First, let me tell you that my wife and I are new to the biking world. I rode when I was a kid, but kids and careers got the better part of my time. Once the kids were gone we started talking about a trike, (wife will not ride two wheels) and even rented a Tri Glide a couple of times. Finally my wife said something that made sense, "If we are going to do it we better do it now before we are too old", so last June we pulled the trigger on a Goldwing 1800 with a Motortrike conversion. We have loved it, with several day trips and a longer, 1400 mile trip up the North Shore into Canada and back down at International Falls.
Anyhow, after seeing the rally in Eureka Springs we couldn't decide if we wanted to go, being newbies and all. We decided to ride down, from the Omaha area, and check out the town. Little did we know that when we planned the trip the Bikes, Blues and BBQ rally was going on in Fayetteville, about 35 miles from Eureka Springs. There were bikes everywhere, thousands of bikes and trikes of all persuasions, from run of the mill to custom jobs, you name it, we saw it.
We spent a day at the rally, had a great time, and met the owner of Motortrike. Nice guy. Bought the obligatory tee shirts and paraphernalia, had some great BBQ, and almost spent money on LED's for the scooter, but backed out at the last minute. The next day we rode one of the suggested rides, the Moonshine run. Great ride and great scenery, except this particular day anything above 2,100 feet was in the clouds.
The town of Eureka Springs was very interesting, and very bike friendly. We couldn't get a room at the hosting hotel cause of the rally, but got one at the sister hotel just down the rode, which was very nice. There are literally hundreds of motel rooms in the town. The town has lots of touristy things to do with a lot of small shops and eateries. A nice town with friendly people.
We had a nice ride back, going up through Missouri into Iowa and then home. We still haven't decided as to if we are going to the trike rally, being somewhat intimidated as we are so new to this game, but I can tell you that if you want a bike friendly town with interesting rides in every direction, go to Eureka Springs.