Best ride ever

We recently moved to Texas, Dallas area far south. Some of the best riding I have seen.
When we moved, I lost my riding partner and have been going solo for some time. He was able to come down from Illinois for about a week and we had a great time. He was on my HD and I was on the 750 Commando. Put more miles on it than I ever have. It ran like a million bucks and the week was just a joy. I guess I need to ride it more.
Thanks for listening.

Good for you. When a Commando is running well they can really make you smile.

Nothing in the world can beat a snortin' Norton ruling it's element while you're on top of it. I like to capture that sensation at least once a day if I can because I know the clock is ticking.

If you enjoyed it that much it proves you need to do it more often. Too bad Dallas is flatlands. The Hill Country would serve much better, but we play the hand we're dealt. Keep riding.

Enjoy! Looks like a great day out for you both. Love your Commando as it deserves.
Cheers, Martin

Wish I was back in Texas for a ride. It snowed 5 inches here yesterday.

Never been. Would love to visit. Any fishing ?

Torontonian said:

Never been. Would love to visit. Any fishing ?

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Around 7000 lakes in Texas. There might be a fish or two.

A multitude of rivers and the whole Gulf of Mexico. There's some fishing no doubt.

Sounds great then.

Makes you feel like a kid again don't it.

Looking forward to my traditional end of season Thanksgiving ride next week.

Jealous of you guys with the nice weather and good roads.

I took a cruise around noonish today and it was 69F. Just right and the old 850 was rumbling along in a busy manner. All vibration vanishing as she approached 2600, so business as usual again.... Even let her wind up a bit as a reward for being so good.... Big damn bugs were about also... They hurt too.

I rode an R100 BMW through Texas both ways in 1986. I loved the roads, the vistas, and most of all the people. We could use a few more Texans here in the Northeast.

Come on down to the hill country, the riding gets MUCH better! I'm right here near Lake Travis...

There's hills & twisties aplenty where grandpaul is.... Even real trees... not just scrub & brush. Great eats too.

comnoz said:

Around 7000 lakes in Texas. There might be a fish or two.

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Depends on where you are. As far north as Bryan Texas there were warnings at some ponds, "Don't let your dog swim in pond -- Allegator." Then, of course, the fire ants waiting for you to get a flat or a breakdown and crouch down or sit down next to your bike to fix it. But all in all, weather is good except for a week or two of chilly days.

Don't worry because if those little boogers ever adapt to the cold everyone in the higher latitudes will learn all they need to know about fire ants.... They have managed to come from La. and swamp Tx. in the last say 54 years because they weren't here when I was 12..... You folks want no truck with them.

jbruney said:

Don't worry because if those little boogers ever adapt to the cold everyone in the higher latitudes will learn all they need to know about fire ants.... They have managed to come from La. and swamp Tx. in the last say 54 years because they weren't here when I was 12..... You folks want no truck with them.

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I found out about them on my first bicycle ride into the countryside down there. Got a flat about 15 miles out when it was getting dark. Sat in the dirt next to the deserted road to fix it. And they came. I had no clue what the hell they were, but they sure liked the sweaty parts of my bike handlebars and my helmet! Slapping away I dragged the bike to the middle of the asphalt and finished up there. Whew. Years later upon graduation I asked the entomology department, "What's the northern most range possible of the fire ant?" "We don't expect they will survive north of the Ohio river because of the cold weather. And that's where I went for a job. So far, so good. They are the ancient precursors of both modern ants And wasps! They have a very strong bite that will generate a burning stinging infection site, And they hold on to you that way and curl their abdomens around and sting you! And that really hurts! Their mounds are everywhere down there. They came on a banana boat and got off in Georgia, I think, in the early thirties. They generally traveled west. They are attracted to strong electrical currents (I believe it's actually the magnetic field that is generated) and posed a potential problem for the proposed super-collider. They have killed off the fireflies, a lot of turtles and even calves born in the field. And, incidentally, a few drunks. My poor theory is they travel perpendicularly to a magnetic field. Thus, against earths field lines they go east to west (or vice versa). Otherwise, there must be an isocline condusive to their survival between South and North America that would have enabled them to arrive here millions of years ago -- without resorting to an evil banana boat. Just to cap this, the ground current generated by a chain of the old Tesla idea of a generating station might lead them all into the gulf. Not practical for our homes and factories, but for fire ants -- maybe.

When rivers flood they raft up and ride it down carrying the queens, which are multiple. They've ravaged quail populations and everything else on the ground. I get particularly vicious about killing them when I can.... it is a seething hatred I harbor for them all... Not just the species, but the entire genus.

I just rode the hill country. Ants have slacked off. 4 yrs ago they were bad. You couldn’t stand still without shuffling your feet. Didn’t notice them this year.

We have great whites, deer ticks, beach sand on the corners, and tourists.