Don't worry, I was polite and stopped periodically in the twisties to let the GSX catch up...
So I had Monday off, federal holiday, and a buddy of mine that rides a GSX-1000, but almost never gets it out of town, and hasn't taken it on twisty roads before, has a shifted work schedule where he's off Sunday and Monday.
I had a cunning plan.
He liked the cunning plan.
So Monday morning we headed out from the Dallas area to Mena, Arkansas.
And up on to the Talimena Scenic Parkway.
It ain't the Rockies.
But it's mountains, twisty roads, and I can get there, ride the road, and be back home in Dallas in a single day.
The road, you can see how it intentionally crests the top of each mountain instead of going around them. It's no US129 or the Pig's Tail or The Demon's Foot Rub or whatever, but it's something, and it's close...
Major kudos to my buddy David, riding that thing for a 500 mile day, mostly back roads, I don't know that I could have done that!
He'd never been up there before, loved it, and I'm sure will be back.
We had lovely weather until the last 100 miles or so when the skies opened up, but we came prepared.
All you Caveman GPS folks will get a laugh at my expense - Somewhere outside Antlers Oklahoma my phone died. Fully 100% died. (As in even the authorized repair center can't fix it, they're having to send it it (5 days of warranty left, woot!)
So.... We got into Antlers, OK... And I had to go ask people at a gas station for directions to get back to Dallas.
I keep a physical map in my Standard, have ordered some for my commonly traveled states to keep in the Interstate now as well.
So anyway. Not the best ride report, most of the pics I took were lost when my phone died, but wanted to share that I at least got some twisty mountain roads this weekend, and that's something for us flatlanders!
