Tour de Moto Shops

by Richard Swim · Published 2011-05-22 · Updated 2021-01-24

May 21, 2011

The Lone Star BMW Riders is always coming up with activities to promote motorcycle riding. Today was a family fun day with stops at local motorcycle establishments and ending up at the Bavarian Grill. The plan was to visit up to 10 pre-determined motorcycle shops, gather the evidence in the form of a ticket for each, and present these tickets at the grill for chances to win a yet-to-be-determined prize. Hopefully it is a new BMW K 1600 GTL. Whatever… It’s a good excuse to ride…

The air was very damp as I left the house to head to downtown Dallas to start my route. Mist was covering the face shield, and I was not sure how the rest of the day was going to be with the weather. But as I rode west to Fort Worth, the clouds cleared, and the temperature rose. As I headed back east to North Dallas, the clouds were thick again, and the temperature dropped noticeably. But all in all, it was a good day of touring the moto shops, and better was the time spent with my riding partners at the Bavarian Grill.