Author Topic: The Oklahoma camp out (Read 176609 times)

rudyr · « **Reply #90 on:** October 06, 2015, 07:43:25 PM »

I've got such a load with Dusty feet pegs I've had to get Rose &myself a small toy hauler . So let it rain we can be dry &I drink hot coffe or what ever.rudyr

rudyr · « **Reply #91 on:** October 06, 2015, 09:07:13 PM »

[iDusty when you'll going down? rose & I or thu. . If no one ther we may ride to Hatefeil. I us to go their. West of their in the pine's their or some not so nice people if your not know. going to try find an old friend. But can't ask to many question. This is harvest time almost.rudyr

oldbike54 · « **Reply #92 on:** October 06, 2015, 09:28:58 PM »

Quote from: rudyr on October 06, 2015, 09:07:13 PM

[iDusty when you'll going down? rose & I or thu. . If no one ther we may ride to Hatefeil. I us to go their. West of their in the pine's their or some not so nice people if your not know. going to try find an old friend. But can't ask to many question. This is harvest time almost.rudyr

I'll be there Thursday Rudy .

Dusty

PJPR01 · « **Reply #93 on:** October 06, 2015, 09:45:29 PM »

Looks like it will be mid to late Friday afternoon arrival for me, unless I decide to detour thru Mena on the way up and then it might be early evening! Save me a camping spot please!

I was hoping to get away Thursday evening, but that seems very unlikely now, so it will be a longer haul starting early Friday morning.

Paul

oldbike54 · « **Reply #94 on:** October 06, 2015, 10:27:44 PM »

Paul , if nothing else Dave will share his hammock

There will be plenty of room , don't worry .

Dusty

davedel44 · « **Reply #95 on:** October 06, 2015, 11:16:02 PM »

Get your own hammocks!

Dave
Galveston

rudyr · « **Reply #96 on:** October 07, 2015, 03:50:51 AM »

Very good see you.rudyr

Linerpilot1 · « **Reply #97 on:** October 07, 2015, 04:41:44 PM »

Should be there Thursday afternoon. Can't wait. Weather looks gorgeous.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #98 on:** October 07, 2015, 08:00:03 PM »

Looks like I am actually going to make it, yea! Should get there late Friday afternoon. Six miles straight north of Talimena?
GliderJohn

SmithSwede · « **Reply #99 on:** October 07, 2015, 09:15:50 PM »

Dusty. I'm in New York City. Help!

Plan to be there. Late, late Friday. Or sorta early Saturday.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #100 on:** October 07, 2015, 10:14:58 PM »

Quote from: gliderjohn on October 07, 2015, 08:00:03 PM

Looks like I am actually going to make it, yea! Should get there late Friday afternoon. Six miles straight north of Talimena?
GliderJohn

Pretty much John , highway 271 .

Quote from: SmithSwede on October 07, 2015, 09:15:50 PM

Dusty. I'm in New York City. Help!

Plan to be there. Late, late Friday. Or sorta early Saturday.

Just parachute out over the park Prescott

Dusty

rocker59 · « **Reply #101 on:** October 08, 2015, 06:59:52 PM »

Planning to be there Saturday mid-morning. On the V7 Special.

LowRyter · « **Reply #102 on:** October 08, 2015, 07:26:17 PM »

Darren and I are planning to head out Saturday. Might stop on the way and eat at Krebs. Likely be there in afternoon.

I finally got a new TPS on the EV and it's running good.

guzzi4me · « **Reply #103 on:** October 08, 2015, 10:55:45 PM »

Dusty wasn't able to create a Star Trek transporter out of an old microwave so I guess I will
have to wait for pictures...

Hope you all have fun!! Enjoy...wish I could be there...

Jeff

jcctx · « **Reply #104 on:** October 09, 2015, 08:45:10 AM »

Was supposed to be on the road now, but took a tumble off the back steps in the dark last evening; resulting in a sprained ankle, bruised knee and hip with skinned up elbow. Take pics and post, please!!

rocker59 · « **Reply #105 on:** October 09, 2015, 11:11:07 AM »

Going to be a rainy afternoon in the Talihina area today, with the cold front pushing through.

Getting it out of the way early is good, though. Hopefully no evening thunderstorms.

Tomorrow should be a beautiful fall day in the Winding Stair Mountains.

davedel44 · « **Reply #106 on:** October 09, 2015, 03:43:46 PM »

Quote from: jcctx on October 09, 2015, 08:45:10 AM

Was supposed to be on the road now, but took a tumble off the back steps in the dark last evening; resulting in a sprained ankle, bruised knee and hip with skinned up elbow. Take pics and post, please!!

Darn Joe.

Hope your better soon

Dave
Galveston

rocker59 · « **Reply #107 on:** October 10, 2015, 08:28:42 PM »

Beautiful day in those Oklahoma Hills. I rode down this morning, visited with the folks hanging 'round, then we had a nice group ride on Talimena Drive.

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #108 on:** October 11, 2015, 01:02:58 AM »

RAT FLATULANCE! I wish I was there! Work, Work, Work

Bonafide Bob · « **Reply #109 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:06:47 AM »

I stopped by yesterday for a visit, great folks, beautiful campgrounds and super cool tee shirts.

Bob

Luap McKeever · « **Reply #110 on:** October 11, 2015, 12:00:08 PM »

Perfect weather this weekend. Great campout. A fella could wait many years to get the mountain as clear as it was yesterday. I spent 4 hours up on top of that beauty. Thanks to Doug and Dusty and all those that showed up to help us keep these things going.

tiger_one · « **Reply #111 on:** October 11, 2015, 12:15:52 PM »

I bet it was a great ride! We have 4 or 5 riders going up to Mountain View thursday for the weekend, hope the good weather continues.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #112 on:** October 11, 2015, 04:10:01 PM »

Guess I am really lucky as I was on Dusty's mountain ride yesterday and this was my first time to these mountains. Wonderfull ride & scenery. When we returned I felt like I had workout from putting the Norge through the paces. I love return rides on Sundays when traffic is generally lower and less law enforcement out. Left Talamina at 7:30 this morning and was home at 2:45 and just shy of 400 miles. A Norge will eat the miles if you can give her some loose rein.

Also had some great interactions with locals and some biker type folk at the motel. Thanks to all responsible for a great time.

GliderJoh

oldbike54 · « **Reply #113 on:** October 11, 2015, 04:38:50 PM »

Dang , we had a great time this year , warm weather , no fog on the mountain , some new younger attendees , made a few new friends and caught up with some old ones , all in all simply a tremendous time . JN my old Okie buddy , hope you saw how we honored your memory .

Just a few things to mention .

1 Our coon ass friends are a hoot and the Fri night gumbo was amazing , and several of us were made honorary coon asses , pretty cool in my book

2 The Kansas contingent , well , you guys know how we all feel about you

3 For the first time in years , the Okies came out in force , good to see everyone

4 Rocker only thinks he is faster on his fast bike than on his "Little bike"

5 Fubar deserves a break , and his lovely S.O. is a real trooper

6 Luap is absolutely hilarious , and in combination with Chet they can play some wicked practical jokes

7 As always , Doug is incredible , thanks .

8 Hope everyone made it home alright .

9 Oh , yes the ride on Sat was spirited , fun to ride with folks that are so competent on their motorbikes

More later after my mind returns to normal , but thanks to everyone for making this one so good

Dusty

travelingbyguzzi · « **Reply #114 on:** October 11, 2015, 04:44:38 PM »

It was a good one. Thanks to all who pitched in and kept things rolling.
The weather was great.
The campground host said we would have to do something pretty bad to get kicked out, so if you missed it this year, there is always 2016!

AMGeneral · « **Reply #115 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:06:35 PM »

Made it home fine. That rear tire held out. But pretty much used up now. Jackals gettin' new rubber over the winter so no big deal. Odom turned over 81,100 on the way home. that means I have made it 62,000 with my Jackal. Every mile has been worth it meeting all my camp-out friends!

Thanks go to Doug who shelled out the time and effort to cook all weekend. The local grocery store is changing owners and was nearly cleaned out. He made it work and we had some great grub all weekend. Hope the donations and t-shirt sales made the weekend a positive for ya. Thanks!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all the story tellin' around the camp fires. It was great to end my camp-out season with a great one! And I am one of the RCA's also. Thanks guys, I think I now have a theme for my project bike build.

Hope everyone made it home ok.

See ya at CedarVale in 2016!

PJPR01 · « **Reply #116 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:20:43 PM »

Whew! 435 miles door to door this morning with most of the roads mostly to myself and a few other riders, left Talimena State Park promptly at 8 this morning and rode some FUN sweepers on the way home. Highway 2 in OK is a good one! With a few stops along the way to stretch, gas up and fuel the steel horse and myself, I made it home to Houston in 8 hours - the Norge just purrs along non stop with nary a hiccup. Overall mileage for the 3 day weekend was close to 1150 including an extremely fun and circuitous ride up to Mena from Houston on Friday, wicked wicked fog on the Talimena Byway late Friday afternoon, but then a chance for a repeat Saturday morning with impeccable temps and a chance to appreciate the great views up top on a clear day!

Made it over to Mena and ran into Dave (Galveston) - we each had our return routes to run back to Talimena Park...he took the south, I took the north and ran thru to Lake Wister, Heavener and back. Ran into another Guzzi owner and his cousin in Mena driving a Griso...hope they had a chance to stop by during the day to visit.

Many many thanks to Dusty and Doug for hosting and putting on a great event...super to meet a lot of the folks on the board face to face and match names, faces and personalities! :)

Fubar...next time the drinks are on me...many thanks for sharing that special recipe! Hope P. is ok!

Bill...thoroughly enjoyed our adventure chats and conversations on a whole host of topics...catch you on the road one of these days.

Luap and crew...great to meet you all as well and share part of the Kansas campfire.

Beaver, Preston...great to see you both again...seems like just a week ago we were all in Lindale! :)

Cheers all!
Paul

p.s. Looking forward now to Harvest Classic in Luckenbach...see some of you all there again shortly!

PJPR01 · « **Reply #117 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:53:11 PM »

A few choice pics to share here, if anyone else had some good ones, post them up!

and finally...Happy Pre-Halloween stop on the way home...

davedel44 · « **Reply #118 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:53:15 PM »

Good fun, good friends, good riding and good food, what more could you ask for? Many thanks to the hosts Doug and Dusty and the many volunteers who made this event a great success.

What a wonderful way to honor a Guzzi ledgend.
God Bless you JN wherever you're riding now.

Dave
Galveston

LowRyter · « **Reply #119 on:** October 11, 2015, 07:03:17 PM »

Well on the way home, after some rides in the twisties Darren and I got as far as Stigler. Stopped for breakfast and my rear tire was GONE. I mean huge chunks of rubber missing. Even some of the cord was shredded. (I thought the bike was handling poorly.) I tiptoed it at 30 mph until we got to I-40. I thought I might get my sister at her lake house but she was gone on vacation. I was about to look for a UHaul when Darren called his son to bring the trailer.

Darren and I watched Moto GP on his phone while we waited. We got home after 4 today.

Thanks Darren. Yes, I was stupid.

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