The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => Ride Reports and Event Reviews => Topic started by: EGRG on September 25, 2011, 06:25:21 PM
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Just had a nice little ride to Rocksprings Tx. Returned to Bracketville on FM 674.
Great little road with lots of scenery and little traffic. More deer than cars.
Had a lot of fun learning to ride again.
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Bracketville... Where the original "Alamo" movie was filmed, as in "The Duke".
Some fine roads in your area. How's about some occasional pics?
Monte
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I will now that it has rained a little. It just broke my heart to see how dry the area was. I will start taking some pictures also of some roads down here across the border in Mexico. Taking it easy on the R65 LS, but I use it daily. Great bike for around town. Nobody is used to seeing the cylinders sticking out like that where I live.
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I will now that it has rained a little. It just broke my heart to see how dry the area was. I will start taking some pictures also of some roads down here across the border in Mexico. Taking it easy on the R65 LS, but I use it daily. Great bike for around town. Nobody is used to seeing the cylinders sticking out like that where I live.
Ahh re the Alamo quite a shock standing at the front door looking at Woolworths when i visited.. wheres JW when you need him.
Theres a great place to visit here in the UK on bikes, Matlock Bath
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=matlock+bath&hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADRA_enGB450GB450&biw=1366&bih=641&site=webhp&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Tsq1TrmaM8mSOsPctPgB&sqi=2&ved=0CFQQsAQ
the main drag was full of Hardleys with Gertie parked in the middle of them when we had a Gabfest meet Steve H was there, tourists were taking photos of the R65 ignoring the chrome much to the annoyance of the tattooed fly eaters.
Rain you want Rain we accept asylum seekers from anywhere here except them that want to work....... had a months worth of the wet stuff yesterday
Lou
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For some reason i find myself riding alone in the early evening on the LS on roads that i have known all my life but never on a motorcycle. Have now a little more than 1000 miles on the bike and am fixing little details. Enjoy every minute around and on the darn thing.
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My late father-in-law was a P-51 driver in the 3rd Air Commando Group working the S'West Pacific theatre during "The Big One". He did some training in the under-performing, rear-engined, P-39 while stationed in Eagle Pass. I have some of his flight logs books along with a Japanese pilot's kneeboard.
He did relate, while out on "free" training flights in the wide open spaces, that automobiles would actually leave he road when he made low, head-on passes at them. At that "altitude", heading and speed, it was impossible for the car driver to catch any ID number on the aircraft but hqtrs was constantly admonishing the students to, "straighten up and fly right". Didn't happen.
Monte
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It sure is a small world.
There´s a Wikipedia article on the old air force training field in Eagle Pass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Pass_Air_Force_Station
The site is the actual local airport and and still has a old Hangar from that period.
You can see the pictures in Google Earth it is marked Radar Base or Eagle Pass airport
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Bracketville... Where the original "Alamo" movie was filmed, as in "The Duke".
Some fine roads in your area. How's about some occasional pics?
Monte
Is that the one with the theme song by Marty Robbins? Man he was a good singer.
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You're very close, Cousin Ed.
Marty Robbins did have a huge hit single in 1960, "The Ballad of the Alamo" that was inspired by the 1960 movie "The Alamo" starring John Wayne. However...
...in the movie, the "Ballad of the Alamo" was sung by an off screen, uncredited chorus.
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin and Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053580/soundtrack
Lyrics from "Ballad of the Alamo" by Marty Robbins
http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/robbins-marty/ballad-of-the-alamo-11894.html
Monte
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Couldn't put my hands on my original 1960 Alamo soundtrack but I'm pretty sure that the "unknown chorus" was a folk group called "The Brothers Four". Wish I could find that album. I probably wore it out although I never much cared for John Wayne's characterization of David Crockett.
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Couldn't put my hands on my original 1960 Alamo soundtrack but I'm pretty sure that the "unknown chorus" was a folk group called "The Brothers Four". Wish I could find that album. I probably wore it out although I never much cared for John Wayne's characterization of David Crockett.
I think I may have it.... I know they did "The Green Leaves of Summer" on that album. Nice song.
Disclaimer: I wasn't even born when that movie was made! I just like old music.
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Been Away from Forum and regret it.
Promised to post some pictures from Mexico. This one is a start.
It is my home town in Piedras Negras at the Plaza in front of City Hall
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Riding towards the little town of San Carlos. Sunsets are addictive.
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At San Carlos on a Sunday evening the kids go to the store for soft drinks on horseback.
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¡Muchas gracias, Victor! Nice ones. [smiley=beerchug.gif]
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Back to the Alamo, Mike: John Wayne was the best we had to play Crockett, so long before Billy Bob Thornton came on the scene (now THAT's the real Davy)...
By the way, DoubleZ, that's a gorgeous LS.
Kinda miss mine sometimes.
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Thank´s Burt. She benefits by the lighting. I try to ride for work and play. Weather permitting.
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I just HAD to go on a quick errand to one of north Coahuila´s oldest city: Muzquiz. All work, no play!
A great place for GS riders also, as you can go to Big Bend National Park area on the Mexico Side.
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Wonderful ride with friends again to Leakey Tx
One of the guys on his second ride with his new BMW Moped
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Did you guys ride the Three Sisters ?
I'm heading back that way in the spring. Leakey -pronounced as Lay-key by the locals- is a fine base of ops for an excellent day of Texas Hill Country riding.
Thanks for the cool snaps. And don't be such a stranger.
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Hi Monte: We did ride just one of them.
337 from Camp wood to Medina.
Good food.
Lots of bikes.
Great riding.
Although a stalled ranch truck on one of the blind curves going up into the hills almost scared the Mexican out of me.
This is one of the best signs on 337.
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Here's a nice description of the Twisted Sisters
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/555/Texas/The-Three-Sisters-(AKA-The-Twisted-Sisters)--Ranch-Roads-335-336337a.html
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Does "The Three Sisters" have some connection with Native American History (corn, squash and beans maybe)? I doubt it has a connection with Anton Chekhov's play of the same name?
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Their full name is The Three Twisted Sisters and they are Texas Ranch Roads 335, 336 and 337. Sisters, dig?
Yep. a fella can get hurt on these roads if you fail to pay attention. Some of the switchback turns seem to go on forever.
The puny eleven miles of road know as the Dragon's Tail? We got triple dragons from nose to tip o' the tail and they run over one-hundred miles. It's Texas, fellas...
If you click on the link from DoubleZero, scroll down to the photos. The black R65 sitting on the low water crossing of the Guadalupe River? Mine.
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"337" makes me think of major alterations and repair... how apropos.
You can bet I'll be putting that one on the list.
I was surprised to see the area high temperatures in the low 60's for the week. Unusually cooler for that area, no?
Love that bike... I assume it's your '81. I always wanted a black motorcycle, it's the one thing about mine that takes from me loving it 100%
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Beautiful Bike Monte. Bmw Black with classic pinstripes are always elegant.
This whole thread started with FM 674 which I consider is the evil cousin of the three Twisted Sisters. It parallels 335 and 336 but farther west. Ride with others as it is LONELY LONELY road.
Monte is correct. Each of these roads are a good 40- 60 miles.
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Those long switchbacks made me once lock on visually on a small patch of gravel. Almost ended outside into the rocks. One must keep looking farther along the curve.
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I think you'd need google earth to follow the aerial tour of the route I created (last link). I lack the patience to watch the entire route on my laptop. Maybe before I actually do the trip I'd take notes and plan it out like a professional would, then again, probably not.
http://www.humanafit.com/routes/view/153870217
You may need to register for this one. Maybe you won't with the others. Then again, maybe all of them.
http://www.humanafit.com/routes/fullscreen/153870217
http://www.humanafit.com/routes/render_route_video?route_key=696135302282742586&site=mapmyrun.com
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"337" makes me think of major alterations and repair... how apropos.
Form 337 is most apropos!
The walls inside the cafe and patio of the popular Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop in Leakey are decorated with numerous bit of destroyed fairings and such. Sweepings from the road, they are. There's also the Bent Rim Grille in the area.
Practice counter-steering and trail braking... I'm just saying. ::)