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Message started by TexasThumper on 07/26/18 at 15:05:14

Title: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by TexasThumper on 07/26/18 at 15:05:14

I'm all on my own here. I could use a rider friend, even non Savage. As a kid (cough, 40+ years ago) everybody welcomed everybody - if you had a bike, you automatically had someone to ride with or hang out with or ask questions or work together on repairs or mods, you could have them over to mess around with it, or be told where to go or what to do if you had any questions. Just having a bike instantly put you in the club. Those days seem to be way long gone. And online forums are nice but it's not nearly the same.

Hoping someone reading this is in north Texas.

(BTW, I can't find an option to automatically email me notice of replies, though I see a checkbox I can click while composing)

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by verslagen1 on 07/26/18 at 15:41:10

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1532657965

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by TexasThumper on 07/26/18 at 16:37:19

Thanks! Neat feature. You can add me to Texas.

FYI the following at that post under "Texas" seem to be "ex members"
LostArtist
Capt._Ron
JMAC

and these might not exist at all
BigPoppa
murderbike
KennyG

if I didn't make a mistake looking for those IDs.

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by batman on 07/26/18 at 18:59:27

A city the size of Dallas has got to have places with "bike nights" .

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by verslagen1 on 07/26/18 at 19:07:25

5B6A776E7C5B677A627F6A7D0F0 wrote:

that should be kenny g

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by verslagen1 on 07/26/18 at 19:14:59

add a post to the thread and include your city or zip code

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by springman on 07/29/18 at 13:08:45

Hey there TexasThumper. I'm not quite in your area but I am in Texas (Houston). You should join us next time we go to the hill country.

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by TexasThumper on 07/30/18 at 03:18:20

Thanks, springman - we'll see how things go. 8-)

By the way, I lived in HOU years back, Westheimer area west of Bush. One memorable moderately crazy thing I would do is go to the horse track there, but not what you think. I would pay a road toll; pay to park; pay admission; go to the personal-cook pasta bar, order 4 of them, wrap it to go, and leave without even seeing the track. Even paid another toll to get home. Honest! And I don't even like pasta - meat and potato guy. But that place there... great thanks to the fellow that talked me into trying it!!

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by springman on 07/30/18 at 07:49:43

I went to the horse races once or twice here in Houston many years ago. I honestly do not know if the track is still open. I did not know they had gourmet pasta.

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by TexasThumper on 07/30/18 at 08:21:38

Here's the trick I used, which I crafted while seeking the best buffet deal on a trip in Vegas: find the "heftiest" guy who looks like he works there, or works closeby. Just a random guy, but a sizable one. Ask him where he eats. At the track, such a guy said "the personal pasta bar." I said, are you kidding? Who likes that stuff??" But the system often works very well, ha ha, and thanks to random guy, I ate well the rest of my time in HOU.

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by TexasThumper on 08/11/18 at 17:45:33

Just bumping the thread!

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by stewmills on 08/12/18 at 20:09:17

I’m in AL but will be back in Dallas/Arlington for work in a month or two for a quick trip. No bike, but happy to connect and grab dinner. Flying into DFW but will likely hotel down in Arlington by the Rangers stadium.

Title: Re: Anyone in the Dallas, TX area?
Post by Dave on 08/13/18 at 07:12:25

3D3A2B39232722223D4E0 wrote:

I’m in AL but will be back in Dallas/Arlington for work in a month or two for a quick trip. No bike,

Most big cities got places you can rent a motorcycle.....can you get your company to "upgrade" your rental car into a bike?