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September 4 - 6, 2010 (Labor Day Weekend)

Twisty Adventure in the mountains of Northwest Arkansas

A Labor Day weekend rally open to all riders.  Not dual sport specific.

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Beyond epic?
A few years back I was perusing a motorcycle magazine when I came across a ride report about central Texas.  The guy who wrote the story had flown into Austin, rented a Harley, and he and his son who lived in Austin and owned a cruiser headed 20 miles west of Austin to Mansfield Dam.  Upon reaching Mansfield Dam and snapping a few pictures, the writer declared their ride to be "already epic".

Wow! Already epic after just 20 miles of urban, paved, road riding? I didn't realize how little it takes for a ride to reach epic proportions. 

If 20 miles of urban highway riding is epic, then a multi-day Ozark Mountain rally surely qualifies as Beyond EPIC!

So, load up the bike and let's hit the road.  I can't promise a magazine will write an article about our tour but we're going to have an adventure they would surely call Beyond EPIC.

The Plan:  Meet up on Saturday morning, 8 a.m., Sep 4, 2010, in the parking lot of the Day's Inn, Clarksville, AR.  Ride all day Saturday and  Sunday.  Head home on Monday.

Ride HQ:    Day's Inn

                     Interstate 40, exit 55

                     Clarksville, AR

                     479-754-8555

Riders Meeting:   Saturday and Sunday mornings, 8 a.m., Day's Inn parking lot

Sleeping:  The Day's Inn is where we will meet each morning for the riders meeting.  There are lots of other hotel choices in Clarksville in case the Day's Inn is full.

What should you ride?  Your street legal motorcycle.  The paved roads in the area are to die for.  The dual sport riding is also reported to be excellent.  So, whether your ride paved, non-paved, or both, this rally is for you. 

Where should you ride?  Anywhere you want.  There are more twisty paved roads in northwest Arkansas than you can ride in a month.  The paved road riding here is so good riders come from all over just to ride the area.  Grab a map and have a look for yourself - twisty roads are everywhere.  And dual sport bikes excel on these kinds of roads.  This area is also home of a national forest with hundreds of miles of dirt roads.  Many, many dual sport riders love the riding here.  The forest service sells a great map of the forest service roads so if you are planning on riding dirt you might contact them and order a map in advance.

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