 Is there a Hill country group?, any other FJR riders from Austin? |
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| Is there a Hill country group?, any other FJR riders from Austin? |
 May 23 2006, 05:48 PM
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 FJR Pilot  Group: Members+ Posts: 203 Joined: 28-March 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 1,962 Bike: 2006 ABS (World)  |
New to this part of the forum. Just wondering, who out there is from Austin or its outskirts? Is there a Hill Country group?
-------------------- John Austin, Texas IBA# 27772 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Dual purpose fun! 2009 Kawasaki ER-6N 650 sporty blue:) 2010 Yamaha FJR1300 awaiting delivery!!! |
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May 31 2006, 04:29 PM
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 Training Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 66 Joined: 15-July 05 Member No.: 650 |
I'm in the San Antonio area. There are several rides a year that start at the OST in Bandera.
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May 31 2006, 05:39 PM
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QUOTE(sanderjavant @ May 31 2006, 04:36 PM)  I'm in the San Antonio area. There are several rides a year that start at the OST in Bandera.
Sander |
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Jun 6 2006, 02:57 AM
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FJR Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 114 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Lakehills, TX Member No.: 251 Bike: 2004 (N. America) |
QUOTE(cctxfjr @ May 31 2006, 09:46 PM) QUOTE(sanderjavant @ May 31 2006, 04:36 PM) I'm in the San Antonio area. There are several rides a year that start at the OST in Bandera. Sander And you just missed one, last Sunday a bunch of us gathered at the OST for lie telling and tire kicking. Well, ok, there was just Barry and I. And I rode my Beemer. But we considered it an FJR gathering. -------------------- 2004 FJR, barely broke in, 60,000 great miles. Living in the Hill Country of Texas is pretty good.
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Jun 9 2006, 02:53 PM
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Training Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 39 Joined: 2-September 05 Member No.: 942 |
It was great to meet up with you, Russ. Maybe we can set up another time, late June or July. I can take off work and be there on a Saturday if that works out better for you and Sander. But best to make it early morning before the heat sets in.
Funny how we were in same area of NM at about the same time. Loved that highway 64!! |
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Jul 9 2007, 05:20 AM
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 FJR Squadron Leader Group: Members++ Posts: 609 Joined: 19-November 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 3,915 Bike: 2007 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE(FantasticJohnR @ May 23 2006, 08:48 PM) New to this part of the forum. Just wondering, who out there is from Austin or its outskirts? Is there a Hill Country group? Avery Ranch here, (620 and Parmer area). -------------------- 2007 Yamaha FJR 1300A
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Jul 24 2007, 07:43 PM
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FNG Group: Members+ Posts: 3 Joined: 1-July 07 From: Cedar Park, TX Member No.: 6,592 Bike: 2007 ABS (N. America) |
I've got an O7 and I ride with two other guys on 06's. We head out 1431 and ride the Hill Country a couple times a month. Try going to Antonio's Mexican resturant on Thursday nights "Bike Night" normally there are 3 to 4 FJR's there.
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Jul 24 2007, 07:47 PM
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FJR Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 345 Joined: 29-September 06 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 3,496 Bike: 2006 ABS (World) |
San Antonio Hill Country rider here.
-------------------- '01 CBR 929RE
'06 FJR 1300A "Government big enough to supply everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have". -Thomas Jefferson |
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Jul 25 2007, 03:40 AM
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 Training Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 56 Joined: 10-July 06 From: Leander, TX Member No.: 2,752 Bike: 2006 ABS (World) |
cedar park just off 1431
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Jul 25 2007, 05:11 AM
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FJR Squadron Leader Group: Members++ Posts: 609 Joined: 19-November 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 3,915 Bike: 2007 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE(FJRKev @ Jul 24 2007, 10:43 PM) I've got an O7 and I ride with two other guys on 06's. We head out 1431 and ride the Hill Country a couple times a month. Try going to Antonio's Mexican resturant on Thursday nights "Bike Night" normally there are 3 to 4 FJR's there. I hang out with a bunch of VTX riders, and they have moved from Antonio's to Bikini's on Thursday nights, (well, when it's not raining). I guess they were tired of slow service at Antonio's. I haven't been to Bikini's yet, but had no problem with Antonio's. I'm driving a black cherry '07, so give me a shout, if you see me out.... Jeff Daniel -------------------- 2007 Yamaha FJR 1300A
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Jul 30 2007, 06:13 PM
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FNG Group: Members+ Posts: 3 Joined: 1-July 07 From: Cedar Park, TX Member No.: 6,592 Bike: 2007 ABS (N. America) |
Hey John, I live in Cedar Park (Ranch at Cypress Creek) and ride the Hill country every week end I can. I have 07 FJR (second one) and I ride with another FJR and group of mixed bikes. Not sure if there is a "group" that rides but I put out emails to the guys I know occasionlly to put rides together. Someone has to do it. My email is Kevin_Rohrer@dell.com
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Aug 6 2007, 06:42 PM
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FJR Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 114 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Lakehills, TX Member No.: 251 Bike: 2004 (N. America) |
QUOTE(FJRKev @ Jul 30 2007, 11:13 PM) Hey John, I live in Cedar Park (Ranch at Cypress Creek) and ride the Hill country every week end I can. I have 07 FJR (second one) and I ride with another FJR and group of mixed bikes. Not sure if there is a "group" that rides but I put out emails to the guys I know occasionlly to put rides together. Someone has to do it. My email is Kevin_Rohrer@dell.com The San Antonio/Bandera/Castroville group has been pretty quiet lately. Sander sold his '03, don't know where Barry went off to. I've had a busy summer, haven't been to see the sisters this summer. But last Sunday, 8/5, I spotted three FJRs, a Beemer of some sort and a C'rocket of unknown make/model, headed west on PR 37 past my house. They musta found the Harley hangout for a beverage or a burger cause they were gone longer than most who go past (to find that the road goes nowhere fast, lots of traffic, deer and driveways.) -------------------- 2004 FJR, barely broke in, 60,000 great miles. Living in the Hill Country of Texas is pretty good.
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Aug 6 2007, 06:46 PM
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 CC member # 17 Group: Members++ Posts: 4,937 Joined: 29-August 05 From: useless, tejas Member No.: 916 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
...............cool......more email addys to send porn and spam to. Keep em comin, folks.
edit: oh, dfw metroplex here.....send beer. -------------------- you irritatingly incompetent and
infuriatingly unhelpful bunch of twats. |
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Sep 3 2007, 06:36 AM
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FJR Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 206 Joined: 1-April 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 1,990 Bike: 2006 ABS (World) |
I have an 06 and live in central Austin. I am always up for a good hill country ride...
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Sep 3 2007, 07:13 AM
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FJR Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 345 Joined: 29-September 06 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 3,496 Bike: 2006 ABS (World) |
QUOTE(McRuss @ Aug 6 2007, 09:42 PM) haven't been to see the sisters this summer. You mean the 100 mile loop? Sorry, it's been called the 100 mile loop forever and I can't figure out where this "The Twisted Sisters" name came from when referring to the 33x roads. -------------------- '01 CBR 929RE
'06 FJR 1300A "Government big enough to supply everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have". -Thomas Jefferson |
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Sep 3 2007, 07:30 AM
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FJR Squadron Leader Group: Members++ Posts: 609 Joined: 19-November 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 3,915 Bike: 2007 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE(Inlaw1 @ Sep 3 2007, 10:13 AM) You mean the 100 mile loop? Sorry, it's been called the 100 mile loop forever and I can't figure out where this "The Twisted Sisters" name came from when referring to the 33x roads. Well, if you visit the big bike hangout, just outside of Leakey, (moved from downtown this year), you'll see a lot of T-shirts in the gift shop that mention the sisters... -------------------- 2007 Yamaha FJR 1300A
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Sep 3 2007, 11:52 AM
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FJR Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 345 Joined: 29-September 06 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 3,496 Bike: 2006 ABS (World) |
Yea, I know. They moved in and gave the route thier own name, along with some promotion from Ride Texas magazine, and now everyone that doesn't know any better (any Johnny come lately) is following suit. For those of us that have been riding those roads for years it's..... blasphemy!
Twisted Sisters my ass. -------------------- '01 CBR 929RE
'06 FJR 1300A "Government big enough to supply everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have". -Thomas Jefferson |
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Sep 3 2007, 02:06 PM
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FJR Squadron Leader Group: Members++ Posts: 609 Joined: 19-November 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 3,915 Bike: 2007 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE(Inlaw1 @ Sep 3 2007, 02:52 PM) Yea, I know. They moved in and gave the route thier own name, along with some promotion from Ride Texas magazine, and now everyone that doesn't know any better (any Johnny come lately) is following suit. For those of us that have been riding those roads for years it's..... blasphemy! Twisted Sisters my ass. Well, it does have a bit more panache' than "100 mile loop"...  -------------------- 2007 Yamaha FJR 1300A
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Sep 4 2007, 04:33 AM
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 FJRMGM Group: Members++ Posts: 1,666 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Friendswood, TX Member No.: 164 Bike: 2005 (N. America) |
"and I can't figure out where this "The Twisted Sisters" name came from when referring to the 33x roads."
Cause it looks better on a T-shirt than "those three kinda curvey and hilly roads out there by Leakey?"" -------------------- Ride more....work less.
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Sep 4 2007, 06:37 AM
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FJR Pilot Group: Members+ Posts: 345 Joined: 29-September 06 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 3,496 Bike: 2006 ABS (World) |
QUOTE(jmdaniel @ Sep 3 2007, 05:06 PM) Well, it does have a bit more panache' than "100 mile loop"... Panache?? Sounds like a fairy tale. The Dragon, that has Panache, but unfortunately is taken. The Twisted Hill Country Trail. The Desolate Loop. The 100 mile Twisted Trail.. loop... whatever other than Sisters. Ack! The point is there already is a name for the route and we don't need no New Yorkers com'in in and chang'in it. On a slightly different note, if they keep promoting the Hill Country and motorcycle tourism the area riding is going to suffer. A few more years it will be like the Dragon, too crowded to enjoy. Leakey, a once peaceful town to visit for the weekend is now bustling and motorcycle business is booming. While good for locals that want that kind of growth, it sucks for those that enjoyed the hamlet as a peaceful get away place that was close to SA. This past weekend on our way back through from Fort Clark out in Bracketville we ran into TONS of bikes all over the roads out there (the 100 mile loop in particular) that used to be mostly desolate. Mostly Harley's that were going 10 under the speed limit.  Very sad in a way. -------------------- '01 CBR 929RE
'06 FJR 1300A "Government big enough to supply everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have". -Thomas Jefferson |
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