Larry Gore
The Road Less Travelled
By Ken Matthews It was 6:00 a.m. somewhere along about the time I heard the 15th freight train of the night wailing it's way through the outskirts of Marathon, Texas so I thought I'd just go ahead and get out of bed. Outside it was a cool 45 degrees in the mile high air. We … Read more
around the bend
By Carmen Juch Bikers become bikers frequently due to experiences that are set in motion at a young age. We embark on our motorcycle fascination by appreciatively admiring those hunks of metal with the shiny paint as we watch it streak down the road. The way a small child dances to music on the radio, … Read more
Riding Alert – Just an average day on a motorcycle
The car on my right doesn't seem to be paying attention. Will she pull out in front of me at the last minute? Okay, if she does maybe I have space to make an evasive move into the left lane. No, that won't work there is a car in that lane who is driving in … Read more
BackRoads the Big Bend Spring 2003
Words by Larry Gore People (Northerners) think Texas is just a dull, treeless, rolling plain that goes on forever — actually that would be the Panhandle. They don't realize we have the mountains of West Texas, (the highest peak is almost 9,000 feet), the ruggedness of Big Bend National Park, deserts — even painted deserts … Read more
Great Gifts
Great Gifts — for that special someone Sleeves Clothing. People who knew her were shocked. Here she was walking into the icehouse with both arms covered in intricate full-color tattoos. Her mother had taken one glance and just about needed the smelling salts. Tattoos! They immediately change the way that people related to you and … Read more
Keep the Rubber Side Down Rider s Handbook
So you're the co-rider this trip. What could you do to make the ride more pleasurable for both you and the rider? The Look No, "The Look" is not a style of clothing. It's even easier (and cheaper) than that. "The Look" is looking at the right place as the bike makes a turn. Why … Read more
Music Notes -Gary P Nunn
by Amy Edgerly If you're from Texas and someone says "Gary P. Nunn" in conversation, you will immediately start thinking "I wanna go home with the armadillo…." Why? Because we all know that the author of the Texas National Anthem, "London Homesick Blues is Gary P. Nunn. And most of us know the story of … Read more