Texas members

[jamesmccain]

we should be more collaborate then Cali! we have southern hospitality!

RonR (and use to be RichD) only the only ones meeting up... how many of us are around D/FW or in Texas in general?

[Rajin Cajun]

Hey James :hello Are Louisiana members allowed to drop in too?

[jamesmccain]

Hey James :hello Are Louisiana members allowed to drop in too?
god, please do, we need some help here...

how far of a trip are you from D/FW?

[Rajin Cajun]

Im down in Lafayette. Its probably a 6hr drive. I drive close by ( Paris, Tx. ) every two weeks on my way to Oklahoma. I was in Longview a couple of weeks back for a Drilling school. I love the area.

[jamesmccain]

Im down in Lafayette. Its probably a 6hr drive. I drive close by ( Paris, Tx. ) every two weeks on my way to Oklahoma. I was in Longview a couple of weeks back for a Drilling school. I love the area.

Let me know the next time you come up to Paris, we have a bunch of SBK/MON members meet up including RonR and a few others, its really quite a big turn out...

I'll make sure we plan one for when you come up here...

[Rajin Cajun]

Sounds good James. I will be passing through Paris again on the morning of the 15th on my way home from Oklahoma. After that I can make plans to spend the night on my way back to work on the 28th. I'll shoot you a PM.

[Ronr]

Could definitely use a little more action around here. The Monster guys are out having all the fun. They are nice enough to let us hang out with them and drink their beer and ride their roads. But I'm sure between James and I, we will wear out our welcome in no time!

[Notorious DSB]

James, is this the best you can muster? 2 of you guys + an Acadian?

[Rajin Cajun]

James, is this the best you can muster? 2 of you guys + an Acadian?
:kicknuts.................. :crackup




Hey, wait a minute. I'm the Acadian. :badteeth

[jamesmccain]

Sounds good James. I will be passing through Paris again on the morning of the 15th on my way home from Oklahoma. After that I can make plans to spend the night on my way back to work on the 28th. I'll shoot you a PM.
Great Jason, I'll PM you my number so you can keep me in the loop.

Could definitely use a little more action around here. The Monster guys are out having all the fun. They are nice enough to let us hang out with them and drink their beer and ride their roads. But I'm sure between James and I, we will wear out our welcome in no time!
seriously, wtf, I would think that there'd be more of us then monster riders, but I guess not!

James, is this the best you can muster? 2 of you guys + an Acadian?
hell Im happy I even got that...
lookin to relocate? lol
you'll get your money's worth of home here!

[Notorious DSB]

Dude, I heard about the prices of real estate out in Texas and for what I paid for a little hovel in Los Angeles, I could have myself a down right mansion there and still have enough left over for a TC, 1098s, KTM LC8R and a MV 312. Oh well, I'm pretty sure the pay there is lower though so it evens out... right? Hello? Guys?

[DesmoDog]

seriously, wtf, I would think that there'd be more of us then monster riders, but I guess not!

Um... the Monster has been Ducati's best seller for something like 10+ years... the 1098 has been out for maybe a year???

I'm just sayin'... :poke :)

[jamesmccain]

Dude, I heard about the prices of real estate out in Texas and for what I paid for a little hovel in Los Angeles, I could have myself a down right mansion there and still have enough left over for a TC, 1098s, KTM LC8R and a MV 312. Oh well, I'm pretty sure the pay there is lower though so it evens out... right? Hello? Guys?
depends on what you do
dr plastic surgeon & CEO -random- IT company.


Um... the Monster has been Ducati's best seller for something like 10+ years... the 1098 has been out for maybe a year???

I'm just sayin'... :poke :)
exactly, we've had almost a year and were still not dominating! wtf?!
http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/squint.gif
:beer

[Notorious DSB]

depends on what you do
dr plastic surgeon & CEO -random- IT company.

http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/squint.gif:beer

Is that what you do, James? You're a busy man! I'm but a lowly government drone, slaving away for the civil service.

[christopherr1]

I wash dishes... And I can't even afford a house..... Here or there..


Do Texas members really suck?

[jamesmccain]

I wash dishes... And I can't even afford a house..... Here or there..


Do Texas members really suck?
If no one answers, i'll be answering for them...



We nearly have more SBK's then Monsters on the monster board I post on... here is a mid-size group ride we had last year.

[Notorious DSB]

Hey hey... this is the 1098 forum, not Monster.com or gixxer.com or any of that silly nonsense. If that is what you Texans are into, then you can have your own forum, NON1098RIDERS.COM. I think that is still available.

[kuhlka]

I've been hanging out with TXSBR. Sorry for not being around much. Grad school is keeping me too busy to mess with mods for the bike, which is good because that saves me $$$$$.

[jamesmccain]

I've been hanging out with TXSBR. Sorry for not being around much. Grad school is keeping me too busy to mess with mods for the bike, which is good because that saves me $$$$$.
well I'm glad to see more are popping up. Hope to meet ya soon with our up coming ride.

[jamesmccain]

my statement still stands and demand the lurker Texan's to post now, or I'll send you the SF crew!

[Notorious DSB]

Give it up, SoCal is where it's at.

[van-man]

Give it up, SoCal is where it's at.

no... there are starbucks here too. We just beat the crap out of people who hang out at them:laugh

[christopherr1]

no... there are starbucks here too. We just beat the crap out of people who hang out at them:laugh
Sounds like fun. We should go out there some time. I havent gotten in a fight since kidergarden....... :limp

[van-man]

kindergarden huh?

been runnin' from confrontation for a while then I guess...

[Italianrice]

Lol so James... you guys are like the three stooges now plus an acadian... or is it arcadian?

I used to live in Austin and Houston. Now I'm happy living in Cali broke.

[jamesmccain]

Give it up, SoCal is where it's at.
o ya? =P

no... there are starbucks here too. We just beat the crap out of people who hang out at them:laugh
I stay far far away from that place as possible.

Lol so James... you guys are like the three stooges now plus an acadian... or is it arcadian?

I used to live in Austin and Houston. Now I'm happy living in Cali broke.
lol I'll keep my money and non-1098 members thankyouverymuch.

[christopherr1]

kindergarden huh?

been runnin' from confrontation for a while then I guess...

Running, more like sprinting..... I dont believe in violence + I dont want to get my ass kicked again, It's a traumatic experience..... :limp

[ImNotAsCoolAsU]

I'm in Plano, sadly no 1098 yet. But I'd be up for a ride when it warms back up.

[van-man]

Running, more like sprinting..... I dont believe in violence + I dont want to get my ass kicked again, It's a traumatic experience..... :limp

Its more of a phobia for some people I think... kinda like crashing. I was scared as shit before the first time it happened; then after my first get off, when I walked away, I thought "ahhh that ain't so bad!"

[Notorious DSB]

Lol so James... you guys are like the three stooges now plus an acadian... or is it arcadian?

I used to live in Austin and Houston. Now I'm happy living in Cali broke.

It's ACADIAN when you refer to the Louisiana tribe, your ARCADIANS live in the 626 area code by the 605/210 interchange.

[christopherr1]

Its more of a phobia for some people I think... kinda like crashing. I was scared as shit before the first time it happened; then after my first get off, when I walked away, I thought "ahhh that ain't so bad!"


I dont know, Im scared of crashing to. The last one was bad, I think I crawled out of that one........ Lol

[Jocko]

Forcibly expelled by the British from their homes and farms in maritime Canada (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) during the second half of the 18th Century, many Acadians eventually made their way to southern Louisiana, where, over the generations, their descendants have formed the nucleus of Louisiana's Cajun life and culture.


The Acadians were of French descent, dating back to the first hardy fishermen from France (http://meme.essortment.com/acadianhistory_rubg.htm#) in the 16th and 17th Centuries. As the fishermen saw the advantage of year round settlement, some Acadians began farming in the fertile Annapolis Valley by the Bay of Fundy. By the time of the British expulsion, begun with earnest in 1755, Acadians numbered about 18,000. Some historians estimate 50% of these died as a direct consequence of British action.


The British felt compelled to firmly establish their sovereignty in Canada's maritime region in order to advance their colonialist ambitions against French Quebec. To do this, they believed, required that they colonize the area with British subjects.

Not only did the Acadians already occupy the best land and had for generations; they refused to pledge allegiance to Britain; their first language was French; they far outnumbered the British occupation force; and they got along well with the local Indians. Worse for the British, perhaps, the Acadians were economically self-sufficient. They had no need for British commerce. Ironically, the Acadians did not feel any particular allegiance to France either.


In 1755, the expulsions began. Settlements and farms were burned. Men and boys were separated from women and children, and all were loaded into cargo vessels contracted in Boston and dispersed throughout the colonies. Because a strength of Acadian life was in their close extended family system, the British believed fragmenting the families was essential.


Many Acadians under twenty-one years old were indentured to farmers in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania. Others were shipped to South Carolina, Georgia, the French West Indies, and a few were shipped to France.


Of those sent to South Carolina, reportedly only one in ten survived. In Georgia, the Acadians were sold into slavery.


Records indicate that the first Acadians, four families, arrived in Louisiana from New York in 1754. Immediately after the expulsion, more began straggling in, mostly from the French West Indies and Maryland. The first significant influx was during the 1760's.

The Acadians/Cajuns picked up their former life styles. They farmed, they fished, they built self-sufficient enclaves, and they retained their language. As well, they chose to settle an area in which no one else had any interest; an area later to become known as the Cajun prairie.


Over time the Acadians in Louisiana became known as Cajuns. Intermarriages had not particularly diluted their culture, though this exposure did lead to some modification in their language. Now there were Spanish, English, and some African influences; and the language gradually became uniquely Cajun, quite different from orthodox French, Quebec French, or that spoken in other French colonies. Cajun culture remained dominant because of the strong emphasis on family ties, the same emphasis that had helped them stay the course throughout the period of the expulsion.


Cajuns are credited with a major role in starting the cattle industry in the south. In 1761, the first Cajun cattle brand was registered in Louisiana's official brand book--a book, incidentally, maintained in French and housed in a Cajun community until well into the 19th Century. Cajun involvement in cattle is not surprising. At the time of the expulsion, Acadians lost an estimated 100,000 head, confiscated by the British.


When Spain (http://meme.essortment.com/acadianhistory_rubg.htm#) entered the Revolutionary War on the side of the colonists, Cajun volunteer forces captured Baton Rouge, Mobile, and Pensacola.


During 1785-90, the next major wave of Acadians arrived in Louisiana, some 4000 from France. By 1785, three Catholic parishes had been established for Cajuns.

The rest is, as is said, history. Cajun subsistence rice cultivation grew into one of Louisiana's main industries. In 1867, Cajuns established the first shrimp canning operation. Shrimp continue to be the Cajun's major fishing industry. In 1843, Alexander Mouton was elected the first Cajun governor of Louisiana.
The popular image of the Cajun as deep bayou po' folks who cook great food and play great music is more than skewed.

Cajuns today are significant political, economic, and cultural forces in Louisiana life.

And the best example of a handsome vibrant smart and charming Acadian, you don't need to look any further then MOI!:popcornhehe

[christopherr1]

Wow, thats more info then I expected, thanks jocko.....:drool

[Italianrice]

whoa... Learn something everyday, Thanks guys

[Rajin Cajun]

Good info Jocko. We have several "Sister Cities" In Quebec. Moncton, New Brunswick Canada & Longueuil, Québec Canada.

We usually have large numbers of people from Quebec that come down every year for our "Festival Acadian" and "Festival International de Louisiane".

Have you ever made the trip? I've been to Canada but only to Ontario when we went to Niagra Falls. It was a beautiful place. Especially Niagra on the Lake. The Canadian side was so clean compared to the American side :(

[Notorious DSB]

Ah, yes... Les Quebecois, the wine drinkers.

[Jocko]

Good info Jocko. We have several "Sister Cities" In Quebec. Moncton, New Brunswick Canada & Longueuil, Québec Canada.

We usually have large numbers of people from Quebec that come down every year for our "Festival Acadian" and "Festival International de Louisiane".

Have you ever made the trip? I've been to Canada but only to Ontario when we went to Niagra Falls. It was a beautiful place. Especially Niagra on the Lake. The Canadian side was so clean compared to the American side :(
Hey guys.. .alot of folks don't understand the whole Acadian Story and the whole "Cajun" thingy.. I live close to Moncton, in fact, there was actually a huge "Festival Acadian" here as well and last time there were over 5,000 Acadians "Cajun's" from Louisana that came. It was so incredible as alot of folks were seeing their roots and their relations.. it was amazing how we all found people with our same last names that looked like us and sure enough, we were related.

There is also a Village Acadian here in Caraquet NB that is an authentic replica of the first Acadian Settlers in Canada http://www.villagehistoriqueacadien.com/main.htm
Now I do not know what your last name is, but mine is Godin and My mothers is Robichaud and what is so very cool is that my wife and I are included in each of the family tree's. Not many folks have that kind of history detailed behind them and I am very proud of that.. who knows, you could be listed there as well!

PS: I have a 42 ft Baja with triple 600SC's that is called "The Rajin Cajun" :o))

[van-man]

OMG Jocko! Is there anything in your Acadian or Canadian texts about a threadjacking heratige?!?

:threadjacked:dunno

[Jocko]

Feeling left out are you Van.. here u go.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan
:poke

[van-man]

:rolleyes
That's what you get for using wiki... it didn't even mention the fact that Қазақстан is the number one exporter of potassium!

Here just look at the national anthem:

Kazakhstan greatest country in the world.
All other countries are run by little girls.
Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium.
Other countries have inferior potassium.
Kazakhstan home of Tinshein swimming pool.
It’s length thirty meter and width six meter.
Filtration system a marvel to behold.
It remove 80 percent of human solid waste.
Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan.
They very nosey people with bone in their brain.
Kazakhstan industry best in the world.
We incented toffee and trouser belt.
Kazakhstan’s prostitutes cleanest in the region.
Except of course Turkmenistan’s
Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
Come grasp the might phenis of our leader.
From junction with the testes to tip of its face!

[Notorious DSB]

I love Kazak potassium. It's the best!

[Jocko]

grins .. .sorry for making this thread lead down this horrible threaded path.. time to go back to the original .... Something about Texas Members Suck? :dunno

[jamesmccain]

hey yankee's, stop jacking my thread!

http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/squint.gif

[Notorious DSB]

hey yankee's, stop jacking my thread!

http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/squint.gif

Are you still sore because we won the war?:kicknuts

[jamesmccain]

Are you still sore because we won the war?:kicknuts
no just bitter that you have nothing else to brag about. :D

[Notorious DSB]

no just bitter that you have nothing else to brag about. :D

That's only because we are not even close to being done braggin about it, you carpetbagger!

We won the war... we won the war... nah nah nah nah!

[van-man]

We won the war... we won the war... nah nah nah nah!

You didn't win nothin'! Hell, youse probly one of them eemagrents anyhow!

[jamesmccain]

That's only because we are not even close to being done braggin about it, you carpetbagger!

We won the war... we won the war... nah nah nah nah!
ya but were bigger then you now. :whip

[Notorious DSB]

Bigger don't mean nuthin' no how, yer all durty secceshes anyway.

[christopherr1]

You didn't win nothin'! Hell, youse probly one of them eemagrents anyhow!


Let's not bring out the green card, I mean race card..... It's not Wills fault hi's parents brought he here Illegally................ :kicknuts

[Notorious DSB]

Let's not bring out the green card, I mean race card..... It's not Wills fault hi's parents brought he here Illegally................ :kicknuts

Don't make me call in a raid at your restaurant...

[jamesmccain]

:laugh

lol you guys are great.

[christopherr1]

[quote=Notorious DSB;117904]Don't make me call in a raid at your restaurant...[/quote


Just give pedro and luis a 5 second head start.......................:laugh

[Notorious DSB]

Is that enough for you?

[Sellin4myDuc]

Got my 1098 this past week, count me in on the DFW happenings!

[RichD]

Check out the monster forum, PM me, Ron, or James...

We are VERY active here. Most of the guys in the "Monster" group don't ride them (I thinK TWO actually do! )

Several events this week alone... you already missed one ride this week...

Get on the ball and ride!

-RichD

[mr_honez]

I'd come up to ride but I need to know ahead of time when it will be so I can put a time off slip in. I work 12 hour shifts and time off isn't just given. Besides it will be at least a 4 hour ride to just get there. Besides that though, I'd love to be there, as I ride constantly everywhere whenever I can.

[greg328]

Houston 1098 rider here, looking for others to ride with! Anybody out there??

Greg
Memorial Park area

[Axecent]

Houston 1098 rider here, looking for others to ride with! Anybody out there??

Greg
Memorial Park area

I'm 90 miles north and willin'.

[Mammalian04]

Hey Fellas

[Notorious DSB]

Howdy.

[magzx12r]

I just picked up an 1198 Base this weekend. I am in the Houston area.

[jamesmccain]

wow, looks like we had a few more Texas riders here... Glad to see ya'll are coming up...

[duckie1098]

<--Austin....

I ride quite a bit, about to touch 15k miles on my 1098.

[Notorious DSB]

Yep, I did 12,000 miles in my first year on the 1098S and it was all done on weekends since I don't use the bike for anything but weekend rides. No commuting or cruising.

[JBDuc]

New member here as well. Hoping to have a new bike coming here pretty soon. More details to come if so.

It will be our 5th Duc.

[BATTLE92]

anyone in the san antonio area?

[tx1974]

Waco Here.

Just picked up my new 08 1098s in Ft worth last week. Let me know if you guys make it to the Glen Rose and around area on sunday mornings.

[romeo36]

How about Htown??