MCRyder
10-29-2005, 05:37 PM
Journeyed to the Harvest Classic European & Vintage Motorcycle Rally held in Luckenback, TX last weekend, Oct. 21-23. Rode my BMW K11RS, which I think was the only model there. The Vintage show had a couple of Beemers present, I remember an R27 on display. Good number of Beemers riders in attendance, including a couple hacks. Lotsa Triumphs, Nortons, Guzzi present. Saw 2 Laverda RGS 1000's (both red), seen photos but never in person, nice! Spoke to the owner of one, he got his outta CT, only 5800 miles on the odometer, very clean. He was quite proud and excited by his new ride, can't blame him. Kinda had a Beemer quality to it with the fairing. Coolest bike was a Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, black and a double leading front drum brake. I get dizzy at shows like this, so much iron to stare at :hungover .
Finally made it to the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum. If you're ever within a hundred miles of Vanderpool, TX take the time to ride on over. The owner is a true motorcyclist enthusiast (Australian I believe) and has some wonderful vintage motorcycles on display, both full restored and road used. He races in vintage class and has taken some high finishes. One of his bikes is a Norton Manx he campaigns. His taste is wide ranging, British, Italian, German, American. It was a well spent $5 and I got the t-shirt. Here's the web site: http://lonestarmotorcyclemuseum.com/ for your viewing pleasure. Some of the best roads in the Texas Hill Country converge near his place. I explored some I hadn't been on before, a couple were of the YEEHAA! kind, hadda lotta fun out there.
Like all good things, this one had to come to an end. Left for home Sunday. The weather thus far had been great, very cool in the mornings and evenings and getting to the low 70's by midday and clear skies. Great for riding and camping. Unfortunately the weather turned a little bitter on the way home. About an hour into the ride the wind started blowing in from the north, it stood at about 30-35 MPH and was COLD. I was headed due east and so had to fight it the rest of the way home. My left side was sore the next day from the muscular exertion of leaning the KRS into the wind and from the cold. But I got home safely, something I am always thankful for. All in all I covered about 850 miles over the weekend. I really like the KRS for these one-up tours. For me it's comfortable for 300+ mile days and it's a great sport tour mount, and both the sport and tour stuff was in good supply on this trip. Of course, once again, I want to move outta East Texas and down to the Hill Country. It's the roads, the small towns, the atmosphere, the clear creeks that run through the area, the roads (oh yeah, covered that :laugh ). It's a paradise for Lone Star riders.
Finally made it to the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum. If you're ever within a hundred miles of Vanderpool, TX take the time to ride on over. The owner is a true motorcyclist enthusiast (Australian I believe) and has some wonderful vintage motorcycles on display, both full restored and road used. He races in vintage class and has taken some high finishes. One of his bikes is a Norton Manx he campaigns. His taste is wide ranging, British, Italian, German, American. It was a well spent $5 and I got the t-shirt. Here's the web site: http://lonestarmotorcyclemuseum.com/ for your viewing pleasure. Some of the best roads in the Texas Hill Country converge near his place. I explored some I hadn't been on before, a couple were of the YEEHAA! kind, hadda lotta fun out there.
Like all good things, this one had to come to an end. Left for home Sunday. The weather thus far had been great, very cool in the mornings and evenings and getting to the low 70's by midday and clear skies. Great for riding and camping. Unfortunately the weather turned a little bitter on the way home. About an hour into the ride the wind started blowing in from the north, it stood at about 30-35 MPH and was COLD. I was headed due east and so had to fight it the rest of the way home. My left side was sore the next day from the muscular exertion of leaning the KRS into the wind and from the cold. But I got home safely, something I am always thankful for. All in all I covered about 850 miles over the weekend. I really like the KRS for these one-up tours. For me it's comfortable for 300+ mile days and it's a great sport tour mount, and both the sport and tour stuff was in good supply on this trip. Of course, once again, I want to move outta East Texas and down to the Hill Country. It's the roads, the small towns, the atmosphere, the clear creeks that run through the area, the roads (oh yeah, covered that :laugh ). It's a paradise for Lone Star riders.