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Onion · 03-29-2009, 08:50 AM

Very nice. I'm looking forward to more of your story.

Salsa · 03-29-2009, 10:38 AM

Coasting to a gas station in Baja -- twice!!!!!!!!!!

You are the luckiest DumbAss I have ever heard about.

Good luck on the rest of your trip.

Don

Veteran of many Mexico trips in Baja 35 years ago on much less reliable bikes, but with friends.

AHRMA17L · 03-29-2009, 12:17 PM

Awesome ride report--keep it coming! Your XR600 is a great bike for the trip--I would just recommend carrying some some MSR Fuel Bottles (but maybe that's just me--I don't like to run out of gas in the desert!).

bomose · 03-29-2009, 02:17 PM

You're like me. Just want to explore every road. Great report!

barstowblues · 03-29-2009, 08:00 PM

But try losening both of your handlebar clamps that hold your clutch & front brake levers. Next time you dump the bike it should just twist the clamp up without snapping off your levers when the handlebar hits the dirt.

Anyway you have a great story and I can't wait to hear the rest.

Baja Ho · 03-31-2009, 09:20 AM

He must have found a sweet lady on the beach to take up his time.

Looking forward to the return trip, I hope you don't have to bumpstart that XR600 in deep sand.

WB-PDX · 03-31-2009, 09:29 AM

FYI: He is still alive.

kta · 03-31-2009, 10:50 AM

Alive and well.

In Loreto again currently - continuing north via San Juanico in another hour or so.

The rest of the report will come shortly.

jschner · 03-31-2009, 12:57 PM

Nice ride report. You might carry a couple liters of fuel in water bottles and after a few miles dump them in your tank for some extended range. And on the way to Alfonsinas(sp?) was that rock made of salt or just covered in bird crap? I have heard it is the latter.

Mendo · 03-31-2009, 02:24 PM

Haha awesome you are just going for it. I just rode baja from LA and the best thing I bought for the trip was a 6.6 gallon tank for my XR. You sir are crazy using that little tank by yourself haha.

Cloud9 · 03-31-2009, 02:28 PM

Good stuff, thanks for the ride!

bpeterson · 03-31-2009, 02:45 PM

love it!

kta · 03-31-2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kta

Alive and well.

Update. Alive, but not so well. Bike's busted up, I'm busted up, I'm lucky to have made it out of the mountains today. Fortunately no broken bones, I'm bandaging everything up. 10.5 hours and I essentially covered 90 miles.

Today was brutal, just brutal.Today the Baja gods won.

Details to come.

jrproper · 04-01-2009, 01:02 AM

Uh-oh… take it easy man. Hopefully you’re doing OK!! Those damn Baja Gods can be harsh.

Reposado1800 · 04-01-2009, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kta

Update. Alive, but not so well. Bike's busted up, I'm busted up, I'm lucky to have made it out of the mountains today. Fortunately no broken bones, I'm bandaging everything up. 10.5 hours and I essentially covered 90 miles.

Today was brutal, just brutal.Today the Baja gods won.

Details to come.

DUDE! I'm glad you are alive and typing. You won the battle if you made it this far.

03-29-2009, 12:17 PM	#18
AHRMA17L Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 72	Awesome ride report--keep it coming! Your XR600 is a great bike for the trip--I would just recommend carrying some some MSR Fuel Bottles (but maybe that's just me--I don't like to run out of gas in the desert!). __________________ Three Dual Sported Honda XR600R's. www.BendDualSport.com "Look...My old man is a television repairman. He's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." Jeff Spicoli, Fast Times. "Does anyone know where there is a taco stand? A beer and a taco stand, that's what I need." Mouse McCoy, Dust to Glory.

03-29-2009, 02:17 PM	#19
bomose Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Hoover,Al Oddometer: 595	You're like me. Just want to explore every road. Great report! __________________ I prefer a short life with width to a narrow one with length-Avicenna http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=810149 Ouray Adv http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=800723 Cortez & Moab Didn't Global Warming start at the end of the last Ice Age?

03-29-2009, 08:00 PM	#20
barstowblues Use2beFastUntilICrashed Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Huntington Beach Oddometer: 38	I know this is a little late But try losening both of your handlebar clamps that hold your clutch & front brake levers. Next time you dump the bike it should just twist the clamp up without snapping off your levers when the handlebar hits the dirt. Anyway you have a great story and I can't wait to hear the rest.

03-31-2009, 09:20 AM	#21
Baja Ho Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Central Coast, CA. USA & Cabo San Lucas, Baja Sur Oddometer: 633	KTA Havent heard from you in a while. He must have found a sweet lady on the beach to take up his time. Looking forward to the return trip, I hope you don't have to bumpstart that XR600 in deep sand.

03-31-2009, 10:50 AM	#23
kta ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: On the Road. Oddometer: 572	Alive and well. In Loreto again currently - continuing north via San Juanico in another hour or so. The rest of the report will come shortly. __________________ . Ongoing Ride Report: ..... I'll just skip to the Baja part. Travel Blog \| Motorcycle Blog \| EvanFell.com \| Honda XR650R

03-29-2009, 08:50 AM	#16
Onion What? Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland Oddometer: 290	Very nice. I'm looking forward to more of your story.

03-29-2009, 10:38 AM	#17
Salsa Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Kalifornia, Alaska, Baja Oddometer: 270	Coasting to a gas station in Baja -- twice!!!!!!!!!! You are the luckiest DumbAss I have ever heard about. Good luck on the rest of your trip. Don Veteran of many Mexico trips in Baja 35 years ago on much less reliable bikes, but with friends.

03-31-2009, 09:29 AM	#22
WB-PDX Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: Where young people go to retire Oddometer: 3,557	FYI: He is still alive.

03-31-2009, 12:57 PM	#24
jschner Adventurer Joined: May 2005 Location: Shasta Lake City, CA Oddometer: 14	Nice ride report. You might carry a couple liters of fuel in water bottles and after a few miles dump them in your tank for some extended range. And on the way to Alfonsinas(sp?) was that rock made of salt or just covered in bird crap? I have heard it is the latter.

03-31-2009, 02:24 PM	#25
Mendo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Oddometer: 118	Haha awesome you are just going for it. I just rode baja from LA and the best thing I bought for the trip was a 6.6 gallon tank for my XR. You sir are crazy using that little tank by yourself haha. __________________ Jungle Explorer

03-31-2009, 02:28 PM	#26
Cloud9 I was HERE? Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Grand Junction, CO., USA Oddometer: 1,876	Good stuff, thanks for the ride!

03-31-2009, 02:45 PM	#27
bpeterson pssst! over here. Joined: May 2003 Location: NJ - Garden State Oddometer: 914	love it! __________________ Brian '06 TE 610 '04 GS Adv '02 DR-Z 400S

04-01-2009, 01:02 AM	#29
jrproper Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: PHX Oddometer: 158	Uh-oh… take it easy man. Hopefully you’re doing OK!! Those damn Baja Gods can be harsh.

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