It starts when you walk into your garage and sit on the bike—who knows exactly what draws you to the ride. Some of your friends and much of your family think you’re crazy, but you know something they don’t. As you turn the key and that engine fires you know that you’re going to see things and experience the road in a way unique to motorcyclists. You’ll see something you never saw, or ride somewhere you’ve never been. It’s all about the pursuit of happiness.
Note: The print edition includes custom full-page maps, extensive photography and more detailed information.
TOP 10 Barbecue 1 Cooper’s BBQ
2 Hard Eight BBQ
3 Clark’s Outpost BBQ
4 Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ
5 The Salt Lick BBQ Restaurant
6 Deiter Brothers Restaurant
7 Iron Works BBQ
8 Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
9 Schoepf’s Old Time BBQ
10 Thompson’s BBQ
TOP 10 Bed & Breakfast 1 Old Rock House B&B
2 Full Moon Inn
3 Outpost at Cedar Creek
4 The Whistler B&B
5 Celtic Queen Country Inn
6 The Mansion at Bandera
7 Longhorn Saloon Bed and Brew
8 Gruene Mansion
9 Pecan Street Inn
10 Hotel Turkey
TOP 5 ROAD Big Bend Region 1 FM 170
2 118
3 US 385
4 US 90
5 US 62
TOP 10 Breakfast 1 IHOP C
2 Blue Bonnet Café‚
3 The Shed Café
4 Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores
5 BJ’s Café
6 OST Restaurant
7 Koffee Kup Family Restaurant
8 Hubbard’s Cupboard
9 Denny’s
10 Herman’s Restaurant
TOP 10 Breakfast Burritos 1 Sonic
2 Whataburger
3 La Popular Café
4 Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ
5 R BBQ Restaurant
6 Lucy’s Café
7 Harris County Smokehouse
8 Taco Cabana
9 Esperanza’s Mexican Café & Bakery
10 Ama’s
TOP 10 Campground 1 Camp Live Oak
2 KOA
3 Koyote Ranch
4 Good Times Campground
5 Lake Wister State Park OK
6 Kerrville-Schreiner Park
7 Dinosaur Valley State Park
8 Turner Falls OK
9 Garner State Park
10 South Llano River State Park
TOP 10 Chain Lodging 1 Best Western
2 Motel 6
3 Comfort Inn
4 Holiday Inn
5 La Quinta
6 Embassy Suites
7 Hampton Inn
8 Marriot
9 Ramada
10 Hilton
TOP 10 Charity Event 1 Ride For Kids (Houston)
2 Harvest Classic Vintage & European Bike Rally
3 Daytona 200 Party
4 Ride For Kids (Fort Worth)
5 SRV Ride and Concert
6 October Fun Run
7 Lenses For Learning
8 Johnson City Pig Roast
9 Angel Tree For Prisoner’s Children (San Antonio)
10 Kyle Petty Charity Ride NC
TOP 10 Chicken Fried Steak 1 Threadgills
2 Neal’s Café‚
3 Gracy’s Country Kitchen
4 Rockett Café‚
5 Palo Pinto Café‚
6 Hill Country Cupboard
7 Tip Top Café‚
8 Hickory Hollow
9 Bill and Rosa’s Steakhouse
10 Lu Lu’s Bakery & Café‚
TOP 10 Coldest Beer 1 Strokers Ice House
2 Arkey Blue’s Silver Dollar Saloon
3 11th Street Cowboy Bar
4 My house
5 Blue Goose Cantina
6 Hooters
7 Neon Moon Saloon
8 Luckenbach
9 Hills & Dales Ice House
10 Lunkers Grill
TOP 10 Dealer: Euro Brands 1 Lone Star BMW/Triumph
2 BMW Motorcycles of North Dallas
3 AMS Ducati
4 BMW Motorcycles of North Houston
5 Fast By Ferracci PA
6 British USA/Gulf Coast BMW
7 Eurosport Cycles
8 Euro Shop of Waco
9 MPH Cycles
10 MOTOTEK-Ducati Austin
TOP 10 Dealer: Independent 1 HOG Alley
2 Full Boar Cycles
3 Strokers Dallas
4 Jim’s Cycles
5 KT’s Cycle Service
6 Bud’s Motorcycle Shop
7 Perry’s Motorcycles and Sidecars
8 Touring Specialties
9 Midessa Motorcycles
10 East Bay American Motorcycles
TOP 10 Dealer: Metric Brands 1 Destination Cycles
2 Maxim Motorsports
3 Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda
4 Clearlake Kawasaki
5 Honda-Suzuki North
6 Max’s Cycles
7 Honda of Houston
8 Alamo Cycle Plex
9 Pasadena Honda
10 Woods Fun Center
TOP 10 Dealer: U.S. Brands 1 Mancuso Harley-Davidson
2 Victory of Arlington
3 Cowboy Harley-Davidson
4 Stubbs Harley-Davidson
5 Cowboy Harley-Davidson
6 Central Texas Harley-Davidson
7 American Eagle Harley-Davidson
8 Javelina Harley-Davidson
9 Kent’s Harley-Davidson
10 Red River Harley-Davidson
TOP 5 ROAD For Fall Colors 1 FM 337
2 FM 187
3 FM 4
4 Talimena Scenic Drive OK to AR
5 FM 373
TOP 10 ROAD For Scenic Beauty 1 FM 337
2 FM 170
3 FM 335
4 FM 1431
5 Willow City Loop
6 FM 336
7 SR 118
8 FM 4
9 TX 16
10 TX 21
TOP 10 ROAD For Wildflowers 1 Willow City Loop
2 US 290
3 TX 16
4 FM 390
5 US 69
6 FM 105
7 FM 1323
8 FM 337
9 FM 4
10 US 281
TOP 10 Friendliest Counter Help 1 Moto Liberty
2 Lone Star BMW/Triumph
3 Mancuso Harley-Davidson
4 Maxim Motorsports
5 Hog Alley
6 Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop
7 Destination Cycles
8 Goe Harley-Davidson/
9 Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda
10 Joe Harrison Motosports
TOP 10 Friendliest Town 1 Leakey
2 Fredericksburg
3 Bandera
4 Lubbock
5 Mena, AR
6 Round Top
7 Alpine
8 Canyon
9 Hico
10 Glen Rose
TOP 10 Gear & Accessories Selection 1 Moto Liberty
2 Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop
3 Lone Star BMW/Triumph
4 Cycle Gear CA
5 Hog Alley
6 Maxim Motorsports
7 Destination Cycles
8 Alamo Cycle Plex
9 American Eagle Harley-Davidson
10 New Enough
TOP 5 ROAD Gulf Coast Region 1 TX 35
2 TX 87
3 FM 3005
4 TX 361
5 FM 149
TOP 10 Hamburger 1 Whataburger
2 Fuddrucker’s
3 Lost Maples Café
4 Keller’s Drive-In
5 Kincaid’s
6 Hut’s Hamburgers
7 Chester’s Hamburger Co.
8 Yankee’s Tavern
9 Henry’s Hideout
10 Herd’s Burgers
TOP 5 ROAD Hill Country Region 1 FM 337
2 FM 335
3 FM 336
4 TX 16
5 FM 1431
TOP 5 Historic Landmark 1 The Alamo
2 Sam Houston Statue
3 San Jacinto Monument
4 Presidio La Bahia
5 State Capitol Building
TOP 10 ROAD In a Park 1 PR 4, Inks Lake State Park
2 PR 1, Bastrop State Park
3 Chisos Basin Rd, Big Bend National Park
4 PR 5, Palo Duro Canyon State Park
5 Maxwell Drive, Big Bend National Park
6 PR 100, South Padre Island
7 PR 33, Possum Kingdom State Park
8 US 385, Big Bend National Park
9 AR-74, Devil’s Den State Park AR
10 PR 1, Ouachita National Forest AR
TOP 10 Insurance Agent/Agency 1 Progressive OH
2 Sue Haley, Haley Insurance
3 GEICO
4 Dairyland Insurance
5 Foremost Insurance MI
6 State Farm Insurance IL
7 Allstate Insurance IL
8 Bluebonnet Insurance
9 Bikeline Motorcycle Insurance WI
10 Magnum Insurance Services
TOP 10 Mom & Pop Motel 1 D’Rose Inn & Cabins
2 Camp Live Oak
3 Hotel Limpia
4 Peach Tree Inn
5 Outback Oasis
6 River Front Hotel
7 Shiner Country Inn
8 Austin Motel
9 Delux Inn
10 Big Bend Motor Inn
TOP 10 Motorcycle Event 1 Republic of Texas Biker Rally
2 Lone Star Rally
3 SPI BikeFest
4 International Motorcycle Show CA
5 Run For the Border
6 Lake O’the Pines Rallye
7 Hawgs of Texas Rally
8 HSTA Ride the Rio
9 Texas National BMW Rally
10 Motorcycle races at Texas Motor Speedway
TOP 10 Motorcycle Hangout 1 Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop
2 Blue Goose Cantina
3 Strokers Ice House
4 Blue Goose Cantina
5 Luckenbach
6 Hog Alley
7 Moto Liberty
8 Herschel’s Family Restaurant
9 Willhoite’s Restaurant
10 Dam Icehouse
TOP 10 No-Frills Diner 1 The Shed Café‚
2 OST Restaurant
3 Koffee Kup Family Restaurant
4 Vinny’s Italian Restaurant
5 Gracy’s Country Kitchen
6 Waffle House GA
7 59 Diner
8 Klump’s Restaurant
9 Blue Bonnet Café‚
10 Vern’s Place
TOP 10 Old Fashioned General Store 1 Luckenbach Post Office & General Store
2 Jefferson General Store
3 Study Butte Store
4 Terlingua Trading Co
5 Camp Verde General Store
6 Leakey Mercantile
7 Hunt Store
8 New Baden Store
9 Rosston General Store
10 Lost Maples General Store
TOP 10 ROAD Outside Texas 1 Talimena Scenic Drive OK to AR
2 US 129-Deal’s Gap NC to TN
3 AR 7 AR
4 US 550 CO
5 AR 23 AR
6 CA 1 CA
7 US 50 CO
8 A1A FL
9 AR 34 AR
10 US 34 CO
TOP 5 ROAD Panhandle Plains Region 1 TX 207
2 Park Road 5, Palo Duro Canyon State Park
3 FM 656
4 FM 94
5 TX 114
TOP 10 Patio Dining 1 Joe T. Garcia’s
2 Riverwalk
3 Grist Mill
4 Texas Pride BBQ
5 Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Co.
6 El Chaparral Mexican Restaurant
7 Oasis Restaurant
8 La Brisa Mexican Bar and Grill
9 Wildcatter Steakhouse
10 Top Water Grill
TOP 10 Pie 1 Bluebonnet Café‚
2 Koffee Kup Family Restaurant
3 Love Creek Orchards Patio Café‚
4 Fried Pie Factory
5 Royer’s Round Top Café‚
6 The Shed Café‚
7 The Center Restaurant & Tavern
8 Jefferson’s House of Pies
9 Lone Star Motorcycle Museum
10 Pie In The Sky Co
TOP 5 ROAD Piney Woods Region 1 FM 729
2 TX 87
3 FM 315
4 TX 21
5 US 96
TOP 3 Place to Watch the Sunset 1 Oasis Restaurant
2 Chisos Mountain Lodge, Big Bend National Park
3 My back porch
TOP 5 ROADS Prairies & Lakes Region 1 FM 4
2 FM 455
3 FM 697
4 FM 390
5 FM 373
TOP 3 Ranch Entrance 1 King Ranch
2 Four Sixes Ranch
3 YO Ranch
TOP 10 Resort/Luxury Lodging 1 Gaylord Texan
2 Escondida Resort
3 Gage Hotel
4 YO Ranch Resort
5 Hyatt Regency Hill Country
6 Inn of the Hills
7 Indian Lodge
8 Cibolo Creek Ranch
9 Menger Hotel
10 Mount Magazine State Park Lodge & Cabins AR
TOP 10 Riding Club & Association 1 Harley Owners Group (HOG) WI
2 Texas Sport Bike Association (TSBA)
3 Southern Cruisers Riding Club (SCRC)
4 North Texas Norton Owners Association (NTNOA)
5 Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) AR
6 Yamaha Star Riders
7 AMA
8 Blue Knights
9 BMW Riders Association (BMWRA) FL
10 Honda Sport Touring Association (HSTA)
TOP 10 Service: Euro Brands 1 Lone Star BMW/Triumph
2 AMS Ducati
3 BMW Motorcycles of North Dallas
4 Eurosport Cycles
5 BMW Motorcycles of North Houston
6 BMW Motorcycles of Fort Worth
7 British USA/Gulf Coast BMW
8 Euro Shop of Waco
9 MPH Cycles
10 AF1 Racing
TOP 10 Service: Independent Shop 1 HOG Alley
2 Strokers Dallas
3 RPM-Roberts Performance Motorcycles
4 Sabine Performance Cycles
5 Zabor’s Motorcycle Repair
6 KT’s Cycle Service
7 Jack’s Cycle Service
8 Jim’s Cycles
9 Perry’s Motorcycles and Sidecars
10 Boxers By Bruce
TOP 10 Service: Metric Brands 1 Maxim Motorsports
2 Destination Cycles
3 Joe Harrison Motor Sports
4 Central Yamaha
5 Killeen Power Sports,
6 H & W Honda
7 Cycle Center of Denton
8 Honda-Kawasaki West
9 Honda-Suzuki North
10 Alamo CyclePlex
TOP 10 Service: U.S. Brands 1 Mancuso Harley-Davidson
2 Corpus Christi Harley-Davidson
3 American Eagle Harley-Davidson
4 Fort Hood Harley-Davidson
5 Cowboy Harley-Davidson
6 Central Texas Harley-Davidson
7 Cowboy Harley-Davidson
8 Republic Harley-Davidson
9 Javelina Harley-Davidson
10 Texas Harley-Davidson
TOP 10 Small Town 1 Leakey
2 Luckenbach
3 Fredericksburg
4 Round Top
5 Tioga
6 Vidor
7 Hico
8 Port Aransas
9 Muenster
10 Shiner
TOP 5 ROADS South Texas Plains Region 1 US 83
2 RR 334
3 US 281
4 TX 16
5 TX 285
TOP 10 State Highway 1 TX 16
2 TX 35
3 TX 114
4 TX 118
5 TX 87
TOP 10 State or National Park 1 Big Bend National Park
2 Lost Maples State Natural Area
3 Palo Duro Canyon State Park
4 Garner State Park
5 Huntsville State Park
6 Eisenhower State Park
7 Inks Lake State Park
8 Dinosaur Valley State Park
9 Pedernales Falls State Park
10 Big Thicket National Preserve
TOP 5 Swimming Hole 1 Hamilton Pool
2 Balmorhea State Park
3 Camp Live Oak
4 Blue Hole
5 Turner Falls OK
TOP 5 U.S. Highway 1 US 377
2 US 281
3 US 385
4 US 69
5 US 83
TOP 10 U.S. Motorcycle Event 1 Black Hills Rally SD
2 Bikes, Blues, and BBQ AR
3 Golden Aspen Rally NM
4 Laguna Seca Moto GP CA
5 BMW International Rally MO
6 Changing of the Colors AR
7 Daytona Beach Bike Week FL
8 Honda Hoot CA
9 Top of the Rockies CO
10 Springfield Mile OH
TOP 3 Unpaved Road 1 Pinto Canyon,
2 River Road
3 YO Ranch Road
TOP 5 Urban Street 1 Congress Avenue
2 FM 2222
3 Greenville Avenue
4 Ocean Drive
5 Seawall Blvd
TOP 3 Water Tower 1 Luling Watermelon
2 Frognot
3 Fayetteville
