Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas 2020
December 1, 2020 Just what I needed… Another excuse to ride. I came across a ride-when-you-want rally hosted by David Canada. He came up with 50 boni scattered around Texas, including one moving bonus...
Author: Richard Swim
2020 HoT Rally Finish – Rawhide
October 17, 2020 The Heart of Texas long-distance motorcycle rally is typically scheduled in the springtime. Need I explain further that the COVID-19 pandemic has totally screwed over our lives this year? But, Paul...
Celina RTE 2020
September 5, 2020 The Celina ride to eat is typically scheduled in April with riders from all around the country converging on this small city. But with the Coronavirus pandemic continuing to wreak havoc...
Big Money Rally 2020
January 1, 2020 It’s another new year and another new Big Money Rally. Reno John and his team again spent countless hours to come up with some new themes for this year’s long rally,...
Been There, Done That
Justin Philipson’s HW3 rally had been canned due to the ongoing pandemic. Riders still wanted to ride, including me… Peter Green came up with an idea to keep us on the bikes, ride a...
Defective Gene Pool Gathering 2020
February 22, 2020 Cliff Wall hosted the 2020 gathering of the “Defectives” at Big Ray’s Bar-B-Que in Allen, Texas. It’s always good to be able to see our long-distance friends from all across the...
How the West was Won 32-hour Rally – 2019
August 7, 2019 My Iron Butt Association National Parks Tour was almost done with only one state left to obtain a NPS stamp to complete the certification requirements. I would work this in during...
IBA Quest for National Park Stamps
I was still coming down from the Spain/Portugal moto tour high. Justin’s 2018 HW3 rally was canceled. I was thinking of ideas to keep me motivated for riding. I had heard of several of...
2019 Big Money Rally
February 22, 2019 It was the first spring of my retirement from the job I had held for 39 years. This was the perfect year to do another BMR. Reno John Austin and his...
Heart of Texas 2019 Finish – Grapes of Wrath
May 4, 2019 Paul Tong and crew orchestrated the Heart of Texas long distance rally and I would photograph the finish. I made my way down to Austin to stay with my long-time friend,...
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