Grand Tour of Texas

[Manfred]

I signed up for this - it's been a thang here for over two decades and I had not heard of it until last month. I have 25 sites mapped out - 2,400 miles in the saddle. My wife encouraged me to do this - it gets me out of the house! https://motorcyclegrandtouroftexas.com/

 

[NewTo700V]

Hope you have fun. I've ridden across Texas numerous times. There's a whole lot of nothin' out there. Other than the Twisted Sisters ranch Rd thing and Big Bend, I don't know what else I'd want to check out.

 

[Manfred]

Hope you have fun. I've ridden across Texas numerous times. There's a whole lot of nothin' out there. Other than the Twisted Sisters ranch Rd thing and Big Bend, I don't know what else I'd want to check out.

There are a lot of good motorcycle roads in Texas - all over.

 

[NewTo700V]

There are a lot of good motorcycle roads in Texas - all over.

My favorite ones are those that cross into NM.

 

[Chucksklrst]

Have you ever heard of the Texas Head of the Dragon. 11 curves in 318 miles

 

[Manfred]

Have you ever heard of the Texas Head of the Dragon. 11 curves in 318 miles

Here's section of Texas Hill Country - lots of curvy roads, some with lots of elevation change.

 

[Chucksklrst]

Have you ever heard of the Texas Head of the Dragon. 11 curves in 318 miles

Having lived in Wichita Falls for 11 years I can attest to this.

 

[Manfred]

Have you ever heard of the Texas Head of the Dragon. 11 curves in 318 miles

That's actually more like Kansas!

 

[Chucksklrst]

Here's section of Texas Hill Country - lots of curvy roads, some with lots of elevation change. View attachment 22585

Yes I have ridden the hill country many times, but it can be ridden in a day. Used to ride down on the weekend from WF and stay at Fredericksburg and ride those routes.

 

[Mellow]

Yes I have ridden the hill country many times, but it can be ridden in a day. Used to ride down on the weekend from WF and stay at Fredericksburg and ride those routes.

Actually half a day... one direction in the morning and the other direction after lunch LOL

 

[Chucksklrst]

Riding down from WF to F-Burg it was 280 miles (one tank of Gas on a ST1100) 4.5 hours, straight down Highway 16. Don't remember a decent curve or twisty in the entire route.

 

[junglejim]

The entire state of Texas, big as it is, has eluded me and my motorcycles. I've been in all the states that surround Texas at least twice and have even been to within 10 miles or less of the Texas boarder without ever crossing it. So now that I'm in the twilight of my riding career I'll probably never make it there.

I'll buy free ice cream for whoever can guess the most correct locations of any of these photos. CLUE None are in Texas

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Bonus puzzler. Double or nothing. In what state or province did these former bugs live?????

 

[NewTo700V]

#3 could be any of the gazillion overlooks in Appalachia. Could be off Skyline or Blue ridge Pkwy

#5 is definitely Beartooth, Montana side

 

[Chucksklrst]

#4 is the City park in Spearfish.

 

[Chucksklrst]

Since we are doing guess the location, I have couple for you.

 

[Manfred]

Here's a "guess where" from me.

 

[mikesim]

Them bugs look like Minnesota/Wisconsin skeeters!

Mike

Double scoop chocolate chip on a waffle cone if you please

 

[Frosty]

#4 is the City park in Spearfish.

Agreed. You can tell by the Hobo.

 

[junglejim]

Them bugs look like Minnesota/Wisconsin skeeters!

Mike

Double scoop chocolate chip on a waffle cone if you please

WRONG Mike.
It was MI, on my annual “Tour da UP”.
You win nuthin.
Besides, our mosquitoes are much larger.


Never saw them bugs before or since. Riding along the north shore of Lake Michigan I could see what looked like smoke way ahead. It was moving like smoke and gone when I got there. Then I finally hit a swarm of them. That sequence happened several times that evening.

 

[Manfred]

Got back from my first ride on this tour. Picked up my placard at the Flying J Ranch then visited Hondo. Found an FM road in the Hill Country I had not been on before - it was most excellent!