Heading back to Big Bend

[mfletch69]

FJRBandit & I are heading west on Wednesday for a Big Bend NP run. I was out there in October with the wife and told him what he had missed. We will be in Austin Thursday night then riding through Hill Country and the Three Sisters and on to Alpine. Saturday we will ride the Natl'l Park and FM170 :yahoo: . So if you see a Silver '06 with a Black Grey '08....SAY HOWDY!

 

[atxrider]

I really love the desolate beauty of BB. I am around Thursday night, let me know if you guys want to meet for a taco. I might can give a few recommendations for the trip.

Regards,

Davy

 

[Bungie]

Excellent! You guys have a blast. Post up some pics when you get back. I'm still at least 45 days away from getting the bike out!

 

[FJRBandit]

FJRBandit & I are heading west on Wednesday for a Big Bend NP run. ....... So if you see a Silver '06 with a Black Grey '08 (fixed it for ya)....SAY HOWDY!

 

[Old Michael]

So if you see a Silver '06 with a Black '08....SAY HOWDY!

Will do!

Looks awfully groovy.

Have fun and don't hurt any civilians.

... I'm still at least 45 days away from getting the bike out!

-giggle-

- I mean, that sucks, Bungie.

 

[jmdaniel]

Love it out there! Have fun here Thursday, SXSW kicks off the next day, so it'll be busy.

After dinner at the Starlite in Terlingua

Just west of Sanderson, heading to Marathon

Mules Ears in the background

East side of park

 

[Groo]

Love it out there! Have fun here Thursday, SXSW kicks off the next day, so it'll be busy.

After dinner at the Starlite in Terlingua

Just west of Sanderson, heading to Marathon

Mules Ears in the background

East side of park

I've got a bunch of those same pics... including the basin, the canyon, and others, but the FJR in my pics is blue...

 

[SkooterG]

Bastards!!! :fuck:

That place has been on my short list for years and haven't been able to get out there yet.

Bastards!

 

[FJRMGM]

gotta love those pictures but still they don't do justice to the magnificant desolation and ruggidness that is the Big Bend area. The area northeast and northwest of Ft. Davis is also very impressive for the rock formations.

And that is the exact reason I am headed out there the first weekend in April for the third time on the FJR.

SkooterG - you gotta get out there sometime. You will be sorry you waited so long.

 

[mfletch69]

Well the FJR broke down on me in Covington, LA after a particularly horrible rain shower, but I was able to limp it to the Baton Rouge Yamaha shop. They were unable to diagnose the exact problem so I considered my options.

I ended up buying a used 2009 FZ6 from a local girl and continued on the trip. Luckily....it came with risers, Givi tour shield and a full First Gear luggage package.

The little bike hung with the Bandit's FJR across the desert and back at some seriously high sustained speeds.

 

[Bungie]

Aw crap man. But a good way to recover!

What happened to the scoot? Electrical?

 

[dcarver]

I've got a bunch of those same pics... including the basin, the canyon, and others, but the FJR in my pics is blue...

Holy crap, you drew Groo outta the woodwork - congrats!
..and I certainly hope the scooter in front of you isn't your new ride?

 

[H-Town FJR]

I've got a bunch of those same pics... including the basin, the canyon, and others, but the FJR in my pics is blue...

Me too...Blue looks great against the red mountains of Big Bend.