Spanking in Haiti

mehigh · 01-08-2012, 12:38 PM

I wasn’t going to post anything really, or maybe just in Day Tripping, as it’s not really a ride report yet, but some odd w-e rides, but since there isn’t any RR on Haiti, might as well share it with you in Ride Reports as most of you (by that I mean all of you) probably don’t think of Haiti as a ride destination and will never get a chance to go there. I would have never in my life come here if it wasn’t for work. We do plan to take a two week trip through out the country at the end of the project.

So, I will be calling Jérémie, Haiti, home for the next year or so. So the first thing that goes through my mind I learn that I will go to work in Haiti is that I have to get a bike there. So after a month here it is: a Phifa Kayak Spanker 200cc. I’m a big boy here as most everybody has a 125cc. I saw a KLR 650 and a TT600, but nothing else more than 250cc.

3 other people from the project got the same bike in blue, red and black, so I guess we are a bike club or something. Maybe start an ADVrider chapter in Haïti.

There, I feel the RR is started, so now I have to go ride. The first real installment will start next w-e when I go to Dame-Marie.

SpeedoJosh · 01-08-2012, 12:41 PM

Throttlemeister · 01-08-2012, 01:09 PM

Caribbean Islands are fun riding

Looking forward to seeing more of Haiti

davidbrundage · 01-12-2012, 02:31 PM

awesome, really looking forward to this one

davidbrundage · 01-12-2012, 02:31 PM

how much does a kayak spanker cost in haiti?

mehigh · 01-13-2012, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by davidbrundage

how much does a kayak spanker cost in haiti?

A new spanker will set you off 1400$, including plates and insurances and all the paper work. You can probably save a few bucks if you take care of the paper work your self, but it wasn't worth it for me.
for that price you also get ATG: gloves, knee & shin protection, elbow pads and an over-sized helmet. One size fits all in Haiti. Now i have to find a tuque to snug that helmet a bit.

Flying dutch · 01-13-2012, 03:02 PM

Great to see a report from Haiti. Looking forward to your next report, driving Route the nationale in Port au Prince. Your off road machine fits fine

Motorfiets · 01-13-2012, 03:04 PM

blanc! blanc! blanc! blanc! blanc!

just finished a week riding around there!!!!

H96669 · 01-13-2012, 03:25 PM

Ah! Haiti.....

Feels like a long time ago when I sailed from Montreal to the Carribeans. Papa Doc was still in power.

Not that I drink Rum anymore but......a little shot of Barbancourt to you.

More pics please.

mehigh · 01-14-2012, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorfiets

blanc! blanc! blanc! blanc! blanc!

just finished a week riding around there!!!!

don't forget bon bagay! and gud! gud!

mehigh · 01-14-2012, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H96669

Ah! Haiti.....

Feels like a long time ago when I sailed from Montreal to the Carribeans. Papa Doc was still in power.

Not that I drink Rum anymore but......a little shot of Barbancourt to you.

More pics please.

thanks, I might just have the whole bottle.

H96669 · 01-22-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mehigh

thanks, I might just have the whole bottle.

Pis....as-tu fini cette(ces) bouteille(s)?

Bump....we want pics!

mehigh · 03-02-2012, 01:29 PM

So, a month and a 1/2 later, I finally post the pics for Dame-Marie. Well actually I don't have many pics. I was really eager to go riding, so I didn't stop much for pics,I also had my GoPro, but it fogged up! also for your information their are no paved roads in the departement de la grande-anse. We are building the first one... so it's all off-road or gravel apart from some small stretches inside city limits.

prepping the bikes

the road to Dame-Marie was uneventful apart form the fact that we almost got run over buy a taptap coming in our lane in a blind curve!

This is Jeremy, I'll try to do a video trough it some day. It's a town of about 31000 according to wiki, but i believe it to be more due to slums and all.

when we got there we chilled for with a couple of beers and decided to go north afterwords.

The videos are on the way north, we will try to find a road that goes from Dame-Marie to Abricot, their appears to be no continues segment on any map, but i'm shur it can be done. I haven't had time, and won't take it, to edit the videos and add music, internet is really slow here and i won't go looking for music.

Getting out of Dame-Marie

Some beach town

And finally a really nice beach to ride on

On the way back I bent my shifter, so it was interesting riding back, especially on single track.

mehigh · 03-02-2012, 01:30 PM

how do you embed videos in the thread? or is my internet so slow that i can't see them?

mehigh · 03-02-2012, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H96669

Pis....as-tu fini cette(ces) bouteille(s)?

Bump....we want pics!

the rum is downed...

01-08-2012, 12:38 PM	#1
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	Spanking in Haiti I wasn’t going to post anything really, or maybe just in Day Tripping, as it’s not really a ride report yet, but some odd w-e rides, but since there isn’t any RR on Haiti, might as well share it with you in Ride Reports as most of you (by that I mean all of you) probably don’t think of Haiti as a ride destination and will never get a chance to go there. I would have never in my life come here if it wasn’t for work. We do plan to take a two week trip through out the country at the end of the project. So, I will be calling Jérémie, Haiti, home for the next year or so. So the first thing that goes through my mind I learn that I will go to work in Haiti is that I have to get a bike there. So after a month here it is: a Phifa Kayak Spanker 200cc. I’m a big boy here as most everybody has a 125cc. I saw a KLR 650 and a TT600, but nothing else more than 250cc. 3 other people from the project got the same bike in blue, red and black, so I guess we are a bike club or something. Maybe start an ADVrider chapter in Haïti. There, I feel the RR is started, so now I have to go ride. The first real installment will start next w-e when I go to Dame-Marie.

01-08-2012, 12:41 PM	#2
SpeedoJosh Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Florida Panhandle Oddometer: 553	__________________ 2000 XR250R - Tagged 2003 XR650R - Sold 2006 Ducati Monster -Sold 'Cause I like to party - Story of 2 XR650s conquering Florida http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=754094

01-08-2012, 01:09 PM	#3
Throttlemeister Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Okie near Muskogee Oddometer: 3,202	Caribbean Islands are fun riding Looking forward to seeing more of Haiti __________________ www.throttlemeister.net

01-13-2012, 03:02 PM	#7
Flying dutch Adventures Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Busan, South Korea Oddometer: 78	your next RR Great to see a report from Haiti. Looking forward to your next report, driving Route the nationale in Port au Prince. Your off road machine fits fine

01-13-2012, 03:04 PM	#8
Motorfiets Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: North of Jack Daniel's, South of Country Music Oddometer: 2,965	blanc! blanc! blanc! blanc! blanc! just finished a week riding around there!!!! __________________ Ben My Photo's

01-12-2012, 02:31 PM	#4
davidbrundage Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: costa mesa, ca Oddometer: 92	awesome, really looking forward to this one

01-13-2012, 03:25 PM	#9
H96669 A proud pragmatist. Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Hiding off Hwy 6, B.C. Oddometer: 2,858	Ah! Haiti..... Feels like a long time ago when I sailed from Montreal to the Carribeans. Papa Doc was still in power. Not that I drink Rum anymore but......a little shot of Barbancourt to you. More pics please. __________________ Have tools, will travel!

03-02-2012, 01:29 PM	#13
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	Dame-Marie So, a month and a 1/2 later, I finally post the pics for Dame-Marie. Well actually I don't have many pics. I was really eager to go riding, so I didn't stop much for pics,I also had my GoPro, but it fogged up! also for your information their are no paved roads in the departement de la grande-anse. We are building the first one... so it's all off-road or gravel apart from some small stretches inside city limits. prepping the bikes the road to Dame-Marie was uneventful apart form the fact that we almost got run over buy a taptap coming in our lane in a blind curve! This is Jeremy, I'll try to do a video trough it some day. It's a town of about 31000 according to wiki, but i believe it to be more due to slums and all. when we got there we chilled for with a couple of beers and decided to go north afterwords. The videos are on the way north, we will try to find a road that goes from Dame-Marie to Abricot, their appears to be no continues segment on any map, but i'm shur it can be done. I haven't had time, and won't take it, to edit the videos and add music, internet is really slow here and i won't go looking for music. Getting out of Dame-Marie Some beach town And finally a really nice beach to ride on On the way back I bent my shifter, so it was interesting riding back, especially on single track. mehigh screwed with this post 03-09-2012 at 02:09 PM

03-02-2012, 01:30 PM	#14
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	how do you embed videos in the thread? or is my internet so slow that i can't see them?

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