Is Mexico Safe? - Page 846

miguelito · 01-15-2013, 10:26 AM

My new Kindle Fire went haywire on the recent trip with Tricepilot, Jimmex, and Schizzman, and I couldn't log on to the forum during the ride. That said, we did travel right through areas specifically warned about by the US State Department with nothing but good stories to tell. My favorite quote from the trip was when someone suggested that Trice was being perhaps a little too ebullient, when he said: "I frack joy. I can extract joy out of this table cloth". Hilarious and wonderful. It was great to finally hook up with ya'll for a ride here south of the border!

Sayulita

Hidden secrets of adventure riding in Mexico:

Lunch stop in Comala.

The volcano north of Comala.

Morelia.

View from the balcony of the Posada del Sol in Apatzingan.

Hektoglider · 01-15-2013, 02:24 PM

It's "SAFE" to say a rider will not starve. Un plato medio por dos persona makes a light lunch....por favor

Jick Magger · 01-15-2013, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turkeycreek

I try to snag them and get them to cross at Agua Prieta or Naco and bring them down the Rio Sonora to Banamichi. Enlightened self interest and a really beautiful ride.

I can attest to both the beautiful ride and the accommodations on offer at TC's place. Eventually you will come out on highway 16 which is a real treat to ride. Head east and make your way south however you decide. You wont regret it.

rockymountainoyster · 01-15-2013, 03:13 PM

Now there is an oxymoron!

hgulledge · 01-15-2013, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tricepilot

Very nice ride today from Sayulita to Ajijic (ah-hee-heeck), stopped in Talpa de Allende, and traversed the site, east of Mascota, of my only major motor cycle crash in Mexico.

Requerdo esto.

tricepilot · 01-15-2013, 07:35 PM

This is this morning after leaving Matehuala. It's about 9:30 am as this was shot.

Got home later this afternoon

This is that twisty stretch on the Grand Funk Railroad, Mx57D, as you are coming to Saltillo where it meets up with Mx40D headed to Monterrey.

I've never seen so much truck traffic on the highway headed north. México's economy is rising. Fast.

When I get home from trips, I get busy with other things and lose the immediate sense of certain things. Hopefully some of the GoPro footage will help me capture and keep the vibe as close to what I felt.

hgulledge · 01-15-2013, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bato

The site for: EL MORILLO

That is a beautiful spot. My family stayed there in the late '40s and early '50s and very little has changed since then. I remember, from that time, the little Coronas for 50 centavos...about five cents, US.

BobLoblaw · 01-15-2013, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by miguelito

Sayulita

Hidden secrets of adventure riding in Mexico:

Lunch stop in Comala.

The volcano north of Comala.
smartmeters@bchydro.com and info.utilities@corix.com

Morelia.

View from the balcony of the Posada del Sol in Apatzingan.

Tricepilot sure travels light

and that's some great Mexican scenery in the background

tricepilot · 01-16-2013, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Tricepilot sure travels light

and that's some great Mexican scenery in the background

Salma insists on taking half her wardrobe. She's so tedious!

MikeMike · 01-16-2013, 04:50 AM

Damn Trice, what have you got packed in there? Dead midgets or a final drive or two for the bike?

tricepilot · 01-16-2013, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeMike

Damn Trice, what have you got packed in there?

LINK

Bato · 01-16-2013, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Tricepilot sure travels light

and that's some great Mexican scenery in the background

Quote:

Originally Posted by tricepilot

Salma insists on taking half her wardrobe. She's so tedious!

Thought you were carrying ammo on those bags...???

upweekis · 01-16-2013, 06:00 AM

We just got back from about 850 miles around Creel..........the only danger was in the possibility of freezing one's bag.

acejones · 01-16-2013, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upweekis

We just got back from about 850 miles around Creel..........the only danger was in the possibility of freezing one's bag.

That's exactly why Creel is not a winter sport.

mark883 · 01-16-2013, 06:08 AM

A hearty "you're nuts!"- one of the highest compliments that can be bestowed upon an ADVRIDER- to SjoerdBakker, who is riding from Canada to (where else?) Mexico.

As of last night, he was in Kentucky waiting out an ice storm in Tennessee.

Them Canadian toques must be warmer than the ones we get here in the US.
Heck, maybe they have crash toques (SNELL / DOT approved) in Canada.

Ride safe Sjoerd!

01-15-2013, 10:26 AM	#12676
miguelito Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico Oddometer: 482	My new Kindle Fire went haywire on the recent trip with Tricepilot, Jimmex, and Schizzman, and I couldn't log on to the forum during the ride. That said, we did travel right through areas specifically warned about by the US State Department with nothing but good stories to tell. My favorite quote from the trip was when someone suggested that Trice was being perhaps a little too ebullient, when he said: "I frack joy. I can extract joy out of this table cloth". Hilarious and wonderful. It was great to finally hook up with ya'll for a ride here south of the border! Sayulita Hidden secrets of adventure riding in Mexico: Lunch stop in Comala. The volcano north of Comala. Morelia. View from the balcony of the Posada del Sol in Apatzingan. __________________ 3200 miles thru Mexico and SW US Mainland Mexico via Baja I ♥ La Sierra Gorda/Lost in the Fat Mountains The most fun I've ever had following a cop Essential Spanish Phrases

01-15-2013, 02:24 PM	#12677
Hektoglider Expedition Style ADV Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Lone Pine Ontario (or travelling) Oddometer: 1,889	It's "SAFE" to say a rider will not starve. Un plato medio por dos persona makes a light lunch....por favor __________________ less is more

01-15-2013, 03:13 PM	#12679
rockymountainoyster Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Back in the San Juan Mountains Oddometer: 531	"Enlightened Self Interest" Now there is an oxymoron! __________________ The Way South http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=849812

01-15-2013, 07:35 PM	#12681
tricepilot El Gran Payaso Joined: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio Oddometer: 5,934	This is this morning after leaving Matehuala. It's about 9:30 am as this was shot. Got home later this afternoon This is that twisty stretch on the Grand Funk Railroad, Mx57D, as you are coming to Saltillo where it meets up with Mx40D headed to Monterrey. I've never seen so much truck traffic on the highway headed north. México's economy is rising. Fast. When I get home from trips, I get busy with other things and lose the immediate sense of certain things. Hopefully some of the GoPro footage will help me capture and keep the vibe as close to what I felt. __________________ Oaxaca The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Into the Blue at Quintana Roo Vaquero On Mexican Time Copper Canyon and Batopilas

01-16-2013, 06:00 AM	#12688
upweekis Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Indiana-We Tax Everything! Oddometer: 1,896	We just got back from about 850 miles around Creel..........the only danger was in the possibility of freezing one's bag. __________________ John Nail 2012 XT1200z (the Dark Ronin) 2008 XT250 1994 XR650L

01-16-2013, 04:50 AM	#12685
MikeMike Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: South east Mexico Oddometer: 2,425	Damn Trice, what have you got packed in there? Dead midgets or a final drive or two for the bike?

01-16-2013, 06:08 AM	#12690
mark883 Holding up Michoagán Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Buckeyeland Oddometer: 1,393	A hearty "you're nuts!"- one of the highest compliments that can be bestowed upon an ADVRIDER- to SjoerdBakker, who is riding from Canada to (where else?) Mexico. As of last night, he was in Kentucky waiting out an ice storm in Tennessee. Them Canadian toques must be warmer than the ones we get here in the US. Heck, maybe they have crash toques (SNELL / DOT approved) in Canada. Ride safe Sjoerd!

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