Ken Silk (pictured below with the megaphone) hosted an outstanding Open House at the Texas Sidecar Company. It was great to see the variety of bikes that he can equip with sidecars.

It was also nice to see so many of the tour riders at his open house.

Rider 750 is having Kent build a side car so she can take her dog along on her rides.

Mark your calendars. Plans for a Sept 11th weekend event in Kerrville are being developed. This event will benefit Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas.

Events being considered are:

Stay tuned for info...

The Y.O. Ranch Hotel has set-aside a block of rooms at a special rate for the riders on the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas. The discount rate is good for nights of September 10th and 11th.

Register now, before they book up all the special rate rooms. Use the button below to book a reservation and get the discounted rate for the tour riders.

Visit the Tour Shop and checkout the great tour gear we have to offer.

Tour stop 44 is the only mobile tour stop on the tour. Lone Star Rider's (Rex Covington) trailer is tour stop 44.

Here are four dates/places where Lone Star Rider is scheduled to be:

You can also find his location by going to his GPS tracking page. He carries a GPS tracker that updates about every 15 minutes. To go to his tracking page, click the button below. You can contact Rex via email at rexjc@mac.com.

Riders 1086 and 869 at the Hill Country Motorheads Motorcycle Museum

Rider 979 at the Coleman County Chamber of Commerce

I recently spent a few days in East Texas looking for new tour stops for the 2022 tour. While I was in that part of Texas, I stopped in Gladewater to checkout the three 2021 tour stops located there. As I pulled-up to the Gladewater Museum, I was greeted by Museum Director Elaine Roddy (pictured above).

Elaine gave me a great tour of the museum and informed me of the history of the community. It was such a pleasure to meet her.

As you can see from the poster over Elaine's shoulder, she is an enthusiastic supporter of the tour riders. When you make it to Gladewater, take a little time and visit the museum and visit with Elaine. The museum is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm and by appointment.

If you want an opportunity to win a prize, submit receipts (up to 3 per specified sponsor) during the tour.

In accordance with the rules for participation, receipts from specified tour sponsors earn additional points. The receipts must have been issued on or after March 15, 2021.

Be sure that the name of the sponsor or non-profit, date of purchase, and amount of purchase/donation is visible on the pictures of receipts that you submit. Be sure to write your flag number on receipts you submit. If a receipt is to be split by a couple (hotel, food), write both of your flag numbers on the receipt. The split receipt will need to be uploaded twice (once for each participant).

BONUS POINTS – For five (5) bonus points, take one picture of your bike at a tour stop with your tour flag and a copy of Ride Texas magazine. You pick the tour stop location, but only submit one picture. Submitting multiple pictures with the magazine in the picture will not increase the bonus points – just send one. For a list of where you can get an issue of Ride Texas magazine, see this link.

To make donations to Lone Star Rider's Fund Raising page for the American Diabetes Association (ADA), submit a picture of the receipt you receive via email from the ADA. When you fill-out the on-line donation form, put your name in the "name recognition box" and in the personal note box, enter a note to state that you are participating in the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas.

Registration is now open!

There is no cost to register for the safety forum. It will take place on May 1, 2021 from 8:30 am to noon.

This year's forum will be conducted virtually.

Topics to be presented include:

Rider 1023

Moto Liberty is one of the great sponsors of the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas.  

You do not have to have make a stop at Moto Liberty to be in the drawing.  I will provide the owner of Motor Liberty with the flag numbers of all of the registered riders.  She will then draw from those numbers to select the winner.  After she selects the winning flag number, I’ll provide her with the name and contact information for the number drawn. The drawing will take place in the store.

The idea and funding of this drawing was originated by the owner of Moto Liberty. Thank you Audrey for being such a great supporter of the tour!

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