The Rally Raid : Mexico, 2013 - Page 5

PirateJohn · 02-16-2013, 06:15 PM

Wow! Just some great photos Amigo! Very impressive!

Sorry to see that Schizz fell ill. He looked out for me when I fell ill a few months ago near Austin and while we disagree on some things I will never forget that he was there for me.

Carry on!

Jbay · 02-16-2013, 06:20 PM

Hey SOG nice photos thanks for sharing

slowoldguy · 02-16-2013, 06:37 PM

James. I steal good pics, right? Most of those belong to Rick.

Aanarchy · 02-16-2013, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowoldguy

Not your typical Hill Country Crossing.

And I'm guessing that sign says something like "Don't ride across this river".

Thank you Mr Ambassador!

slowoldguy · 02-16-2013, 07:30 PM

Nah. The fella that dropped smooth outta the sky in the official green Tshirt and carrying a walkie talkie said we were cool. Or going to jail. One of those. "No fumar espanol." And anyway, it apparently didn't say anything about 2 wheelers and we were on the "road"......-ish.

Mudclod · 02-16-2013, 07:57 PM

Great images, loved them all. What an adventure!

Aanarchy · 02-16-2013, 08:05 PM

BTW - Did I mention how jealous I am? I wanna go back.

Odiegreen73 · 02-16-2013, 08:11 PM

SOG thanks for sharing looks like ya'll had a great time! Your resident photography expert got some great pics.

Odie

Craneguy · 02-16-2013, 08:32 PM

Nice photo essay SOG! What you have done though is reinforce my belief that the Strom and I need to stay firmly on-road.

That said, I may ride up a volcano on Monday. Farewell dear friends...

WeazyBuddha · 02-16-2013, 08:45 PM

Great RR, great Pics, SOG !

I suspect Rick has some good pics too, looking forward to those.

Mr2mch · 02-16-2013, 08:55 PM

D A M !!! W H A T P I C S !!!

impressive scenery to be seen in

!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!H UH!HUH!HUH!HUH

....&

(Tom you ol photogenic devil you)

oldtrout · 02-16-2013, 10:12 PM

Thanks SOG (and gang). Nice ride

Wow great pix !! If you are ever in my neck of the woods (BC) give me / other 'nuckistans a pre-shout.

Cheers
OT (Logan)

slowoldguy · 02-16-2013, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craneguy

Nice photo essay SOG! What you have done though is reinforce my belief that the Strom and I need to stay firmly on-road.

That said, I may ride up a volcano on Monday. Farewell dear friends...

Well, I can tell you the best two accessories to carry with you if you do attempt shit that is obviously foolhardy to do. Like roads that are just squiggly dotted lines on an INEGI map. Two 6'5" mechanically gifted nephews who can actually ride like you just think you used to be able to ride.

They nurse-maided me off mountains three times this trip.

And BTW. As old as those freely available INEGI maps are, they were the best routing tool we had for dirt roads.

slowoldguy · 02-16-2013, 10:50 PM

Oooh. Here's a topic for us. How many of y'all have experienced what I have come to call mountain fever? I got it day 3 of this trip. Came on in the afternoon and stayed with me to Tolantongo. Very debilitating. Gone by the next morning. I have had it before and it can happen on paved or dirt but I know it has something to do with heights. You just suddenly and without warning loose your equilibrium....or something..... and get this feeling that there is a giant magnet on the cliff side of the road trying to suck your bike over the edge. Takes forever to get over it if you try to ride through it but then it is gone and you are back to just normal blood curdling appropriate fear levels.

I've had it on The Devil's Backbone in Utah. Before I got across that tightrope I had decreased in speed from 80 to 10 and I still wanted to be crawling on my belly. A buddy of mine regularly gets it on The Black Canyon of the Gunnison but only traveling north to south. You just want a helicopter to pick you up and get you off the mountain.

It will flat-ass slow you to a crawl. I wouldn't have cared if there was a rock the size of a washing machine in front of me on the Rick's ditch side, I wasn't going over to the cliff-side rut. lol

slowoldguy · 02-16-2013, 11:43 PM

Found another pic of Rick's. Don't know how I missed a driveway pic of El Oasis.

02-16-2013, 06:15 PM	#61
PirateJohn Radical centrist Joined: Jul 2001 Location: full-time RV'er, north of Laredo, TX today Oddometer: 21,252	Wow! Just some great photos Amigo! Very impressive! Sorry to see that Schizz fell ill. He looked out for me when I fell ill a few months ago near Austin and while we disagree on some things I will never forget that he was there for me. Carry on! __________________ PirateJohn -- http://www.PirateJohn.com IBA #7552 - SS1K in 2000 and 50CC in 2002 In the Laredo, TX area and always willing to help travelers escaping into Mexico.

02-16-2013, 06:37 PM	#63
slowoldguy ^OP Tire Tester Joined: Jun 2004 Location: West of Waco, Texas Oddometer: 6,198	James. I steal good pics, right? Most of those belong to Rick. __________________ Roll The Bones IV- What's coming next? http://www.rollthebonesrally.com/ "If you can't fix it with a hammer you can damn sure teach it a lesson".

02-16-2013, 07:30 PM	#65
slowoldguy ^OP Tire Tester Joined: Jun 2004 Location: West of Waco, Texas Oddometer: 6,198	Nah. The fella that dropped smooth outta the sky in the official green Tshirt and carrying a walkie talkie said we were cool. Or going to jail. One of those. "No fumar espanol." And anyway, it apparently didn't say anything about 2 wheelers and we were on the "road"......-ish. __________________ Roll The Bones IV- What's coming next? http://www.rollthebonesrally.com/ "If you can't fix it with a hammer you can damn sure teach it a lesson". slowoldguy screwed with this post 02-18-2013 at 08:19 AM

02-16-2013, 07:57 PM	#66
Mudclod Mojo Moto Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Killeen, TX. Oddometer: 1,046	Great images, loved them all. What an adventure! __________________ 74 TY250 89 GB500 03 KDX220 06 DRZ400 08 DL1000 09 XR1200 Abandon all hope, it will help you focus.

02-16-2013, 08:05 PM	#67
Aanarchy Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Limbo Oddometer: 628	BTW - Did I mention how jealous I am? I wanna go back. __________________ "...get yourself a nuke and ride that bitch 'til she grenades!" rtadlock

02-16-2013, 06:20 PM	#62
Jbay Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Oddometer: 38	Hey SOG nice photos thanks for sharing

02-16-2013, 08:11 PM	#68
Odiegreen73 Marginal Adventurer Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Mojave Desert Oddometer: 89	SOG thanks for sharing looks like ya'll had a great time! Your resident photography expert got some great pics. Odie __________________ "Never let someone who says it cannot be done interrupt the person who is doing it." 2009 KTM 990 Adventure Sneering at another biker is like telling your fellow death row inmate that you don't fancy his chances much - C Taylor

02-16-2013, 08:32 PM	#69
Craneguy British Hooligan Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Cuernavaca, Mexico Oddometer: 903	Nice photo essay SOG! What you have done though is reinforce my belief that the Strom and I need to stay firmly on-road. That said, I may ride up a volcano on Monday. Farewell dear friends... __________________ *“The problem with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and putting things in it.”*

02-16-2013, 08:45 PM	#70
WeazyBuddha Carbon-Based Humanoid Joined: Mar 2008 Location: RGV Texas Oddometer: 2,715	Great RR, great Pics, SOG ! I suspect Rick has some good pics too, looking forward to those. __________________ 08 GS ● 02 KLR ● 12 WR250R ● 04 KDX200 ● 00 VFR

02-16-2013, 08:55 PM	#71
Mr2mch Cycledelic Hippie Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Where the highway leads ya Oddometer: 2,168	I've already said this before on the RDS thread.... D A M !!! W H A T P I C S !!! impressive scenery to be seen in !HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!HUH!H UH!HUH!HUH!HUH ....& (Tom you ol photogenic devil you) __________________ There's no time like the present....well,cept for maybe that hour when the time changes in the Fall. cycledelic hippie Mr2mch screwed with this post 02-16-2013 at 09:03 PM

02-16-2013, 10:12 PM	#72
oldtrout Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Delta/, Cariboo BC Oddometer: 119	Thanks SOG (and gang). Nice ride Wow great pix !! If you are ever in my neck of the woods (BC) give me / other 'nuckistans a pre-shout. Cheers OT (Logan) __________________ Provectus Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops

02-16-2013, 10:50 PM	#74
slowoldguy ^OP Tire Tester Joined: Jun 2004 Location: West of Waco, Texas Oddometer: 6,198	Oooh. Here's a topic for us. How many of y'all have experienced what I have come to call mountain fever? I got it day 3 of this trip. Came on in the afternoon and stayed with me to Tolantongo. Very debilitating. Gone by the next morning. I have had it before and it can happen on paved or dirt but I know it has something to do with heights. You just suddenly and without warning loose your equilibrium....or something..... and get this feeling that there is a giant magnet on the cliff side of the road trying to suck your bike over the edge. Takes forever to get over it if you try to ride through it but then it is gone and you are back to just normal blood curdling appropriate fear levels. I've had it on The Devil's Backbone in Utah. Before I got across that tightrope I had decreased in speed from 80 to 10 and I still wanted to be crawling on my belly. A buddy of mine regularly gets it on The Black Canyon of the Gunnison but only traveling north to south. You just want a helicopter to pick you up and get you off the mountain. It will flat-ass slow you to a crawl. I wouldn't have cared if there was a rock the size of a washing machine in front of me on the Rick's ditch side, I wasn't going over to the cliff-side rut. lol __________________ Roll The Bones IV- What's coming next? http://www.rollthebonesrally.com/ "If you can't fix it with a hammer you can damn sure teach it a lesson". slowoldguy screwed with this post 02-17-2013 at 01:08 AM

02-16-2013, 11:43 PM	#75
slowoldguy ^OP Tire Tester Joined: Jun 2004 Location: West of Waco, Texas Oddometer: 6,198	Found another pic of Rick's. Don't know how I missed a driveway pic of El Oasis. __________________ Roll The Bones IV- What's coming next? http://www.rollthebonesrally.com/ "If you can't fix it with a hammer you can damn sure teach it a lesson".

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