Run in with some Mexican Harley riders @ Cycle gear .

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Straight in from Mexico a group of three . Gustavo in the middle with his wife . They are heading to New Orleans for the week , and then back to Galveston Texas for the Lone Star Rally coming up . All they spoke was Spanish , but ease dropping in on them while they talked to Gus the 6' 5" store manger I figured out where they were going .
As they were about to leave inserted myself in my best broken spanish if they were taking super slab I-10 East bound .
Gus then translated for me if they wanted to take a scenic Gulf coast route . Of course the three men were very interested especially when mentioning they might see some big Gators on Louisiana 82 , and 27 market roads through the swamp along the coast with a ferry ride in Cameron Louisiana .
Took the time to write out the roads , and turns for them . Gus liked it so much he took a photo for himself of the route .
A little back story on Gus . Him, and I ran into each other two weeks ago in Eureka springs Arkansas ( actually Turners Bend on #23 south of E.S. )

I hope this group have a great ride in the USA , and they were quiet a bit nicer than the normal HD groups encountered over the years .

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The red bike to the right is not with the group in the photo

[VIPER]

Way cool!

[Kiwi Rider]

Wow! I seriously thought you’d had a ‘run-in’ with this bunch . . . Over here that means an altercation!!!!
The whole time I was reading your post I was waiting for the grisly details lol.
My first thought when I saw the pics was “ these guys have gotta be drug barons to have Harley’s like that” but I calmed down and realised I may be stereotyping them.
I’m glad you were able to show them some Southern hospitality Texas style!

[Bobby914]

Now this is how I imagine all cyclist should be! Even with a language barrier we still help each other. Great just great!

[Kiwi Rider]

Now this is how I imagine all cyclist should be! Even with a language barrier we still help each other. Great just great!

Cyclists????
Bwahahaha!

[Bobby914]

you know what I mean Kiwi lmao!!

[CBXRider]

Wow! I seriously thought you’d had a ‘run-in’ with this bunch . . . Over here that means an altercation!!!!
The whole time I was reading your post I was waiting for the grisly details lol.
My first thought when I saw the pics was “ these guys have gotta be drug barons to have Harley’s like that” but I calmed down and realised I may be stereotyping them.
I’m glad you were able to show them some Southern hospitality Texas style!

It means the same thing here too, except maybe not in Texas.

[Kiwi Rider]

It means the same thing here too, except maybe not in Texas.

Is Texas like its own country?
Sure is big enough to be lol.

[Bumblebee]

Is Texas like its own country?
Sure is big enough to be lol.

Sometimes they think they are their own country-"The Republic of Texas...."

Texas is actually smaller than the province I live in (Ontario Canada).

[Kiwi Rider]

Sometimes they think they are their own country-"The Republic of Texas...."

Texas is actually smaller than the province I live in (Ontario Canada).

I used to love watching JR Ewing in “Dallas” back in the early 80’s, Texas was full of millionaires, ‘oil men’.
Oh the glory days lol.

[c10]

Texas is a unique place . I can go from wrestling a 400 lb heifer to NASA in about 15 minutes hi tech to pushing dirt .
Remember the Alamo!

[Kiwi Rider]

I used to love watching JR Ewing in “Dallas” back in the early 80’s, Texas was full of millionaires, ‘oil men’.
Oh the glory days lol.

Sometimes they think they are their own country-"The Republic of Texas...."

Texas is actually smaller than the province I live in (Ontario Canada).

Hey, compared to NZ, any place is big!

Texas is a unique place . I can go from wrestling a 400 lb heifer to NASA in about 15 minutes hi tech to pushing dirt .
Remember the Alamo!

the Alamo? I’ll have to google that. . .

[Bumblebee]

Hey, compared to NZ, any place is big!

Ontario is only 4X bigger than NZ

[Kiwi Rider]

Ontario is only 4X bigger than NZ

The difference is that I’m on an island 1000kms long and 200kms wide, feels small, but I’m glad it ain’t all sand and palm trees!
Texas is 2.59 times bigger than nz but looks so much bigger

[CBXRider]

The difference is that I’m on an island 1000kms long and 200kms wide, feels small, but I’m glad it ain’t all sand and palm trees!
Texas is 2.59 times bigger than nz but looks so much bigger

Is there a memorial to ol Burt over there? I just watched The Fastest Indian again. Wutta guy!

[Kiwi Rider]

No, not a memorial as such, every year there is a major event called the Burt Munro Challenge down south in Invercargill, Burt's old home town.
It's a wonderful celebration of Burt's achievements and a Mecca for all motorcyclists, with many events spread over 5 days in the summer.

The Largest Motorcycle Rally in The Southern Hemisphere.

The Largest Motorcycle Rally in The Southern Hemisphere.

www.burtmunrochallenge.co.nz

Hey, maybe you should spend some of your retirement money and come down here, hire a bike, and you and I can ride down there, 567 kms of awesome scenic wonderland . . with the possibility of seeing a few Hobbits too!!

[SSGT_B]

Is Texas like its own country?
Sure is big enough to be lol.

[Kiwi Rider]

Is there a memorial to ol Burt over there? I just watched The Fastest Indian again. Wutta guy!

Yeah, wotta guy, and is it any wonder he was living in a garage on a section of land, no house buil lol.
Kinda makes sense that he was divorced and living alone, but he was as happy as he could be, doing EXACTLY as he pleased!