well i went down 2670(maxdale rd.) and it was pretty fun .. not to bad .. wish it was longer .. but at the end of it , it has a big drop down and then back up .. so what do i do .. i gun it god it was a blast .. it was so fun i had to turn around and try it again  front tire got a little airborn once or twice but man it was a blast .

hey alpha you think you will have your bike up and going by this sunday ? ( the 1st)  .. if the weather holds up its supose to be like 81 !!!!!!  so if its rideable by this time you want to meat up .... and make a run down a few good places? maybe i can meet you in austin when we can take your route just when we get done on park road 4 i'll split and run up 963 and home will make a gooddd day of riding let me know whats up !

Quote from: FearedGS500hey alpha you think you will have your bike up and going by this sunday ? ( the 1st)  .. if the weather holds up its supose to be like 81 !!!!!!  so if its rideable by this time you want to meat up .... and make a run down a few good places? maybe i can meet you in austin when we can take your route just when we get done on park road 4 i'll split and run up 963 and home will make a gooddd day of riding let me know whats up !

Sunday is Jan. 1! I'm actually flying out to Lubbok to spend time with my friend in Plainview that day, so no chance for me. I'd love to though.

Currently: My tach is down for the count. It works, but the housing is shot. I need to replace the whole tach & housing assembly because they are one sealed unit. My speedo works and is undamaged, but the metal bracket and black plastic back housing are. I need to replace the back housing because it was damaged at a mounting point. I need to put my new bars on, get a new bar end weight screw, put my old rubber brake line back on, and get a front brake lever. After that the bodywork and lights need to go back on. I've also got another project I need to complete by the Jan 1. This'll be a loooooong week.

welll i hope things go well .. maybe next time

Quote from: AlphaFire X5Indeedy we are.

Listen that is really uncalled for take a chill pill man.

Alpha, I was up in Austin all day last Saturday. I wanted to see some good roads. I was hoping to get in contact with you but the forum went down a couple days before that. Oh well. Next time.

All I could have done was tell you about them, sadly. I'm still in Plainview, TX, and my bike is still down and out. All I need now is a brake lever though, which should be coming in soon enough, I hope.

Next time you're in Austin definitely let me know. You can e-mail me any time, too.

How's the weather been in Austin, everyone? As soon as I get my bike running I want to go ride!! School is starting up again, so I might have to do a short one around town. Ah well.

short !! around town !!? never heard of a short one ! no the last 2 weekends i'v put in 200 mile runs i like parkroad 4 . alpha  wheres lime creek road? i hear you talk about it but have no clue to where it is .. i know its around the austin area .. but you know how many roads there are around that town ! . i think i'm gonna save up and take a trip out to BIG BEND,tx   its a national park one of the guys from work just came back from there and said he had a good time ! . only down side is its about 500miles from Killeen . :| but i'd leave on a fri. stay the night .. ride pretty much all day sat.  ride then stay one last night and come back . he said the cabin hotel thing up there was pretty nice looking .
oh  hey budrick320 if you ever want to meet up and ride i'm game to ! if the wind is not to bad sunday i'm probly gonna ride in to roundrock and get on 1431 ride to 29 then run 29 to parkroad 4 .  parkroad 4 ends up on 281 . from there i'd ride home

Lime Creek is off 2222 south, near Volente Beach. I'm pretty sure that's where it is. Do a MapQuest on it and it should tell you. Be careful on that road, as it's very tight and twisty. It's pretty much nothing but decreasing radius turns. That means you think you're going through alright and suddenly you're heading towards the edge of the road. It's also got a problem with having sand and dirt and rocks in the turns. A friend of mine lowsided a few months ago and cracked and engine cover and tore up his plastics at the least. Be careful if you go on LCR.

ohh ok off camber corners i like'em if weather lets me i'm gonna hit it up think it will be fun .. but on the real . probly .. march .. before it starts to get hot .. how about a few of us .. set a date off on the calender . one of the guys from work went to big bend last weekend and he said he loved it !  its  SW of  SA its about 500 miles from killeen.. soo .. its not that far off from austin .. maybe by 20 miles .. was wondering if we could pick a date in say mid to late march .. depending on weather to make a trip down there ? he was saying that it is super curvey down there and he had a blast ! . they have a hotel thing there .. he said its probly about 80 to 90 bucks a night .. i can save up and get that much . the way he talks about it its worth it ! . so we have any takers ? i'll go on my own .. i just think it would be better if i had a few ppl with me .. he met a bunch of ppl down there .

That sounds like a good trip. I'd probably be in for it. Hell, we can pick up Budrick in SA and bring him along to split the cost of the room, too. I'm going to be heading out to Nacogdoches a few times a year. I hear there are some great roads around that way. Have you heard anything about the stuff out there?

nope not out there . i'm just starting to learn the roads around here . my grandfather and my dad ( before my dad passed)  use to go riding alll the time . and i just hear from other ppl like you .. about parkroad 4 .. PR4 is fun .. short .. not to bad .. wish it had a few more corners and a bit longer .. why i cant wait to hit LCR sunday if its not to windy .then big bend . they guy at work say its mad fun and crazy. said the speed limit on that road was 50 and they where doing 70! (and mind you not all these guys where on crusisers ! )  but big bend is in the mountins ( well .. its probly hills compared to what i'v seen when i spent them few months in the bottom of the smokeys )  but he said if your faint at heart its best you dont go .. cuz you look over and you know if you go off your not gonna live .. and i love stuff like that .. i like curvey turns and stuff .. he said one of the guys had a helment cam . so when he sees it i'll have him link me and you can see what its like .. i'd love to make a trip up to nc to ride the dragon ( cool thing is my rents live a few miles from the place .. ok .. maybe like 30 mins. but you get the point .. so i might have to save up some good money and take a trip up there .. i'v seen some video and it looks like its worth it .. and its in the smokeys .. all there roads are curvy .. its fun for a while in a car . but then it gets kinda .. nervracking cuz you like damnnn how about a stright away ! )

I'm going to Deal's Gap to ride The Dragon this summer with my dad. It's going to be a blast. Another good ride that I can print a map out for you is a ride out to Leaky, TX. Nothing but high speed sweepers and some minor technical stuff. There is a point where you're riding on the crest of a mountain, and you look over one edge to see a huge f%$king drop, only to look over the other and see the same thing. I didn't get to go this year, but it sounded like a blast.

Ya we got to meet up soon. I got to get back on this thread, thats why I am posting. I wasn't receiving updates when people posted.

What happened to the little text in the avatar area that shows the city and state where people are at???

yeaa ..well .i'm gonna ride in to austin sunday . i'd like to find " devils back"  i'd like to ride that then LCR hit parkroad 4 and head home

Devil's Backbone is a ways out. I think it'd be best to go into Austin, do LCR to PR4, Devil's Backbone then back to Kileen. I think. Not sure as I usually ride with my father on that road.

but where is devils back bone ? in leaky  ?

ohhh hey i forgot .. trake day with Ride Smart feb 16 !!! and they have one in march 4th .. i think i'm gonna try for one of them .. one of the guys likes the ride smart guys i really want to hit one of these  trackdays ! but both of these are at the track in dalllas .. the guy at work says he likes the dallas track better .. but eather way .. the one on the 16th is on a monday but the one on the 4th is a sat.  any takers ?

I'm going to be corner working one of the days in Dallas so I can ride for free one a later date. I liked TWS despite the fact that I crashed there. The RideSmart guys are really nice and fun to ride with. I'll probably see you at one of the later track days! I'll let you know when I go!

cool cool .. that will work