TexSTOC History

Sometimes it seems like this whole thing with the Honda ST1100 and long distance riding, looking for curving roads and a good deal on tires, has been going on for years. Actually, it has. Several years to be exact. I rode a few dirt bikes growing up but didn't really get my own until 1984, a Yamaha 400 twin. That led to bigger engines, a different couple of bikes and finally a Honda Sabre. The V-4, drive-shaft equipped motorcycle was and still is one of my favorites. Selling my Sabre after our daughter was born, it was 4 years until I was given 'permission' to buy another. My next Honda Sabre was in the shop for some new tires and I happened to see a red '95 ST on the dealer floor. I spent the next few months learning all I could about them and locating a used one. 

The rest, as they say, is history. Well, honestly, all this page is history I suppose. In any case, after attending WeSTOC up in Montana, I felt we needed a gathering of our own here in Texas. Organizing the first one in the piney woods of east Texas was fun and educational. Since then we have had six get-togethers.

I didn't start the web site until after the first TexSTOC so there are not as many photos from early on. What I have is collected here. Still looking for TexSTOC II photos from 1997. Hopefully everyone who has come along for the rides has had as much fun as I have.