| Author | Message | ||
     Corporatemonkey |
I am heading back to Tucson to complete a project. I am hoping to have an evening free to do something. I know there is a small group of Tucson Buellers and it is alway nice to meet new people. So is anyone interested in having a get together? I will be there March 7-15th. | ||
| Azxb9r |
I will have to play it by ear, depending on what turns up on my schedule. Leave it on the table though as a possibility. | ||
| Bartimus |
I'd be willing to come down from Phoenix, been awhile since i've been down to the "old pueblo". keep us posted, you can also post in the storm fronts, in the Arizona thread... | ||
| Rex |
Keep me updated also. I might be around the 8th. REX | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
I will be bikeless but I figure we can find some fun. How about a tasty mexican night? Let me know Bart, I will post a thread over in the storm fronts. | ||
| Hattori_hanzo |
Tasty Mexicans? I've heard of hot latinas but never a tasty Mexican...  | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
Tasty Mexicans? I have eaten some strange stuff in my day, but "toasted soylient green" has never been on my plate. | ||
| Azxb9r |
You can always rent a bike while you are here. The HD dealer has rentals, as does Blue Sky. | ||
| Bartimus |
Hmmm, I see you ride a city-x? How much does it cost to rent a bike daily? I've got a few extra Buells sitting around my garage, one of them is a city-x, I may be willing to let you "use" one...  Are you a man of good character, and responsibilities? | ||
| Hattori_hanzo |
Dunno...judging by his screen name he may be a "yes" man that will tell you what ever you want to hear Bart. Maybe I ought to take out that City-X for ya! | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
I thought about renting a bike on my last trip, but I got a less than stellar welcome from the local HD dealer. At this point they do not deserve any of my $. This trip I will be a little pressed for time. I don't think I will even have time for my customary "Cookie Cabin" run. Technically I do have access to a scooter while there, but something about the traffic there gives me the willies. Bart, I thank you for the bike offer, I might take you up on it for a later trip. I would have to plan on shipping down my riding gear for this to work. | ||
| Hattori_hanzo |
Jamie, the local dealer is where I bought my Buell in '03 and yes, they are a bunch of tools! I lived in Tucson for 14 years (holy crap...didn't realize how long til just now...) so nothing about the traffic phases me. Hope I can make it out with Bart. It's been a while since I've been down south myself. | ||
| Azxb9r |
If you don't want to deal with HD of Tucson, you could check with Blue Sky. March 8th is a saturday, could be a good day to run up the lemmon. Springtime is the nicest time of year here. It would be a shame not to get in a ride.  | ||
| Court |
>>>run up the lemmon One of my favorites rides for pie. | ||
| Azxb9r |
The pie shop has become too famous for their own good. They are now known for the worlds rudest service... pie is still good though. I like the chile at the Iron Door(restaurant across from the ski lift), especially if the weather is cool out. The road up is the real attraction though,30 miles of twisty goodness with 6500 ft. of elevation gain. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
This trip will be busier than usual, as I have a inflexible schedule, but I will have at least one evening free, but no time to ride. So tell me more about this pie shop. You have peaked my interest. | ||
| Azxb9r |
There has been a little pie shop in Summerhaven for as long as I can remember. It is one of the only things in Summerhaven that did not burn in the fires a few years ago. | ||
| Court |
If you are a glutton and the pie is too much "in the sky" . . you can do a real road trip and go where I used to take Buell owners when we did group rides to the ice cream shop in Jerome. Note: Do not drive the wrong way on the one way highways. . . . I was a little confused with the whole "arrow" thing.  Anywhere you go in the area, you'll find great roads and fun folks. I used to go there a LOT. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
Court I did Jerome in 06, interesting place. Since you seem to like interesting places, have you ever been to Lone Pine CA? I have some great stories of that place. One of my more interesting AZ adventures was rolling in to Sedona at 1am. First time there, didn't know what I should have been seeing. I woke up the next morning looked outside, and wondered, where the hell did those red rocks come from, I didn't see them last night | ||
| Court |
Sedona is an absolute hoot. I had what at first looked like a bad experience there that turned out to be spectacular. After making the peg dragging 270 degree turn from I-40 onto I-17, I took the first 89A exit. I'd not gone a mile when I hit reserve. I knew the distance and knew it exceeded my reserve capacit by about 2 miles. I did the entire route using lots of coasting, killing and restarting. It's amazing how it heightened the senses. As I was parallleling the creek to the left I ended up running out of fuel. I dud the last half mile of Si Birch is a silent swoop and coast mode and rolled to a stop at the pump on the right hand side of the road. While I was there I took some of the gravel roads out the Southwest corner of town and wandered around for about an hour. Then I looked at my watch and knew that to make the appointment in Marina del Rey I had to blast off. . . . Sedona, not matter how long or how often you are there is a vacation for the senses. I'm not a crystal kinda guy but always pick up a couple in one of the shops to placate friends who are. The cliffs, as you head East back toward I-17, are amazing as well. The town is a study in contrasts. What did you think of the "ribbon road" coming out of Jerome? | ||
| Scott_in_nh |
I was recently in Tucson, for that matter Arizona, for the 1st time in my life. Can't say that I would want to be there in the summer, but on our way to the Senora Desert Museum we were on some roads that had me wishing for my Buell. The Museum was one of the most interesting and beautiful that I have ever been too. It was also so relaxing there I swear I could feel my blood pressure go down as I walked around....  | ||
| Azxb9r |
but on our way to the Senora Desert Museum we were on some roads that had me wishing for my Buell. That is one of my favorite playgrounds. Your piicture looks like it was taken coming down the backside of Gates pass. If you can get a gap in traffic, that road is quite fun. | ||
| Azxb9r |
If you are a glutton and the pie is too much "in the sky" . . you can do a real road trip and go where I used to take Buell owners when we did group rides to the ice cream shop in Jerome. That whole area around Prescott and Sedona is fantastic. It would be a very nice ride from Phoenix, but from Tucson it is a bit of an iron-butt ride. I am a wimp, I usually don't go more than about 200 miles in one ride on my Firebolt. That new Uly XT might be a good bike for that ride though... | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
What did you think of the "ribbon road" coming out of Jerome? Funny story. A few days earlier I was rolling through Gilroy Ca, driving one of the first 2006 Volvo C70 in the country. Well I got stuck behind a garlic truck (it is gilroy - garlic capital of the world) Well as we were driving the truck was "shedding" garlic the whole way. It was funny at first, until the smell became over powering. Well fast forward to Jerome, we are in heavy traffic, hot day creeping up the hill. Climbing the hills the turbo was working hard, making a lot of heat. Turns out some of the garlic bits were stuck to the intercooler. Next thing we know we are leaving a wake of roasted garlic smell. I got some interesting comment in Jerome. "Cool car, neat top, why does your Volvo reek of garlic?" It took forever to clean that mess up. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
Well I am headed down this week, what night would everyone want to get together? | ||
| Bartimus |
I'm thinking of riding down to Tucson on Sunday the 9th of March. Anyone going to be available that day? I might be able to come down Saturday and just spend the night, and then come back up on sunday... You WOULD probably get more responses in the AZ thread... | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
My travel dates have been extended a few days. Now I am there 7-18th... Those bastards are alaskaair wanted $150 for the privilege of extending my trip  Bart, I will be around sat/sun, so let me know what you have in mind. |
