2008 marked the 7th year for the RT Readers' Choice Poll. This BEST IN TEXAS edition included 130 of the best roads, 40 of the top events, 50 great destinations and much more.
Note: The print edition includes custom full-page maps, extensive photography and more detailed information.
BEST ROAD NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT 1 FM 697
2 FM 4
3 TX 16
4 TX 349
5 FM 674
6 FM 473
7 RR 1050
8 RR 12
9 TX 163
10 TX 59
BEST MOUNTAIN ROAD 1 RR 337
2 TX 118
3 US 550 CO
4 TX 166
5 Talimena Scenic Drive OK to AR
6 US 212 (Beartooth Pass) MT
7 TX 17
8 RR 170
9 Blue Ridge Pkwy VA
10 RR 335
BEST ROAD THROUGH A FOREST 1 TX 149
2 TX 87
3 PR 1
4 TX 21
5 US 69
6 TX 7
7 Blue Ridge Pkwy VA NC
8 FM 2025
9 FM 139
10 US 287
BEST UNPAVED ROAD 1 River Road Big Bend Nat Park
2 RR 2810 (Pinto Canyon Rd)
3 Salt Flat Rd
4 CR 172
5 TX 87
6 Upper Canyon Rd Mexico
7 Hickory Creek Rd
8 Althaus-Davis Rd
9 Colorado Bend State Park Road
10 Old Maverick Rd Big Bend Nat Park
ROAD MOST POLICED 1 IH 10
2 IH 35
3 IH 45
4 US 59
5 TX 80
6 US 380
7 US 287
8 US 75
9 US 77
10 US 281
BEST ROAD ALONG A RIVER 1 RR 170
2 River Road
3 TX 39
4 TX 16
5 RR 335
6 FM 4
7 FM 1340
8 TX 163
9 FM 152
10 RR 674
BEST COASTAL ROAD 1 PCH (CA 1) CA
2 TX 87
3 FM 3005
4 TX 35
5 Seawall Blvd
6 Padre Blvd
7 TX 361
8 US 90 MS
9 Ocean Dr
10 US 101 OR
BEST PLAINS ROAD 1 US 90
2 US 87
3 FM 4
4 TX 207
5 TX 214
6 TX 16
7 TX 163
8 US 83
9 US 84
10 US 380 NM
ROAD W/ MOST DEER 1 TX 16
2 TX 71
3 US 90
4 PR 4 Inks Lake State Park
5 IH 10
6 US 385
7 TX 294
8 TX 39
9 RR 336
10 TX 29
BIKE HANGOUT 1 Strokers
2 Frio Canyon MC Stop
3 Yankee's Tavern & Grill
4 Luckenbach
5 Blue Goose Cantina
6 Hooter's
7 Moto Liberty
8 Sonic Bike nights
9 Specht's Store
10 Hog Alley
CITY 1 Austin, TX
2 San Antonio, TX
3 Galveston, TX
4 Ft Worth, TX
5 Corpus Christi, TX
6 Tyler, TX
7 San Angelo, TX
8 Santa Fe, NM
9 Dallas, TX
10 Daytona Beach, Fl
MUSIC FESTIVAL 1 Austin City Limits
2 SXSW
3 Kerrville Folk Festival
4 Texas Music Festival
5 Luling Watermelon Thump
6 Bikes, Blues, BBQ AR
7 Jazz Fest, New Orleans
8 Willie Nelson's 4th of July
9 Steve Ray Vaughn Memorial
10 Natchitoches Jazz Festival LA
SMALL TOWN 1 Fredericksburg, TX
2 Leakey, TX
3 Luckenbach, TX
4 Jefferson, TX
5 Bandera, TX
6 Luling, TX
7 Kerrville, TX
8 Eureka Springs, AR
9 Ft Davis, TX
10 Hico, TX
BEST BUFFET 1 Golden Corral
2 Luby's
3 Inn of the Hills
4 Noah's Ark
5 Sam's
6 Brady's Landing
7 Best Buffet
8 China Buffet
9 China Town
10 Double Dave's Pizza
FISH/SEAFOOD 1 Pappadeaux
2 Gaido's
3 King's Inn
4 Red Lobster
5 Water Street Oyster Bar
6 Rockfish
7 Sea Island
8 Fish City Grill
9 Pappas Seafood
10 Landry's
DESSERT 1 Koffee Kup
2 Bluebonnet Cafe
3 Cheesecake Factory
4 Dairy Queen
5 The Shed
6 Royer's Cafe
7 Blanco Bowling Alley
8 La Madeleine
9 Nate's
10 Lost Maples Cafe
LOW-BUDGET ROAD FOOD 1 What-a-burger
2 Dairy Queen
3 Koffee Kup
4 Sonic
5 McDonald's
6 Waffle House
7 Mary's Cafe
8 Bluebonnet Cafe
9 Taco Bell
10 Keller's
BBQ 1 Cooper's BBQ
2 Hard 8 BBQ
3 City Market BBQ
4 Rudy's Country Store BBQ
5 The Salt Lick BBQ
6 Clark's BBQ
7 Mt Zion Baptist Church
8 Dickey's BBQ
9 Goode Co Texas BBQ
10 Kreuze's BBQ
ETHNIC FOOD 1 Gene's PoBoys
2 The Center Restaurant
3 Vinny's Italian Rest
4 Joe T Garcia
5 Herbert's Taco Hut
6 Acapulco Mexican Food
7 Blue Goose Cantina
8 Chuy's
9 Los Cucos Mexican Rest
10 Los Tios
BEST BIKE RALLY 1 ROT Rally
2 Lone Star Rally
3 Sturgis Bike Week SD
4 Run for the Border
5 SPI Bike Fest
6 White Buffalo Rally
7 Boo Fest
8 Ride for the Fallen
9 Daytona Bike Week Fl
10 State HOG Rally
BEST CHARITY EVENT 1 Harvest Classic
2 Lenses for Learning
3 Texas Honor Ride
4 Ride for Kids
5 Cruzin' to Cure
6 Big Texas Toy Run
7 Ride for Kids
8 Boo Fest
9 Back the Badge
10 Brazos HOG Toy Run
BEST CLUB/RALLY EVENT 1 SCRC Texas State Region
2 Roadrunners Rally
3 Honda Hoot TN
4 BMOA New Ulm Rally
5 NTNOA Lake O' the Pines
6 Cut-n-Shoot Toy Run
7 Patriot Guard
8 Run for the Border
9 State BOG Rally
10 TSBA IBI
BEST EVENT NOT IN TEXAS 1 Sturgis Bike Week SD
2 Daytona Beach Bike Week FL
3 Golden Aspen Rally NM
4 Moto GP races CA
5 Honda Hoot TN
6 Bikes, Blues, BBQ AR
7 Biketoberfest Fl
8 Vintage Motorcycle Days AL
9 Wing Ding GWRRA
10 Arkansas HOG Rally
FAVORITE BIKE 1 Honda Gold Wing
2 Harley-Davidson Road King
3 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
4 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic
5 Honda ST1300
6 Yamaha V Star
7 Honda VTX 1800
8 BMW K1200 LT
9 BMW R1200 RT
10 BMW R1200 GS
US BRANDS DEALERS 1 Mancuso HD
2 American Eagle HD
3 Cowboy HD Austin
4 Goe HD
5 Kent's HD
6 Horny Toad HD
7 Javelina HD
8 Red River HD
9 Cowboy HD
10 HD of The Woodlands
METRIC BRANDS DEALERS 1 Maxim Honda
2 Wild West BMW/Honda/Kawasaki
3 Destination Cyclesports
4 Woods Fun Center
5 Joe Harrison Motorsports o
6 Alamo Cycleplex
7 DFW Honda
8 Honda of Houston
9 Honda West
10 H&W Honda
EURO BRANDS DEALERS 1 Lone Star BMW/Triumph
2 BMW of North Houston
3 European Cyclesports
4 Gulf Coast BMW
5 Advanced Motorsports
6 Euro Shop
7 MPH Cycles
8 Wild West BMW/Honda/Kawasaki
9 Eximport
10 RPM Cycle
INDEPENDENT DEALERS 1 Hog Alley
2 Strokers
3 SW Superbikes
4 Full Boar Cycles
5 The Motorcycle Shop
6 Smitty's
7 Jim's Cycle
8 Midessa Cycle
9 Mitchell's Cycle
10 Perry's
MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE 1 Progressive Insurance
2 Sue Haley Insurance
3 GEICO
4 Foremost Insurance
5 Dairyland
6 State Farm
7 Allstate
8 Bikeline
9 Ball Insurance
10 H-D Insurance
US BRANDS SERVICE 1 Mancuso HD
2 American Eagle HD
3 Red River HD
4 Cowboy HD Austin
5 Central Texas HD
6 Goe HD
7 Independence HD
8 Javelina HD
9 San Jacinto HD
10 Texan HD
METRIC BRANDS SERVICE 1 Wild West BMW/Honda/Kawasaki
2 Maxim Honda
3 Destination Cyclesports
4 Joe Harrison Motorsports
5 Alamo Cycleplex
6 NW Honda
7 DFW Honda
8 Honda West
9 H&W Honda
10 Max's
EURO BRANDS SERVICE 1 Lone Star BMW/Triumph
2 BMW of North Houston
3 Wild West BMW/Honda/Kawasaki
4 European Cyclesports
5 MPH Cycles
6 Gulf Coast BMW
7 Advanced Motorsports
8 Euro Shop
9 Eurosport
10 RPM Cycle
INDEPENDENT SERVICE 1 Zabor's
2 Hog Alley,
3 Jim's Cycle
4 Sabin's Performance
5 Scooter Pete's
6 SW Superbikes
7 T&T Cycles
8 The Motorcycle Shop
9 Thunder Alley
10 Metric Tech
GEAR & ACCESSORIES SELECTION 1 Moto Liberty
2 Cycle Gear
3 Lone Star BMW/Triumph
4 NewEnough
5 J&P Cycles
6 Alamo Cycleplex
7 Aerostich
8 BMW Motorcycle of North Houston
9 Cody's
10 Dennis Kirk Online
