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My first attempt at the Bun Burner 1500--1500 miles in less than 36 hours--as I ride from Cincinnati to Medicine Park for Small Mountain Street Tacos' 7th Annual Taco Run! Then another 5,300 miles to complete the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas! Read more
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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX

    BunBurner 1500 Attempt...For Tacos!

    April 10 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

    At just after 13:00 Cincinnati time I will begin my first attempt at riding 1,500 miles in 36 hours, which is affectionately called a BunBurner 1500 😉.

    You can follow my progress here:
    https://spotwalla.com/trip/59ef-3c6889a-5554/view#

    After achieving this, the plan is to complete the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas over the next two weeks, pick up a few of HOG's 15 Rides for 2025, and stop at as many HD dealerships as I can without going too far out of the way. 🤔 Is Colorado too far? 🤣

    Huge bonus...I get to see my brother and sister-in-law on Easter!

    Wish me luck!!

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    P.S.: I've added links below to these different challenges, if you dare 😈

    Motorcycling Rule #1:
    🚫WHINING🚫

    - Iron Butt Association: https://www.ironbutt.com/

    - MCGTTX: https://motorcyclegrandtouroftexas.com/

    - HOG Ride365: https://members.harley-davidson.com/HOG/HDMN_Ri…    Read more

  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX

    At My Friend's

    April 10 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F

    I made it to my friend's home north of Memphis in about 8 hours. Other than the truckers not looking before they change lanes, the interstates were pretty smooth.

    Unfortunately, I hit some scattered showers at the Kentucky - Tennessee State line, and they stuck with me all afternoon, but I didn't soaked. Yay! I could see the last squall coming at me just east of Jackson, TN, so I stopped at a Love's Truck Stop for some food while it poured down for about 5 minutes. Great timing! 👍

    We're up at 03:30 to leave by 04:00. Next stop: Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial, then Medicine Park, OK!

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    493 miles so far on the bike odometer.    Read more

  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX
    Small Mountain TacosDiamondback HD, Medicine Park OK

    I Did It!!

    April 11 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 63 °F

    I have arrived in Medicine Park OK after a grueling 1,619-mile ride over 34 hours (26 hours riding time)!!!

    We left Susan's house a bit after 0400 this morning and beelined South along I-55 to the Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial, one of HOG's 15 Rides for 2025. Then we backtracked up to I-20, soon swooping over the top of Shreveport and up to Texarkana and I-30. Then it was on through Paris, TX, through the Choctaw Nation, and on to I-40, which took us into Oklahoma City. Our last leg was dropping South to pop out in Medicine Park. Awesome day!!!

    10 Apr 25, 13:00: Starting mileage 26,305
    10 Apr 25, 20:30: Arrived friend's home
    11 Apr 25, 04:00: Departed friend's home
    11 Apr 25, 22:00. Ending mileage 27,924 😁

    I'm exhausted. Going to crash now.

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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX
    Couple of goodies left on my bike 🤣

    Tacos With Friends

    April 12 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

    What a great day we had today at Small Mountain Street Tacos! Got to see lots of Hoka Hey riders and met several new ones getting ready for 2026.

    As always, the tacos were the bomb! I had the shrimp, coconut shrimp, chicken mango, and ground beef. 🤤🤤🤤 Delicious!!

    It was also cool to see all the bikes with long-distance mods, like in the attached pics.

    The only downside to today was that the tiny town of Medicine Park also had a Volkswagon car show/gathering, which crammed waaay too many vehicles into the narrow streets with very little parking. But Susan found a spot for her trike, and I was able to park by the Harley store, so it worked out.

    We headed back to the hotel just after 14:00. After a short rest, we walked across the street to the same Mexican restaurant we went to last year for a few drinks, then had a nice meal at McAllister's Deli down the street. Back to the hotel, and we were both in bed before 21:00 🤣.

    Great day!!

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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX

    MCGTTX Day 1

    April 13 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F

    I had a nice ride today, short and hot, but good. I didn't leave the hotel until about 0930, which was just fine with me.

    Before I knew it, I was in Amarillo where I stopped to see the Slug Bugs, which is like a smaller Cadillac Ranch. Then I headed up to Kansas to see Dorothy's House from the movie "Wizard of Oz." Pretty cool.

    I was headed back south through Guymon, OK, when I saw a bunch of name brand hotels. I pulled over to see what one would cost for the night and....

    One thing I learned from my Hoka Hey challenge in 2022 is that when you're tired, you ALWAYS put your kick stand down when you stop, even if it's just for a few seconds.

    So today, really hot and really tired, when I pulled over to check hotel prices, I put my kick stand down. Good thing, too, because then I forgot to put it in neutral before I let go of the clutch. So, because of a habit, instead of falling over when I popped the clutch, I just fell on the kick stand. Yay!

    That clutch pop sealed the deal on staying here for the night, and so I am now sitting in a sports bar having a meal before crashing...into a bed.

    It really was a good day.

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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX

    MCGTTX Day 2

    April 14 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

    After a nice rest in a well-air conditioned room, I left the hotel at 07:00, just as the sky was lightening into day.

    One of my favorite times on the bike is sunrise, and today was a great one! I managed to catch a terrific photo of a train that had given me a toot a few minutes earlier.... When I see a moving train, and if I think the engineer can see me, I lay on the horn and give the old hand signal for him to blow it, yes, just like a kid in the backseat of a car 🤣. It doesn't always work (I think they're on their phones 😜), but it did today! Anyway, he was rolling pretty slow, so I was able to blast ahead of him, take my first photo of the day, and get across the tracks before he came into town. I stopped at the crossing when he came by to take the photo with the beautiful sunrise in the background.

    By the time I got back on the bike, I knew I hadn't put on enough layers for the almost 50-degree difference from yesterday afternoon. It was only 47°F when I left the hotel 😱. So I stopped in town to put on my heated gloves and another shirt. And was very glad I did, too.

    Before I knew it, I was through the corner of Texas and in New Mexico, and the temperature had fallen to 43°F. WTH? The first pass I went over was at almost 8,000 feet, and the wind chill was crazy cold. Then I was in Colorado, where, you guessed it, the temperature was still cold.

    There was quite a bit of snow under the trees on the twisty road to Bishop's Castle. This was a two-fee photo stop for me, one for the MCGTTX and one for HOG's 15 Rides. Yay! I also got a couple of practice holy-crap-theres-not-enough-room-u-turns trying to get in the right spot to take the pics 🤦. I'm still not 100% comfortable maneuvering this gigantic bike. But I didn't fall over in the middle of the road, and I got down the mountain unscathed despite numb fingers.

    Rolling back south on I-25 and I was in New Mexico again, passing through Lincoln County where Billy the Kid made some history in the Lincoln County War. Watch the movie Young Guns or better yet, go to the town of Lincoln where they have a great museum, and the town is kept as it was in the 1870s-1880s!!! I didn't take that detour this time, but you should the next time you're nearby!

    I was in Roswell before I realized, checking in at the HD and taking a pic in front of the International UFO Museum. I really need to go in there one day 🤣. But the best part was that it had warmed up enough to take off my big gloves (but not completely turn off the heated grips 🤣).

    More blasting south and I put my wheels back in Texas, where you can really blast with speed limits of 75 mph! My last picture was just 20 miles before my hotel stop in Seagraves.

    You absolutely must stop to meet Gareth at the Hotel Texan (hoteltexan.com). The hotel and all the rooms/suites are furnished with antique pieces where you feel like you stepped back into the West...but with really comfy beds and indoor plumbing 😉. Gareth is also a rider and the hotel is a continuing sponsor of the MCGTTX. It's a great place to eat, chat, and take a well-deserved break from the road. Tell Gareth I sent you!!

    I'm in for the night, and ready for some shut eye. Only about 500 miles to go tomorrow, so I can enjoy the locally baked banana bread that Gareth serves for breakfast 🤤🤤🤤. Yum!

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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX

    MCGTTX Day 3

    April 15 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 79 °F

    It was so nice to see Gareth at Hotel Texan again! I really love that little hotel!

    I took my time with the delicious banana bread and coffee, and didn't roll until 08:00. It was a bit chilly again, 55°F or so, but not bad at all.

    It was a pretty short day simply going south. I hit a patch of I-20 that couldn't get over 60 mph despite the speed limit being 75 because of all the trucks running side by side. 🤬🤬🤬. So I hopped off and used the service roads for a few miles between stops.

    I had a great lunch in Pecos: BBQ brisket sandwich with green beans, cole slaw, and sweet tea 🤤🤤🤤. Of course, I over did it, so the next 85 miles were tiresome.

    As soon as I went over the Davis Mountains, the temperature shot up about 20 degrees to the high 80s. After cruising through Fort Davis, I grabbed a little gas in Marfa to get me down to Presidio. I took a break at the gas station and got some food for this evening. I didn't peel any layers because I only had 35 miles to go to my planned stop. I probably should have though.

    One of my favorite roads in Texas is FM170 from Presidio through Lajitas to Big Bend National Park. It's a rollercoaster with its dives into and out of arollos, which today we're full of sand and very slippery. So, my 35 miles turned into an hour-long, sweaty mess. By the time I got to the Tepee Rest Stop, just after 17:00, I was ready to get off the bike. Good thing this was my planned overnight spot 😉.

    I broke out my new chaise lounge slash camping cot and I am soooo glad I have this with me. The wind is blowing and beginning to cool off now. I've peeled all my riding gear and put on my flipflops. The beef jerky, trail mix, and powdered Gatorade are washing away the heat, just like the wet wipes washed the grime off my face and hands.

    Now let's set up the rest of the gear....

    And it fits in the tent! Yay! I forgot to check that before I left, but yay it fits! It's so worth having it strapped to the top of the bike 🤣. I'm going to sleep well tonight.

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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX
    Nothing like going 75 mph (the speed limit) on a US highway than coming across this little...bridge?

    MCGTTX Day 4

    April 16 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 72 °F

    After a decent night's rest--the wind woke me up a few times--I was up at 05:00, had some banana bread that Gareth made me take (thank you!), offered some.crumbs to the really big ants that left me alone, and broke camp by 06:00. It was still dark, so it was very slow rolling on FM170.

    Twelve miles East, I put in less than a gallon of 87 octane at the Lajitas General Store just to make sure I got all the way to Alpine. (My fuel gauge is out, and Presidio to Alpine would've been about 160 miles--too close.) I usually go through Big Bend National Park, but today I opted for the 75 mph road North to Alpine.

    Sunrise was another beauty, popping up over the desert hills faster than I realized. By the time I came across two coyotes playing in the road, it was full daylight. I saw them in plenty of time to slow way down, and didn't hit either despite them acting like squirrels. Right! No, left! No, right! 🤣🤣

    The rest of the day was just hightailing from one photo to another, with a couple of pretty cool places, like the Seaquist Home and the Bucees art thing. The latter wasn't where my GPS said it was, so when I saw a cop who had someone pulled over, I stopped about 100 yards in front of them and waited. After the newly ticketed car drove away...slowly...I walked towards the cop as he pulled up and asked him for directions. Turns out I was only a couple of miles short, so I found it soon after. (He did a u-turn, so I bolted 😉.)

    The wildlife was out today, but luckily only a raccoon decided to cross the road in front of me tonight, and he was much smarter than the squirrels. And the coyotes 🤣. I also saw, either on, in, or next to the road: cattle, sheep, goats, pronghorn antelope, llama, turkeys, and a roadrunner, which wasn't near the coyotes 🤣.

    Anyway, I had planned to sleep by the Abilene HD, but it's in a busy area and lit all around. So I went about six miles further to a Pilot Flying J off I-20 and am camped in the parking lot. The wind is terrible; I'm next to grass and had to stake down the rain cover. I suspect it will wake me up like last night, but I'm really tired, so it may not.

    Overall, another good day of riding. Lots of miles down and lots of photos collected.

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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar2025 Taco Run & MCGTTX

    MCGTTX Day 5

    April 17 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 84 °F

    Well, even with as tired as I was, I didn't get much sleep. One, the asshole truckers like to use their engine brakes, and two, the bloody screaming grackles. I really hate those birds. Google says they're migratory, but they live here all the time and are worse than seagulls with their savaging and aggression. Luckily, they didn't tear anything up on the bike (it was waaay too windy to put on the half cover) and they didn't poop on my tent (their 💩 is like acid).

    Anyway, I did get some rest early this morning (I guess even the grackles sleep occasionally), and was up at 07:00. I rolled out by 08:00 and blasted through my stops to try to beat the heat.

    When I got to the big smokestack, which I've passed umpteen thousand times but never visited, I stopped for lunch at the restaurant. Ooooh yummy! Cold meatloaf with mayo and ketchup on Texas toast. Perfect Texas meal!!

    Since I only had 100 miles to go to reach the hotel, I slowed down a little...well, I had to since I-20 is always a parking lot because of the hills and truckers that have to go 1 mph faster than the other truck and block the whole fucking highway for literally miles. 🤬

    Anyway, I got to the hotel about 14:30, unloaded the bike, and ordered some beer via DoorDash. Hashtag WINNING!

    As for the hotel, when you stay at budget hotels, you have to make sure they meet certain expectations. For me, that is first and foremost that they don't have bed bugs (read the reviews!). I don't have much stuff, but I like the stuff I have and don't want to burn it. Then there's basic safety and hygiene: the doors and windows lock, the towels seem clean, the sheets don't have cigarette burns in them, the floor doesn't leave your bare feet black 🤢, stuff like that.

    I took a risk on this Red Roof Inn because I had a discount...and it paid off big time!!!! This place has washers and dryers THAT WORK! It has at least one ice machine THAT WORKS! The a/c unit is mounted in the wall instead of under the window and WORKS LIKE A ROCKSTAR!! Everything is very clean and smoke free, everything locks, and there's hot, like actually really hot, water. Like, look, mom, I'm a big girl now and can use the shower without burning myself hot water. Even at the expensive hotels really hot water is rare. Great hotel!! I will definitely stay here again!!

    So now I've uploaded some of my photos, am drinking an adult beverage, and am about to watch a Netflix movie. I plan on ordering pizza later, then sleeping in this big comfy bed. Hopefully no grackles will find me tonight 😉.

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