After attending the Star rally in Kerrville, which I did mostly out of curiosity about MSTA & just have a place to ride to. I liked what I saw, well organized & friendly people. Once I left Kerrville, I rode over to Big Bend for a couple days & then returned home. Once home I promptly joined MSTA. Since then I've attended one RTE, at which I was surprised at the number of bikes that attended & the distance they some rode.
I'm a long-time rider & my primary ride is a Concours 1400, my riding is primarily travel miles. I occasionally do some off rode on my V-Strom also.