The North Texas Moto Journal Blog

Celina RTE 2017

April 1, 2017 Paul Tong put together the 3rd annual Celina Ride to Eat – no joke. Riders from around the area and other states arrived late morning to share ride stories and enjoy...

Mind-Pop

February 18, 2017 What the heck just happened?  Just where exactly am I?  What is it that causes a pleasant flashback to another time while going about life in the present?  Is it the...

2016 Eurosport Rally

September 11, 2016 The Eurosport Rally is a fun, no-pressure annual event that Tony creates and hosts.  He and his family and others put a lot of effort into events like this that keep people engaged...

2016 HW3

This is the third year for Justin Philipson’s How the West was Won rally.  Justin chooses great places for ride starts and he and his scouts do a lot of homework ahead of the rally...

Always in my Head

July 30, 2016 I do love riding.  I enjoy the long-distance facet of the sport with exploring, seeing and clearing the mind all part of the ride.  But there’s always something in my head wherever...

Chandler, OK

July 13, 2016 Again I wanted to get away on the moto for a quick trip, but not too far away.  I’m still working on the IBA Pressed Penny Insanity.  With around 70 collected so far,...

Branson, Pressed Pennies and Route 66

May 20, 2016 Restless for a ride…  The weather’s been weird this spring with lots of rain.  But, it looked promising for an overnight ride into Missouri with a side objective of smashing pennies...

Vernal Equinox and Pressed Pennies

March 20, 2016 Business meeting in Austin.  Nice weather.  Hill Country roads.  Moto.  Good combo. I picked up on a new excuse to ride earlier this year – the Iron Butt Association Pressed Penny...