Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 - Page 3

Dave Bell · 10-20-2009, 10:29 AM

very good pictures richard. thanks for all your help. I think we all owe you a brew, maybe 2.

dave

solorider · 10-20-2009, 10:32 AM

I wasn't feeling very good and didn't keep my end of the bargain about taking plenty pics. But here's a nice panorama on the way to Galeana:

You can almost make a white vehicle on the far mountain!

T Hurst · 10-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Best time of my second third of my life Wow is all I can say I am definitely returning

way-man · 10-20-2009, 02:07 PM

It really was a GREAT trip. Thanks to everyone who helped put it together and to everyone for the good times.

**Tourmeister** · 10-20-2009, 04:50 PM

So there were a few cases of Montezuma's revenge? I'd hate to get all the way down there and them miss the riding because of that!

Looking over these pictures and reading the reports is making me sick... It looks like a spectacular place. I had hoped to scope out some of the local real real estate around Galeana, you know... maybe as a place to "retire" and host adventure rides

Trail Boss · 10-20-2009, 05:45 PM

Thursday - riding the General Zaragoza Route

I had originally planned on riding with Stuntman Jeff on my favorite dirt road ever on the Potrero Redondo route, but a change of plans cropped up. So, instead, I headed south to ride the General Zaragoza route. I had not ridden all of the Zaragoza route yet. I had been on part of it last year while exploring a new route and wanted to complete it. Today was the day.

Milton, Juan, Bob, and I suited up after a fine breakfast buffet and pointed our bikes south.

The morning was crisp and cool, the sun was shining, and a mist hung over the mountains. A great day for a dual sport ride.

Mountains in the Mist

During a short break, another group of riders showed up, headed toward the Milpillas route and its 30 river crossings.

The ride south on pavement was uneventful except for Juan hitting a cow. The story goes like this. As we passed by a group of cows on the side of the road, one of them spooked. It ran down the street, parallel to our direction of travel. Just as Juan drew abreast of the cow it decided to veer into the center of the road, consequently bumping into his bike. He gave the cow a kick which caused it to veer back toward the edge of the road. Juan was able to maintain control of his bike. No harm, no foul. None of us got any pictures, so you'll have to decide whether to believe the story or not.

On with the countdown.

Our route took us through the towns of Aramberri and General Zaragoza. Milton needed fuel so we stopped at the gas store.

There are several dirt roads leaving town. Following the "el salto" signs will get you on the correct one. El Salto is a large waterfall in the area.

The General Zaragoza route is a class 3, not a class 2 as the ride guide indicates (I'll make the correction in the next edition). In any case, it is a fantastic route!!! Highly recommended if you like class 3 riding. It goes over 2 mountain passes, includes lots and lots of steep climbs, and generally is a real hoot. It's very rocky in areas so I would not suggest riding it on one of the big adventure bikes, but on a KLR or similar type bike it is loads of fun.

Milton flexing

Riding in the trees

Around noon we crossed over the first mountain pass and, then, a short time later, reach the small pueblo of La Encantada. Several older gentlemen were hanging out near the road so we stopped to say hello.

Meeting the locals

Hanging out on a Thursday afternoon

At first the locals were a bit reserved but soon warmed up to us. We passed out candy to the kids and then to everyone else. About 10 minutes after we got there, another group of riders showed up from the opposite direction of travel. They had started earlier than us and were riding the same route counterclockwise.

We visited with the locals a bit more, traded route information with the other group of riders, and then motored off.

The riding was just fantastic. Here's some random shots along the way.

Milton and Juan

"I want you to ride the General Zaragoza route." - tricepilot

village Joya de San Diego panorama

Looking back on the way we had come. We had ridden that road over the mountain and across the valley and were now headed up over the 2nd mountain pass.

This route includes lots of climbing and many, many switchbacks.

Finally, late in the afternoon and tired and hungry, we reached pavement again, just a few tenths of a mile south of the La Ascencion. A short break at an Abarrotes (Mexican grocery store, sort of like a convenience store) for a bit of food and drink was just what we needed to get us back to Galeana.

Speaking of food and drink, it is normal to skip lunch during MexTrek. There are generally few restaurants on any of the routes. In the small villages you can generally find a tienda (store) or abarrotes where you can buy a soda, water, etc and some snacks but most villages don't have a sit-down restaurant. Most riders bring snacks (jerky, trail mix, power bars, etc) to eat during the ride, but even so, you still tend to get pretty hungry by suppertime.

Once back in Galeana we got cleaned up and headed over to La Casona del General for a hot meal, cold beer, and some story telling.

Swapping stories while waiting on the food.

Have a coke and a smile, we're dual sport riding in Mexico

After dinner, it was back to the plaza for a little drinking and more stories.

Delores

John fell down today and busted his KLR. He carried his busted instrument panel back to Galeana in his trunk.

As they say, that was that. Along about 10:30p.m. I wandered off to bed. It had been an excellent day of riding but I was tired and sleepy. Tomorrow I was venturing off into the unknown and needed my beauty rest.

miltonotto · 10-20-2009, 06:47 PM

I'm gonna jump in here with my photos of the same route.
Thanks to the Thread Masters for (finally) allowing edits. I'm gonna reserve my space here with Richard documenting Thursday's ride.

Gentlemen at the plaza of La Encontada, up the mountain from Zaragoza.

TricePilot in La Encontada. The mountain peak in the background is called El Viejo (like me) and it stands guard overlooking Zaragoza, many rocky switchbacks away.

Juan from Spain & Mexico, a current resident of Austin, Texas, chatting it up with the gentlemen of La Encontada

By remarkable coincidence, while chatting with the gentlemen of La Encontada, Roberto and his group for the day pulled up coming from the opposite direction.

Roberto & Stingray Scott

Approaching La Siberia, a horse raising town.
I had fun reminding the boys that I first did this section 10 years ago, solo on my 1985 Harley Low Rider. A stunt even I have a hard time believing. Talk about unnecessary chances.
I didn't even have a patch kit. Never considered it.
Uhhh Patches? We don't need no stinkin' patches!

Ah but I was so much older then.....

Approaching La Siberia

This is what I call the edge of the world.
Here, near the crossroads of Puerto El Pino, the road descends to the desert floor. Matehuala and the mountains of Catorce lie out there in the haze.

PinkFloyd led a group down this way last year, it leads to San Antonio Peña Nevada and La Bolsa, with a side road to Miquihuana. This area will provide challenging and interesting riding experiences for years to come.

That's Piña Nevada peak in the background, one of the highest peaks in the region, a landmark from Hwy 57 and Matehuala. Its on a par with El Potosi, which is higher.
I went that way on my Harley 10 years ago, looped thru Miquihuana and back to Santa Engracia.
The road's been improved since then.
Now there are concrete sections.

Today, our group took a right back up at the crossroads for the route described in the ride guide.
Unknown territory for me. I think Richard was a little surprised when I admitted I only knew the next section by maps. I'd never actually been there before.

I think these were taken near Joya de San Diego.

Between La Cieneguita and San Francisco. A rough section of the route.

The last shot of the day for me. The same El Viejo standing over Zaragoza, now two ranges away.

MotoRod · 10-20-2009, 06:48 PM

Here are just a few of the memorable moments I had while riding the Nuevo Leon Range.

We were extremely lucky this year to be traveling via truck. All of our extra gear, tools, and two almost trusty steeds came along, but you do have to watch out for the stingray he is mighty mean in the desert.

One of the best things about riding in Mexico is all the great food. Of course the hardest thing in Mexico is trying to figure out where that good food is. Roberto (on right) was extremely helpful in separating the tourist traps from the amazing latin cuisine, on multiple occasions the locals warmed up to us and pointed out the best place in town.

On a few chance encounters the roads were blocked by cows, the only bad memory this brought back is the big black bull tied to the bottom of mount potosi.

Milton deserves extra credit all around on this trip including the award for most original trail and most adventurous smile.

I'm no genius when it comes to navigation, I can usually get by but to me its something that you learn from those with years of experience, no complaints these guys know alot about direction.

Milton may have to clarify the name of these. But I guess the TP is still a good modern form of camping.

Waterfalls are cool too in the middle of the day.

Now on to the Action:

Mexico Day 1 in HD
http://www.vholdr.com/node/48793

Mexico Day 2 in HD
http://www.vholdr.com/node/48972

Mexico Day 3 in HD (Watch till the end

)
http://www.vholdr.com/node/49057

Street

Now that is a Goat Trail

Got Trail?

Turn around time (one by one)

And of course don't forget Hugo mistakenly brought a spare 17 inch tube to Juans F650's rescue

This was absolutely a blast this year. I appreciate everything Richard has done for the sport. I'm also glad to see so many new faces on this trip, hopefully there will be more adventure to come.

kennyanc · 10-20-2009, 08:01 PM

Great pics Jarrett, wish I could have been there. It would have been great to ride with you, Scott, and Roberto again. Looks like some fun routes.

Kenny

MotoRod · 10-20-2009, 08:20 PM

Kenny,
Good to hear from you, you would have enjoyed the riding, well except maybe for the goat trail, turning the bikes around was an adventure all its own

.

miltonotto · 10-20-2009, 08:31 PM

Dang! What kool videos Jarrett!!

miltonotto · 10-20-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MotoRod

Got Trail?

This is classic.

DaveC · 10-20-2009, 09:15 PM

What! How about a byline on this "trail"!

mlstults · 10-20-2009, 09:15 PM

"TricePilot in La Encontada. The mountain peak in the background is called El Viejo (like me) and it stands guard overlooking Zaragoza, many rocky switchbacks away."
Milton quote above.

When I told the two Mexican men that took me to the boarder that I was just and old man, they responded with," the mountains are 100's of years older and they stiil have wood standing tall".

miltonotto · 10-20-2009, 09:22 PM

**Jbay** · 10-20-2009, 09:41 PM

this is the best thread ever!!! (the photos are great and make me feel like I was there, just at a nice, comfortable distance

)

Dave Bell · 10-20-2009, 10:43 PM

these are great photos. my slideshow grows and grows. If you guys have not taken the time to watch Jarretts' videos, you must do so immediately. I would give a lot to be as young as some of you guys, with the time to develop the skills and the resources to do stuff like this. Enjoy it while you can.

izz · 10-20-2009, 11:53 PM

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It turns out my bike likes the "unknown"

See Shadman Peter working on the worlds first Mextrek hydrogen powered motorcycle, with pure H2O as the only exhaust!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcUS...layer_embedded
__________________

I had a GREAT time in Mexico, I can not wait to find more beutiful places for us to have our bikes breakdown.

Speaking of beautiful places, here's the first of the 28 - Routa Del Muerto river crossings:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZH3SeMOZs

I think it was Tricepilot who reccomended bringing soccer balls for the kids, here's a video of some kids at a school on the "Top of the World" trail getting two of the three I brought to Mexico.(next year I will bring more)-The teacher said they didn't yet have a real soccer ball.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvdgKL93UsE

Just so we get up in time for the days rides(and bacon,coffee and eggs) here's Galeanas own dog sounding alarm clock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRYiwnlawwo

And once you get back after dark in the rain, you can have the guy with that Total Recall growth wash your bike for 20 pesos plus tip.

This next photo just sums up how much fun we had in Mexico:

izz · 10-21-2009, 07:18 AM

The H2O exhaust:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcUSCqNwIY

jredford · 10-21-2009, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by izz

The H2O exhaust:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcUSCqNwIY

IZZ, you are the man! Saved our butts, many thanks.

10-20-2009, 10:29 AM	#41
Dave Bell Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wills Point, Texas Posts: 183	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 very good pictures richard. thanks for all your help. I think we all owe you a brew, maybe 2. dave __________________ Join the facebook page for DFWDSRiders http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/...513844260&ap=1 Iron Butt Member #22319 2005 Dakar 650 "Vera Wang" 2011 Ural Gear Up "Vlad the impaler" 2008 Yamaha WR250R "El Burrito"

10-20-2009, 10:32 AM	#42
solorider Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Houston Posts: 429	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 I wasn't feeling very good and didn't keep my end of the bargain about taking plenty pics. But here's a nice panorama on the way to Galeana: You can almost make a white vehicle on the far mountain! __________________ Eyes on the horizon! 2006 KLR650 2008 GL1800

10-20-2009, 01:29 PM	#43
T Hurst Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 1	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 Best time of my second third of my life Wow is all I can say I am definitely returning

10-20-2009, 02:07 PM	#44
way-man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Elgin, TX Posts: 142	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 It really was a GREAT trip. Thanks to everyone who helped put it together and to everyone for the good times.

10-20-2009, 05:45 PM	#46
Trail Boss TWT Advertiser TWT Site Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin Posts: 2,931	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 Thursday - riding the General Zaragoza Route I had originally planned on riding with Stuntman Jeff on my favorite dirt road ever on the Potrero Redondo route, but a change of plans cropped up. So, instead, I headed south to ride the General Zaragoza route. I had not ridden all of the Zaragoza route yet. I had been on part of it last year while exploring a new route and wanted to complete it. Today was the day. Milton, Juan, Bob, and I suited up after a fine breakfast buffet and pointed our bikes south. The morning was crisp and cool, the sun was shining, and a mist hung over the mountains. A great day for a dual sport ride. Mountains in the Mist During a short break, another group of riders showed up, headed toward the Milpillas route and its 30 river crossings. The ride south on pavement was uneventful except for Juan hitting a cow. The story goes like this. As we passed by a group of cows on the side of the road, one of them spooked. It ran down the street, parallel to our direction of travel. Just as Juan drew abreast of the cow it decided to veer into the center of the road, consequently bumping into his bike. He gave the cow a kick which caused it to veer back toward the edge of the road. Juan was able to maintain control of his bike. No harm, no foul. None of us got any pictures, so you'll have to decide whether to believe the story or not. On with the countdown. Our route took us through the towns of Aramberri and General Zaragoza. Milton needed fuel so we stopped at the gas store. There are several dirt roads leaving town. Following the "el salto" signs will get you on the correct one. El Salto is a large waterfall in the area. The General Zaragoza route is a class 3, not a class 2 as the ride guide indicates (I'll make the correction in the next edition). In any case, it is a fantastic route!!! Highly recommended if you like class 3 riding. It goes over 2 mountain passes, includes lots and lots of steep climbs, and generally is a real hoot. It's very rocky in areas so I would not suggest riding it on one of the big adventure bikes, but on a KLR or similar type bike it is loads of fun. Milton flexing Riding in the trees Around noon we crossed over the first mountain pass and, then, a short time later, reach the small pueblo of La Encantada. Several older gentlemen were hanging out near the road so we stopped to say hello. Meeting the locals Hanging out on a Thursday afternoon At first the locals were a bit reserved but soon warmed up to us. We passed out candy to the kids and then to everyone else. About 10 minutes after we got there, another group of riders showed up from the opposite direction of travel. They had started earlier than us and were riding the same route counterclockwise. We visited with the locals a bit more, traded route information with the other group of riders, and then motored off. The riding was just fantastic. Here's some random shots along the way. Milton and Juan "I want you to ride the General Zaragoza route." - tricepilot village Joya de San Diego panorama Looking back on the way we had come. We had ridden that road over the mountain and across the valley and were now headed up over the 2nd mountain pass. This route includes lots of climbing and many, many switchbacks. Finally, late in the afternoon and tired and hungry, we reached pavement again, just a few tenths of a mile south of the La Ascencion. A short break at an Abarrotes (Mexican grocery store, sort of like a convenience store) for a bit of food and drink was just what we needed to get us back to Galeana. Speaking of food and drink, it is normal to skip lunch during MexTrek. There are generally few restaurants on any of the routes. In the small villages you can generally find a tienda (store) or abarrotes where you can buy a soda, water, etc and some snacks but most villages don't have a sit-down restaurant. Most riders bring snacks (jerky, trail mix, power bars, etc) to eat during the ride, but even so, you still tend to get pretty hungry by suppertime. Once back in Galeana we got cleaned up and headed over to La Casona del General for a hot meal, cold beer, and some story telling. Swapping stories while waiting on the food. Have a coke and a smile, we're dual sport riding in Mexico After dinner, it was back to the plaza for a little drinking and more stories. Delores John fell down today and busted his KLR. He carried his busted instrument panel back to Galeana in his trunk. As they say, that was that. Along about 10:30p.m. I wandered off to bed. It had been an excellent day of riding but I was tired and sleepy. Tomorrow I was venturing off into the unknown and needed my beauty rest. __________________ Richard "Nice bike. Have you taken her to Mexico? All bikes want their owners to take them there. " - tricepilot Dirt, sweat & gears - adventure is calling Last edited by Trail Boss; 10-21-2009 at 01:10 PM.

10-20-2009, 06:47 PM	#47
miltonotto Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin Posts: 553	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 I'm gonna jump in here with my photos of the same route. Thanks to the Thread Masters for (finally) allowing edits. I'm gonna reserve my space here with Richard documenting Thursday's ride. Gentlemen at the plaza of La Encontada, up the mountain from Zaragoza. TricePilot in La Encontada. The mountain peak in the background is called El Viejo (like me) and it stands guard overlooking Zaragoza, many rocky switchbacks away. Juan from Spain & Mexico, a current resident of Austin, Texas, chatting it up with the gentlemen of La Encontada By remarkable coincidence, while chatting with the gentlemen of La Encontada, Roberto and his group for the day pulled up coming from the opposite direction. Roberto & Stingray Scott Approaching La Siberia, a horse raising town. I had fun reminding the boys that I first did this section 10 years ago, solo on my 1985 Harley Low Rider. A stunt even I have a hard time believing. Talk about unnecessary chances. I didn't even have a patch kit. Never considered it. Uhhh Patches? We don't need no stinkin' patches! Ah but I was so much older then..... Approaching La Siberia This is what I call the edge of the world. Here, near the crossroads of Puerto El Pino, the road descends to the desert floor. Matehuala and the mountains of Catorce lie out there in the haze. PinkFloyd led a group down this way last year, it leads to San Antonio Peña Nevada and La Bolsa, with a side road to Miquihuana. This area will provide challenging and interesting riding experiences for years to come. That's Piña Nevada peak in the background, one of the highest peaks in the region, a landmark from Hwy 57 and Matehuala. Its on a par with El Potosi, which is higher. I went that way on my Harley 10 years ago, looped thru Miquihuana and back to Santa Engracia. The road's been improved since then. Now there are concrete sections. Today, our group took a right back up at the crossroads for the route described in the ride guide. Unknown territory for me. I think Richard was a little surprised when I admitted I only knew the next section by maps. I'd never actually been there before. I think these were taken near Joya de San Diego. Between La Cieneguita and San Francisco. A rough section of the route. The last shot of the day for me. The same El Viejo standing over Zaragoza, now two ranges away. __________________ MEEEL tone _____________ "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one." ~C. S. Lewis "He's a tour guide, John, what the bleep does he know?" Wrong Way 'Round the Bend 2011 Uncle's Around the Bend, the Wrong way Harleys 2 Mexico 2009 Tour MexTrek 2008 Mexico March Ride (2008) Peru, 2003

10-20-2009, 06:48 PM	#48
MotoRod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin Posts: 24	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 Here are just a few of the memorable moments I had while riding the Nuevo Leon Range. We were extremely lucky this year to be traveling via truck. All of our extra gear, tools, and two almost trusty steeds came along, but you do have to watch out for the stingray he is mighty mean in the desert. One of the best things about riding in Mexico is all the great food. Of course the hardest thing in Mexico is trying to figure out where that good food is. Roberto (on right) was extremely helpful in separating the tourist traps from the amazing latin cuisine, on multiple occasions the locals warmed up to us and pointed out the best place in town. On a few chance encounters the roads were blocked by cows, the only bad memory this brought back is the big black bull tied to the bottom of mount potosi. Milton deserves extra credit all around on this trip including the award for most original trail and most adventurous smile. I'm no genius when it comes to navigation, I can usually get by but to me its something that you learn from those with years of experience, no complaints these guys know alot about direction. Milton may have to clarify the name of these. But I guess the TP is still a good modern form of camping. Waterfalls are cool too in the middle of the day. Now on to the Action: Mexico Day 1 in HD http://www.vholdr.com/node/48793 Mexico Day 2 in HD http://www.vholdr.com/node/48972 Mexico Day 3 in HD (Watch till the end ) http://www.vholdr.com/node/49057 Street Now that is a Goat Trail Got Trail? Turn around time (one by one) And of course don't forget Hugo mistakenly brought a spare 17 inch tube to Juans F650's rescue This was absolutely a blast this year. I appreciate everything Richard has done for the sport. I'm also glad to see so many new faces on this trip, hopefully there will be more adventure to come. __________________ -Jarrett aka "Lance Chameleon" "In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are borders." MexTrek 2009 + Video Rides: TE450, G650X, YZ250F

10-20-2009, 08:01 PM	#49
kennyanc Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 80	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 Great pics Jarrett, wish I could have been there. It would have been great to ride with you, Scott, and Roberto again. Looks like some fun routes. Kenny

10-20-2009, 08:20 PM	#50
MotoRod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin Posts: 24	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 Kenny, Good to hear from you, you would have enjoyed the riding, well except maybe for the goat trail, turning the bikes around was an adventure all its own . __________________ -Jarrett aka "Lance Chameleon" "In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are borders." MexTrek 2009 + Video Rides: TE450, G650X, YZ250F

10-20-2009, 08:31 PM	#51
miltonotto Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin Posts: 553	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 Dang! What kool videos Jarrett!! __________________ MEEEL tone _____________ "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one." ~C. S. Lewis "He's a tour guide, John, what the bleep does he know?" Wrong Way 'Round the Bend 2011 Uncle's Around the Bend, the Wrong way Harleys 2 Mexico 2009 Tour MexTrek 2008 Mexico March Ride (2008) Peru, 2003

10-20-2009, 09:15 PM	#54
mlstults Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Highlands TX Posts: 170	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 "TricePilot in La Encontada. The mountain peak in the background is called El Viejo (like me) and it stands guard overlooking Zaragoza, many rocky switchbacks away." Milton quote above. When I told the two Mexican men that took me to the boarder that I was just and old man, they responded with," the mountains are 100's of years older and they stiil have wood standing tall".

10-20-2009, 09:22 PM	#55
miltonotto Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin Posts: 553	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 __________________ MEEEL tone _____________ "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one." ~C. S. Lewis "He's a tour guide, John, what the bleep does he know?" Wrong Way 'Round the Bend 2011 Uncle's Around the Bend, the Wrong way Harleys 2 Mexico 2009 Tour MexTrek 2008 Mexico March Ride (2008) Peru, 2003

10-20-2009, 09:41 PM	#56
Jbay Forum Supporter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waco Posts: 2,010	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 this is the best thread ever!!! (the photos are great and make me feel like I was there, just at a nice, comfortable distance ) __________________ James Triumph Bonneville Black 790 / KTM 350 EXC (son's) & 500 EXC 2013 RIDE VIDEOS: TBD

10-20-2009, 10:43 PM	#57
Dave Bell Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wills Point, Texas Posts: 183	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 these are great photos. my slideshow grows and grows. If you guys have not taken the time to watch Jarretts' videos, you must do so immediately. I would give a lot to be as young as some of you guys, with the time to develop the skills and the resources to do stuff like this. Enjoy it while you can. __________________ Join the facebook page for DFWDSRiders http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/...513844260&ap=1 Iron Butt Member #22319 2005 Dakar 650 "Vera Wang" 2011 Ural Gear Up "Vlad the impaler" 2008 Yamaha WR250R "El Burrito"

10-20-2009, 11:53 PM	#58
izz Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dublin, Tx Posts: 76	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It turns out my bike likes the "unknown" See Shadman Peter working on the worlds first Mextrek hydrogen powered motorcycle, with pure H2O as the only exhaust! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcUS...layer_embedded __________________ I had a GREAT time in Mexico, I can not wait to find more beutiful places for us to have our bikes breakdown. Speaking of beautiful places, here's the first of the 28 - Routa Del Muerto river crossings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZH3SeMOZs I think it was Tricepilot who reccomended bringing soccer balls for the kids, here's a video of some kids at a school on the "Top of the World" trail getting two of the three I brought to Mexico.(next year I will bring more)-The teacher said they didn't yet have a real soccer ball. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvdgKL93UsE Just so we get up in time for the days rides(and bacon,coffee and eggs) here's Galeanas own dog sounding alarm clock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRYiwnlawwo And once you get back after dark in the rain, you can have the guy with that Total Recall growth wash your bike for 20 pesos plus tip. This next photo just sums up how much fun we had in Mexico: __________________ No matter where you go, there you are... 2006 CRF450X 1989 XL600V Transalp 1994 Cannondale Super V

10-21-2009, 07:18 AM	#59
izz Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dublin, Tx Posts: 76	Re: Ride Hard, Take Unnecessary Chances, Safety Third - MexTrek 2009 The H2O exhaust: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcUSCqNwIY __________________ No matter where you go, there you are... 2006 CRF450X 1989 XL600V Transalp 1994 Cannondale Super V

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