Motorcycle Trips Galleries

Dual Sport Trip - July 2009 - 20th anniversary Manly outing : July 6th though 11th - the 20th anniversary manly outing. The first manly outing was in 1989, 6 guys, most of them new motorcycle riders, riding from Hinsdale IL to Lake Geneva WI. According to legend, it was a blast. Three of the original participants were on this excellent adventure - Dave Kuhny, Tim Hemstreet and Mark Hemstreet - these guys were barely legal to drink on the first outing. The Dual Sport trip was expertly organized by Dave Kuhny. Tim and Jerry Hemstreet came all the way from Illinois. My brother Jerry an I (Harry), took a (mostly) sedate route throughout the trip. The great thing about dual sporting in Colorado is that you can usually always find a challenging route or a comfortable (off road) route to the same destination. The 'boys' on the other hand, always sought out the most demanding and treacherous way from point A to Point B. The first day, they were thwarted by snow drifts on 2 of the high passes they attempted. Our first night was in Buena Vista, where Tim Hemstreet had some problems with altitude. Rest and lots of water cured him quickly and we were ready to roll early next morning. Our next destination town was Lake City - one of several off road meccas in Colorado. Dave reserved a cabin that slept 9 on the outskirts of town. Thursday was a big day as Dave, Tim, Gary and Brooks covered seven passes in 125 miles of riding. Jerry and I kept to the easier routes all day while Mark and Dan tackled the Alpine Loop via pickup truck. Two nights in Lake City, then a final night in Breckenridge where we were joined by families before departing Saturday morning.

Dual Sport Trip - July 2009 - 20th anniversary Manly outing

July 6th though 11th - the 20th anniversary manly outing. The first ma ...

Updated: Jul 31, 2009 5:26pm PST

Black Hills HSTA - May 2008 : This was our spring HSTA outing. May 28th through June 1st. We stayed in a wonderful little motel in Custer SD. We visited all the usual tourist spots, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse monument, Jewel Caves, Custer State Park and Deadwood. There are a few videos in the gallery of indian dancers who performed in the streets of Custer. It was a great trip - good weather, great friends and great sightseeing. This is a montage of pictures from 3 cameras, including our 2 and Mason and Vicki's camera (HP prefix on the file names).

Black Hills HSTA - May 2008

This was our spring HSTA outing. May 28th through June 1st. We stayed ...

Updated: Sep 05, 2008 4:22pm PST

HSTA STAR 08 -Kerrville Texas : Our annual HSTA / STAR rally took us to Kerrville Texas in early April (6-9), but we left early (March 30th) to get maximum riding time. We spent 2 days in Kerrvile before heading to San Antonio for 2 days on the River Walk. Then back to Kerrville for 6 days and the rally. We travelled with our friends Dick and Kathy Parker. The Parkers are west Texas experts, having lived in San Antonio for several years. They know all the great roads in the Texas hill country.

HSTA STAR 08 -Kerrville Texas

Our annual HSTA / STAR rally took us to Kerrville Texas in early April ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2008 10:37am PST

HSTA - STAR06 - Avon Colorado, June 2006 : This was the annual gathering of the Honda Sport Touring Association. For 2006 it was held in Avon Colorado, so Beth and I participated in setting it up. We organized the Lunch ride to Grand Lake - 361 riders ate lunch. We almost doubled the town population (470). There were approximately 400 attendees. The Christie Lodge in Avon was our rally headquarters. Lot's of fun - we loved it.

HSTA - STAR06 - Avon Colorado, June 2006

This was the annual gathering of the Honda Sport Touring Association. ...

Updated: Jun 26, 2006 7:21pm PST

HSTA Mount Evans Ride 7-15-2006 : A beautiful day for a ride - 9 bikes and 12 people, a 14,000 ft mountain - perfect!

HSTA Mount Evans Ride 7-15-2006

A beautiful day for a ride - 9 bikes and 12 people, a 14,000 ft mount ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2006 8:52am PST

Great Northern Ride - CO-HSTA June 11, 2005 : This was a ride that we organized for the Colorado Honda Sport Touring Association (Harry is State Director). The ride started with breakfast at our house and ended with a BBQ on our porch/ deck. Weather was cool, but sunny most of the day. The route included a long loop into southern Wyoming and the spectacular Snowy Range of the rockies (about 350 miles). As you can see by the pics, there was still a lot of snow at higher elevations. 11 motorcycles, 15 riders and co-riders participated. A great time was had by all.

Great Northern Ride - CO-HSTA June 11, 2005

This was a ride that we organized for the Colorado Honda Sport Touring ...

Updated: Jun 12, 2005 8:08pm PST

Dual Sport Trip - Utah, May 2005 : This was a quick trip with motorcycling friends; Dave Bamberger, Greg Kirk, Greg Martin and Jeff Schwarz. We all met in Blanding Utah on Saturday the 28th. Riding areas included Lake Powell, Capitol Reef National Park and the Grand Staircase Escalante. We spent 2 nights in motels and camped one night.

Dual Sport Trip - Utah, May 2005

This was a quick trip with motorcycling friends; Dave Bamberger, Greg ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2005 9:37am PST

Dual Sport Trip - August 2004 : Pictures are from a dual sport (on and off road motorcycles) trip organized by Dave Kuhny. Trip was from 8/11-14, 2004. Overnights in Leadville, Crested Butte and Breckenridge. 7 participants including Brother Jerry and Nephew Tim.

Dual Sport Trip - August 2004

Pictures are from a dual sport (on and off road motorcycles) trip orga ...

Updated: Oct 05, 2004 11:24am PST