red bud's tripp'n

Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Day Trippin'' started by red bud, Jul 13, 2011.

  1. red bud

    red bud alky w/motorcycle problem Supporter

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    got hooked here by ride reports, thought i'd try one........so this is my first rr, couldn't resist saying that:D cause everybody does

    i've been in memphis alittle while now and keep hearing about nw arkansaw hills, so it was time to check em out

    sat left work about 3 packed the bike and here we go

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    the pyrimid leaving town, looking for cruves

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    crossing the mighty mississippi, old black sabath playing on the old sony walkman:super

    stop in west memphis, ironbut gas stop, card in gas in, gooo

    "they'res cruves in them there hills"

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    east ark, no hills yet

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    hot & pink floyds playing:trp 50 - 70 miles in and i'm thinking how glad i am to have the walkman when i stretch and watch it go flying behind me:eek1

    go back it's flat

    don't know why i didn't take a picture

    gas stop in black rock (makes me think of black oak arkansaw don't know why)

    see a doller store and new tunes :clap

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    6$ bucks and it's about the same uglyass easter egg color as the bike, i'm set
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  2. bikerfish

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    red bud, what tire ya running on the front of that roadster?
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  3. red bud

    red bud alky w/motorcycle problem Supporter

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    now there's something i don't see every day

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    there we are hills cruves and everything

    seeing the sites
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    yeap those are campers
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  4. red bud

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    so i go tru hardy and see signs that say bike rally, let's see what this is all about, pull into a valley with a river going tru it. Stop at the gate and ask the guy there what's going on in there. Well the wet tshirt contest just started:huh ok i'm in

    the only picture i could get away with here

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    after wards looked around


    a man and his duck

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    some prutty womens

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    some wild women

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    some good bands
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    wound up camped by the river stayed up to late with my new neighbors:freaky
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    The relationship between a man and his duck is a beautiful thing. :cry
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  6. red bud

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    planned to sleep in woke up around 7 it was allready hot,

    veiw from the tent, saw some brim swimming around but wanted to get some wind moveing so no fishing this morning[​IMG]


    had a good breakfast in hardy, don't remember the name of the place but it was packed

    headed out and saw welcome to missouri sigh

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  7. red bud

    red bud alky w/motorcycle problem Supporter

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    [​IMG][​IMG] ya know i had to stop and get this picture
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    headed back to the flatlands and home

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    heading back at a gas stop got a message from land he was heading west and should be in memphis tonight

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    when i left for work he was still deciding between texas and colorado


    i'm jealous

    hope u enjoyed it
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  8. red bud

    red bud alky w/motorcycle problem Supporter

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    i think it's a kenda rear tire turned backwards
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  9. Kurt

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    You got my email for the ones you couldn't post here, right???
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    It had to be a hot ride leaving at 3 in the afternoon. I'm in Memphis 5 nights a week and it's usuelly hotter than Huntsville or Atlanta. I rode through Arkansas a long time ago and after passing through Memphis it seemed to take forever to get through the flatlands and find some curves.
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    definitly hotter than atl, i'm learning. ya know they'res a adv dinner every thrus in memphis don't cya
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    Tn. Walrus Knuckle Dragger

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    REDBUD!!!!!!!! Nice RR man. You coming to dinner this week??
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  13. red bud

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    thanks, planning to be there:dg
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  14. nanohiccup

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    Man that is one fugly bike!
    Other scenery pics are nice though..
    Thx for sharing
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    :eek1heeeyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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  17. red bud

    red bud alky w/motorcycle problem Supporter

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    wifey and my buddy chad in and on his new sidecar rig


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    he own's the big bear cafe in gainesville

    if ya get the chance stop in they do a biker breakfast on sat mornings, they might be 2 bikes there and they're might be 40???
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  18. red bud

    red bud alky w/motorcycle problem Supporter

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    ok sence i called it 2011, drop back to earlier in the yr

    starting with alittle trip to bikeweek with my dad

    not a good start

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    the great state of ga was having a motorcycle saftey check (when they going to have a ford, camery, pickup etc....saftey check) Saw a flashing sign saying mc saftey check at a weight station next sign was off, weight stations sign said closed so we blew right on by and saw these guys pulling out so we pulled over. 4 cars in chase:eek1 they checked our linsece and insurance, and send us on our way. nice enough officers but still don't know what the saftey part was??

    YOUR TAX DOLLAR AT WORK

    rain followed us all the to daytona we got there afterdark went to the ironhorse, snack shack and hooked up with friends at the bank on main
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  19. kstall20

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    :clap Sounds like a great ride!!
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  20. red bud

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    so the for the rest of the week we ride and bar hop

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