be good