13 September saw my favorite gal and myself heading out for a short easy run around the general local. This was basically a re-acquaintance ride for Christa as she had not been on a bike in quite a while. A little bit of a re-learner for me as well as I had not carried a rider in quite a while.
So we stuck to rodes close to home that weren't real challenging, but offered all the opportunities to get "back in the saddle." We started out heading NE on Woelke Rd taking a right on Settlers Way, then turning SE on Sweet Home Rd. The roads out here are mostly flat with gentle undulations. Roads are in fair to good condition and are chip sealed, so you do get a little gravel action. Scenery is composed mostly of small ranchettes with a couple fairly large places with horses, cattle, goats and the occassional place hosting some exotic game such as axis deer and one or two places that have small herds of buffalo (I use the term herd loosely, a couple bulls and some cows). The weather was clear sunny, and started with a fair temperature, but became rather warm later on.
Christa was handling the new ride well and hadn't forgotten some of the basics of being a good rider (i.e. not doing strange things on the back of the bike like trying to stand or leaning opposite of the way I was going). My previous bike had a cushy sissy bar for her to lean back on,
but the Bonneville just has the pillion seat. We continued on Sweet Home until we turned right on FM 467 continuing to FM 725. Taking a left just south of New Berlin, we proceeded SW to the town of LaVernia. Nice little town and they have some nice restaraunts, but we were rolling and continued until we reached SH 87, turning left and heading for Stockdale. We didn't actually go all the way to Stockdale, but turned right on SH 97 and continued on till a right turn onto US 181 (also known as the Corpus Christi Hwy) in Floresville. Nice straight rodes where we could unwind the bike a little.
About 10 miles up road on 181 we hit a rest stop and decided to take a water break and take an assessment of how the ride was going for Christa. Well, things were OK, but her backside was a little sore. Again the Triumph was not as cushy as the KZ Vulcan. Also, I think I might have adjusted the shocks to stiffly. Next time (will there be a next time?) I'll bring them down a notch. We sat there a little while relaxing as we had a noon lunch date with my sis and bro-in-law at the Texas Pride BBQ joint on 1604.
So we stuck to rodes close to home that weren't real challenging, but offered all the opportunities to get "back in the saddle." We started out heading NE on Woelke Rd taking a right on Settlers Way, then turning SE on Sweet Home Rd. The roads out here are mostly flat with gentle undulations. Roads are in fair to good condition and are chip sealed, so you do get a little gravel action. Scenery is composed mostly of small ranchettes with a couple fairly large places with horses, cattle, goats and the occassional place hosting some exotic game such as axis deer and one or two places that have small herds of buffalo (I use the term herd loosely, a couple bulls and some cows). The weather was clear sunny, and started with a fair temperature, but became rather warm later on.
Christa was handling the new ride well and hadn't forgotten some of the basics of being a good rider (i.e. not doing strange things on the back of the bike like trying to stand or leaning opposite of the way I was going). My previous bike had a cushy sissy bar for her to lean back on,
but the Bonneville just has the pillion seat. We continued on Sweet Home until we turned right on FM 467 continuing to FM 725. Taking a left just south of New Berlin, we proceeded SW to the town of LaVernia. Nice little town and they have some nice restaraunts, but we were rolling and continued until we reached SH 87, turning left and heading for Stockdale. We didn't actually go all the way to Stockdale, but turned right on SH 97 and continued on till a right turn onto US 181 (also known as the Corpus Christi Hwy) in Floresville. Nice straight rodes where we could unwind the bike a little.About 10 miles up road on 181 we hit a rest stop and decided to take a water break and take an assessment of how the ride was going for Christa. Well, things were OK, but her backside was a little sore. Again the Triumph was not as cushy as the KZ Vulcan. Also, I think I might have adjusted the shocks to stiffly. Next time (will there be a next time?) I'll bring them down a notch. We sat there a little while relaxing as we had a noon lunch date with my sis and bro-in-law at the Texas Pride BBQ joint on 1604.
Shortly, we were back on 181 heading NE until we intercected with Loop 1604. 181 was a true Hwy with 70 mph speeds, so we were able to really open the throtle a bit, though I did keep it kind of tame for Christa's sake. Once heading east on Lp1604 we only had to go a few miles and we were at the Texas Pride BBQ joint. A local favorite with some of the best BBQ around. Top that off with a live outdoor music venue for the weekends (and being out in the country) this place can really draw a crowd. Thursdays are Bike Night, though I have yet made that as my partyin style is sort of mild these days. Still, a great stop if you only partake of the food (great cobbler, too).After leaving Texas Pride we just sort of wandered through some back roads until we arrived home. A short ride lasting only about 3 hours, but a nice break-in run.
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