Ok, the Memphis lunch run is on this time!

[G-Rex]

The weather is finally getting better, I have a free weekend that I can roll out, so there it is.

This Saturday, May 23, if anybody is feeling adventurous, come meet me for lunch at Dyer's Burgers located at 205 Beale Street in Memphis.

I'll be leaving here around 5am, getting into Memphis approximately 7 hours and 480 miles later. An hour or so for lunch, and I'll be back home by 9pm or so. Not a bad day's ride on the Busa.

Anybody up for it? I know there were a few maybes before, so if schedules work out, I'll see ya there. :D

[tached1000rr]

What type of tires you running and what kind of mileage you getting from them?
How many miles are you getting on a tank of gas?

Ok back to topic, I wish I could but there's no way this weekend.

[Antwanny]

whats it like having buns of steel

[G-Rex]

I normally run Michelin Pilot Roads. I get around 11k per set on average.

If I'm easy on the throttle (freakin' hard to do BTW on a Busa!) I can eek out about 225 from a tank. In reality though, I start looking for a station around 175 and the light usually isn't on yet.

[G-Rex]

whats it like having buns of steel

:lol: I tell ya what, after doing an Iron Butt or two, I came to the realization that there wasn't anywhere in the US I couldn't be in 2 days if I put my mind to it. Hmm. It *is* a three day weekend, that's almost enough time to go to Maine for some New England Clam Chowder. Again. :D

[Particle Man]

:lol: I tell ya what, after doing an Iron Butt or two, I came to the realization that there wasn't anywhere in the US I couldn't be in 2 days if I put my mind to it. Hmm. It *is* a three day weekend, that's almost enough time to go to Maine for some New England Clam Chowder. Again. :D

dude, if you end up anywhere in the northeast you damn well better make it to this area :lol:

[Antwanny]

:lol: I tell ya what, after doing an Iron Butt or two, I came to the realization that there wasn't anywhere in the US I couldn't be in 2 days if I put my mind to it. Hmm. It *is* a three day weekend, that's almost enough time to go to Maine for some New England Clam Chowder. Again. :D

Your nuts. but hey they say those motors will run forever put em to the test.

[G-Rex]

Bump for the morning crowd! Bueller....Bueller.... ?

[Cruzergirl]

Memphis is a really great place to have lunch. The 491 miles and approximately 8 hour ride might keep me firmly on my couch though! :lol:

[wildchild]

650 miles for me. Little too far for a lunch run.

[tommymac]

:lol: I tell ya what, after doing an Iron Butt or two, I came to the realization that there wasn't anywhere in the US I couldn't be in 2 days if I put my mind to it. Hmm. It *is* a three day weekend, that's almost enough time to go to Maine for some New England Clam Chowder. Again. :D

Stop in NY for some beer and wings then ;)

Tom

[Mr Lefty]

I may be there. Gotta get my new chain/sprockets and brakelines put on... Good possibility as I have a 3 day weekend. May just Make a weekend of it.

[wildchild]

Stop in NY for some beer and wings then ;)

Tom


he's just hoping you'll be there in time to help with the move. :)

[t-homo]

Damn, this weekend wont work out at all.

[tommymac]

he's just hoping you'll be there in time to help with the move. :)

great thanx for blowin me up there :lol:

Tom

[KSGregman]

567 miles one way....give or take. It's tempting...I'll call my best riding friend and see if he wants to give it a go.

By the way, I'm still waiting for lunch in Bricktown...when are we gonna make that happen, eh? :D

[wildchild]

great thanx for blowin me up there :lol:

Tom

oops sorry I was just thinking out loud you know. :lol

[rogue]

Even though it's not quite 300 miles from me and I'd LOVE to go, I doubt work is going to give me the day off, especially on our busiest of days (Saturday). Sorry, Trace....I can't make this one. :(

[SteveP]

I'll be riding up into Birmingham to check out the Barbers museum that day. Sounds like fun though.

I really wish my aprilia got more then 115 miles per tank. I hate stopping so much.

[Mr Lefty]

I'm out... just had to give up my three day weekend... for a two day... and a four day next weekend. so this weekend I'll be at home cleaning... which is about a month over due. :lol:

sorry bro

[Tsunami]

Want to ride with me to San francisco and back?

[G-Rex]

Another bump just in case! :D

[Kerry_129]

This Saturday, May 23, if anybody is feeling adventurous, come meet me for lunch at Dyer's Burgers located at 205 Beale Street in Memphis.


http://www.twowheelfix.com/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/Maps/BviewtoBealeSt.jpg%5B/IMG%5DHmmm. It occurs to me that I haven't seen the big old 1918-vintage house where I formed my first memories as a little kid (good and not so), since I left it around 1977. Seems it's a paltry ~240mi jaunt, a third of it down the serene Natches Trace. And what is this Dyer's Burgers you speak of?? :D
Hmmm....

http://www.twowheelfix.com/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/Maps/BviewtoBealeSt-1.jpg%5B/IMG%5Dhttp://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/Maps/BviewtoBealeSt.jpg?t=1242977302

I'll have a confab w/ Kathy (later) in the morning & we'll figure out if our dirt-biking/camping plans for the rest of the weekend might allow a little side-trip. So much for housework though! :lol:

[G-Rex]

That would be cool!

I'm not sure if you're giving me a hard time about Dyer's or not since you used to live there, but if you haven't heard of it, look here (http://www.dyersonbeale.com/). I saw it on one of the Travel Channel's specials one night, and I decided I wanted to check it out! So now, I have a perfect reason! :D

[Sixxxxer]

Id LOVE to...But its a Mere 1,028 Miles form Home...

Maybe Next Time!!!

[tommymac]

Id LOVE to...But its a Mere 1,028 Miles form Home...

Maybe Next Time!!!

Come on we did 900 miles in a monsoon its all easy after that.

Tom

[Sixxxxer]

Troof...Lol I just have to work more so than anything.

[G-Rex]

Ok gang, it's almost game time! T-minus 7 hours and counting. Last call for takers.

Looks like the forecast is scattered thunderstorms once I hit Arkansas. Yay me! :lol:

A good night's rest and I'll be on my way!

[HokieDNA01]

Looks like we are headin that way in the morning. I PMed you my cell number. Have a safe trip and hope to see you tomorrow!

[G-Rex]

Ok gang, I'll be out the door in 15 minutes!

Gonna be a good day tater! :D

[Kerry_129]

Sorry to not confirm until so late, but we're headed out in a few also after I do a quick oil-change.

Catch you in a few for some of these....

http://www.dyersonbeale.com/images/pics/Combo.jpg

:D

[G-Rex]

Ok gang I'm home finally! What a day!

I got to meet Kerry and Kathy, both very cool people!

We had Dyer's Burgers for lunch, which was quite tasty!

I got my Tennessee state line picture. That puts me at 47 states visited by way of motorcycle. :D

Today's stats:

17-1/2 hours total time
14-1/2 of which was riding time, and a mileage total for today of 1,032 miles. :rockwoot:

And without further adieu, I am going to bed! :lol:

[Kerry_129]

Great meeting & grabbing chow with you today, Tracy!

We rolled in ~7pm, after rolling around Memphis a bit & then flat-tracking up 40 back to Nashville.

Hopefully you already made it back safe & sound, or will be any minute. That was a fairly long day for us @ nearly 500 miles - but doing 1k for a burger, fries & a shake (an over-rated/priced burger & fries at that, I thought - but the shake was pretty tasty! :lol:)? You're nutz, dood! :screwy: And I mean that in the best possible way! :dthumb:
EDIT: I see you rolled in and posted while I was cut'n'pastin' - cool, glad to see you made it safely! :)

Without further ado ('cause it's about pass-out-thirty), here's the photographic evidence:

The man, the legend:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/2009-05-23%20Beale%20St%20run/IMG_0163.jpg

Pretty good framing by the wobbly 'early starter': :lol:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/2009-05-23%20Beale%20St%20run/IMG_0167.jpg

Weapons of choice:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/2009-05-23%20Beale%20St%20run/IMG_0168.jpg

The cool old house, built in 1918 & now part of the Central Gardens historic district, which I lived in for a few years as a kid:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/2009-05-23%20Beale%20St%20run/IMG_0172.jpg

Kathy's bike was running a little rough, so we picked up some of the designated Gixxer additive-of-choice to get her home! :doh:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/2009-05-23%20Beale%20St%20run/IMG_0173.jpg

Hardly an Iron Butt, but respectable for a burger-run: :rockwoot:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/2009-05-23%20Beale%20St%20run/IMG_0175.jpg

[G-Rex]

:lol: Good timing! I posted right before you did! It was great meeting you guys too! Great pics!

[derf]

Hows your girl doing? I heard she had a slightly bad day

[HokieDNA01]

Awesome meeting you Tracy!!! I was tired after 450miles so you are a machine! Our timing was perfect. Right as we rolled through downtown Memphis after getting lost, I see the imfamous aerostitch rider on busa sitting at a traffic light. Beale street was closed off so we did some laps to find parking.
We made a new friend on our walk to Dyer's. Memphis has some of the most persistant bums I have ever seen. I'm surprised he didn't walk right in with us and sit down.

Kerry may not have liked the burger but I thought it was very good. Kinda minced up and extra greasy. I'm from Philly though so I love some good greasy meat sandwiches. I just wish I had gotten the double double cause I was starving by the time I got home.

Great to join you on one of your adventures. Too bad you live so far away. I would love to do more cross country runs on the GSXr. It is a sport touring machine at heart. Keep in touch!

[Sixxxxer]

Awesome meeting you Tracy!!! I was tired after 450miles so you are a machine! Our timing was perfect. Right as we rolled through downtown Memphis after getting lost, I see the imfamous aerostitch rider on busa sitting at a traffic light. Beale street was closed off so we did some laps to find parking.
We made a new friend on our walk to Dyer's. Memphis has some of the most persistant bums I have ever seen. I'm surprised he didn't walk right in with us and sit down.

Kerry may not have liked the burger but I thought it was very good. Kinda minced up and extra greasy. I'm from Philly though so I love some good greasy meat sandwiches. I just wish I had gotten the double double cause I was starving by the time I got home.

Great to join you on one of your adventures. Too bad you live so far away. I would love to do more cross country runs on the GSXr. It is a sport touring machine at heart. Keep in touch!

Thats my Kinda Girl!!!

[HokieDNA01]

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s85/kerry_129/2009-05-23%20Beale%20St%20run/IMG_0175.jpg


123mph.....Naughty!!!

[Particle Man]

123mph.....Naughty!!!

didn't break 130 so it's all good :lol:

question is, what did the gixxer speedo show? I hear the zook speedos are a tad bit optimistic at that point.

[Kerry_129]

Especially with +2 rear sprocket... :lol:
Kathy's with stock gearing reads about 5% high. I have yet to see a sportbike speedo that isn't optimistic by several percent. :shrug:

(Need to throw on my $30 ebay speedohealer when I do the valve check & p.a.i.r. valve removal soon. :D)

[Particle Man]

Especially with +2 rear sprocket... :lol:
bet that's fun keeping the nose down :lol: (or not :lmao:)

[G-Rex]

Personally I've never compared the two. I just look at the gps speedo when it's hooked up. I can tell you there is about a 10% error in the 170 mph range the one time I did look.

:whistle: