A few of us making a run to Jasper, Arkansas in October.
Dates TBD....
Camping or motel it. There are even a couple of gorgeous cabins that sleep like 4-6 peoples.... super nice places...
If you are going to make it.... holler here! 8)
IN !pending permission from the warden ! :ImaPoser
IN!
October 8-9- in Jasper, AR.....
LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING:
riderGroup@cox.net For those who have never been there:
We will be 14 miles NORTH of Jasper on Hwy 7.
That is 10 miles SOUTH of Harrison, AR.
1. Shady Oaks Campground Teri 870) 743-2343
960 HWY 206 E, Harrison, AR 72601
** Teri has campsites and maybe an empty RV. Call her.
Teri likes the Tiger group.
2. The HUB: Motel/Restaurant at Marble Falls, AR is FULL.
they MAY have cancellations.... do not count on it. But if you call,
ask for Randall or Debbie and say you are with the Tiger group.
(870) 743-4062 Hyw 7 Spur Marble Falls, AR 72648
*The RESTAURANT here is GREAT ! RAndall and Debbie are fine folks.
3. Motels in Harrison, AR. 7 miles away from campground
a. Family Budget Inn Harrison $50-$55 870-743-1000
401 S. Main Street Harrison, AR US 72601
SOUTH edge of Harrison.... EZ to get to Campground/HUB area.
4. There are also 1 chalet.
It has 3 Queen beds - 3 bedrooms / 2 baths
Fully equipped: 2 people $120 per night; $15 per additional person.
Space is Tight .... We'll find a place for you. Bring a bedroll at least!
October is busy in the Ozarks
Here is your 'gathering destination at the HUB:
Marble Falls, AR Hwy 7
N36.11346 W93.12447
Is this a STREAK ?? :lol:
This shall be a STREAK .....
.... a true term used to refer to a group of tigers . . .
NOT the same reference made in the song by Ray Stevens . . .
Thanks Jim for reminding me.....
http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/streaking.html (http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/streaking.html)
6.5 hours away.... but Im tempted to meet some of yall even though I would have to take my Golf. buttttt....
is there like a Bike run too? If so what direction? If your loop goes west some it might cut some of my travel time if I met up with some of you at the furtherst point in the westward travel in that run. hmmmmm.
:icon_scratch
That's OK, it's 10 hours for 4-5 of us;
a good 13 hours for 1 from Central Nebraska
and 4 hours for 3 more from KC;
If Ken comes from NH..... that's 25 hours.
Randy has to trailer from 3 hours away..... Adult beverage runner!
Leave at 8:00am and arrive at 3:00pm so you can have Fri night dinner
with us. Better let us know you are coming....
Bike Run?.... we ain't no Hog chapter... the roads around Jasper are
Tiger Heaven. Look hard.... you may see your license plate in front of you!
PS... I guarantee you will love this place..... ask Evil Betty.... :twisted:
Quote from: "coachgeo"6.5 hours away.... but Im tempted to meet some of yall even though I would have to take my Golf. buttttt....
is there like a Bike run too? If so what direction? If your loop goes west some it might cut some of my travel time if I met up with some of you at the furtherst point in the westward travel in that run. hmmmmm.
I was a little thrown by this last year too. It was my first group motorcycle thing and I didn't know what to expect. I was used to hearing about people riding and leaving in some mass group and riding a set route.
But the Jasper area has too many great roads to do that.
What we did last year was ride in, and check into our hotel. Met at the HUB dinner for dinner and ran into several Tiger rides. The next morning well all road into the Cliff House for Breakfast at about 8:30 if memory servers. And from there we asked around till we found some folks that had a planned route we liked and they didn't mind a couple newer riders extra.
We had a good time.
I sold my 06 Tiger last year, always wondering why I did that. Hmmm.
Been to Ark twice lately ths summer, and both times spent some time south of Harrison, south of the Buffalo River, riding my WR250R on backroads/gravel. If you find yourself heading that way, look up a little country store at the corner of hwy 123 & 16.
Young girl owns it, makes a bunch of scratch made cin rolls, sticky buns, etc. I think the area is called Sand Gap. We came in from the east on hw16, very little cage traffic. Highly recommended. (all pavement).
And of course everyone knows about the Oark cafe. rate 9.5
Check out this thread for places to eat..
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=572572 (http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=572572)
That should keep you busy... :lol: :lol:
Count me in for the run! Since I did bring it up earlier this year 8) I can add a few more miles to her!
As of Sunday Aug 22 we have 11 confirmed to go to Jasper.
All Tigers except 2.
Definitely IN.
Been to Jasper area twice. Still havent riden all the great rides. Time for Push Mtn. this year. And a camera :oops: . That one lane bridge we went over was unreal.
Hub is full eh? Well I guess it is Shady Oaks for me. Unless anybody wants to go in on a chalet?
Cant wait to see all you jokers again this year. :lol:
We're still trying to get situated to start planning. My guess is that we'll be looking at a motel in Harrison.
Brad1050 PM me on the Chalet.
Brad... Look forward to seeing you again....
You know, Jasper is the unofficial home of the Tigers....
The folks there really like us and we appreciate their hospitality.
Those who have not made the trek.... get ready to step back in time, slow down, and breathe deep.
If you want a chalet... call Nancy ASAP. Teri has space at the campground. And any late comers... we'll find a place for you.
Let's all try to arrive by 6:30pm Fri sow e can all be together for a Fri nite dinner... nothin fancy. Just good friends enjoyin Ozarks.
It would be great to see you all again. Last years "Streak" took us on some of the best twisties I've experienced. The father-in-law is going to be back on the boat, and I'm behind on projects at work and at home because I've already put 8000 miles on my Tiger this summer. So, I'm afraid I can't make it. :( Have a great time!
Dang Tom, you seemed like the only sane one there last year :shock:
I did the math.......3 on 3 off. Don't ask why I retain that, but I knew the father in law was out.
I did get my led brake light after following you that misty morning to the Cliff House. You never know what a Tiger looks like from the tail till you follow one.
8k miles this summer, thats awesome. I probably only put 800 on in this extreme heat.
We will cross paths again. Cheers
Jasper, AR ?????
Here's Why folks!
http://www.arkansas.com/outdoors/motorc ... rides.aspx (http://www.arkansas.com/outdoors/motorcycling/suggested-rides.aspx)
Jasper is on Scenic Hwy 7 and hooks up with many of these roads.
Come Git Turned Around! :wings
Thanks to Mario Caruso for this..... he wrote it! :headbang
We keep adding Tigers....
I think we are now up to about 12-13....
Gerry Hagen from NC just commited......
Anyone looking for nice accomodations and want to knock down the costs.... give Nancy a call a rent a chalet. It's right there at the HUB.
Shady Oaks has plenty of camping room... 2 miles from the HUB.
Anyone else staying at the budget inn? Getting ready to book.
Family Budget Inn Harrison
401 S. Main Street
Harrison, AR US 72601
(870) 743-1000
http://www.familybudgetinn.com/index.html (http://www.familybudgetinn.com/index.html)
Dinner at the HUB
GPS coordinates N36.11346 W93.12447
P.O. Box 165 Marble Falls Arkansas 72648
(870) 743-4062
http://www.hubinfo.com/ (http://www.hubinfo.com/)
Breakfast at the Cliff House
35º 56' 69.0" N / 93º 9' 8.0" W
N 35.94536, W -93.16241
(870) 446-2292
http://www.cliffhouseinnar.com/ (http://www.cliffhouseinnar.com/)
Hey EB, let me know when you are planning to head down, maybe we can make the run together. Right now, I am targeting to leave about 1:30-2:00 and only plan to stop for fuel as I would like to get in before it is too dark. If my 1:00 conf call gets cancelled, I could pull out earlier, but can't plan on that at this point.
Jason
I'm cool with anyone from the area riding down with us, but Patty will be on her Buell blast. She has about a 80 mile range before she has to stop for fuel. Sometimes we grab a drink and hit the restroom before rolling on.
We ride with an intercom system, but I also have FRS capability if we need it.
When we went last year, we left early enough to stop for a late breakfast in Clinton, MO.
It was a cold windy ride down and we needed to grab some coffee and warm up.
We can touch base the week of to figure out the details. You may be leaving earlier than me anyway and if so, I might catch up with you along the way. If I can leave earlier, I will, and don't mind more stops, just want to try and hit the Hub/Chalet before it is too dark.
Jason
Yeah we'd like to get down there early enough that we can unload at the hotel, unwind a bit, then ride up to the HUB for dinner.
If you are into it...
bring a cigar or or 2 ... maybe swap.
Right now we have 13 definitely 'IN':
3 from Nebraska
1 from NC
1 from AR
3 from IL
5 from MO ( The Show-Off state )
We have 2 hanging on the vine and 2 that
probably will not make it.
This reminds me so much of the very first Ride-In event it's uncanny! Randy Wallace and I were there at4:45 pm ( he arrived 9:30 AM !!! He was by himself ALL DAY!)
By 11:30 pm we had 21 riders and 21 Tigers from 7 different states.
Our guide had been called up on Air Force duty... we didn't have a clue
as to where to go.... so we 'winged-it'. We rode a little, stopped & talked a little. Our last night we took a dinner cruise on the Lake of the Ozarks and someone said, ". . . ya know, this could be a fun thing to do every year . . ." And with that said... everyone said, "Let's just do that!" . . . and so it goes.
Rode a R.A.T. ride yesterday at Engle Motors. Pat (who rides a 2006 Tiger) was telling me about their open house coming up on 10/8-9. I told him that was the weekend of the Tiger - Jasper ride-in. He wasn't aware and was a little bummed out by it.
It was kind of funny. RAT ride with 13 riders... 5 of them tigers. :headbang
Unfortunately I don't think I was able to talk any of them into riding to Jasper.
You weren't able to talk them into riding to Jasper because.............they haven't been there. Or they haven't heared about it enough.
Their loss.
Well one was facing a potential funds issue. 2 had to work at the open house of the dealership. And the other 2 I didn't get to talk directly to, but I think they heard me discussing it at lunch.
Folks we are right at 20 riders on this little get together.
If you are still considering joining us... LET ME KNOW....
AND
There is still a chalet left if 4-6 of you want to share ... it's less than the motel.
AND.... The HUB may have some rooms.....
AND Shady Oak has plenty of camping.
Weathers fine in the Ozarks this time of year!!
Do you know what event (type of riders) has the HUB so booked up?
It's a Gold Wing group.
I was told today a guy coming to our event just got a room at the HUB.
You really should try the Chalet. I think Nancy will hold it and give you time to fill it...... they are really nice.... and right at the HUB.
We're booked up at Harrison. Maybe next time on the Chalet :)
I just spoke to Randall at the HUB....
he has cancellations and rooms available.
He's holding a few for the Tiger group.
They are TRIPLES and DOUBLES.
1-800-597-9963 Randall or Deb.
Reservation moved to the HUB 8)
They didn't ask which group I was with. I was going to tell them I was with the Susuki Burgman ride-in. :5moped
Folks... as of Sunday eve Sept 19..... we are up to 25 people!
Any of the Tiger 1050 guys sign up?
If not, we can all just use yours as the demo bike EB! :lol:
We keep adding more riders!!
Sat night I am trying to get the BBQ guy....
well.... we started out with 8 folks... that wouldn't do it.
Now we have about 27......
PLUS.... the Okie RAT group will be down there and I invited them
as part of our Sat night BBQ...... that means about 35 for dinner that night!
I have some phone calls to make!
As of now. I have to back out of another dream trip to Jasper :cry:
I have a new girlfriend :shock: she is keeping me busy :oops:
It is also the weekend I will be taking over my new house 8)
Ya'll have fun and be safe, I will be thinkin about ya.
If somthing changes, I know how to find the HUB
Strange. :sleepy1
More food for everyone!!!! :wav
Looks like some riders might be coming in Saturday morning. What time are we meeting at the Cliff House?
I have asked everyone to arrive for Fri eve 6pm dinner.....
no one has stated they are coming in late..... So let me know!
I will be calling Cliff House and make reservations for our group.....
just need a final count.
i've got one in the 1050 forums coming in Saturday morning. I'll ask him to contact you.
I hope I posted this correctly.
Tigertrx2002 mentioned that Brad & Henry are going and from IL.
I'm traveling through Il to get Jasper ride. I'm coming down from Chicago, 1 maybe 2 of us, and would like to meet us with others on the way down. My thinking is I set off in time to get to the HUB by Dinner on Friday.
FYI, nubie to this sight & Jasper
Thanx,
Stephen
OK sailor60604, Where in Chicago are you coming from? Will be up that direction on 10/7/10 for a meeting with the Windy City Rats at the Brick House in Downers Grove. They meet @ 7pm. let me know if you want to meet up.
Henry
OK Kitty Whippers....
The BBQ for Sat nite is set:
6pm Shady Oak Campground Pavillion
$10 per person:
BBQ dinner ( Brisket & Ribs ) / Coleslaw / Beans / Roll
Dessert: Boisonberry cobbler or Chocolate cake
We'll have some beverage but you are welcome to BYO....
The extended forecast for Harrison, AR ( near HUB & Shady Oak )
:eusa_dance
Oct 6 Sunny 69° Lo 52° Hist. Avg 74° Lo 52°
Oct 7 Sunny 73° Lo 52° Hist. Avg 74° Lo 52°
Oct 8 Sunny 73° Lo 51° Hist. Avg 74° Lo 51°
Oct 9 Sunny 73°
Bring your Speedos..... we're goin swimmin' . . . . .
NOT! :headbang
:shock:
(http://www.greenpacks.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tiger-swimming-1.jpg)
Unfortunately I will not be able to make Jasper this year. Sister in-law found to have a serious health problem that may require my help transporting her to and from her appointments. I will plan on next years trek there.
Ok, finally got squared away to make this run and managed to book a TRIPPLE room at the HUB (they're only charging for a double). If anyone is looking for a room to split I'm open to it (I'm an old guy, non-smoker).
Coming in around 7:00 PM or so Friday evening, headed out Sunday morning... Riding an '08 Blazing Orange.
Sorry to confirm late, but there were a lot of irons in the fire to sort out before this would work...
See you there!
Alrighty then, its settled, I'm IN but ridin' solo, no pillion, no trailer, no Jeep! Can't remember ridin' in to a Tiger Ride In but does sound like Fun! I still need to confirm that Terri has a patch of ground for one tent and one old Tiger. I won't be able to make the Friday evening get together though as I'll be leaving KC after work so with a tail wind might get in around 11pm. (yes, I'm a slow arse!) :D
Tiger 04... Hope everything works out for the best.
Ridingfar.... Glad to have you aboard....
Steamer 95 ... Terri has plenty of room... no need to worry.
When you call... tell her you are with the Tiger group....
she'll put you in with the others. (Dangerous but could be fun)
Calling Mustang....
Hope things working out OK.... Hope your pops doin OK.
We'll miss ya.... I know you were looking forward to it.
Tell Laura 'Hi'.
We'll do a STEAMERS RULE toast . . .
it is not looking like a pardon from the warden....:cry: ......although it is only a 2-3 day ride and stranger things have been known to happen , but don't hold your breath ! :mrgreen:
at least I got you motivated again :thumbsup
I have a short kitchen pass so I'll be in friday evening, and do the cliff house b-fast. then Ill run home down 123 then to FS roads and wonder back down to Mena, ar
There will be a KLR rider tagging along from washington state. :D
I have to say.....
Looks like we'll have right at 30 riders on fri nite.
45 -48 Sat nite.
A bunch of 'newbies' . . .
For those who cannot make it.......
hopefully coming to a road near you!
Ok, she didn't last long.....most of em don't :?
Back in.......sorry for the drama tigertrax. Really woluldn't miss it for the world. The new house will be there when I get back. The best group of riders only meet one weekend!!!
ridingfar-Im interested in splitting room at the hub. call me at 6185590429 i will be getting to the hub earlier on fri.
Looking to ride Push Mtn. on Friday on the way down with some great roads in Missourah.
And looking to meet a friends brother who lives "off the grid" outside Jasper "somewhere" down a trail a couple miles.
See you crazies there!! I won't run out of gas this year. Promise!
ROFLMAO...
We're leaving around 9 or 10:00 AM. With stops every 100 miles (Buell Blast tank capacity) We'll probably take just short of 6 hours to get down there.
Probably taking 7 to 13 to Springfield to 65 and the 7.
Quote from: "brad1098"Ok, she didn't last long.....most of em don't :?
Back in.......sorry for the drama tigertrax. Really woluldn't miss it for the world. The new house will be there when I get back. The best group of riders only meet one weekend!!!
ridingfar-Im interested in splitting room at the hub. call me at 6185590429 i will be getting to the hub earlier on fri.
Alright Brad, you're in. See you tomorrow night!
Damn, I love this place. NW Arkansas cant be beat.
Oh and my new favorite band Mountain Sprout from Eureka Springs.
Remember Newton County is Dry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8R8VO-J ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8R8VO-Jf1s&feature=related)
i'll be heading out from mena arkansas at 8am anyone want to join then just post up it'll be about 50 percent fs roads
I'd add a GPS file if I knew how
Made it I. And meet a few of the inmates, tomorrow is b-fast at the clif house and the. I'll meander back toward mena
We must of gotten here too soon. 8)
Only saw a couple Tigers before dinner. We went to eat at Scooters at 6, I think I saw a few familiar faces poor in at a table before we left but I forgot to barge over and say high after I paid our bill.
See you all at the Cliff House tomorrow.
What time is the reservation for?
Brad informs me that it will be 9:00 AM for anyone else wondering. :wink:
great group of people, had fun. I wish I could have stay longer
Any pictures?
Took lots of video. The only picture I took are these, but we had a couple photographers with us that I know took a lot more.
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/Jaredcm1/Jasper/IMG_0538.jpg)
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(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/Jaredcm1/Jasper/IMG_0540.jpg)
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Ta EB, those are quite cool, who brought the FJ?
Here's a few:
One more time...
This was the best video I had with several riders in view. Some how I got the camera off level for most of these. Premeire wouldn't let me export to the size and quality I wanted last night, and you tube hacked off my wonderful sound editing and soundtrack job, so I did the best I could with their library of songs to choose from. :x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llXm_-vbEvY
I could not be more surprised...
A quick get together and we have riders from FL, SC, OH, IL, WA, AR, MO, NE. I think all had a good time.
Special kudos to those long distance riders from FL, SC, & OH. It's bun burner and believe me I appreciate it.
The weather was so purrrfect one could take a lazy ride and absorb the scenery and bright sunshine and forget the world.
Evil.... nice job on the video. Thanks... those are always special.
Randy, Jim ... thanks for your help....
We have new members in our family.... and that's a good thing.
To all who attended .. new & old... it's a great group of folks.
PS:
Recently I realized I have a watch that I rarely wear. So I cleaned it up good... gave it a good bath.. and will part with it to a good home. Runs great and should have plenty of time left on it.... let me know if you need a watch ( leather band ). Oh it's a TIMEX ... still ticking!!!!
Yes maybe next year I'll recognize you on the first or second greeting. :oops:
I am really horrible with names and faces. But if you had rattled off your social security number I probably would remember that 10 years from now... :roll:
Thanks again Tigertrax. For those of you who haven't yet made it.....consider Jasper a must see destination.
Can't seem to upload photos now.
Going to send them to Hungy Lou.
See Ya'll next year
Folks...
Hunky Lou from Cleveland has posted 109 pics in the PHOTO section
at Yahoo Groups / Tiger Ride-In....
I think Lou enjoyed this more than anyone....
I hope everyone left with a grin on their face....
Thanks To all....
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/us_tiger_ ... 0&dir=desc (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/us_tiger_ride_ins/photos/pic/list?mode=photos&order=mtime&start=1&count=50&dir=desc)
Looks like I missed half the ride?! Where did this big lake come from?
EB...
Am I correct in saying you have not taken the ferry across Bull Shoals...?
That would be correct. :cry: