Is Mexico Safe? - Page 744

pilot815 · 11-15-2012, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SR

+1

This is lame. It doesnt include any of Nayarit, most of Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Durango. Fail!!

Hopefully there is just a mistake in the list not the new pricing?

My dad is heading to Arizona for Thanksgiving through Chihuahua this weekend. Should have some news a out it.

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SR · 11-15-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by pilot815

My dad is heading to Arizona for Thanksgiving through Chihuahua this weekend. Should have some news a out it.

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Is he taking the Tiger?

pilot815 · 11-15-2012, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SR

Is he taking the Tiger?

Yup. He took the KLR in July on the same trip. Now it's the Tigers turn.

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Craneguy · 11-15-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by tricepilot

Read the fine print. Nationwide 50% discount only applies to KLR riders

A KLR on a toll highway! The rider would have to pass the collection-milk crate around at the toll-boothes. :)

Craneguy · 11-15-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeMike

Ching, ching, chingitty, ching...feck, feck, feckitty, feck, none of the Xalapa ones are on the list.

Yup, there's plenty of areas missing. At least the app has been updated with bike rates. Cuerna to Xalapa - $300, Cuerna to DF - $47, Cuerna to Acapulco - $199 and surely interesting to the gringos, Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey - $110.

Turkeycreek · 11-15-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstrom

Hi guys, in San Diego now after 10,000 miles across the US on the Super Tenere, ready to cross the border tomorrow. Is there any reason NOT to go through Tecate? Wait times seem so much shorter there - currently 10 mins vs 2 hours at San Ysidro.

Also - what's a good place to stay first night in Baja? Taking into consideration that the Baja 1000 is running right now. I guess a lot of places will be booked up.

Thanks!

Trevor.

Take Hwy 3 south from Tecate to Ensenada and stay there. Lots of places to stay but check availability online. Hotel Cortez is good but pricey, secure parking under the building. Lots of other hotels in different price ranges.

SchizzMan · 11-15-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Craneguy

Yup, there's plenty of areas missing. At least the app has been updated with bike rates. Cuerna to Xalapa - $300, Cuerna to DF - $47, Cuerna to Acapulco - $199 and surely interesting to the gringos, Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey - $110.

Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey has been 185 NP for at least 10 years so it does look like they raised the cuota some then halved it for MC's.

rockymountainoyster · 11-16-2012, 10:22 AM

Maybe you are there and gone already. I have stayed at Quintas Papagayo just north of town a few times. I was with a group and they had large rooms. Don't know if they are still there or what they might have for a single. Looked 'em up... they are definitely still there. Corrected spelling above.

BobLoblaw · 11-16-2012, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

can anybody provide any info on this crossing.

I'm planning on using this crossing in late January. Will get my TVIP and FMM here before heading south down Baja to la Paz then taking the ferry to Mazatlan.

Looking for info on parking lot security and how busy this crossing might be. If nobody has any info I'll post a report later

rockymountainoyster · 11-16-2012, 10:41 AM

San Luis Rio Colorado. Is that the one south of Yuma? I was thinking of crossing there but have no info on it. Where do you go from there? Large scale maps look like you have to go East or West on 2 to get anywhere else.

tricepilot · 11-16-2012, 11:00 AM

25 miles south of Yuma, yes.

kobukan · 11-16-2012, 12:46 PM

No first-hand experience, but I recall a couple reports over the past year from riders saying they had an easy crossing at San Luis Rio Colorado. They caught my attention because I was considering crossing there on my way to Baja from AZ, but I went through Mexicali instead since I was headed further west toward Canyon de Guadalupe anyway.

pax maac · 11-16-2012, 12:51 PM

Hey guys,

I haven't been keeping up with this thread, so this info may already be out there-

As of yesterday (maybe even longer) the tolls on the Toluca-Mexico City highway are now half price for motorcycles.

I know a lot of you prefer to avoid the cuotas, but they do come in handy, especially if you're like me and often need to cover large distances quickly.

tricepilot · 11-16-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by pax maac

Hey guys,

I haven't been keeping up with this thread,

I guess not. But welcome back.

Habibi Rocks · 11-16-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

I'm planning on using this crossing in late January. Will get my TVIP and FMM here before heading south down Baja to la Paz then taking the ferry to Mazatlan.

Sounds like a plan !!!!!

11-16-2012, 10:22 AM	#11153
rockymountainoyster Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Back in the San Juan Mountains Oddometer: 600	dcstrom Ensenada Hotel Maybe you are there and gone already. I have stayed at Quintas Papagayo just north of town a few times. I was with a group and they had large rooms. Don't know if they are still there or what they might have for a single. Looked 'em up... they are definitely still there. Corrected spelling above. rockymountainoyster screwed with this post 11-16-2012 at 10:33 AM Reason: spelling

11-16-2012, 10:41 AM	#11155
rockymountainoyster Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Back in the San Juan Mountains Oddometer: 600	Border Crossing San Luis Rio Colorado. Is that the one south of Yuma? I was thinking of crossing there but have no info on it. Where do you go from there? Large scale maps look like you have to go East or West on 2 to get anywhere else.

11-16-2012, 11:00 AM	#11156
tricepilot El Gran Payaso Joined: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio Oddometer: 6,082	25 miles south of Yuma, yes. __________________ Oaxaca The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Into the Blue at Quintana Roo Vaquero On Mexican Time Copper Canyon and Batopilas

11-16-2012, 12:46 PM	#11157
kobukan almost gnarly Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Saco ME Oddometer: 1,484	No first-hand experience, but I recall a couple reports over the past year from riders saying they had an easy crossing at San Luis Rio Colorado. They caught my attention because I was considering crossing there on my way to Baja from AZ, but I went through Mexicali instead since I was headed further west toward Canyon de Guadalupe anyway. __________________ '97 R1100GS, '99 DR350, '02 DR650, '03 DR650, '04 R1150RT A Few Days Solo to Copper Canyon A Maine Rider’s Arizona Day Trips A Few Days Solo in Baja

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11-16-2012, 12:51 PM	#11158
pax maac Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Toluca, Mexico (near Mexico City) Oddometer: 346	Hey guys, I haven't been keeping up with this thread, so this info may already be out there- As of yesterday (maybe even longer) the tolls on the Toluca-Mexico City highway are now half price for motorcycles. I know a lot of you prefer to avoid the cuotas, but they do come in handy, especially if you're like me and often need to cover large distances quickly.