2008 Region 2 Meet - Alpine, TX - 4/11 - 4/13

[Kwixtar]

".......saves absolute boredom from Tucson to north of China Lake heading to Reno.  Or, Tucson to Reno by way of Las Vegas, Tonopah, etc.  IMHO, there is no good way to get there........
  After listening to all you more experienced riders, I thinkin about puttin a satelite radio on my scooter.  

[bikerider]

I have XM radio that plays through my Garmin 2730 GPS for long straight stretches.

[FJRmgm]

is it too early to leave for Alpine yet?

[rocketbunny]

is it too early to leave for Alpine yet?

hehe. Not at all. I'm leaving in 2 days. 

[bikerider]

That is not fair to the rest of us!

[Cricket]

Have fun on your ride and be careful.
Ken

[Rabidsnipe]

For anyone who is interested, I've got my route planned and loaded into Map Source if you want to load it in your GPS (includes Option #1 for the Saturday ride).  And no you can't use it to stalk me

[tjbrandt50]

Houston Area Riders

(Those that haven't already left, taking the scenic route )

I'm leaving Thursday (4/10) morning for Alpine.  Right now, I think a couple of folks will be riding with me.  We'll be leaving from the Jack-In-The-Box on FM-359 in Brookshire (just south of I-10) at 07:30.  Right now I just plan on taking I-10  (ugh!) all the way to US-67 west of Ft. Stockton, and on into Alpine.  May alter this route to go up south of Austin and through Fredericksburg depending on what others want to do.  Anyone else interested in riding along is quite welcome to meet up with us.  If you want to contact me, I'm at tjbrandt50 at hotmail dot com.

Hope everyone has a great trip.  Less than a week away!!!!

[Rabidsnipe]

Well my dad and his gf might not make it after all.  They went to a bike rally this weekend and on the way back to the house his fuel injection light starting coming on and the bike started running very rough.  He said that later that evening the accesories wouldn't come on but half the time and that when he tried to start it everything went black.  Sounded kind of like a big ground that might have shorted/broken loose.  We'll see if we can't get it figured out before Thursday.

[bikerider]

Make sure it isn't something simple like a bad battery, or loose connection.

See you Friday!

[Kwixtar]

_{As previously reported, quote - Jackie, from Garland, and I are meeting up at the Cracker Barrell in Weatherford
on Thurs 4/10 at 7:30 AM ...............If anyone wants to meet up with us and share the company}.

The meeting place has changed to McDonalds which is on the north side of I-20 to assist in easier exit and entrance to I-20.

Anyone wanting to join us, we wil be on channel 5/0 GMRS.

[Rabidsnipe]

Make sure it isn't something simple like a bad battery, or loose connection.

See you Friday!

That was the first thing that we checked (loose connection).  However, I don't know how a bad battery would be responsible for the rough running and the fuel injection light coming on   It was acting (in his words) as though it weren't getting enough/any gas.  There is a motorcycle shop that he's used before that is open Mondays; he's going to call this morning to see if he can get it in.  If I get a chance this evening I'll go over there to check it out and see if he hasn't missed anything obvious (uhh, dad, the kill switch can't be on )

[lobo10s]

Hey everyone, The big day is almost here. I just wanted to throw out an invite. We will be at the http://www.lostalaskan.com/ (camp grounds) by Thursday afternoon around 4 or so. If you all show up early come by and grab a beer and chat some. We will be doing the loop on Friday and will be back Friday evening, so if you all want to come by you are welcome. We are cooking out, so if you want to pick up some meat and slap it on the grill.. you all are welcome. (all you sickos get your minds out of the gutter)    I can't wait. Should be a great trip. Be safe everyone and we look forward to chatting with everyone.

Jerry

[Rabidsnipe]

Hopefully we'll be arriving early afternoon on Friday.  I might stop by for one of these margaritas you speak of.

[Cricket]

Thanks for the invite I will be arriving Friday might stop by on the way in. see you their.
Ken

[Kwixtar]

An invitation to campers, I will be arriving at Stillwell's Store and RV Camp http://stillwellstore.com/ which is near the northeast entrance to the park, but outside the park on hwy 2627, on Thurday evening. I will be pitching my tent there and will e down to star gazing and listening to satelite radio. Look for the RED BMW K1100LT.

I will be ready Friday AM to tour the East side of the Park, seeing sites like Rio Grande Village, Boquillas Canyon, Chisos Basin, Casa Grande, Maxwell Scenic Drive, then back up to Alpine via 118 to meet the rest of the Gang and dinner on Friday night.

For those arriving in Alpine on Thursday be sure not to miss the big Party at The Railroad Blues . At 7:00 pm it's Ladies Night with
1/2 Price Shangri-La Sangria & Happy Hour on Everything Else 'til 11pm! Great Music, Door Prizes & More!

On Friday night at The Railroad Blues, 10:00 pm it's the Tejas Brothers, A Powerful Tex-Mex Explosion! Cover=$6

Then on our final night there, Don't miss at 10:00 pm  The Long Awaited Return of :beerchug:Tribal Nation and the Tribal Horns with Professor Permananz, cover $8

Aint these exotic resorts great! See you there.

[Rabidsnipe]

Well I just finished my packing dry run.  It's amazing how much room you've got when you aren't camping .  I might have to not camp more often  Now I've got to figure out what to do what all this extra space.

[traveler]

Somebody please stop by the Hotel Limpia in Ft. Davis and have a beer in the bar for me. And be sure to feed one to Clay Henry in Lajitas.

I wish I could be there, sounds like a lot of fun. Miss riding the area.

On another note, the last ticket I had to pay was from the feds in Big Bend N.P.

[Rabidsnipe]

On another note, the last ticket I had to pay was from the feds in Big Bend N.P.

That's one of the reasons I voted for Option #1.

[FJRmgm]

Houston Area Riders

(Those that haven't already left, taking the scenic route )

I'm leaving Thursday (4/10) morning for Alpine.  Right now, I think a couple of folks will be riding with me.  We'll be leaving from the Jack-In-The-Box on FM-359 in Brookshire (just south of I-10) at 07:30.  Right now I just plan on taking I-10  (ugh!) all the way to US-67 west of Ft. Stockton, and on into Alpine.  May alter this route to go up south of Austin and through Fredericksburg depending on what others want to do.  Anyone else interested in riding along is quite welcome to meet up with us.  If you want to contact me, I'm at tjbrandt50 at hotmail dot com.

Hope everyone has a great trip.  Less than a week away!!!!

If you plan to join us please post up here so we know to look/wait for you and won't wait for you.