Motorcycle Touring Forum's Annual Founders Feast, Paris, Texas - Oct 11th to Oct 16th 2010

The Motorcycle Touring Forum (MTF) is an online community of motorcycle enthusiasts interested in all facets of riding. These include Long Distance Touring, Off Road, Sport Touring, Cruisers, Trikes and Hacks. 

Throughout the year members get together for MTF sponsored rides including Iron Butt rides, Off Road Adventures and Flower Sniffin Tours.

Other social events include Ride to Eats (RTE's). Simply put, anyone can call a RTE, at any location, by simply posting where they will be eating and inviting whoever wants to make the ride. Most of the time the fare will center around bar-b-q, fried chicken, catfish and burgers. MTF'ers have been known to ride hundreds, even thousands of miles to eat, kick a few tires for an hour or so, and then turn around and ride back home. Many of the MTF Ride to Eats benefit worthy charities.

The highlight each year is the Founders Feast. This five day event (more or less) is held in a different location each year, anywhere in the country, and celebrates the members and their accomplishments. It is open to any member who wants to attend. This year the MTF will sponsor two rides during the event. The Ride Around Texas (RAT) and The Texas In-State Ironbutt Saddle Sore 1,000. There will also be daily organized flower sniffin rides. The event finale will be a Bar-B-Q Banquet on Saturday night. 

I will be leaving Paducah Wednesday morning, with the goal of riding the back-roads of Arkansas on my way to Paris, Texas. I will be using my SPOT Satellite Tracking Device on this trip. If interested, starting Wednesday morning, simply click the SPOT logo on the right side of this page. Remember to set the map controls to "ALL"."

 Advil is one of the Major Food Groups for this crowd" 

~Lisa Landry~

I have plenty of empathy. I'm just picky who I share it with. 

~Unknown~

"No one is interested in something you didn't do"  

~Adventure Rider~