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MOTOPIA EVENTS

Here's what's going on at Motopia:

February 2010

Event Date
Bike Night - Come Here All About the Baja 1000 Adventure
We will be showing some pictures from our recent Baja 1000 trip and the interesting stories that led to the decision to abort the trip half way in.
Thur, Feb 4, 6-9pm
Sunday Ride
Glen Rose, TX
Sun, Feb 7, 8am
Motopia
Bike Night - Cancelled (Snow, Power)
Thur, Feb 11, 6-9pm
Sunday Coffee
Sun, Feb 14, 8-10am
Bike Night
We will also have a car enthusiast meeting this day
Come join us for a burger and a beer before going home.
Open to Members and Non-Members
Thur, Feb 18, 6-9pm
MOTOPIA Track Day - MSR (CCW)
Cresson, TX
Sat, Feb 20
Bike Night
Thur, Feb 25, 6-9pm

March 2010

Event Date
MOTOPIA Hill Country Weekend Ride
Join us for our first weekend ride of 2010.  Come ride the best roads the Hill Country has to offer with people that know.
Fri-Sun, Mar 5-7
MOTOPIA Track Day - MSR (CCW)
Cresson, TX
Fri, Mar 12

Members can reserve the Club House for private events at anytime.

Trips and Tours

Upcoming trips and tours organized for members by members.  These trips are organized by the Trip Planning Committee.  Participants pay their own costs (e.g., gasoline, hotels, food, etc.) and everybody shares equally on any shared costs (e.g., chase vehicle and driver, etc.) agreed by the group.

Trip
Pyrenees - Barcelona to Bilbao    September 2010

A one-week trip to explore the Pyrenees.  We will depart from Barcelona and go up and down the Pyrenees on both the French and Spanish sides.  We will also visit Andorra. Stay tuned for more information. 

Level of Difficulty: 2 (1-Low, 5-High)

Open to member and non-members.

Texas Hill Country Weekend    Mar 5 - 7, 2010

This is a weekend trip leaving Motopia on Friday morning.  We will make Kerrville our touring center. On Saturday we will make a couple of long loops on the best roads the Hill Country has to offer.  On Sunday we will do a small loop and head back to Dallas.

All routes (Garmin files) have been posted in the Forum.

Level of Difficulty: 2 (1-Low, 5-High)         Open to members and non-members ($50).

 Big Bend Tour National Park Tour     Feb 9 - 10, 2010   *  *  *  COMPLETED  *  *  *

On the way back from Baja - a quick stop at Big Bend National Park.

Here is a quick link to the route taken ->  Google Map of Route

Level of Difficulty: 2 (1-Low, 5-High)       
Baja 1000 Trip    Jan 26 - Jan 31, 2010   *  *  *  COMPLETED  *  *  *

A one-week trip to explore the famous Baja 1000 route.  We will ride all 1,000 miles from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.

The highlight of this trip is that we will be there right in the middle of whale season.  On of the days, we will be crossing the bikes on fishermen's boats to Isla Magdalena - an uninhabited island on the Pacific Side - ride about 50 km on the beach during low tide (the only way to ride there) to the fishermen's camp where we will be able to maybe swim with the whales!

Level of Difficulty: 5+ (1-Low, 5-High)

3Q09 Weekend Club Ride - Arkansas    Oct 2-4 2009    *   *   *   COMPLETED   *   *   *

A 3-day trip from Dallas to the best roads in Arkansas.  This time we will make Fayetteville our touring center.

Level of Difficulty: 2 (1-Low, 5-High)

2009 Annual Excursion - Iceland      Aug 21 - 30, 2009     *  *  *  COMPLETED  *  *  *

A weeklong dual-sport trip exploring this amazing island.  We will ride BMW F650GS. Total cost is $3,400 plus airfare. This includes bike rental, gasoline, hotels, and meals.

Level of Difficulty: 4 (1-Low, 5-High)

2Q09 Weekend Club Ride - Hill Country    Jun 19-21 2009   

A 3-day trip from Dallas to the best roads in the Texas' Hill Country. 
Click here to see the route in more detail.

Level of Difficulty: 2 (1-Low, 5-High)

Weekend Club Ride - Aspermont    May 15-17, 2009    * * * * COMPLETED  * * * *

A 3-day trip from Dallas to Don's ranch in West Texas (Aspermont). 
Click here to see the route in more detail.

Level of Difficulty: 3 (1-Low, 5-High)

1Q09 Weekend Club Ride - Arkansas    Mar 6 - 9, 2009    * * * * COMPLETED  * * * *

A 3 day trip from Dallas to the best roads in Arkansas. Click here and here to go to Google maps of the routes we will take.

Level of Difficulty: 2 (1-Low, 5-High)

Mexican West Coast, Mexico      Jan 26 - Feb 3, 2009   * * * * COMPLETED  * * *

A 7-day trip from Dallas to Mexico City and then over the mountains to the Pacific. Dallas, San Antonio, Laredo, Monterrey, Saltillo, Real de XIV, San Luis Potosi, Mexico City, Valle de Bravo, Ixtapa, Manzanillo, Colima, Guadalajara, Zacatecas, Laredo, Dallas.

Level of Difficulty: 3 (1-Low, 5-High

Copper Canyon, Mexico      October 4-11, 2008  * * * * COMPLETED  * * *
 
An 8-day trip from Dallas to the border at Presidio and on to Chihuahua, Mexico's biggest State and home to Copper Canyon.  Copper Canyon is four times larger than the grand canyon and is also home to the Tarahumara Indians.  This is a great trip for dual sport bikes as we will not only do great twisties on paved roads in the Sierra Madre Mountains but also venture to the bottom of the canyon on dirt switchbacks with breathtaking views. 

Level of Difficulty:  5+ (1-Low, 5-High)