Hot Springs-Caddo Valley May 31-June 2nd - Page 4

petenomad · 05-31-2013, 04:53 PM

Those 10mph switchbacks really aren't much fun. Thankfully there aren't too many of them. After that, it was pretty nice.
I'll have to try that stretch of 123 another time. It looks good too! Unfortunately with 450 miles to get home Sunday, and work Monday morning, I'll likely just blast back on the interstate.

**sacarriker** · 05-31-2013, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Framer

Well once again it looks like the weather has turned to crap 60 to 80 percent of strong storms for Caddo Valley. Is everybody still going? If so I'll see you guys late tonight.

We are here. Where are you?

**Rasta** · 05-31-2013, 10:33 PM

You guys stay safe !!

petenomad · 06-01-2013, 09:49 PM

Short ride today only about 50 miles till storms chased us back to the motel. Still had fun visiting with the Bill and Cheryl, Scott and Jude, Brik and Karen and David and Lynn. Dave and Crystal arrived around 5:30 - paddles in hand. Damn its wet around here.

Tomorrow looks dry. I believe most of the group will take the loop Dave planned tomorrow morning. I will probably head north early and try to add in a few curvy roads along the way back home.

Really enjoyed the comradirie. Great to see old friends and make a couple of new ones.

**Framer** · 06-02-2013, 07:48 PM

Besides my wife there are 3 great things in my life. Friends, food and motorcycle riding. Well this weekend we had two out of three and riding wasn't one of them. We managed to still have fun. It was a great time with good people. I'm sure I'll see you all in Antlers and Scott I'll see you in Eureka Springs.

petenomad · 06-02-2013, 07:52 PM

Made it home a little before 5:00. right at 450 miles today. Rode up 7, skirted around Hot Springs, then 7 to 64 West to 21 North to 412 and west to 540 and on home. Good to see everyone. Really looking forward to the national now!

**BudMan** · 06-02-2013, 09:21 PM

Crystal and I rode the first part of todays ride with Scott, Jude, Bill and Cheryl.
We took AR 7 north thru Hot Springs. Hwy 7 from Jessieville to Ola is some of Arkansas best riding.
We stopped at Ola for fuel. Crystal and I headed west to the house from there
and they headed back to Caddo Valley via Mt. Ida. Good to see everyone again.
And nice to meet a couple of SC folks I hadn't met before.
Like Glenn, it makes me ready to go to Colorado.
Thanks to Bill and Scott for getting this together.

Glenn, looking forward to seeing you and Ann in Estes Park.
We'll see the rest of you Antlers.

**billmac** · 06-03-2013, 12:08 AM

Great to see so many turned out for what was a wet Saturday. Clearly Budman and Crystal are not sissies, they rode in to Caddo Valley Saturday while buckets of rain were coming down.

Everyone is gone now, except for Scott, Jude, Cheryl and me. Today we rode 250 miles of some of Arkansas finest roads. We plan to ride more tomorrow and then leave Tuesday.

Glad we all were not sissies and stuck with the plan. The rest of the SouthCentral group will be hearing about the fun and good riding they missed.

ndbigfish · 06-03-2013, 06:41 PM

It was fun, we enjoyed ourselves and we had some memorable riding. Our thanks to Bill and Scott for organizing and getting us together. The Mrs. and I enjoyed seeing old friends and making some new ones. Framer it was nice to meet you and your wife. I hope everything is okay at home when you return. We hustled home in just over eight hours; riding the 500 miles, just stopping to get fuel so we could make our daughter's graduation.

**billmac** · 06-03-2013, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ndbigfish

It was fun, we enjoyed ourselves and we had some memorable riding. Our thanks to Bill and Scott for organizing and getting us together. The Mrs. and I enjoyed seeing old friends and making some new ones. Framer it was nice to meet you and your wife. I hope everything is okay at home when you return. We hustled home in just over eight hours; riding the 500 miles, just stopping to get fuel so we could make our daughter's graduation.

Glad you posted Brik, we were hoping all went smooth for the graduation. Good to see you and Karen again. So glad you made it.

BTW, I like the new Harley and that may be my next bike. Especially if Karen doesn't quit bragging about the rear seat. lol

ndbigfish · 06-04-2013, 05:59 PM

We had a good time. We hope it doesn't take a year to see some of our form friends again. Bill your right, the Mrs. is a big fan of the pillion on the FLHTCU. I think Dave and Crystal should get some kind of South Central boating award because they didn't ride; they power boated to Caddo Valley.

**Framer** · 06-04-2013, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ndbigfish

It was fun, we enjoyed ourselves and we had some memorable riding. Our thanks to Bill and Scott for organizing and getting us together. The Mrs. and I enjoyed seeing old friends and making some new ones. Framer it was nice to meet you and your wife. I hope everything is okay at home when you return. We hustled home in just over eight hours; riding the 500 miles, just stopping to get fuel so we could make our daughter's graduation.

It was good meeting you too Brik and your wife Karen. Every time a meet VBA member I seem to learn something. I did what you suggested and went to wal-mart and bought a filter and T6 oil. So now I have fresh oil and the bike ready for Eureka Springs tomorrow. Hope to see you and your wife in Antler. When we were heading home my wife informed me she going to Antler's with me.

**billmac** · 06-04-2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Framer

It was good meeting you too Brik and your wife Karen. Every time a meet VBA member I seem to learn something. I did what you suggested and went to wal-mart and bought a filter and T6 oil. So now I have fresh oil and the bike ready for Eureka Springs tomorrow. Hope to see you and your wife in Antler. When we were heading home my wife informed me she going to Antler's with me.

Gee whiz, David B. , if your wife enjoyed the rain trip, she is hooked and definitely one of us.

Brik is one smart fellow, even if he has switched to a bike with more initials than I can keep up with.

See you in Antlers, if not before.

ndbigfish · 06-04-2013, 08:28 PM

Framer have a good time in Eureka Springs; I'm envious. I hope the T6 will serve you well. I have favorable responses from other friends that have it in their bikes and I liked in my Nomads. I believe the engine ran cooler and shifted better. The improved shifting remained through to the next oil change. Ride Safe.

05-31-2013, 04:53 PM	#46
petenomad Sr. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 1,135	Those 10mph switchbacks really aren't much fun. Thankfully there aren't too many of them. After that, it was pretty nice. I'll have to try that stretch of 123 another time. It looks good too! Unfortunately with 450 miles to get home Sunday, and work Monday morning, I'll likely just blast back on the interstate. __________________ Glenn petenomad Peterman 2016 BMW R1200RT 2012 Candy Arabian Red Concours - Traded at 23000 miles 2008 Red/Black Nomad - Traded at 29500 miles Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-31-2013, 10:33 PM	#48
Rasta Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ankeny Iowa Posts: 3,696	You guys stay safe !! __________________ VROC#34321 VBA#01867 2012 NCR Rally Savanna. IL. 2013 National Rally Estes Park, CO 2014 NC/SC Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View AR 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH 2015 VBA/VRA Eureka Springs AR 2015 Antlers Rally, Antlers OK. 2016 SCR Rally Salem MO. 2016 NCR Rally Hillsboro WI 2017 Eureka Springs AR 2017 National Rally Lake George NY 2004 Blue and Silver 1500 Nomad(RIP 9-26-19) 2000 Red and Silver 1500 Nomad 2012 Pearl White 1700 Voyager
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06-01-2013, 09:49 PM	#49
petenomad Sr. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 1,135	Short ride today only about 50 miles till storms chased us back to the motel. Still had fun visiting with the Bill and Cheryl, Scott and Jude, Brik and Karen and David and Lynn. Dave and Crystal arrived around 5:30 - paddles in hand. Damn its wet around here. Tomorrow looks dry. I believe most of the group will take the loop Dave planned tomorrow morning. I will probably head north early and try to add in a few curvy roads along the way back home. Really enjoyed the comradirie. Great to see old friends and make a couple of new ones. __________________ Glenn petenomad Peterman 2016 BMW R1200RT 2012 Candy Arabian Red Concours - Traded at 23000 miles 2008 Red/Black Nomad - Traded at 29500 miles
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06-02-2013, 07:48 PM	#50
Framer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Piedmont OK Posts: 2,207	Besides my wife there are 3 great things in my life. Friends, food and motorcycle riding. Well this weekend we had two out of three and riding wasn't one of them. We managed to still have fun. It was a great time with good people. I'm sure I'll see you all in Antlers and Scott I'll see you in Eureka Springs. __________________ David (Framer) Marang 2018 Harley Davidson Ultra Limited VBA#02245 VROC#35311 2013 Antlers 2014 Mountain View 2014 Antlers 2015 Eureka Springs 2015 Antlers 2016 Salem 2016 Antlers 2017 Eureka Springs 2017 Lake George 2017 Antlers 2018 Custer Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by Framer; 06-02-2013 at 11:29 PM.
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06-02-2013, 07:52 PM	#51
petenomad Sr. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 1,135	Made it home a little before 5:00. right at 450 miles today. Rode up 7, skirted around Hot Springs, then 7 to 64 West to 21 North to 412 and west to 540 and on home. Good to see everyone. Really looking forward to the national now! __________________ Glenn petenomad Peterman 2016 BMW R1200RT 2012 Candy Arabian Red Concours - Traded at 23000 miles 2008 Red/Black Nomad - Traded at 29500 miles
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06-02-2013, 09:21 PM	#52
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Crystal and I rode the first part of todays ride with Scott, Jude, Bill and Cheryl. We took AR 7 north thru Hot Springs. Hwy 7 from Jessieville to Ola is some of Arkansas best riding. We stopped at Ola for fuel. Crystal and I headed west to the house from there and they headed back to Caddo Valley via Mt. Ida. Good to see everyone again. And nice to meet a couple of SC folks I hadn't met before. Like Glenn, it makes me ready to go to Colorado. Thanks to Bill and Scott for getting this together. Glenn, looking forward to seeing you and Ann in Estes Park. We'll see the rest of you Antlers. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
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06-03-2013, 12:08 AM	#53
billmac Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,472	Great to see so many turned out for what was a wet Saturday. Clearly Budman and Crystal are not sissies, they rode in to Caddo Valley Saturday while buckets of rain were coming down. Everyone is gone now, except for Scott, Jude, Cheryl and me. Today we rode 250 miles of some of Arkansas finest roads. We plan to ride more tomorrow and then leave Tuesday. Glad we all were not sissies and stuck with the plan. The rest of the SouthCentral group will be hearing about the fun and good riding they missed.
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06-03-2013, 06:41 PM	#54
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	It was fun, we enjoyed ourselves and we had some memorable riding. Our thanks to Bill and Scott for organizing and getting us together. The Mrs. and I enjoyed seeing old friends and making some new ones. Framer it was nice to meet you and your wife. I hope everything is okay at home when you return. We hustled home in just over eight hours; riding the 500 miles, just stopping to get fuel so we could make our daughter's graduation. __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13
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06-04-2013, 05:59 PM	#56
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	We had a good time. We hope it doesn't take a year to see some of our form friends again. Bill your right, the Mrs. is a big fan of the pillion on the FLHTCU. I think Dave and Crystal should get some kind of South Central boating award because they didn't ride; they power boated to Caddo Valley. __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13
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06-04-2013, 08:28 PM	#59
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	Framer have a good time in Eureka Springs; I'm envious. I hope the T6 will serve you well. I have favorable responses from other friends that have it in their bikes and I liked in my Nomads. I believe the engine ran cooler and shifted better. The improved shifting remained through to the next oil change. Ride Safe. __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13
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