Mexico by Motorcycle ... in 1981

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Beautiful photos, images on real film. Mexico hasn't changed very much. Beautiful bike, the height of touring sophistication. Thanks!

What a wonderful report! Looks like you had a great time, and you even got to meet Gandolf the Gray on the way to Rosalia! Bonus! Besides being a fine report in its own right, it also serves to remind us all that it is not really necessary to have all the 2013 farkles in order to set out. Thanks!

awesome!

So bad ass!

That was great, thank you for taking the time to post this up. How come you've waited since the 80's to do it? Been too busy?

Cheers

That is a great report!

From time to time some of these vintage reports come up on the forum and are so appreciated! I love them, thank you!

Nic

very cool ride report, and great pics!

VERY cool report! Thanks :

Thanks for sharing. I lived in Mexico City at the time and this brought back memories. So much has changed, and most not for the best just ask any one in Juarez.
Great report
Cheers

Love the RT.
Love the year.
Love the pics.

Siskall and Ebhert would give it 5 starts…I give it 11.

In 1982 I rode my Honda 250XL with my girlfriend on the back from San Antonio Texas to Mexico City. We had $40 cash and stayed in 2 motels, were served alcohol (we were 16 & 17) and were told we would be paying off the cops when pulled over so be ready to shell out cash.

We rode past many cops that looked us up and down and I am certain determined we werent worth the trouble.

Man those were great times. Wish I had a camera back then.

Fantastic ride...32 years ago!

Awsome trip. Things were a little different then: not many pemex stations, ie; don't pass gas. Not much air conditioning in the hotels, refridgerated food, ice, fresh vegetables, etc.
We have to work at it to get that old flavor nowadays.
Thanks for posting.

"Gandolf the Great" That's too funny

Great pics and post...many thanks. Did you take any more pics of the Colorado portion of the ride ?

Thanks for this timeless true perspective of this beautiful country

You brought back a lot of memories,

Nothing has changed much

Thanks for taking the time to put your trip report together.

Wow, just fantastic, thanks for taking what must have been a lot of time scanning old photos. That was the same year I took my first big trip, I was 24 and we rode from Atlanta Georgia to the Pacific ocean and back, 6 weeks. I have all those photos in a shoe box, I should scan them!