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I am in for a SW Missouri Rally ....
John
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John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
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'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
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We had the Meeting of the Minds here in the DFW area until last year in Texas but had to stop since we have three teenagers in band and that has become all consuming.
(did I mention ALL consuming? lol)
We almost need two areas. Having it here in the DFW area, it was a little more central to the midwestern states as well as south Texas. Anything north of that and we lost a lot of our original TeXSives due to distance. Anything south and we'd lose some of our members from other surrounding states.
Besides, there isn't much in the way of good riding roads here.
It'd be nice to have someone in your area take up the gauntlet. Definitely some nice roads in your state (and those surrounding).
81 SH Something Special
81 frame, 80 tank and side covers, 79 tail light and carbs, 78 engine, 750 final drive mod, Geezer rec/reg, 140 mains, LH wheels
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80 LG Black Magic
78 E Standard Practice
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There hasn't been a Talimena Rally since Trainzz accident.
Good riding there and fairly centralized.
JATGreg
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80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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My father-in-law and I have talked about making a trip to Talimiea Drive. Nothing set in stone yet.Richard
'79 XS1100SF "Phantom Stranger" full fairing w/radio and cd player, H-D Roadking trunk, everything else stock
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My father-in-law and I have talked about making a trip to Talimena Drive. Nothing set in stone yet.Richard
'79 XS1100SF "Phantom Stranger" full fairing w/radio and cd player, H-D Roadking trunk, everything else stock
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We used to get a pretty good turnout for the Talimena rally, but yeah, Tranzz death did put a serious damper on that, along with the fact that there were a few people that we got tired of. A couple didn't ride very well, yet kept jumping back into the middle of the pack at stops causing HUGE gaps in the group. Several would get by them, but then at the next stop, they'd jump right out there in front of those people again. Then there's the time they screwed up the whole rally because they wanted a pic with the group, but after riding all day, they wouldn't ride another 9 miles to the overlook where we'd already planned a group pic. There's a lot more I could get into with the ones I'm talking of, but with some of their drunken comments the night Trainzz died, there's still some ticked off individuals.
I'd try to have an enjoyable day, but people would gripe that I was leading too fast, then others would gripe that I was going too slow, but the slow ones didn't want to get their own group. Then they'd gripe at how long the gas and lunch stops were. It just got to be such a PITA that I thought it ended up being a lot like trying to herd cats.
We now have a smaller group of regular guys that usually go up to Eureka Springs, AR for the weekend at least a couple times a year and go tear up the roads between there and I-40 to the south. Talimena doesn't sound like a bad idea though, but I've got zero interest in leading a big rally again.Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
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'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and would be glad to start organizing a ride for next year. Too much going on this summer for me to plan a decent ride.TomComment
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There's a rally this weekend in Wisconsin Tom. You should go!
http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37163Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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Me and another XSive are meeting at the Mobile station at I-94 and Pewaukee Road ( Highway 164) out In Pewaukee at 2:30 pm tomorrow afternoon to head to the rally this weekend If you want to join.Originally posted by LVTom View Post
Let me know!Nathan
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
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