Hometown/State: Austin, Texas First Bike? I had an Indian Papoose (when I was four years old). My dad lowered the handlebars so that I could reach them. Favorite Bike? 1998 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Current Bike(s)? 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200T Years Riding? I’ve been riding motorcycles for 60 years. Joined MSTA (when)? I joined the [...]
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Member Profile: Charles Bishop
December 10th, 2011 
VersysRider Jim’s Big Adventure 2011
December 9th, 2011 VersysRider Jim’s Big Adventure (JBA) is an MSTA “just-for-fun” mini-rally held recently in Woodland Park, Colorado, at the Woodland Country Lodge. Initially established by MSTA Texas veteran Jim Poulos several years ago as a special trip to ride and enjoy Colorado roads during the peak riding season and escape the Texas heat, JBA has evolved over [...]
Posted in Colorado - Wyoming, Ride Reports 
Tags: 1st Street Café, Bucksnort Inn, Canon City, Colorado, Colorado Roads, Colorado Springs, CR42, CR9, Fiesta Mexicana, Golden Burro, Guffey, HSTA, Jim Poulos, Jim’s Big Adventure, Jo-Mama’s, Leadville, Mangia-Mangia, motorcycle event, Motorcycle Rally, Msta, Pikes Peak, Pine, Salida, Sport Touring, Texas, US-24, Ute Pass, Woodland Country Lodge, Woodland Park, Woodland Park Colorado 
No Comments »Member Profile: Howard Steiger
December 9th, 2011 VersysRider Hometown/State? Pahrump, Nevada First Motorcycle? 1966 Honda 305 Scrambler Current motorcycle(s)? 2008 Honda Gold Wing Years Riding? I’ve been riding motorcycles for 45 years. Joined MSTA (when)? I joined the club in September, 1990. How did you hear about the MSTA? Sharon and I attended the Honda Homecoming in Marysville, Ohio in 1990. Steve and [...]
MSTA Aotearoa Adventure
November 25th, 2011 VersysRider The YO Ranch, host hotel for the Texas Hill Country rally, is a mecca for riding ideas. A collection of old time MSTA’rs and our poor guest, now a member, Ron Andrews were hanging out in the Gilliland suite with gin and tonics flowing freely when Steve Rosenblatt asked, where’s our next ride? The silence [...]
Posted in Ride Reports Tags: Aoraki, Arthur Range, Auckland, Bluff, BSA, Catlins Forest Park, Chile, Christchurch, Cloudy Bay, Clyde dam, Coromandel peninsula, Cromwell, Cromwell Gorge, Crown Range Road, Devil’s Punchbowl, Doubtful Sound, Dunedin, Fiordland National Park, Fox Glacier, Gisborne, Hangi, Harley Davidson, Hawae, Hawkes Bay, Hooker glacier, Hooker Valley, HSTA, Hwy 6, Invercargill, Lake Manapouri, Lake Pukaki, Lake Wakatipu, Lindis Pass, Marlborough Wine Region, Matai Maori village, Milford Sound, Misty Peaks, Moto Guzzi, motorcycle enthusiast, Msta, Mt. Cook, Mt. Cook National Park, Nelson, New Zealand, Omarama, Otago peninsula, Otematata, Pacific Coast, Palmerston, pancake rocks, Paparoa National Park, Picton, Polynesian Maori, Prince’s Gate Hotel, Punakaiki, Queen Charlotte Drive, Queenstown, Queenstown Birdlife Park, Raukumara Mountain, Richmond Range, Rotorua, Ruahine Range, Southern Alps, Southern Cross, Sport Touring, ST1300, Stirling Point, Taiaroa Head, Tasman Glacier, Tasman Sea, Te Anau, Te Anua, Te Tautea O Hinekakai, Te Waipounamu, Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours, Texas, Texas Hill Country, The Remarkables, TSS Earnslaw, Victoria Range, Walter Peak Sheep Station, Wanaka, Wellington, West Land National Park, Wilmot Pass, Wobbly Kea, YO Ranch No Comments »Around the MSTA
November 25th, 2011 VersysRider Norm Kern North Central Region Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Manitoba Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Ontario Saskatchewan South Dakota Wisconsin Indiana – The Hoosier Squadron June newsletter has a very informative article about how suspension units work. check it out at http://www.sporttouring.us/indiana/Newsletters/05_06%20IN.%20Newsletter.pdf Landon Blume ran the Indy Mini-Marathon (13.1 miles!!) on May 7th, [...]
Posted in Around the MSTA Tags: Al Pivonka, Alameda, Alum Rock district, Becky Westly, Bill Robinson, Bill Royal, BMW, Bob Chappuis, Bob Shields, Brian Wood, California, Carl Freed, Carmel Ridgdill, COG, Corbin James Blume, Cresson, Dave Edwards, David Webster, Deal’s Gap, Delaware River, Diane Hancock, Don Moe, Don Pennington, Drew Newcomer, dual-sport, Ducati, Ducati 996, Eve Blazsur, Everglades Holiday Park, Florida, Fort Worth, Frank Ferrante, Frenchtown, George Tice, Gregg Mitchell, Helen Sumner, Helene Villemure, Honda, Honda Pacific Coast, Hoosier Squadron, HSTA, Ian Orr, Indiana, Indianapolis, IPCRC, Jack Bartlett, Jeff Smith, Jim Ellis, Jim Kent, Joe Clegg, John French, Julia Enlow, Julie Yeats, Keith Danielson, Kelly McCrystal, Kentucky, Kerrville, Kevin Schwantz, KTM, Landon Blume, LBJ Ranch, Leonard Lloyd, Lexington, Livermore, Lone Star Classic, Lorman, LOUISIANA, Melody Inn, Michigan, Midwest Trials, Mike Ewanus, Mike Jeffers, Mike Osmer, Milpitas, Mississippi, Missouri, MoArk, MoArk Adventure, Moe & Johnny’s, MotoGP, Motorcycle Safety, Msta, New Jersey, Newsletter, Norm Kern, Old Country Store Restaurant, park Hills, Paula Morgan, PC800, Push Mountain, Randy Kaiser, Red Boiling Springs, Rich Mample, Richard Quick, Riding Into History, Roger Spice, Santa Clara, Sport Touring, St. Augustine, Steve Cagan, Sunol, Super Tenere, Tellico Plains, Tenere, Terry Buckerfield, Terry Odom, Texas, Texas Hill Country, Three Twisted Sisters, Tim Cundiff, Tim Horton, Toms River, Ton-Up, Tony Crowell, TriSTAR, Van VanSteelant, Wayne Doenges, Yamaha Super Tenere, Yamaha WR250R, YO Ranch hotel, Zachary No Comments »
