Annual Ozark Escape Event May 2023

Cajun Cowboy said:

For the most part everyone rode sport-touring bikes.

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The MSTA is one of the sponsors of the Ozark Escape. I belong to, and ride with, the MSTA because they're a great bunch of people. However, the members are primarily riders of sport-tourers, and they tend to ride REALLY FAST. I went to one rally on my Burgman 650 and really struggled to keep up because, frankly, my 650 handles like a sow compared to a BMW GS. I learned to seek out and ride with the less aggressive riders using the MSTA-provided routes. I've also attended some MSTA events with my own group of maxi-scooter riders.

The Scooting the Ozarks (STO) rally in September is more appropriate for maxi-scooters than the Ozark Escape, and attracts a large number of Burgman 400s and 650s. The rides listed as "Spirited" are challenging, but there are other rides rated "Moderate" and "Leisurely," and which are better suited for bikes of 200-300cc displacement. I have reviewed the Great Ozark routes and they're similar to the STO routes, although STO has more of them. We do attract a number of motorcycles but not a lot of sport-tourers. We're more of the "Born to be Mild" set.

dogboy said:

However, the members are primarily riders of sport-tourers, and they tend to ride REALLY FAST. I went to one rally on my Burgman 650 and really struggled to keep up because, frankly, my 650 handles like a sow compared to a BMW GS. The Scooting the Ozarks (STO) rally in September is more appropriate for maxi-scooters than the Ozark Escape, and attracts a large number of Burgman 400s and 650s. The rides listed as "Spirited" are challenging, but there are other rides rated "Moderate" and "Leisurely," and which are better suited for bikes of 200-300cc displacement. I have reviewed the Great Ozark routes and they're similar to the STO routes, although STO has more of them. We do attract a number of motorcycles but not a lot of sport-tourers. We're more of the "Born to be Mild" set.

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Well it was my first Ozark Escape and I really had no idea what to expect or that I would be the proverbial "fly in a glass of buttermilk" so to speak. Really obvious I wasn't supposed to be there. I kept looking around thinking surely some more scooters or smaller bore bikes would show. But, alas, it was not to happen. When we left the start point we rode some 50 or 60 miles I guess. Somewhere around 40 miles into the trek I lost site of the last bike in their group. It wasn't hard to do. The roads were very crooked and steep in places. It just so happened they stopped for fuel and I ambled upon them while some were still removing their helmets or just lifting the gas nozzles to refuel. They all commented about how surprised they were that I was not THAT far behind. But I've been riding since I was 17 and I'm 63 now so I'm no slouch on 2 wheels. Had I been on a comparable bike I could have kept pace nicely. But as it were...I brought a knife to a gunfight so to speak. Come September it will be different. I'll fall in with a group that hangs around 50mph and maybe does some stops at points of interest. I wasn't "Born To Be Mild"...its just the way I ended up. But I'm okay with that. It's a wise man who knows his limitations..... 😎

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