DFW Monthly Ride for Mar 2010 - Sun 28 Mar - Tour The Old Vic in Clarksville

[Disco]

Let's try this again...

Our ride this month will begin in McKinney and take mostly backroads in a generally northeast direction.  Bring your passport because we'll start with Mexican breakfast, ride past Bugtussle on our way to Paris, and pass through Reno and Detroit before we reach our Italian lunch destination in historic downtown Clarksville.  We'll meet Daniel Meyer (and anyone else who shows up!) for lunch and then take tours of both the building on the square and The Old Vic he and the missus have purchased and are restoring.  Depending on where you need to return to, we can either hightail it back across 82 to Bonham and head south on 121 to I-75 in McKinney, or head south out of Paris toward Commerce and pick up I-30 in Greenville.

The route from McKinney to Clarksville is about 125 miles and calculates to take 2:40 with no stops.  We'll stop in Bugtussle for pictures, but there are no formal facilities there.  If we have to make a fuel / pit stop before Clarksville, we'll have to make it quick because the restaurant closes at 2:00 on Sundays. 

Meetup: 8:30am - 9:00am
Taco Cabana in the southwest quadrant of 380 (University) & I-75
2005 W University Drive
McKinney, TX  75070
972 562 8865

KSU with full tanks: 9:30am

Lunch: by 12:30pm
The Italian Bistro
106 North Walnut
Clarksville, Texas
903 427-5997
http://www.red-river.net/italianBistro.htm

Let's get a headcount working.  I'm 1.

[john]

i'm in ...   
if its purty ...   
meet ya'll for lunch ...   

[Ghillie]

well karen really wanted to do this ride until the weather turned nasty, now it;s scheduled for a weekend she is on call. soooooo, mebbe me, mebbe not

[5_19]

I 'll try to be ready by than!  If I leave by 6am I should get to McKinney by 830. Kinda disappointed that your not going tomorrow. Are you also getting snow flurries? ~TJ

[john]

no snow flurries ...
cold wet and windy       

[Houdini]

There's a blanket of snow out there now.

[RainMaker]

bump

And my kitchen pass has been extended by one week so will be there.

RainMaker

[Doc809]

Guess I'll miss this one.  Gotta take my dad to see the Mayan ruins.  Have to ride this big ol boat to get there.  I hear the food is awful and the entertainment not so good.  But I can make sacrifices I suppose. You guys ride safe.  I promise I'm gonna ride with you again some day. L

[BnB Tom]

If I put sails on my bike I could probably save some gas Sunday.   

            Looks like its gonna be a windy day but DRY so count me in!

Tom

[Timbo]

If you don't mind a couple of new face jumping in at the last minute, sounds like a great way to spend Sunday for us.  Just bought my Standard last Sunday, and was looking for a good excuse to ride somewhere...can't imagine any better trip than riding with and meeting other Valk riders. 

[Daniel Meyer]

Come on! There will be some good lunch at the least!

[Houdini]

If you don't mind a couple of new face(s)

Welcome to the world of Valkyrie riders Timbo.

I hope to make the ride on Sunday also.

[Disco]

Welcome Timbo!  Looking forward to meeting and riding with you!

[Disco]

OK, this is a bit of an experiment.  Let me know what you think.  I've been using MapQuest for years, but recently was introduced to Moto Where.  After a few false starts (instructions, I don't need no...) it was pretty straightforward to use.  

Go to http://www.motowhere.com/ and search for DFW VRCC.  It should produce one hit - DFW VRCC McKinney to Clarksville 1.  Click on it to see Sunday's route.  Don't freak.  It's in kilometers.  Couldn't find where to change to miles.  

[RainMaker]

OK, this is a bit of an experiment.  Let me know what you think.  I've been using MapQuest for years, but recently was introduced to Moto Where.  After a few false starts (instructions, I don't need no...) it was pretty straightforward to use.  

Go to http://www.motowhere.com/ and search for DFW VRCC.  It should produce one hit - DFW VRCC McKinney to Clarksville 1.  Click on it to see Sunday's route.  Don't freak.  It's in kilometers.  Couldn't find where to change to miles.  

When you start setting up a route, you have an option to do it in miles or kilometers.  Kilometers is the default.  In the upper right side of the point setup are the buttons to change it to miles.  I just created one for my trip to the meeting point and it shows 50.3 miles.

[RainMaker]

If you sign up, you can also change the trip to miles as the option to do so appears in a pop up box.

Nice app.  Tried looking for other routes and so far found a few Harley routes that go 30 miles and hit 15 bars along the way.

[Disco]

Got it.  Thanks!

[BnB Tom]

I have 3 bars on my Iphone 

[RainMaker]

I have 3 bars on my Iphone 

Are you planning to stop at each one or do you have a favorite?

[godfire]

I have 3 bars on my Iphone 

Are you planning to stop at each one or do you have a favorite?

[BnB Tom]

Where we stop and for what is probably up to the road captain.

           AND as a former 'Winger' he might want to visit some of his former cronies at one of their hangouts  .....


                   

[chauffeur]

Been looking forward to seeing the Vic.  It's a go.  We'll see ya tomorrow morning.

[RainMaker]

Where we stop and for what is probably up to the road captain.

           AND as a former 'Winger' he might want to visit some of his former cronies at one of their hangouts  .....


                   

[Houdini]

I just finished pulling a nail out of my rear tire and plugging it.  If there is still air in the tire tomorrow morning I'll be there.

[oldman]

If the weather holds a couple of us from Texarkana may ride up to Clarksville tomorrow, If ya'll don't mind us crashing the party . Hope your still meeting around 12:00..

[Disco]

Hey Oldman, the more the merrier!  We may be there by 12:00, but don't be surprised if it's 12:15-12:30. 

[RainMaker]

Pulled my own kitchen pass today as both sons in from college and they need my help to get things done before going back tonight.

Hope it was a great ride and everyone is safe.

RainMaker

[john]

 
S     O     B                

[Ghillie]

Sick kiddo, had to stay home with her. Hope you had a good ride

[Houdini]

What a fun ride.  This was the first ride Mary was able to go on with me in over six months. 

It was fun seeing everyone and meeting some more new folks.  Mary says hey also and she hopes to see y'all again in the future.

Only one u-turn; not bad Dave.   

[T-Roy]

Ladybug and I are home!  Sore butt and all.. I gotta get out more!
Yup only one u turn and only lost one on the way ... not a bad ride... glad to see all you city folk out here in East texas.
Great ride and loads of fun.. glad to have seen you guys and wonderful meeting new friends!
Look forward to many more!

[chauffeur]

Nora and I are in the house.  Terrific ride today.  355 miles door to door.  Thanks Daniel and Dave. 

[Valkpilot]

Y'all sure had nice weather for for the ride!

Sorry I missed it but I flew my youngest son down for his birthday and we spent it with his older brother in some combination of Lawton and OKC.  Blues bar in OKC Friday night (cigars, blues, & booze), shooting range at Ft Sill yesterday, UFC PPV fights last night (Oldest has a friend from high school who is the number two-ranked welterweight and he won last night.)  So, I missed the ride, but had a lot of good male bonding time with my boys.

[oldman]

Well the ride over to Clarksville was a little chilly and cloudy but short for us, so not bad, but the warm welcome from you guys more than made up for it. Really enjoyed meeting all of you, plus the best looking bunch of bikes I've seen all day  . Trip home was short but nice and sunny. Looking forward to the next get together or ride we can join y'all on.  Thanks for letting us join ya ..

[Wanderer]

I can not believe the photos are not posted yet! I googled Old Vic Wanderer Grass Stain and nothang. What's with that?

329 mile day. Old River Channel and the South Sulfur were flooded out below Cooper Lake at Hwy 71 just east of Commerce. I wandered why I was the only one using that road. The kids in Sulphur Bluff were holding an imaginary line taught across the road ala street mime style just like the last time I rode thru there a couple of years back. They must take shifts? I had to cancel the ABS in order to slide in under it, but they got a real kick out of it!

Great surprise meeting Honey and her entourage! Missed hugs and such. Thought you guys would be at The Meyer's place. Thanks for joining in the fun Mr/Mrs Timbo.

Good folks, food (great rolls) and fun. ~Jeff

[Houdini]

355 miles door to door

Dave, what do you think about your Ultimate seat after a long day in it?

[BnB Tom]

GREAT RIDE!  Even saw a little sun during the day. 
    Daniel's project is WAY more than I would ever consider but then I have three hands when it comes to working with carpenter tools.
    Thanks for the invite and tour.


Oh, and so not to dissappoint Wanderer . . 
              here he is with a live demonstration on the proper way to upright your ride by yourself if you happen to go down.

         

[chauffeur]

The Ultimate seat?  Spousal unit is pleased.  That was the goal.  So, I consider it a success.      

However, I honestly prefer the Corbin.  
 

[Timbo]

We had a great time on the ride and really enjoyed meeting everyone.  We look forward to the next venture.  Hopefully it will be a little bit warmer, or I will remember the liners... 

[RainMaker]

I REALLY am sorry I missed this ride as I had been looking forward to getting out with the group after so long.  I washed SilverValk and had her ready to go, but as said before, had to help out my sons.  But, as it turned out, my younger son left his wallet here so I had to go to Hillsboro to take his wallet to him.  And that's when I got my little 140 mile ride in.   So at least I got to ride a while, even if it was all superslab.

Looking forward to the next event.

RainMaker