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Wayne (the Rally Master) picked another perfect weekend for the TeXSive ride; sunny, dry, and plenty of great roads. What a turnout...22 motorcycles, and a whole lot of XS/XJ1100 Yamaha's. Here's my contribution...

The April 2007 TeXSive Rally Group Billy, Dell, Linda, Robert, Wayne, Mike, Stan, Steve, Miles, Andrew (Back Row) Mike, Cody, Bob, John and Katherine, Bohn, Daniel and Carey, Keoki, Dave (Middle Row) Greg and Lynda, Mark, Ashley and Dayna, Phillip, Tod (Front Row) Missing from photo: Nancy, Ashley, Renee

The Jacksonville Rally Map (The loop is approx. 200 miles.)

Friday Night...New Friends and Riders

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We ate dinner at Jacksonville's Jalapeno Tree Mexican restaurant.

Greg and Lynda (from College Station); Steve (from Deer Park) In the background is Linda (from Katy)

Robert, Linda, and Mike

Daniel and Carey / Renee and Keoki

Daniel Meyer, Wayne, and Miles

Nancy, Bohn, and Ashley

Andrew, Tod (behind Andrew), John, and Wildkat (behind John) Hmmm...What's this bar tab doing here?

Tod (TRBig) and Hippie Dave

Carey and Daniel (Dragonrider)

Bohn, Bob, and Miles

Greg and Keoki / Steve, Mike, and Dell

Renee and Keoki

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Saturday ...Time to RIDE

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Parking lot huddle

My brother, Steve, "lost" in a sea of Yamaha's. (He's riding a '75 Gold Wing)

Mark Guthrie aka dale_1 (he's got the wild hair wrap), Daniel Meyer, Andrew Conroy aka Hobbyman (blue jacket), Wayne (back to camera), and Greg (cool sunglasses)

Lynda...Cool shades!

Daniel Meyer and Greg

Bohn and his daughter Ashley; and Miles Baker (background)

Phillip, Andrew aka Hobbyman (Phillip's son), and Bob Jones

Billy (3rd generation XSive), Ashley (10 year old twin ), Mark (in background; Billy and Ashley's Dad), and Mike (sunglasses)

"I can sell you some speakers that will make the Valkerie sing."

"I missed that car by this much."

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The Killough Massacre, said to have been the largest single Indian depredation in East Texas, took place on October 5, 1838, near the site of present Old Larissa in northwestern Cherokee County. The eighteen victims included Isaac Killough, Sr., and members of his extended family, who had immigrated to Texas from Talladega County, Alabama, the year before.

The massacre was the largest single Indian massacre in East Texas and also the last. It led to the expulsion of the entire Cherokee Indian Nation from Texas. Approximately 100 years later, during the Great Depression, a stone obelisk was erected by the Work Projects Administration to mark the site. In 1965 a state historical marker was dedicated there.

The Killough Monument and inscription.

The TeXSive riders at the Killough Memorial.

Hmm...Who invited an old '75 Gold Wing to an "Eleven-Hundred" party; even Greg is repelled? (FYI...My brother rides this out-front Honda; we made him park alone.)

Dayna and Ashley, or Is it Ashley and Dayna?

The Killough Monument is not easy to find; However, our TeXSive guide took us right there. Here are some directions if found searching the internet: 1) From the intersection of Highway 69 & Farm/Market (FM) Road 855 go west on FM 855 until you reach FM 3405. There is a sign there (or was at one time) that reads “Killough Monument” and points to the left. 2) Turn left on FM 3405 and go just about .4 miles to FM 3411. 3) Turn right on FM 3411 and go .6 miles until you reach a road with a green gate with a huge boulder on either side. That is actually FM 3431, but there is no sign there. 4) Turn left and proceed through the gate – the monument and cemetery are at the end of the road.

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Motorcycle Line Up...

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A proud line of XS1100 and XJ 1100 Motorcycles. I count 15...a lot of history in those machines.

And their riders. I'm wearing the navy blue shirt at the far left.

The 1100's just keep rolling along...

and rolling along.

This is Bob Jones' XS1100. Bob wrote a book called XS Eleven Heaven, which expresses his love for these old machines. His shop in Merriam, Kansas keeps a lot of these wonderful Yamaha's rolling.

Bob Jones's XS Eleven Special

Right Side of Bob's XS Eleven

Wow, a matching helmet...Bob is sure in Spring fashion; What a nice accessory.

Stan's '82 XJ1100J (in red) and Mark's '81 XS11SH

Outside Mark's House, before the ride.

"Who is that masked rider?" ...

"Hmm..., I don't know, but He rides a silver bullet." (FYI, It's Hippie Dave on his trusted mount Shameless Hussy.)

"Hmm, the oil goes here, I think." What does Cheech say to Chong? "Dave's NOT here!" Nancy, Mark, and Dave

So...This truck thinks he's fast; "Hmm...Why is he in the fast lane"?

"The bikes are loaded I'm going to sleep. Stan, you're driving!"

"Why yes, we road all the way from Oklahoma wearing our XS Eleven hats; Aren't they pretty?" Katherine and John

This is a bridge.

This is the same bridge... looking forward.

"I want to thank all the little people for making this rally a big success."

Good roads, Great weather, and a Wonderful day.

"Ya'll all come back next year, ya hear."

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TeXSive 2007 Spring Ride (Rally Rap Up)
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It always hard to get a complete listing of every rider, guest, and ride; but here's my best account:
(Please send me an Email with missing names and corrections.)

We had 22 bikes present: 1 Intruder, 2 Goldwings, 3 Valkyries, 5 XJ1100s, 11 XS1100s

Wayne (the Rally Master) and his wife Nancy - Valkyrie
Billy (dale_1's son) and Dayna (dale_1's youngest twin girl..... by 12 minutes) - Intruder
Mark (dale_1) and Ashley (oldest twin girl), both are 10 years old of course - XS11
Mike / local muffler shop owner - Goldwing
Robert (Gray Wizard) and Linda Moore - Valkyrie
Steven Hutchison - Goldwing
Cody (Maximan) - XJ11
Daniel (Dragonrider) and Carey - Valkyrie
Bob Jones (Merriam Cycles) - XS11 (His second bike rider never found us; he tried - XS11 not present.)
John (John) - XS11
Kat (Wildkat) - XS11 (John's wife)
Andrew (Hobbyman) - XS11
Phillip (Andrew's Dad) - XS11
??? (Webbcraft) - XS11
Greg (Skippy) and Lynda - XS11
??? (Tinman) - XS11
Bohn (Bohn) and his daughter Ashley - XS11
David (Hippie Dave) - XS11
Stan Hutchison (Shutchis) - XJ11
Dell (Dell) - XJ11
Tod (TRBig) - XJ11
Miles - XJ11

David Shogry (ZXDavid) - XS11 not present.......... long story

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Born Stan Hutchison: June 30, 1954; Attended High School in San Antonio, TX and graduated from Texas A&M University '76 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. I married Deborah in '73 and we have two kids; grown and married, with one grandchild, Katherine. I work for NASA in the Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.

Stan on his '82 XJ1100. Send me a note

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