The 2024 Dick Russell Memorial Ozarks Rally Mountain View AR May 8th- 12th

[gggGary]

Thank Greg

Did @GLJ lace those for you?

 

[Kevin Werner]

Beautiful tank Jim but you might want to use a different carrier next time, it suffered a bit in shipping.
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@Ben1 was brilliant in the planning here. We never mentioned "the blue tank that @Jim painted", only the "blue tank we have been hauling for delivery".

 

[Kevin Werner]

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You captured so many good moments of the Rally, thank you for sharing. All of the moments were good this year, even the flat tire repair where so many stepped in to help our friend.

 

[OHRider]

Did @GLJ lace those for you?

I did them myself

 

[rhkansas]

Well, better late than never - right? I'm finally getting around to posting about this year's rally. What a great time we had with some fantastic weather for riding. After the past couple of rainy / foggy rallies, we were due some sunny days.
Our first day's route took us to lunch in Calico Rock at the Printing Press Cafe - a really cool place to visit - via a trip on Arkansas 341 - aka Push Mountain Road (also "The Sidewinder") with a rest stop at the biker friendly 341 Market - also a trip up and over the Norfork Dam on the North Fork of the White River - very scenic. After lunch, it was up and over for a run down a very twisty section of Arkansas Highway 9, then back to Mountain View. One of our group had the misfortune of picking up a screw in his rear tire, and our highly qualified pit crew was on it - getting the tire dis-mounted and calling around the area to find a shop that could repair the punctured tube. An excellent evening meal was enjoyed by the group at Angler's Inn nearby.
Friday, after a breakfast at the Skillet Restaurant, repairs on the flat tire were completed, bike was re-assembled, and the group was off - headed for lunch at the Ozark Cafe in Jasper - along the way, riding the section of Arkansas 123 known as the "Arkansas Dragon"- a fun stretch of road. Friday evening's meal was pizza which was consumed during our "campfire "session at the park. A bonus event on Friday night was the presence of the Aurora Borealis - yeah, way down in Arkansas!
Saturday's route took us North along the scenic and twisty Arkansas 14 through Yellville and Summit, then over to AR 178 past the Ranger boat factory, through the town of Bull Shoals to the visitor center at Bull Shoals dam where the group enjoyed a scenic and educational rest stop. The visitor center contains educational displays about the dam, the area, and the wildlife in and around the lake, also some educational displays about the construction of the dam. Lunch was had at the nearby Beacon Point restaurant - a biker friendly, and rather quaint little restaurant along the route. We returned to Mountain View by dropping south at Midway, then a short ride on Arkansas 412 to the southern edge of Mountain Home, where we picked up AR 210, which took us back to Arkansas Highway 5 to Mountain View, with a rest stop along the way at Calico Rock. ( I sincerely hope everyone in the group enjoyed this route, as I spent much of Friday evening working it out and pitching it to our fearless leader. ) Saturday evening's meal was at Mi Pueblito restaurant in Mountain View (our traditional venue for the last meal of the rally) followed by a return to the campfire circle and the awards ceremony.

According to my odometer, we rode a total of 485 miles during the rally. What a great time!

 

[rhkansas]

And...a few more photos from the rally:

 

[rhkansas]

Umm...tire changing crew at work. Captions anyone?

 

[Jim]

Captions anyone?

Yeah....
Greg: "Whatever you do Gary, don't fart."
Gary: "Whatever you do Greg, don't let that wrench slip."

 

[Bumblebee1]

A few more pictures...

 

[OHRider]

Thanks Joao for GREAT event and everyone else for a great time.

 

[Bumblebee1]

There are those that will be happy to hear, I've lubed the chain on the streettracker!
Thanks, Joao! You been a good influence! Ha

 

[Kevin Werner]

I am not always good at reservations on the phone or on line. I recieved my credit card bill for the Folk Center State Park cabin and was astonished it was so low. I called to make sure they had not underbilled me They assured me itwas our group rate and the bill was correct. WOW. We get great riding and our own private park to enjoy at the end of the day for an amazing rate.

 

[Kevin Werner]

Should I have mentioned that it comes to ~$90/might for 2 queens, fees, taxes included. Doubling up in a room we are out $45/night per person I find that a very good value.