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Riding => Rides and Stories => Topic started by: Rhino on March 16, 2015, 07:58:25 AM

Title: Three Sisters
Post by: Rhino on March 16, 2015, 07:58:25 AM: Rode from Austin out to Medina, Leakey and the Three Sisters this Saturday. I've rode all those roads before but this is the first time I did the entire 3 sisters roads, highways 335, 336 and 337 all in one day. A fun ride in perfect 70 degree weather. Saw a couple of C14's and finally stopped at the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum. What a fantastic collection this guy has.

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1917 Indian
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1916 Royal Enfield, never restored but still runs and he rides it now and then
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Vincent Black Knight, uber high tech in 1958
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Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: wally_games on March 16, 2015, 11:20:54 AM: Love those roads and do them several times a year. Best mid-week when there are less HD's on the road.
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: Rhino on March 16, 2015, 01:13:16 PM: Quote from: wally_games on March 16, 2015, 11:20:54 AM
Love those roads and do them several times a year. Best mid-week when there are less HD's on the road.

Funny thing, all kinds of HD's at the "Wild Hog Explosion" in Medina and at the Hog Pen BBQ place, but out on the sisters, not so much. I hardly had to pass any. 8)
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: wally_games on March 17, 2015, 11:11:08 AM: Quote from: Rhino on March 16, 2015, 01:13:16 PM
Funny thing, all kinds of HD's at the "Wild Hog Explosion" in Medina and at the Hog Pen BBQ place, but out on the sisters, not so much. I hardly had to pass any. 8)
Seems like every time that I go, I come across several groups of 10-20 hogs in a row. It never fails either; they're always on some of the twistiest parts.
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: sherob on March 17, 2015, 11:14:05 AM: Did you have a Aussie Pie at the museum? Decent for lunch... I have one of them there, or head out to Mac @ Ernie's for a cabrito burger.... YUM!!!!
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: Rhino on March 17, 2015, 11:21:20 AM: Quote from: sherob on March 17, 2015, 11:14:05 AM
Did you have a Aussie Pie at the museum? Decent for lunch... I have one of them there, or head out to Mac @ Ernie's for a cabrito burger.... YUM!!!!

Said his wife decided to stop cooking at her last birthday and now only sell packaged snacks. :'(
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: Rhino on March 17, 2015, 11:24:35 AM: Had boudin sausage at the Hog Pen. First time for that particular type of sausage. Not crazy about it.
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: sherob on March 17, 2015, 11:54:48 AM: Yeah... boudin is an acquired taste, and you have to know who is making it... kinda like chorizo.
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: Rhino on March 17, 2015, 01:25:51 PM: Quote from: sherob on March 17, 2015, 11:54:48 AM
Yeah... boudin is an acquired taste, and you have to know who is making it... kinda like chorizo.

LOVE chorizo but your right, not all chorizo is created equal.
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: stevewfl on March 18, 2015, 07:33:51 AM: BIKE PORN! (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/blingbling.gif)

a thread titled "3 Sisters" I expected something else ;D
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: Rhino on March 18, 2015, 07:47:03 AM: Saw someone wearing this shirt

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Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: sherob on March 18, 2015, 09:21:57 AM: I have this one...

(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/64/8d/14/648d148ec2e8b262cad8c753cfe83569.jpg)

... and this one...

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Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: sherob on March 18, 2015, 09:25:36 AM: You'll catch him riding the Black Knight every once in a while... it's a head turner. :)
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: Rhino on March 18, 2015, 09:32:21 AM: Quote from: sherob on March 18, 2015, 09:25:36 AM
You'll catch him riding the Black Knight every once in a while... it's a head turner. :)

That Black Knight is an amazing looking bike!
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: wally_games on March 18, 2015, 11:04:05 AM: Quote from: sherob on March 18, 2015, 09:21:57 AM
I have this one...

(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/64/8d/14/648d148ec2e8b262cad8c753cfe83569.jpg)

I have that one, too.

Steve, just what would you have thought if the title had been something like "Riding The Three Twisted Sisters"?
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: ManWorkinghere on March 18, 2015, 01:00:47 PM: Quote from: wally_games on March 18, 2015, 11:04:05 AM
I have that one, too.

Steve, just what would you have thought if the title had been something like "Riding The Three Twisted Sisters"?

I kind of like the title, "Riding The Three Twisted Sisters on a 'Naked' Connie"...
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: twowheeladdict on March 19, 2015, 07:23:45 AM: When I rode the 3 sisters last spring I was disappointed in the quality of the pavement. I understand that these may be the best of the Hill Country, but they fail to compare to other roads I have ridden.

Been there, done that, didn't buy the T-shirt.
Title: Re: Three Sisters
Post by: sherob on March 19, 2015, 12:36:45 PM: The roads have been steadily degrading... only remember them repaving one of them once, and it was a nightmare! They had turned FM337 on the way out of Leaky into a mud pit... we were at the Lonestar Museum... a guy on a Duc rode up, covered in mud, dumped it on the way out... so sad!