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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

O.K.! I'm finally gonna post pics from the BRAG Twisted Texas Adventure and Thrills In The Hills IV! There's a buttload of 'em, so hit the "Go" button on yer 'puter and stand back! YeeHaw!
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Twisted Texas and Thrills IV ran sequentially in '04,; first Twisted, then Thrills. Some of us got to do both!

flyer
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Rode outtta Austin alone (Sir Chadley was dicking with his Fly Ho) and met up with Robert "Special" K in Wimberly. We then headed south towards Boerne and Javalina H-D/Buell for BattleTrax! Picked up Blazin' Shane and ToddToo along the way. Here's the scene at Javeliva:

Bikes waiting to be flogged by Reg Kittrelle:
Twist1

More Bikes:
Twista2

Again:
Twista3
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Can you say BattleTrax? I knew you could!

Twist6

The Nazgul (yours, truly) crosses the finish line!

jaytrax

Fly Ho Silver arrives!

twist5
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Waitin' to go again...

twist7

twista1

milleniumtrax
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sir Chadley on Fly Ho Silver crosses the line...

chadtrax

Cosmic Carl and his recalcitrant RS1200...

carlrs1200

Blazin' Shane and Cosmic Carl confer...

shanecarl
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Reg givin' us the lowdown...

twista8

Attentive pupils...

twista7

And the winner is...(not me, though I think I had 2nd fastest time!)

twista6

...Laura Johnson on her XB9R! (you can see her, just barely, with the black and blue tie-dye, center back) She is also featured in the Streetfighters section of your Jan/Feb '05 Fuell magazine. Her times were most consistent through the tricky course (Damn you, Kittrelle!)

twista4
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 01:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Peggy and Mary were on hand to pass out our BRAG packets with itineraries, etc. Javelina did us up right with Bar-B-Q, beverage and a free gift sack full 'o stuff and of course they hosted BattleTrax! Three cheers... O.K.! Enuf 'o this pansy- crap! Let's ride to the Y-O Ranch Hotel in Kerrville where they have drinks, fluffy comforters and hot tubs for tough guys like me!

Arriving at the accomodations...Left to right:
Robert "Special" K; don't know; James "WhiteTrash XB"; Snake.

twist11

Left to right:
Cosmic Carl (on his somewhat less recalcitrant Police Parade model M2); Sir Chadley; James "WhiteTrashXB"; ToddToo; dunno; dunno...

twista9

HellBuellerthanyou (me!) trying to figure out how these damn gadgets work...

twist10

Me 'n Snake checkin' out his wicked S2...

twist8

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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 01:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Better pic of Snake's S2...

twist2

A nice line-up...

twist13

Rick and his bike have reportedly surprised many an inline-four at Texas World Speedway. I believe the word I've heard used was "smoked"!

twista11
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 01:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Shane says, "Gosh fellas, let's go inside and check out this swell joint!" or something like that...Left to right:
Blazin' Shane; "Special K"; Me; Rick-that-eats-Rice-for-dinner; dunno; Snake; ToddToo

twist9

WHOA! Is this the doorman?!!

twist15

Could this be the right place? Looks too fancy for us riff-raff...

twist14

Oh...Wait...Yeah, this must be da place!

twista62
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 01:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeeeeehaw! This place rocks! (in a western sense, that is).

twist16

Don't screw up around here or you might get stuffed and mounted (I'd rather be screwed and wasted)!

twist17

The Y-O Ranch is a working ranch that also provides big game wildlife hunting.

twist18
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 02:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No, really, I mean it!

twist22

Blazin' Shane says, "Enuf 'o this stuff...let's go ride!

twist12

Here's a map showing some of the roads around Kerrville:

hillcountrymap

These roads are more twisted than a rattlesnake at a squaredance! (huh?)

twista34
Blazin' taming a curve...
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 02:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"What is this "riding" thing you speak of?" Sir Chadley wants to know!

twista15

Oh yes! My prayers have been answered...

twista18

"Does this make my a$$ look fat?"

twista13
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 02:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It was a little rainy on day 2, but cleared up nicely after a bit. Hey, SH16 is more of a challenge (read "deathtrap" ); when it's wet!

nueces

I think I'll pull over and dry out...

rainstop

Shore is purty, though...

rainstop3

Let's get goin'! I think it's time for dinner!

rainstop2

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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 02:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You think we gotta go through here to get back to the hotel? FM1077...the infamous "mud road"

mudroad2

Let's go find out! Hey, it's not called a BRAG Adventure fer nuthin'!

mudroad3

I know that Cosmic Carl and I told Peggy and Mary that 1077 might still be partially dirt, but it ended up on the scheduled route anyway. It does turn to dirt as it passes through the Hill Country State Natural Area. Add a little water and..don't say I didn't warn you! Some folks are probably still picking dirt out of their bikes' nether regions! (Not me! Sir Chadley and I went around!)



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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 02:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ahhh! Dinner is served...not to mention drinks!

twista64

twista65

Dee-lishus!
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 03:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ya know, if you have a couple (or a few) too many drinks in the hot tub, sometimes regrettable things can occur. Here I am, powered up like an alcohol-fuelled dragster (you can tell because I'm glowing red hot!) and, with the promise of $10 (courtesy of Sir Chadley and Blazin' Shane), about to do something foolish.
Kids, don't try this at home...

twist28

Oh, the humanity..!

twist32

The bet was that I had to ride all the way around the hotel without falling off or attracting hordes of gorgeous women (that second part was easy). Thank God it was the middle of the night!

twist30
I made it! Hey, I think everybody should have a "spare tire", in case they get a flat (in my defense, I've lost over 20 lbs since this was taken).
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 03:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Whew! Thank God that's over! O.K., another day of riding, in much better weather, thank you very much!

Pausing on a bridge over the Nueces River...

bridgenueces

Cosmic Carl says "Check out the river."

carlbridge

Oooh! Ahhh! (Pretty cool lookin', IMHO.)

river

On to the Motorcycle Stop in Leakey (pronounced Lake-y). Leakey is where Thrill In The Hills is based out of. You'll see those pictures in a minute (or tomorrow, if I get tired ).

stop
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 04:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Uh-oh! I think we're gonna be late for dinner at the actual Y.O. Ranch! Let's ride really fast (but not much over 100 ) to try and get there in time. Cripes! Missed the ranch tour bus...well at least we didn't miss dinner!

Check out the Y.O. version of the Texas flag:

twist23

Fly Ho gets her picture made at an historical spot:

twist24

Let's have a look around...Oh wow! I feel really weird!
twista63a
Like we're going back in time or something...omething...thing...

twista29


This must be how Buells looked in the Old West...

twista24

...in the rustic, pre-Harley days!

twista27

No! No! Make it go away!

twista32}
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 04:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Whew! Thank goodness THAT's over!

twista31

This is what it really looked like:

twist21

twista22

twista28

Now this is roughing it!

yoluxury}
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 04:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Looking out over the wild animal area from the party area around the pool:

twist25

If you look verrry carefully at the center of this photo you can just see a giraffe. There were other animals visible from our perch by the pool, but they were too far away to be photographed.

twist26

Here you can barely see the tour bus heading into the trees. The fact that we missed the bus may have been a good thing, as the only accident during the entire event occurred when the bus driver slid the bus into a tree!

twist27


Anyway, the bus came back, we all ate dinner, checked out the gift shop, flirted with the gorgeous woman from South Africa tending the gift shop and headed back to the hotel for more drinks and hot tubbing (but no "full moon" rides!).
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 04:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

To be continued tomorrow...I'm tired!
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Court
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 05:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's Hilarious.....

Houston we *DO* have a problem!

: )
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Tripper
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 08:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What did u win in that bet?
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Blake
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 07:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm blind! LOL!

James,

Great tale man! (Please note that I said "tale" NOT "tail"!) Looking forward to reading/seeing the rest of it, err, your "tale" NOT your "tail"!

My gut is still sore from the first reading. Huge thanks for sharing that.
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 12:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What did I win? WHAT DID I WIN?!!? Why, I won the ADMIRATION and RESPECT of all Buell-ridin' lifeforms the world over, THAT'S what I won!!!



oh yeah, and ten dollars

Now...where was I? Oh yeah...
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 12:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Drinks...Hot tub...Sleep...Next morning!
Let's ride!

Sir Chadley on 337
twista40

Blazin' Shane (I think he spotted a quarter in the road)
twist37

Me!
twist36
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 12:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well met on 337! When our l'il group was headed East on 337, we ran smack into a bunch 'o buddies from Austin on their way West out to Leakey for Thrills In The Hills IV! We stopped to do the picture thing:

EvilJay on his super clean '99 X1:
twist33

RoyX1 with his cafe' fairing:
twist34

DanS on his 883 Sportster S:
twista37

Crashin' Chris on his Monsterous Duc (it really is monsterous; about 4 different colors, dents in the tank, 748 fender, etc.):
twista39

Lootenant Dan, freshly back from his station in Spain (Navy) on The Butcher, probably the coolest M2 EVER!:
twista42
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 12:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cluster of sweet machines:

twista35

RoyX1's X1 (did I mention he has an X1...and his name is Roy?):
twista36

More riding:

Crashin' Chris
twist39

EvilJay (not "good" like me):
twist38

Shane...blazin'!
twist35

Sir Chadley...
twista40

Lootenant Dan...
twist40

Buellerthanmyself:
twist41

EvilJay again...
twista41
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Buellerthanyou
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005 - 01:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So, we let them folks get on their way to Thrills and we headed on East for our Twisted farewell feast (back towards the hotel).

RoyX1 (did I mention..oh never mind) says "Hold your horses! Check out the view!"
twist45

Mmmmmm, nice!
twist44

Cluster 'O Studs:
twist46
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