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test ride
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:26 pm
by two-stroke-brit
hi everyone, here are some pics of my first ride of any length on the rebuilt buffalo.(750 miles in 3days in 95 degrees)
and the buff never missed a beat.
we were like the S.A.S. .in and out without anybody seeing.
they sure do have some steep hills here.
this the town of bandera in the texas hill country.
we rode the twisted sisters ,some scary climbs and deccents with 180 degree switchbacks.but the scenerys was great.
and the best thing was everyone wants to talk about the bike, either they had one or their dad had one etc etc.
cheers mark
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:36 pm
by TLRam1
Where is the Hog Pen at Mark? Where did you stay in the Hill Country?
location
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:54 am
by two-stroke-brit
TLRam1 wrote:Where is the Hog Pen at Mark? Where did you stay in the Hill Country?
hi terry .
the pig pen is in leakey at the start/finnish of the "three sisters" loop and we stayed in bandera in the riverfront cabins, they were very nice.
cheers mark.
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:32 am
by evol02
DAMN!
Thanks for posting this up. We were supposed to hit Leaky, and all the roads around it on our way to Austin last March. We hit a ton of snow and freezing temps around Flagstaff which really slowed us down. We only made it as far as Marfa, TX, before we had to head back.
Love your paint....
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:31 am
by TLRam1
Mark,
We stayed in those cabins before, those are nice. Been in Leaky, must have missed the Hogpen, never saw it.
Evol,
If you made it to Marfa did you get to ride FM 170 around the Big Bend/Terlingua area? Did you see the Marfa lights?
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:15 pm
by two-stroke-brit
TLRam1 wrote:Mark,
If you made it to Marfa did you get to ride FM 170 around the Big Bend/Terlingua area? Did you see the Marfa lights?
no we didnt go to marfa and what are the marfa lights?.
sounds like a return trip we be needed.
mark
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:16 pm
by TLRam1
Not really a return trip but if you are in the area at night it's something many people go see.
http://www.qsl.net/w5www/marfa.html
McDonald Observatory is a good tourist stop in the area but for motorcycle riding the mountains and FM 170 are where the action is.
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:11 pm
by evol02
TLRam1 wrote:
Evol,
If you made it to Marfa did you get to ride FM 170 around the Big Bend/Terlingua area? Did you see the Marfa lights?
We didn't make it that far south (FM170) nor did we check out the Mara lights (had no idea).
Our photos are here:
http://www.neoedo.com/photos/SSWMT2010/
Marfa is day 7.
I'm hoping we can make it over to Leaky next time I fly into Austin...