Ozarks Meetup 2012

[Trinith]

Well, it's that time of the year again, time to start plotting and planning this years take-over of the Ozark National Forest.

The location is still yet to be determined, but for now plan on going back to Russellville. Might as well go back to the same hotel, unless someone knows of something more suitable to our needs. I will be working in the coming week on the routes, if you have any suggestions on things you'd like to see/ride then please let me know. We'll be meeting on the 3rd weekend of May (18-21) as usual and doing the riding on sat/sun.

Questions, comments, and concerns not addressed above or in the following video can be posted here, or sent to me via YT message or PM here on motovlog.

So, who's ready for the (hopefully dry..) fun this year? I know I am.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwm0HfIhzvA[/youtube]

UPDATE** We're staying at The Hub near Marble Falls, Ar.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouVD_CXWcE[/youtube]

Hotel info: http://www.hubinfo.com

Maps:
Sat: http://g.co/maps/gg63e

Sun: http://g.co/maps/5eupn

Attendees (So Far):
XXX526
Matth1138
DodgeRider +1
TerrorDBN +1
C90FTW
Nechick215
Trinith
Busasaurusrex
Billmaa
Laurie Jennifer
Cashstore
199XRay
SimonSaysDie
Britex

 

[ToastToGo]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!



Currently trying to raise/earn/gather enough money to make the trip! You and I are in similar situations.

 

[XXX526]

Count me in!

Hope we see a great turn-out again!

 

[BrianWest58]

Waited all year to hear this... and have other obligations. Never know though, something might fall through and I could make it. Still a couple months away.

 

[matth1138]

Leaving me exactly 108 day to find a new bike. (Where's that winning lottery ticket I left laying around?)

 

[ToastToGo]

Leaving me exactly 108 day to find a new bike. (Where's that winning lottery ticket I left laying around?)

When I find mine, I'll be sure to share the wealth.

 

[Iroquois14]

Surprised you posted this here. Thought this forum had gone all British at this point. Motovlog.co.uk lol

Have a great time. Oh, and if you go, don't catch yourself alone with Trinith. :shock:

 

[Mikesmotorbike]

Surprised you posted this here. Thought this forum had gone all British at this point. Motovlog.co.uk lol

Have a great time. Oh, and if you go, don't catch yourself alone with Trinith. :shock:

it says .com up top and a few of us are in France too

 

[XXX526]

Leaving me exactly 108 day to find a new bike. (Where's that winning lottery ticket I left laying around?)

Think you'll have a bike by then? Miss the Striple?

 

[RKA3rd]

I am very interested in doing my first meetup. Would love to make this trip. Would be a great way to spend all that Adsense $$ that is rolling in! :roll:

 

[ToastToGo]

^ ^ ^ Well hello there, Trip.


Put me down as a maybe, as of right now it's a no, though. May change as the day gets closer.

Leaving me exactly 108 day to find a new bike. (Where's that winning lottery ticket I left laying around?)

You could always...rent...your old Striple back. I'm sure it really misses you.

 

[Venomous Duck]

I am a maybe. Gotta scrounge around for more scrap stainless steal on my tower sites. Lil shit laying around adds up.

Will be going to Vegas that Monday sometime for business trip. Should be fun.

-SuperDrake79

 

[lauriejennifer]

Leaving me exactly 108 day to find a new bike. (Where's that winning lottery ticket I left laying around?)

Want me to bring my little 50 and you can borrow that? It goes *almost* 25 uphill. Well, it goes 25 up a gradual slope (very, very gradual) and 20 (at best) up any real hill. But! You can get it to pop a wheelie if you hold the throttle open when you shift to second! :lol:



Not sure I'll be able to make it this year, for financial issues partly, and largely because of the time. For me, it's at least 2 days travel each way, at least. I really, really, really want to come, but that's a LOT of time off work at our busiest time of the year, AND it would be unpaid vacation. :?

 

[snakeman34]

I am lost here.
when
where
whats going on at the meet up.

 

[Trinith]

I am lost here.
when
where
whats going on at the meet up.

When - May 18-21
Where - http://www.hubinfo.com/

What's going on - Well, we all go to the same hotel and hang out. There is a group ride (roughly 200 miles each) on Saturday and Sunday with stops for gas, lunch, the random photo op, and possibly a couple breaks. This is mostly just a way for all of us like-minded people to get together, do some riding, do some drinking, BS with each other and essentially hang out together.

We're there to hang out and have fun, not to qualify for the IOM, as one put it. The riding is generally pretty relaxed and there's no pressure to perform or keep up. By the same token if you absolutely must drag a knee around every corner, then this probably isn't your gig..

Here's a few photos from past years in no specific order..

And a small sampling of the videos that have been spawned by this meetup.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJxuXKWYy_o[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6WG0qx2Z7Q[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7CeWTnqTJI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh-3tsGFbvc[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gOWN55KqHQ[/youtube]

 

[XXX526]

So we are officially doing the HUB? Trin..... when doing the route planning, take a good look at heading east to AR341. The southern half of AR341 is superb, the northern half so-so, but unless you turn around it is what it is. I didn't want to mention that road if we were going to be HQ in Russellville.

I'll be staying at the HUB 3rd week of April, I'll give an update on it's condition/amen's. Room rates there are cheap, and the motel owners exist to serve bikers.

 

[Trinith]

So we are officially doing the HUB?

Yeah, I'll have the announcement posted in video in an hour or so, it's uploading now. I'll definitely look into that road, any others you'd suggest? I haven't even glanced at a map for this one yet..

 

[Trinith]

Ok, new video added to the first post.

 

[ToastToGo]

What's exciting to see each year is which new people will be going. Hmmm...whoooooooooooo will be going this year? Anyone new? (rhetorical question) I know last year we had a ton of people that said they will be trying to go, and it seemed about half actually went. I was a great pleasure to see that Glenn made it. Great people. I'm really hoping Matt is able to go this year, would be great to see him out riding a bike again.

 

[pizzaonaninja]

Man, I would like to go so bad....