The last one was rained out so lets try again. I woulf realy appreciate it if the folks from the Houston are can give some suggestions on things to do after the ride. Please spread the word around so we get a good showing. We had 12 for the last one. Maybe we can get more for this one.

Place: Fulshear
Date: June 13
Time: 10 A.M.

Ride details graciously provided by Ollie:
From Fulshear, we'll scoot 3 or 4 miles west on FM-1093 to Simonton.
FM-1489 from Simonton to Brookshire, with nice tight sweepers.
From Brookshire, we'll follow FM-359 through pastoral open countryside to Hempstead, where we briefly follow FM-1488 (with some nice curves) over to SR-362.
On 362, we'll encouter hills, curves, and scenic vistas while making our way to Navasota.
In Navasota, we'll have a short butt / pee / water break. Well-fed Ninja Babies don't need gasoline that soon. :-)
Coming out of Navasota, we'll follow FM-3090 through the countryside to find numerous curves, scenic vistas, and more twisties. This road is a favorite of motorcyclists 'round here.
Up near Carlos, TX, we'll make a brief hop on SR-244 to get to SR-149.
SR-149 will take us thru the Sam Houston National Forest, where we will find tree-canopied curves and twisties to your heart's delight until we reach Montgomery.
From Montgomery, we'll head east, probably on SR-105 to reach Papa's on the Lake, a spacious establishment conducive to culinary pursuits and gregarious behavior.

The route is approx. 130 miles, with the butt break in the middle. I started break-in of my Ninja on these roads, along with another 150 miles or more of similar roads the day after I bought it.

We can meet at 10:00 a.m. in Fulshear and allow an hour or so for tire-kicking, lie-swapping, and general meet-and-greet activities. A 10:00 SSU Should put us at Papa's (kinda sorta) around 3:00 p.m. on the back side of the lunch rush, with more time for socializing.

I think you'll find it to be a thoroughly enjoyable day!


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fulshear+texas+restaurant&sll=29.691632,-95.880775&sspn=0.156579,0.255775&ie=UTF8&ll=29.690066,-95.89983&spn=0,359.90344&z=14&layer=c&cbll=29.690067,-95.899985&panoid=ViEY4MNHxKsC4d8m5-mwPA&cbp=12,265.6678221825887,,0,12.039999999999987

We will meet behind the gas pumps.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...59.929619&z=14

Sounds good to me! :D

No can do. Going out that weekend with my wife for our anniversary. You all better take a lot of pictures!

FYI, the links you posted are not coming up (could just be my computer...)

I am commited to this so if it turns out to be 100 riders or just 1 rider besides myself it's a go!

Date, so far, works for me...

haha damn, If I wasn't heading down to Austin the 15th-18th I could have got off work that Saturday, as it is, no can do. Have fun all.

Plus I couldn't see myself enjoying the 300 mile trip down on my 250, my cbr600f4i on the other hand.... mmmmmm

haha damn, If I wasn't heading down to Austin the 15th-18th I could have got off work that Saturday, as it is, no can do. Have fun all.

Plus I couldn't see myself enjoying the 300 mile trip down on my 250, my cbr600f4i on the other hand.... mmmmmm

There will be someone coming from Florida for this and he will be be doing somewhere around 500 miles.

I will be doing close to 300 miles myself.

I'll be on vacation with the family on the 13th. I'm not quite sure I'm up to the 300+ mile trip to the Houston area yet either. I'm still a newbie. I hope everyone has a really good time.

Unless the weather turns bad (again:mad:) I will be making this trip. The rain I had in my area on the 23rd made it impossible for me to leave. Rick - I'll be leaving on the 12th and if I can make it up to your area in time maybe we can ride around there for awhile.

Unless the weather turns bad (again:mad:) I will be making this trip. The rain I had in my area on the 23rd made it impossible for me to leave. Rick - I'll be leaving on the 12th and if I can make it up to your area in time maybe we can ride around there for awhile.

Do you want to meet up in Lake Charles as was the plan before?

Lake Charles is cool but it depends on when I leave on the 12th. I don't want to get to LC and sit around so I may shoot up toward Alexandria if I have time.

From the I-10 alexandria/Hwy 165 exit is about 1 1/2 hr and about the halfay point on hwy 165 is the Grand Casino Caushatta. http://www.coushattacasinoresort.com/
and of course there are the 3 Casino's in Lake Charles. Either way if you come up to Alexandria you have a place to stay the night in the spare bedroom. Mi Casa es su Casa.

Ya'll gots Casinos?!?!?!? :cool: I may be in trouble.......or getting in trouble on june 12, 2009:D

Since Ollie is from the Houston area he has graciously volunteered to map out a route starting from Fulshear going through some great twisties and stopping for a bite to eat at an eatery frequented by riders. He will post all the details.

I may try to make a camera mount for my new Nikon Coolpix, and then grab a video of some of the twisties out there.

I think the dealer by me has a few suction cup camera mounts I could use for a mount. I may resort to a DIY job. At least then people can see what we have to work with out here in Houston (which isn't much!).

Since Ollie is from the Houston area he has graciously volunteered to map out a route starting from Fulshear going through some great twisties and stopping for a bite to eat at an eatery frequented by riders. He will post all the details.

I'll get that posted tomorrow night (Friday p.m.) I gotta rack early for an early start in the a.m. :sleep:

Mark, get your video cam mounted and warmed up, cuz the twisties are comin' at ya ! :rad:

Thanks Ollie I appreciate your help in all of this. Without your help I was just going to try and wing it. Now I know all will have a good time.

:(:thumbup:There will be someone coming from Florida for this and he will be be doing somewhere around 500 miles.

I will be doing close to 300 miles myself.


I know i know, just hate having the bike at 9k or more rpms for hours on end. Get's on my nerves and just isn't fun :(

have you tried wearing earplugs when you ride? you could also regear the bike to lower highway cruising rpms.

Earplugs rock. I wore them once to try them out, and totally hate to ride without them now.

:(:thumbup:


I know i know, just hate having the bike at 9k or more rpms for hours on end. Get's on my nerves and just isn't fun :(

Put a 15 tooth front gear on there, and it will drop to about 8200 RPM at 70 mph indicated. That gets ride of the lovely 9K whine. :)

Since Ollie is from the Houston area he has graciously volunteered to map out a route starting from Fulshear going through some great twisties and stopping for a bite to eat at an eatery frequented by riders. He will post all the details.

Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the previously linked Fulshear location (also below). Snake, you might want to plug this into your original post up there.

From Fulshear, we'll scoot 3 or 4 miles west on FM-1093 to Simonton.
FM-1489 from Simonton to Brookshire, with nice tight sweepers.
From Brookshire, we'll follow FM-359 through pastoral open countryside to Hempstead, where we briefly follow FM-1488 (with some nice curves) over to SR-362.
On 362, we'll encouter hills, curves, and scenic vistas while making our way to Navasota.
In Navasota, we'll have a short butt / pee / water break. Well-fed Ninja Babies don't need gasoline that soon. :-)
Coming out of Navasota, we'll follow FM-3090 through the countryside to find numerous curves, scenic vistas, and more twisties. This road is a favorite of motorcyclists 'round here.
Up near Carlos, TX, we'll make a brief hop on SR-244 to get to SR-149.
SR-149 will take us thru the Sam Houston National Forest, where we will find tree-canopied curves and twisties to your heart's delight until we reach Montgomery.
From Montgomery, we'll head east, probably on SR-105 to reach Papa's on the Lake, a spacious establishment conducive to culinary pursuits and gregarious behavior.

The route is approx. 130 miles, with the butt break in the middle. I started break-in of my Ninja on these roads, along with another 150 miles or more of similar roads the day after I bought it.

We can meet at 10:00 a.m. in Fulshear and allow an hour or so for tire-kicking, lie-swapping, and general meet-and-greet activities. An 11:00 SSU Should put us at Papa's (kinda sorta) around 3:00 p.m. on the back side of the lunch rush, with more time for socializing.

I think you'll find it to be a thoroughly enjoyable day!

Place: Fulshear
Date: June 13
Time: 10 A.M.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...39999999999987

We will meet behind the gas pumps.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...59.929619&z=14

If we need to meet at 9:00 and SSU at 10:00, we can do that, too.

I just took a took a look at the long range forecast for the weekend of the 13th and it is going to be perfect!
http://www.accuweather.com/us/tx/houston/77001/forecast3.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=1&zipChg=1&metric=0
As the date draws closer I will be checking again but I am confiden't that it will be great.

Oh Ollie:
Are there any campgrounds nearby? I would like to stay Saturday night and possibly leave out early friday and stay friday night.

+1 on the campground for Saturday. Unless I hook myself up to a IV filled with coffee:p

Oh Ollie:
Are there any campgrounds nearby? I would like to stay Saturday night and possibly leave out early friday and stay friday night.

I found this:

Stephen Austin State Park: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/stephen_f_austin_and_san_felipe/

State Park Reservations: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/park_reservations/

Lots of the state parks are pretty OK for camping. Watch out for the snakes and stuff :D

I can't speak for the accommodations personally. SF Austin State park isn't very far from Fulshear (about 20 mi.). You can take FM-1458 from I-10 to get there, and continue on in the same direction for a nice morning ride to Fulshear. Just follow 1458 on to FM-359, straight onto 359, and follow it to Fulshear. It doglegs in Brookshire.

Otherwise, you're looking for a cheap motel on the wsest side of Houston.

Sry the previous trip got rained out :( I've been CRAZY busy lately and haven't had a chance to hop on the boards in a while. Unfortunately it looks like I won't be able to make that trip either, but if there's anything I can help out with from a distance just let me know!

Y'all have fun and be sure to take PLENTY of pictures!!!

I will be sitting in a 4-star hotel room with my wife that weekend. :)

Sry the previous trip got rained out :( I've been CRAZY busy lately and haven't had a chance to hop on the boards in a while. Unfortunately it looks like I won't be able to make that trip either, but if there's anything I can help out with from a distance just let me know!

Thanks for offering to help Tony. It looks like we have it all planned out.

Thanks for offering to help Tony. It looks like we have it all planned out.


No problem! Hopefully I'll be able to make it, but I HIGHLY doubt it :rolleyes:

I just took a took a look at the long range forecast for the weekend of the 13th and it is going to be perfect!


Uhhh, Snake . . .

A "Long Range" forecast for the Houston area would be like about an hour from now !!!:eek:

:rotflmao:

Around here, if you want to know about the weather, you just look out the window, because it will be different in 15 minutes . . .

BUT -- We MUST have EXCELLENT weather on the 13th !!!

Uhhh, Snake . . .

A "Long Range" forecast for the Houston area would be like about an hour from now !!!:eek:

:rotflmao:

Around here, if you want to know about the weather, you just look out the window, because it will be different in 15 minutes . . .

BUT -- We MUST have EXCELLENT weather on the 13th !!!

Yea I know it's the same here in Louisiana just trying to stay positive so the weather spirits will bless us with sunshine. I am looking at he forecast day by day. So far it still looks great!

Ollie please don't laugh at this post but I'm feeling very confident about Saturday the 13th.
Onother weather update. The "long range" forecast for the rally will be mostly sunny with 0% chance of rain.
http://weather.msn.com/tenday.aspx?wealocations=wc:USTX0617&q=Houston%2c+TX+forecast:tenday

Ollie please don't laugh at this post but I'm feeling very confident about Saturday the 13th.
Onother weather update. The "long range" forecast for the rally will be mostly sunny with 0% chance of rain.
http://weather.msn.com/tenday.aspx?wealocations=wc:USTX0617&q=Houston%2c+TX+forecast:tenday

OK. I'm holding it in . . . :boom: He Heeeeee

I'm ready for a sunny ride! :happy100:

Onother weather update. It still looks great!

http://weather.msn.com/tenday.aspx?wealocations=wc:USTX0617&q=Houston%2c+TX+forecast:tenday

It's almost here and I can't wait to meet everyone.

It's looking like I won't be able to ride on the 13th. I hope the weather is nice and ya'll have a great ride.

I was just lurking around onother 250 site and it seems as though this thread has been picked up by some members there and they may come out. I say the more the merryer. I will convert them over to our much better site.

Be safe and everybody have fun. Take lots of pics to share with those of us who can't make it.

Would like to go, but will be in San Antonio for the weekend with the Fam. Hope you guys have fun! :thumbup:

I'm not going to be there... :( But I hope everyone that does go has fun!

Good luck weather and otherwise today guys!!

I got a few photos today. We had 4 riders.

Photos from South Central Rally (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliverleveritt/sets/72157619616490917/)

Nice! Thx Ollie!

The pics are great Ollie... if you guys get anywhere near Dallas... I'd like to join.:)

The pics are great Ollie... if you guys get anywhere near Dallas... I'd like to join.:)

Ya never know. I might have to ride up to Hard 8 BBQ in Stephenville again. I have a great route that leaves out of Burleson, but It can be changed a bit.

Dallas area sounds great for the next one. I had so much fun on this one I'm ready to see more of the Texas county side.

Those are some awesome pictures! The D60 lives up to it's means thats for sure! Wow!

Those are some awesome pictures! The D60 lives up to it's means thats for sure! Wow!

Well, thank yuh kindly, Miss BT. :)

Click my flickr link and check out some of my other stuff. The best of it is in the sets in this collection:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliverleveritt/collections/72157616262638353/

I wanted to come, but celebrating the wedding anniversary comes first!

Maybe the next gathering. Great pics Ollie! :D

I wanted to come, but celebrating the wedding anniversary comes first!

Maybe the next gathering. Great pics Ollie! :D

My 30th anniversary comes up in a few days. My wife and I are going up to Washington & Oregon. Hopefully, I''l get more pics from that trip.

Dallas area sounds great for the next one. I had so much fun on this one I'm ready to see more of the Texas county side.

That one would be easy to make ... maybe in the later fall? I'd be up for it. A bunch more from Matt's group live in the immediate area as well as Austin and Oklahoma, they may be interested too. :thumbup:

That one would be easy to make ... maybe in the later fall? I'd be up for it. A bunch more from Matt's group live in the immediate area as well as Austin and Oklahoma, they may be interested too. :thumbup:

Sounds like a plan. We just have to start doing some early planning such as:
1) a place to meet
2) a route
3) accomadations if required for those traveling a good distance.
4) maybe something to do at night if people stay the night.
5) anything else we think of.

:thumbup::thumbup:Count me in on a future Dallas ride!

You bet William!

That one would be easy to make ... maybe in the later fall? I'd be up for it. A bunch more from Matt's group live in the immediate area as well as Austin and Oklahoma, they may be interested too. :thumbup:

Lets start getting a show of hands from all those interested in a ride in the fall. Copy and paste the list and then add your name.

1. Snake