B.A.R.F. - Baja Asylum Run [Final]

jonz · 03-21-2008, 03:41 PM

is in the bag.

B aja
A sylum
R un
F inal

The usual and some new suspects were along this year:

Jonz (obviously home)
Gaspipe (driving east as I type)
He who shall not be named here (headed east with Gaspipe)
LasVegasRider (last one still in Baja)
Dogwater (driving north back to British Columbia)
Ibarra (probably back home in Valle de Bravo)
edit - add Killer who I forgot - doh!!!

BAR I, II, and III have come and gone so this year was labeled as the BARF. We joked during the planning stages that once we settled on a schedule and completed the trip, the US State Department could ship us to the Middle East to broker a peace agreement.

Pretty damn complicated, too complicated when Baja is supposed to provide the temporary asylum from such complications. So maybe it will be the last and final BAR.

This year, I carried a Spot Messenger and ran it in tracking mode. The tracking points can be uploaded into Google Earth. The images created are shown below to give you an idea of our route. Any gaps are from me forgetting to "push the button" at the start of the day.

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Stand by for the rest of the report as the rest of the attendees arrive home and download photos. The trip report will include all the usual debauchery and buffonery typical on all Baja trips.

And one special tale will involve a burning bike 100 miles from anywhere along with perhaps the best in-the-field Mex-i-ca-nada repair ever.

Gadget Boy · 03-21-2008, 03:46 PM

Oh yeah!! Another Baja ride

NAVIGATOR · 03-21-2008, 03:55 PM

Hurry up cu´s we need another BAJA fix

Cordless · 03-21-2008, 07:14 PM

We armchair Baja racers await.

eombbear · 03-21-2008, 09:01 PM

BIKE on FIRE ? yikes , wow , uuue ! what do you expect , its "ADVentureRider" , expect the ............ed . Oh , this is gonna be good (maybe)

gaspipe · 03-22-2008, 02:55 AM

Just rolled into Casa de Gaspipe. There has been no sleep since Mexico, so I need to crawl into my sarcophagus for a few hours to regenerate.....he who shall not be named has nine more hours to go.

It was a very good trip.

Goat Stuntaz Represent!

motorbike.ventures · 03-22-2008, 03:15 AM

Wow, can't wait to read the reports! :)

Hayduke · 03-22-2008, 07:09 AM

G.Gordon · 03-22-2008, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hayduke

BigDogAdventures.com · 03-22-2008, 10:53 AM

Yes-----let's hear all the gory details guys !!!!

I've got 2 bags of popcorn---one as a backup.

Watercat · 03-22-2008, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaspipe

Just rolled into Casa de Gaspipe. There has been no sleep since Mexico, so I need to crawl into my sarcophagus for a few hours to regenerate.....he who shall not be named has nine more hours to go.

It was a very good trip.

Sweet dreams Bruce -

Hey, that sarcophagus thingy of yours oxygenated ? ? ? ? ?

Looking forward to this one -

jonz · 03-22-2008, 11:22 AM

While waiting for my fellow travelers to recover from their slogs home, I feel the need to elaborate on a phenomenon of Baja travel.

That is the re entry into "normal" life.

This morning, I was running around town doing errands with my dearly beloved wife

behind the wheel. We walked around a street fair grabbing a couple of things, and made a few other stops during the trip.

When I left, my wife was a normal average middle class American - occasionally stressed but usually quite reasonable. On my return, she's an impatient, tailgating, lane-changing, stop-n-go, get out of my way, we-need-to-be-there-NOW!!!, type of person.

I'm finding the decompression of soul while headed south infinitely easier to deal with than the northbound compression that is occurring.

I need Baja.

jonz · 03-22-2008, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaspipe

Just rolled into Casa de Gaspipe. There has been no sleep since Mexico, so I need to crawl into my sarcophagus for a few hours to regenerate....

That's what happens from guzzling those 16 oz Redbulls.

d0gWateR · 03-22-2008, 11:48 AM

Made it back up to Canada without incident, just slept off the Red Bulls and goat tacos. I'll start uploading pictures in awhile, I have some important things to take care of... I'm playing Lego with my kids.

gaspipe · 03-22-2008, 01:09 PM

Regeneration complete.

A couple teaser images to wet your appetite:

Waaaaay out there with Ibarra on the Vizcaino Peninsula....

Dodging the quicksand on Playa Malarrimo.....

03-21-2008, 03:41 PM	#1
jonz Miles are my mantra Joined: Aug 2004 Location: California Desert (it's a dry heat) Oddometer: 1,288	B.A.R.F. - Baja Asylum Run [Final] is in the bag. B aja A sylum R un F inal The usual and some new suspects were along this year: Jonz (obviously home) Gaspipe (driving east as I type) He who shall not be named here (headed east with Gaspipe) LasVegasRider (last one still in Baja) Dogwater (driving north back to British Columbia) Ibarra (probably back home in Valle de Bravo) edit - add Killer who I forgot - doh!!! BAR I, II, and III have come and gone so this year was labeled as the BARF. We joked during the planning stages that once we settled on a schedule and completed the trip, the US State Department could ship us to the Middle East to broker a peace agreement. Pretty damn complicated, too complicated when Baja is supposed to provide the temporary asylum from such complications. So maybe it will be the last and final BAR. This year, I carried a Spot Messenger and ran it in tracking mode. The tracking points can be uploaded into Google Earth. The images created are shown below to give you an idea of our route. Any gaps are from me forgetting to "push the button" at the start of the day. & Stand by for the rest of the report as the rest of the attendees arrive home and download photos. The trip report will include all the usual debauchery and buffonery typical on all Baja trips. And one special tale will involve a burning bike 100 miles from anywhere along with perhaps the best in-the-field Mex-i-ca-nada repair ever. __________________ Jonz KTM 950 SE (it's mine now ) KTM520EXC KTM640 ADV (resurrected as Hibachi, risen from the ashes) 1993.5 ST1100 (just sold, sniff sniff ) KLR650 (crippled and being parted out) IBA #217 *Gaspipe deadpans, day after day, "Yeah, I guess it is pretty spectacular"* jonz screwed with this post 03-22-2008 at 03:02 PM.

03-21-2008, 03:46 PM	#2
Gadget Boy ADV Plenipotentiary Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 44,887	Oh yeah!! Another Baja ride __________________ ADV flag, decals & patches? Here

03-21-2008, 07:14 PM	#4
Cordless AKA Tallerman Joined: Sep 2006 Location: ABQ, New Mexico Oddometer: 1,366	We armchair Baja racers await. __________________ 2007 BMW R1200 GSAdventure 1985 Honda XL600R 1975 BMW R90/6 Some more old stuff like a g/s, cl, ringding My wife sees my old motorcycles as wayward stepchildren I fathered in my wild youth who are still hanging around.

03-21-2008, 09:01 PM	#5
eombbear RIMslayer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: NoCal Oddometer: 57	BIKE on FIRE ? yikes , wow , uuue ! what do you expect , its "ADVentureRider" , expect the ............ed . Oh , this is gonna be good (maybe) __________________ in the words of Barney Bales; "You sure got a lot of nice trails up here, hea!hea! you'll never see me here again". A MotoBros Baja 2006 DVD trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkG6lva4r7s

03-22-2008, 02:55 AM	#6
gaspipe Just a dude.... Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Pickwick Lake, Tennessippi Oddometer: 10,821	Just rolled into Casa de Gaspipe. There has been no sleep since Mexico, so I need to crawl into my sarcophagus for a few hours to regenerate.....he who shall not be named has nine more hours to go. It was a very good trip. Goat Stuntaz Represent! __________________ gaspipe [the original] Back in the saddle again....

03-21-2008, 03:55 PM	#3
NAVIGATOR Wanderer Joined: Dec 2002 Location: SOUTH OF THE USA BORDER(friendlier Mexico) Oddometer: 1,543	Hurry up cu´s we need another BAJA fix

03-22-2008, 03:15 AM	#7
motorbike.ventures n00best of the n00b Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Oddometer: 102	Wow, can't wait to read the reports! :) __________________ Come see the beauty of Europe by motorcycle! MV: Deauville, Transalp, CB500, Shadow, SV650 S Mine: Suzuki DR 350

03-22-2008, 07:09 AM	#8
Hayduke ///SAFETY THIRD/// Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Salida, Colorado Oddometer: 28,010	__________________ May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. -Edward Abbey Official Adventure Rider T-Shirts! . Dual Sport Riding Techniques videos! Lest we forget...

03-22-2008, 10:53 AM	#10
BigDogAdventures.com Fart Letter Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois Oddometer: 2,473	Let's hear it !! Yes-----let's hear all the gory details guys !!!! I've got 2 bags of popcorn---one as a backup. __________________ Mark Sampson Click here for BigDogs full length DVD movies http://bigdogadventures.com/Video.htm www.bigdogadventures.com Why in the heck did you buy a 250 ?? "Because they were all out of 175's" "The less the merrier" "I'm so old, I don't even buy green bananas"--Quote: Jimmy Dickens "The older I get--the bigger my rear sprocket gets" "It takes 12 HP to ride around the world--the rest is wheelspin"

03-22-2008, 11:22 AM	#12
jonz Miles are my mantra Joined: Aug 2004 Location: California Desert (it's a dry heat) Oddometer: 1,288	Re-entry after Baja While waiting for my fellow travelers to recover from their slogs home, I feel the need to elaborate on a phenomenon of Baja travel. That is the re entry into "normal" life. This morning, I was running around town doing errands with my dearly beloved wife behind the wheel. We walked around a street fair grabbing a couple of things, and made a few other stops during the trip. When I left, my wife was a normal average middle class American - occasionally stressed but usually quite reasonable. On my return, she's an impatient, tailgating, lane-changing, stop-n-go, get out of my way, we-need-to-be-there-NOW!!!, type of person. I'm finding the decompression of soul while headed south infinitely easier to deal with than the northbound compression that is occurring. I need Baja. __________________ Jonz KTM 950 SE (it's mine now ) KTM520EXC KTM640 ADV (resurrected as Hibachi, risen from the ashes) 1993.5 ST1100 (just sold, sniff sniff ) KLR650 (crippled and being parted out) IBA #217 *Gaspipe deadpans, day after day, "Yeah, I guess it is pretty spectacular"*

03-22-2008, 11:48 AM	#14
d0gWateR Goat Stuntaz DSMC Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Chilliwack, BC CANADA Oddometer: 455	Back to "Reality" Made it back up to Canada without incident, just slept off the Red Bulls and goat tacos. I'll start uploading pictures in awhile, I have some important things to take care of... I'm playing Lego with my kids. __________________ You were born an original, don't die a copy.

03-22-2008, 01:09 PM	#15
gaspipe Just a dude.... Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Pickwick Lake, Tennessippi Oddometer: 10,821	Regeneration complete. A couple teaser images to wet your appetite: Waaaaay out there with Ibarra on the Vizcaino Peninsula.... Dodging the quicksand on Playa Malarrimo..... __________________ gaspipe [the original] Back in the saddle again....

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