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Last weekend I returned to Arkansas for the "near anniversary" of my last crash.
The outcome was much nicer.
Work and long hours prevented me from packing and leaving Thursday evening for a stopover in Broken Bow at my Daughter's home.
Instead, I packed Thursday and loaded the bike for an early departure Friday morning.
I left the house at 5:00am expecting some traffic delays enroute to Wylie.
The Dying Leaf Ride is the idea of Jeff Jones, the Concours Owners Group AAD and shared with riders from the Motorcycle Touring Association, Texas region 6.
I didn't know all this last year and wondered where all the riders came from.
I was the second rider to arrive at the McDonald's in Wylie. (at 6:00am sharp)
By 7:00am, there were about 17 riders headed out in two groups. The "Hare" group and the "Tortoise" group.
Notice a lack of pictures so far. Still too dark for my puny ride camera.
We headed up 78 to the intersection of Hwy 121 and turned to Bonham. Took Hwy 82 to Paris and then north around the loop to FR 195. (my favorite road on the way to Broken Bow). At Hwy 37 we turned north crossing the Red River and took our first fuel and rest stop at the Choctaw Plaza just across the border.
From there we continued on to Idabel and looped north around town to hit Hwy 259 north through Broken Bow to Hwy 63 a little south of the Talimena Drive. Taking 63 east into Arkansas, the road becomes AR 8 and on into Mena, AR.
We stopped at the Chopping Block Steakhouse for lunch and had just placed our orders when the Tortoise group arrived. ( Not much difference in "pace".
)
Completely forgot that I had a camera.
After lunch we headed north on Hwy 71 to Needmore and then took AR 28 east to Ola, AR. We then headed east on AR 10 to Perry, AR and then north on AR 9 through Morrilton, AR. Just over I-40, we turned east on AR 287 to then turn north on AR 92 to Springfield, AR.
We then headed east on AR 124 all the way to Quitman, AR.
In Quitman, AR we picked up AR 25 until it merged with AR 107 heading north until it turned onto AR 110. We took AR 110 into downtown Heber Springs to pickup AR 25 again and turned north to the Colonial Motor Inn, our "ride central".
Finally, some shots of the parking lot and motel after arriving around 4:00pm
The back building. Rooms at a Premium over the main lodge.
Some of these riders actually post here on Two Wheeled Texans
Fred Harmon's Concours 14 "experimental bike". Fred is just out of the picture to the right.
A little chatting to unwind after the ride in.
More to come...............
The outcome was much nicer.
Work and long hours prevented me from packing and leaving Thursday evening for a stopover in Broken Bow at my Daughter's home.
Instead, I packed Thursday and loaded the bike for an early departure Friday morning.
I left the house at 5:00am expecting some traffic delays enroute to Wylie.
The Dying Leaf Ride is the idea of Jeff Jones, the Concours Owners Group AAD and shared with riders from the Motorcycle Touring Association, Texas region 6.
I didn't know all this last year and wondered where all the riders came from.
I was the second rider to arrive at the McDonald's in Wylie. (at 6:00am sharp)
By 7:00am, there were about 17 riders headed out in two groups. The "Hare" group and the "Tortoise" group.
Notice a lack of pictures so far. Still too dark for my puny ride camera.
We headed up 78 to the intersection of Hwy 121 and turned to Bonham. Took Hwy 82 to Paris and then north around the loop to FR 195. (my favorite road on the way to Broken Bow). At Hwy 37 we turned north crossing the Red River and took our first fuel and rest stop at the Choctaw Plaza just across the border.
From there we continued on to Idabel and looped north around town to hit Hwy 259 north through Broken Bow to Hwy 63 a little south of the Talimena Drive. Taking 63 east into Arkansas, the road becomes AR 8 and on into Mena, AR.
We stopped at the Chopping Block Steakhouse for lunch and had just placed our orders when the Tortoise group arrived. ( Not much difference in "pace".
)Completely forgot that I had a camera.
After lunch we headed north on Hwy 71 to Needmore and then took AR 28 east to Ola, AR. We then headed east on AR 10 to Perry, AR and then north on AR 9 through Morrilton, AR. Just over I-40, we turned east on AR 287 to then turn north on AR 92 to Springfield, AR.
We then headed east on AR 124 all the way to Quitman, AR.
In Quitman, AR we picked up AR 25 until it merged with AR 107 heading north until it turned onto AR 110. We took AR 110 into downtown Heber Springs to pickup AR 25 again and turned north to the Colonial Motor Inn, our "ride central".
Finally, some shots of the parking lot and motel after arriving around 4:00pm
The back building. Rooms at a Premium over the main lodge.
Some of these riders actually post here on Two Wheeled Texans
Fred Harmon's Concours 14 "experimental bike". Fred is just out of the picture to the right.
A little chatting to unwind after the ride in.
More to come...............
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) because his Connie needed a new pair of shoes. Well.
trying to locate a back tire.
)
