April 18 - 20, Friday thru Sunday, 2008

To:  All NTNOA Members
From:  Captain Commando
Subject:  Spring "Hill Country" Ride

It's time to plan for anther Annual Spring Hill Country Ride.  The last three years were a blast.

In a couple of months I will book rooms at the "River Inn Resort" in Hunt, Texas for 18 - 20 April (Friday & Saturday nights).  The event is for all members of the NTNOA and will include rides through the Texas Hill Country on Friday and Saturday.  The ride is intended for "Vintage Motorcycles" however feel free to ride what you brought.  The planned rides, speeds, etc., will favor the more mature vintage motorcycles.  It is my intention to tow down to Hunt on Friday morning the 18th, ride that afternoon, ride Saturday and return to DFW on Sunday.

If you are interested in participating in this event sometime in February you should contact the "River Inn Resort" at (830) 238-4226.  I will try to block additional rooms for those dates.  When making reservations please ask for the NTNOA room block.  All the rooms have a kitchen with refrigerator.

There are no restaurants in Hunt, TX.  Therefore, plan on bringing your own food.  The Resort has plenty of grills and there is a convenience store/gas station just down the street.

Weather permitting there will be a vintage bike ride to the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum on Saturday.  It is about 25 miles from the River Inn Resort to the Museum.  The Museum specializes in classic Brit Bikes. 

Any questions, please contact me directly at us850@aol.com or (972) 998-5893.

Let's go have some fun.
Capt. Commando (aka Phil Dansby)

Two years ago at the River Inn Resort.

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Members present at Capt. Commando's Invitational Spring Hill Country Ride.
Left to right: Bob Cox, George Tuttle, Dave Howe, Dave Edinger, Berwyn Henderson,
Phil Dansby (aka Capt Commando), Clay Walley, Mike Poteet, Jim French, Eddie Poteet.

Once upon a time in the West...

They kicked hard to start them, then limped to the right,
they drank lots of beer and did it all night.
The bikes were old, the riders were too,
but the boys rode hard, just like they were new.

They ripped and they roared and they leaked and they farted,
then uncovered the bikes and got them all started.
The weather was cool, the sky was blue,
and down the road the old clunkers flew!

Nortons and Triumphs and Beezers galore,
A Guzzi, a Sporty, a Beemer and more.
A single, some twins, a triple and trucks,
beer bellies, old bones, bald heads and some yuks.

Walley's red Spitfire became a big single
and man, was he was pissed since he could no longer mingle.
A fast bike no more and all broken hearted,
but, just a plug wire flew off and the Beezer re-started.

Dansby, Tuttle and Cox with grins on their faces,
the Poteets and Berwyn, like a deck with 3 aces.
French still has some "fettling" to do,
Donna was ready to ride...cook fajitas too!

Everyone behaved, save Edinger and Howe,
They decided to race and they did it right now!
The Guzzi was quick and the Norton was fast,
and Dave kicked Dave, right in the ass!

Now age takes it's toll on man and machine,
but we restore old bikes, again and again.
Not so at all is the case with the boys,
Who always are young while riding their toys...

Dave Howe

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Nortons resting after the Saturday ride.

  
Riders resting after the Saturday ride.

  
Jim French fixing a loose float bowl while Clay Walley puts back a spark plug wire on his Spitfire.

  
A short rest stop in Tarpley, TX

  
More resting.

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