Is Mexico Safe?

[tricepilot]

Originally Posted by Old-n-slo

So, my "safety questions:"
1. Where's the easiest, safest, or most pleasant place to cross the border if I'm heading for the CC?
Not Important
2. Any insurance carrier the hands down preferred carrier?
Not Important. Have at least Mexico liability.
3. Should I buy a mesh jacket or is my Aerostitch Darien approriate attire for the party I'm expcting?
Wear a good helmet. Jacket brand not important

Don't overthink and don't be overstupid.

Take pics.

[tricepilot]

Escape the wintery chill and the bleak landscape up north....

"Mantequilla"

[SchizzMan]

Hey Trice. Thanks for the IMS porn. Keep it coming.

[SchizzMan]

Originally Posted by Old-n-slo

So, my "safety questions:"
1. Where's the easiest, safest, or most pleasant place to cross the border if I'm heading for the CC?
2. Any insurance carrier the hands down preferred carrier?
3. Should I buy a mesh jacket or is my Aerostitch Darien approriate attire for the party I'm expcting?

Thanks for taking my call. I really love the show.

Find Austin, Texas, on the map. Ride here. We can spoon on some knobs and send you off through Big Bend N.P. to cross at Presidio/Ojinaga enroute to Chihuahua City and Creel, gateway to CC.

I'd wear any good armored Power Ranger suit with heated jacket liner/glove liners. Check out Powerlet glove liners. I use them with the Gerbings jacket liner.

Go to Mexadventure.com and check out the Ace Seguros Platinum policy. I use it. Consider MedJet evac insurance, as well.

Read the CC ride reports on this site. Many to choose from. Start with most recent.

Pack as light as possible.

[PirateJohn]

Originally Posted by Old-n-slo

So, my "safety questions:"
1. Where's the easiest, safest, or most pleasant place to cross the border if I'm heading for the CC?

Probably Presidio. I think that I'd avoid Juarez to be honest.

Originally Posted by Old-n-slo

2. Any insurance carrier the hands down preferred carrier?

Pass on this question.

Originally Posted by Old-n-slo

3. Should I buy a mesh jacket or is my Aerostitch Darien approriate attire for the party I'm expcting?

Aerostich Darien. At the end of January it's going to be surprisingly cold at higher elevations. When I was there years ago at one of the train stations there was a light dusting of snow in mid January. A few years ago a group of ADVRiders got snowed in by a freak snowstorm that hit Creel and the Mexican guv'mint had to call out road graders to clear the roads.

[tricepilot]

"Ace Seguros" sounds like an insurance agent by day and a superhero by night.

[crashmaster]

Originally Posted by PirateJohn

Aerostich Darien. At the end of January it's going to be surprisingly cold at higher elevations. When I was there years ago at one of the train stations there was a light dusting of snow in mid January. A few years ago a group of ADVRiders got snowed in by a freak snowstorm that hit Creel and the Mexican guv'mint had to call out road graders to clear the roads.

In January in those mountains youre going to be a bit chilly to say the least.

Originally Posted by tricepilot

"Ace Seguros" sounds like an insurance agent by day and a superhero by night.

[balloonman]

www.tomzap.com

I'm headed south for the winter and need an inflatable doll to ride with me for bandits and check points. Do I have to purchase a new one, are they cheeper in Mexico? If people are cracking up laughing, being mean would be difficult. She does not need to be naked except on Zipoleta and I promis to take her out for coffee, dinner and drinking. She can save my life when I get cought in the riptide at Zicitella. Why is everybody always lookin at me? Let's give them something to talk about and a laugh. Captain Tom

If I ducktape her feet to the pegs maybe they will not get cought in the spokes.

[PirateJohn]

Originally Posted by balloonman

www.tomzap.com

I'm headed south for the winter and need an inflatable doll to ride with me for bandits and check points. Do I have to purchase a new one, are they cheeper in Mexico?

Dunno if I'd want sloppy seconds ... particularly with a latex inflatable doll.

[MikeMike]

There's a Harley guy in Xalapa that has the important parts of an inflatable doll attached to the back of his leather vest.
First time I saw it I laughed my butt off outside the Covadonga restaurant in Perote early one morning. Good guy, good sense of humor.
I've got to dig out the photo, next time I see him I'll ask him the how, and more importantly, the por que!

[Arte]

Originally Posted by PirateJohn

This would be a good time for Arte and Andres to jump in ... they both live in what those of us from Kentucky would call The Big City.

Andres and myself migrated from a "little village" to a big city

seriously, 90% of big cities residents have their first roots on little villages, and most of them returns for a visit from time to time. So there is not much difference on real mex. Only those whom feel themselves too sophisticated to acept their roots.

[PirateJohn]

Originally Posted by Arte

Andres and myself migrated from a "little village" to a big city

seriously, 90% of big cities residents have their first roots on little villages, and most of them returns for a visit from time to time. So there is not much difference on real mex. Only those whom feel themselves too sophisticated to acept their roots.

I think that it was kinda that way for those of us from my generation here in the States. We grow up in a small town, move to a bigger city for education and careers, and then at some point in our lives at least consider moving back to smaller towns for the peace and better riding opportunities.

[tricepilot]

"El Vendedor de Alcatraces" by Diego Rivera



Alcatraces = Calla lillies (or variously, pelicans). Derivative of their shape by origin of the arabic influenced linguistic "al-catras", or bucket of a water wheel. Alcatraz prison island in San Francisco bay so named for "Island of the Pelicans".

[jimmex]

^^^ That is so cool. The shapes, colors, and dynamic of the vendedor(es) lifting the flowers.

[Flagixxer]

Originally Posted by PirateJohn

I think that it was kinda that way for those of us from my generation here in the States. We grow up in a small town, move to a bigger city for education and careers, and then at some point in our lives at least consider moving back to smaller towns for the peace and better riding opportunities.

So right,
Raised in a small fishing village on the Gulf of Mexico. Still live within 15 miles of the town. Surrounded by trails, back roads and short distance to some great motorcross tracks.
Stood in a housing project with Metro Ministries some where (?) in NYC. Where are the bike trails? (yes.. we have some very nice easy riding bicycle paths) Man get me back to red neck country. I guess this was the day I realized I was addicted to small towns!!
Even in Mexico..