Is Mexico Safe?

[Turkeycreek]

Trevor, don't park so close to the wall next time

[dcstrom]

Originally Posted by Turkeycreek

Trevor, don't park so close to the wall next time

Thanks, I do like this better than my way!

Here's the ride from Durango to Mazatlan. Great road, but a bit more traffic than Mex 16. You have to allow for trucks coming the other way and cutting corners. It might not look like it in the vid (my view is a bit different to the camera's) but I'm taking pretty conservative lines when I can't see what's coming the other way i.e. peel in a bit early, and don't run it wide coming out until you can see there's nobody in your lane...

[tricepilot]

Exactly where on the bike is that mounted? Crash bar?

Also, I was trying to picture in my mind what mounting on the other side of the bike would give in terms of passing the trucks.

[jimmex]

I bet that Tenere was sweet on that road.

[SchizzMan]

Originally Posted by dcstrom

Thanks, I do like this better than my way!

Here's the ride from Durango to Mazatlan. Great road, but a bit more traffic than Mex 16. You have to allow for trucks coming the other way and cutting corners. It might not look like it in the vid (my view is a bit different to the camera's) but I'm taking pretty conservative lines when I can't see what's coming the other way i.e. peel in a bit early, and don't run it wide coming out until you can see there's nobody in your lane...

Love that road. Looks like you we're loving it, too.

Have they finished resurfacing it? Last few times there were sections of grava suelta.

[dcstrom]

Originally Posted by tricepilot

Exactly where on the bike is that mounted? Crash bar?

Also, I was trying to picture in my mind what mounting on the other side of the bike would give in terms of passing the trucks.

Trice,

here's the camera mount... BTW that crack is a new addition, you like The camera got a bit of a nick in the fall, but seems ok. It's mounted on the crossover bar between the crashbars so it's about 2" in from the crashbar itself, and tight to the bodywork.



Yeah I might try switching sides at some point and see what it looks like.

[dcstrom]

Originally Posted by SchizzMan

Love that road. Looks like you we're loving it, too.

Have they finished resurfacing it? Last few times there were sections of grava suelta.

There are just a few of short sections of rough tarmac, but 99% of it is very good.

[dcstrom]

That's a favourite Australian saying...

Originally Posted by tricepilot

What could possibly go wrong

[acejones]

Originally Posted by dcstrom

That's a favourite Australian saying...

He could make a fool of himself with gators, but all it took to kill him was a vengeful stingray.

[MikeMike]

Crikey!

[PirateJohn]

Originally Posted by MikeMike

Schizz's next post is, "Let me rephrase that sentence".

I was reading the thread backwards (most recent post first) and saw his post come up out of context and was thinking the same thing. I have some Facebook friends that are cross dressers and do the evening show at a club called 801 Bourbon on Duval Street in Key West and my first reaction was that somehow they were over here on ADVRider keeping you characters entertained.

Nothing whatsoever against folks of an alternative lifestyle but not exactly my idea of a retirement plan

[PirateJohn]

Originally Posted by Craneguy

Agreed. But what a way to go. I'll take death by amazon over death by narco any day! :)

Heart attack while in the act en Mexico. Works for me! Clearly the kind of legacy that my family is expecting from me.

[acejones]

Originally Posted by PirateJohn

I was reading the thread backwards (most recent post first) and saw his post come up out of context and was thinking the same thing. I have some Facebook friends that are cross dressers and do the evening show at a club called 801 Bourbon on Duval Street in Key West and my first reaction was that somehow they were over here on ADVRider keeping you characters entertained.

Nothing whatsoever against folks of an alternative lifestyle but not exactly my idea of a retirement plan

PJ,
I have seen your friends on Duval at the Bourbon. They do a pretty good job cross dressing. I haven't seen their act though. That just seemed like a waste of my time. Not my kind of bar.

[PirateJohn]

Originally Posted by acejones

PJ,
I have seen your friends on Duval at the Bourbon. They do a pretty good job cross dressing. I haven't seen their act though. That just seemed like a waste of my time. Not my kind of bar.

I have never seen the show at 801 Bourbon but I remember taking some photos outside one afternoon and night. To this day I have to wonder if the young man that was walking down the street and who posed with the ladies realized they were both cross dressers:




It pays to keep an open mind. We have at least two transgendered inmates here on ADVRider who are both my friends on Facebook, and I have probably accidentally walked into gay or transgendered bars about 4-5 times in my life and at least two of those times were in Mexico.

[acejones]

I have absolutely no problem with the folks at 801 Bourbon. I just prefer drinking at Vino on Duval or at Joes Tap Room or if I want lousy service I go to the Green Parrot.