Looking for advice on riding around Austin
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Looking for advice on riding around Austin
GF and I are going to Austin for my nephew's wedding mid April. We will have two days to ride in the Austin area. Looking at renting a bike, and seeing what there is to see. Any advice on great roads, sights would be appreciated.
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Go West young man, go west. You are about 2 hrs from the Three Twisted Sisters and the Texas Hill Country.
290 west to RR 165...to Blanco...to RR 1888 to RR 1376 to Luckenbach. From there you can either go toward Comfort or to Fredericksburg to Hwy 16 to Kerville to hwy 27 to Ingram to 39 south to RR187 to Vanderpool (motorcycle Museum and cafe) to RR337 west to Leaky to 83 north to RR 336 north to 41 go west to RR 335 south to Camp Wood to RR337 east then work your way back to Austin. That would be a full day easy. You may want to reverse that route..but you look at it and see what works best for you.
290 west to RR 165...to Blanco...to RR 1888 to RR 1376 to Luckenbach. From there you can either go toward Comfort or to Fredericksburg to Hwy 16 to Kerville to hwy 27 to Ingram to 39 south to RR187 to Vanderpool (motorcycle Museum and cafe) to RR337 west to Leaky to 83 north to RR 336 north to 41 go west to RR 335 south to Camp Wood to RR337 east then work your way back to Austin. That would be a full day easy. You may want to reverse that route..but you look at it and see what works best for you.
Last edited by Harpoonman; Feb 25, 2010 at 09:04 AM. Reason: If you can't spell correctly the first time......try it again :)
+ 1 on what Harpoonman said, it's a nice ride and lot's of routes too. Check out Cowboy H-D just south of A-Town rite off I35, besides renting bikes they have a large wall map with lot's of routes laid out for ya too. If your not up to a full day of riding west, them head up 71 towards Lake Travis, Marble Falls and Inks too.....you'll found Hidden Canyon...what a view. Cheers and welcome to the Hill Country!
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Have rode in the area Mr. Harpoonman wrote of, beautiful!! Too bad it was snowing on me... in April. Dress for the weather. I UPS'd my gear to a friends house in TX and did not carry my MC gear on the plane.
And if you, as I, come across any bulls that have gotten out of the fence and are blocking the road, yell loudly and confidentally at them to move. And if the bull starts running towards you, git!
Would love to ride the hill country again. West Texas is awesome MC riding. Good luck and enjoy the trip!
And if you, as I, come across any bulls that have gotten out of the fence and are blocking the road, yell loudly and confidentally at them to move. And if the bull starts running towards you, git!
Would love to ride the hill country again. West Texas is awesome MC riding. Good luck and enjoy the trip!
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Any suggestions as to clothing for that time of year. We will mostly be riding during daylight, but we may enjoy ourselves a bit more and ride in early evening as well.
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Mid April is still a crap shoot...weather wise. Cool mornings, and warm up rapidly, then cool down again when the sun goes down. You could easily get away with rain gear and a light jacket..If you want to leather up, you will still be comfortable. Even better if you have a zip out liner and vents. Don't rule out an occasional Thunder Storm. They usually pass through fairly quickly.
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GF and I are also planning a trip to that area in early May. Any suggestions as to WHERE to stay? Right now Im looking @ the La Quinta @ Mopac SW. They still offer 'smoking rooms'. Our plans are to go S to Wimberly, across to Blanco, Luckenbach, and back 1 day.....N to Inks, Buchanan, and maybe Longhorn Caverns the next.
Would appreciate suggestions.
Billy G
Would appreciate suggestions.
Billy G