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08-27-2010, 05:09 PM
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transcontimental
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Madison, Wisconsin and/or Panama, Panama
Oddometer: 5,644
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I added this one to the front post: Avoid the dirt road from Santiago Atilan to San Pedro in Guatemala.
Like Lone Rider says, eventually somebody's going to kill these bastards. Ok, "kill" is my word.
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10-14-2010, 01:57 PM
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transcontimental
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Madison, Wisconsin and/or Panama, Panama
Oddometer: 5,644
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Crashmaster lives up to his name here: Bolivia: Uyuni - Laguna Verde, exit question. This is like, well, the photos are F*&king amazing.
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11-05-2010, 06:45 PM
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transcontimental
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Madison, Wisconsin and/or Panama, Panama
Oddometer: 5,644
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BeachGuy has this one: Orange Beach, AL to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
I don't know why he stopped in CR, when all the good looking Colombian women are in Panama...
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11-20-2010, 07:51 AM
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Alabama & Costa Rica
Joined: Mar 2007
Location: Sandy beaches of Alabama
Oddometer: 371
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Pura Vida!
I'm just a little slow, about 2 weeks ago Bananaman showed me how to link my ride report to this forum. So today I'll practice what he preached.
Don't miss out on my ride report. Orange Beach, AL to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica OK, Bananaman now I'll go get a rum and coke for you.
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11-27-2010, 08:06 AM
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The Accidental Tourista
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
Oddometer: 2,457
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Update
I'm working on an updated summary right now. I've got everything looking OK in my HTML editor but when I put it here it all disappears.
As soon as I figure out what's going on there will be a new summary posted here. Wish me luck!
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11-27-2010, 08:53 AM
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The Accidental Tourista
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
Oddometer: 2,457
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Updates - General & Specific Information
Until I can figure out how to get everything in one update, I'm going to post several new replies to get the updates out there.
Essential reading before you take ANY trip south of the border...Mexico and Central America Ride Planning and Road Wisdom General information:... Third Annual Latin American Riders' Rallye - ALARR III Second Annual Latin American Riders' Rally Prostitution's legal, ain't it? Shipping bike from Panama to Colombia A list of sailboats and captains from Panama to Colombia Specific information:... Cruthas......Crossing of the Darien Boyscout... Chickens hogs and other road hazards Boyscout... Machu Pichu, the alternate route Mickycito... South America Top 10 Rides singaporedream... How i cross central america without paying/getting any 'helpers' GastonUSAChile... How to reach Cusco-Machupicchu from the back Tama's Tigre... Top Ten Roads in Mexico Secret Agent Man...Rio Sereno border crossing / Panama into Costa Rica crashmaster...Maps of Argentina(see next link also) moto-treks...GPS Maps of South America crashmaster...Peru Route Question crashmaster...Bolivia: Uyuni - Laguna Verde, exit question The next 2 posts relate to bandits on the road between Santiago and San Pedro on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala daveg...Avoid the dirt road from Santiago Atilan to San Pedro in Guatemala gravitygreg...Guatemala, Lago Atitlan, Bandito
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Latin American Ride Reports link 5th Annual Latin American Rider's Rally No, it's not a Harley , it's a BMW. Nata Harli screwed with this post 11-27-2010 at 09:18 AM |
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12-12-2010, 10:10 AM
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The Accidental Tourista
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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Corporate Runaways - Boston to Ushuaia on 2 BMW F650GSs
Kay and Dachary hit the road to Ushuaia. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=642642
Central & SA on a Road King???? WFT??? http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=603979  NOTE: Both RRs added to "The Whole Enchilada"
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01-26-2011, 07:19 AM
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transcontimental
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Madison, Wisconsin and/or Panama, Panama
Oddometer: 5,644
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Dr. Benny's work on the Motorcycle Mexico DVD is absolutely amazing. First he rode to Ushuaia. He came to the Third Annual Latin America Rider Rallye and interviewed everyone with SOB (south of border) experience. He went back to Mexico with the specific goal of gathering information to help others. He went out of his way to find other experts and experienced riders. The work is outstanding. It's only $36.99.
note: in the 5 minute trailer, there's a quick shot of shrimp. I took that photo. Those shrimp were really good. Easily worth the trip. http://www.motorcyclemexico.com/2011...ycle+Mexico%29
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01-26-2011, 02:33 PM
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transcontimental
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Madison, Wisconsin and/or Panama, Panama
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From "Two Arms and a Head: The Death of a Newly Paraplegic Philosopher," located here: www.2arms1head.com.
Three weeks into my trip, a few hours south of Acapulco, a donkey ran in front of me and I hit it going around sixty miles per hour. I remember every detail perfectly. Two donkeys were on the left side of the road. One looked kind of skittish as I approached. I immediately remembered something from my motorcycle safety course about evading pursuing dogs by speeding up at just the right moment. I also simultaneously realized that this didn’t apply but was feeling a bit aggressive and impatient just then. I found much of Mexico disgustingly filthy beyond any conceivable reason apart from pure slovenliness, was approached and had my pocket picked on the street two nights earlier by a transvestite hooker, and had to go through some bullshit with another guy who had ripped me off the night before. I of course expected those sorts of things on the trip but was just a little impatient to reach Guatemala. So as soon as the idea of accelerating occurred to me, I did it. The donkey, probably alarmed by the sound of the engine, started suddenly into the road, jumping like someone had whipped it. Then just as suddenly it relaxed, casually trotted along, and stopped directly in front of me. A message should have gone from my brain to my right hand and foot, telling them to operate the brakes, but the situation somewhat perplexed me so I didn’t react properly. I have zero experience with donkeys so to me this was almost as bizarre as if it had been a hippopotamus. “A donkey?” That is what my brain said. “Donkey?!” So instead of braking I tried to go around him to the right but his head was just about to the edge of the road and there was a ditch for a shoulder. This all happened in a matter of seconds. The vivid detail with which I remember these last moments is quite pronounced in my mind. Up to the very point of impact, my visual image of the donkey’s face was perfectly sharp. I saw the texture of his furry head in increasingly close-up detail as my eyes came within about three feet of him. The next thing may sound odd or it may not, but just before the left end of my handlebar smashed into his face and killed him I perceived him to be expressing some kind of emotion. He looked a bit crestfallen, or penitent. Maybe it was just the normal downward position of his head that gave me this impression, but he seemed to lower it perhaps slightly more than usual and to cast his eyes down like an abused dog, submissively resigned to a beating it sees coming. Or maybe my imagination is running away with me. Anyhow, I’ve since said to myself many times “Fucking donkey!” but the truth is that I have no resentment toward him. I hope he had a good donkey life. To digress for a moment, here’s my advice for those who conduct motorcycle safety courses and write the books that go along with them. Include somewhere the following sentence. “If you see an animal on the side of the road ahead of you, slow down immediately.” Maybe include some pictures of animals so the brain can associate the idea more readily to the visual stimulus. Most people who read this might think I’m a complete fool for not knowing this without being told. As Gracian said: “The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass.” So I won’t argue. There is no question that I was an inexperienced, aggressive, cocky motorcycle rider. Whatever the case may be I can say with some confidence that if I had read that precise sentence in my safety manual my brain, instead of going to the file about evading menacing dogs, would have pulled the file concerning animals on the side of the road. The idea “brake” would then have suggested itself instead “accelerate”, and I might just be happy and having the time of my life studying law in Venice right now, with wine and gondolas and pretty girls.
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05-05-2011, 05:31 AM
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The Accidental Tourista
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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Need advice
I've been perusing the Ride Reports to try and update this thread.
I've noticed something good and bad about this. It's good that so many FFs are riding in LA and writing RRs about their experiences. It's bad for me trying to keep this thread updated. There are just too many new RRs to include in my updates. It's a dilemma that I don't quite know how to solve. If you are in this thread because you are looking for information on riding in LA, that's good. But, if you are overwhelmed by all the information, that's bad. So, what to do? One thing I'm certain of is that including ALL the RRs written about LA is not the solution. First of all, the summary will eventually be overwhelming. Next, there are good RRs and bad RRs out there. That's just a fact of life. I want to cull out the bad ones but I don't have the time to go through every RR on LA. My thinking is to use some sort of nomination process. Maybe PM me with your nomination and when I receive x number of nominations, I'll include that particular RR in my summary. This is not the process yet. I'm looking for some suggestions as to how to handle this so the summaries would have more meaning for you. If you are finding this thread and the summaries helpful please send me some suggestions as to how we should proceed with this thread. Thanks.
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06-16-2011, 12:49 AM
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on the road o'dreams
Joined: Jan 2010
Location: Passing ADV Stalkers On The Inside
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I like the nomination process but ultimately an editor must make the final decision. ADV rider has had the problem of too much information for years now. Nothing new there. Too many participants ... we can't all be geniuses!
IMHO, many RR's are dismal and boring with poor photography. I know you are old enough to remember what an editor does. Seems on the internets there are no gatekeepers ... as everyone is a fucking expert!  ... apparently! I recommend a book called The Cult Of The Amateur ... it's all about the internet and where it's leading us. Too much content turns into one big clusterfuck. So a talent spotter is what is needed. Someone familiar with the anthology concept. Cream of the crop and all. I know I tend to skip any report that spends 15 pages talking about prepping and packing for the ride while still in the US and showing stop overs at relatives houses on the way South. Only a few have done this right. Anton is one ... but his pics are world class. He has a rare thing, it's called TALENT ... and it's in extremely short supply on ADV. I wouldn't even try to review all reports. Let others help with that and link you to ones they feel are worth while. When you find out certain of your assoc. editors haven't a clue ... you can get recommendations from others. I would cull the very best parts of RR's and include them in a kind of anthology ... sort of like a book of the best short stories and pics. 
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07-04-2011, 12:16 PM
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ow, my balls!
Joined: Mar 2007
Location: Girdweed, AK
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Thats a tough chore sorting through the noise to get to the good stuff since there are so many Latin America ride reports going on.
I considered not posting a ride report of my travels for various reasons, not least of which was adding to the noise. If I were to do it all over again, I would make a fraction of the posts that I did, and only post the more interesting or unusual stuff, kind of a "best of" from my trip. 5 or 10 posts would have been worthy, but the rest of my report was mostly noise. We have all seen Mayan and Inca ruins and the Ushuaia sign, and backpacker hotels, changing a tire ad nauseum, and I posted the same mediocre crap as well. My report was probably a little better than some, and not as good as many others, but I had no illusions that my trip would be much of an adventure as it was more of a long travel experience seeing some cool stuff and meeting great people along the way. The moto was just my tool to do it and enabled me to go places that most folks never get to see. As far as being an expert or having real talent for writing and photography, I think those folks are few and far between. IMO riding Latin America was probably a real adventure 30 or 40 years ago, but today, not so much. Its just too easy to do these days I think. You have the internet everywhere, ATM's everywhere, bikes are reliable methods of transport, fuel, food, and hotels are available everywhere, parts and support is usually easy to come by, every place is safe enough to visit, the gringo trail is chocked full of travelers, so its just not the balls out adventure that it probably once was. There is adventure to be had out there, but you have to seek it out. Again, everyone is different in this respect as well. Of course maybe I'm a little jaded by now. Ride Reports that blast through all of the Americas in a couple months on the Pan Am dont interest me very much since its been done a million times before. Its seems today that many folks do it for bragging rights to say they rode a motorcycle from Alaska to Ushuaia, which is fine, to each their own, but it doesnt make for very interesting reading for the simple fact that so many people are doing it these days. I like the reports where folks explore places, do something a little different, and really get out there, thats the good stuff. If they are good photographers like Anton, thats a huge bonus. YMMV. Quote:
Now this is a very good idea! Any volunteers?
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