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chuckie
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Location: Kansas Prairies
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I thought they were already filled with XR650R's?
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Sweetwater
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Mood: chilly today hot tomale
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LOL, this one did it's best to fill in a section of silt. When he went down at 45mph, it looked like a mini-mushroom cloud bombe.
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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dtbushpilot
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I knew we would see that X-ray again when silt was mentioned. The most impressive part of the story was how, after a hail of ridicule from your riding
buddy you pushed the bone back in, tightened up your boot and rode for 4 more days......no need to thank me for my part in making you an internet Baja
Moto legend, I was happy to help..
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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motoged
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Location: Kamloops, BC
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David,
You know that I was thinking of you when I omitted the pic of my ankle with the staples and blood 
Yes, my ride partner was so supportive with my trauma....his consideration was at its peak when he told me to "just pick up your skirt and
ride"....and while I was limping around Rice and Beans in San Ignacio for a day, he pointed out that, rather than wait for my ride back to Canada and
be a prisoner of Ricardo's parking lot, we should continue to Bahia Asuncion as planned and enjoy Juan and Shari's hospitality....which worked for
me...(Tramadol may or may not affect one's rational thinking).
Don't believe everything you think....
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willardguy
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lets don't forget just last week ricky johnson 1st bike on the BRP!!!( of course henge's four-fitty failed him....AGAIN)
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ElCap
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Registered: 1-22-2010
Location: Montara CA, or San Ignacio BCS
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Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  | The new road from san Ignacio to the lagoon was built narrow, and built on minimally prepped sub grade,.... Where is the modern "wide" highway that
can handle truck weights? I like the parts of hwy 1 where they have improved it with wider lanes and wider shoulders.
The road attempts across the salt flats have been pathetic,... Are they going to spend real money to build a causeway and provide adequate drainage?
The new road currently requires driving thru san Ignacio square and narrow residential streets,... Does the town really want a parade of heavy trucks
on their sleepy streets? Someone needs to build a bypass. |
I believe the new route, if it ever happens, is to leave Mex 1 somewhere near the military checkpoint just north of San Ignacio, so as to bypass the
town plaza, etc.
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BajaBlanca
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wow, had no idea about the new route -it would be wonderful to see trucks taking that route, leaving the scenic road for tourists.
motoged - I remember reading about your fall way back when....it looks very painful in that photo.
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Bajahowodd
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Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | The new road from san Ignacio to the lagoon was built narrow, and built on minimally prepped sub grade,.... Where is the modern "wide" highway that
can handle truck weights? I like the parts of hwy 1 where they have improved it with wider lanes and wider shoulders.
The road attempts across the salt flats have been pathetic,... Are they going to spend real money to build a causeway and provide adequate drainage?
The new road currently requires driving thru san Ignacio square and narrow residential streets,... Does the town really want a parade of heavy trucks
on their sleepy streets? Someone needs to build a bypass. |
Great point about heavy trucks rolling through town. Should never happen.
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | With sea level rising and predicted to keep rising, makes more sense to pave the inland route, instead of paving the salt flat route
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Sweetwater
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd | | Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | The new road from san Ignacio to the lagoon was built narrow, and built on minimally prepped sub grade,.... Where is the modern "wide" highway that
can handle truck weights? I like the parts of hwy 1 where they have improved it with wider lanes and wider shoulders.
The road attempts across the salt flats have been pathetic,... Are they going to spend real money to build a causeway and provide adequate drainage?
The new road currently requires driving thru san Ignacio square and narrow residential streets,... Does the town really want a parade of heavy trucks
on their sleepy streets? Someone needs to build a bypass. |
Great point about heavy trucks rolling through town. Should never happen. |
Big impact on those small communities. Hope they stay high and dry as well.
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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David K
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Posts: 65215
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Finally, the palm tree is in the water!!
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bryanmckenzie
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Location: 400 Km from Mexico Beach, Florida
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Does no one else see the error in the map????
Does no one else see the error in the map???? 
The last time I checked / drove, I seem to recall that Highway 1 went from Mulege to Loreto to Ciudad Insurgentes --- not to La
Purisima.
HUH?? This info is being released from the highway department?
David, I am shocked that you did not catch this error.  Nomads seem to be be
sleeping "at the wheel." 
[Edited on 2016-5-21 by bryanmckenzie]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by bryanmckenzie | Does no one else see the error in the map????
The last time I checked / drove, I seem to recall that Highway 1 went from Mulege to Loreto to Ciudad Insurgentes --- not to La
Purisima.
HUH?? This info is being released from the highway department?
David, I am shocked that you did not catch this error. Nomads seem to be be
sleeping "at the wheel."
[Edited on 2016-5-21 by bryanmckenzie] |
Hi Bryan... I did see it and have seen it before... It matters not because those on-line maps are pretty weak in accuracy and I expect Nomads to know
where Hwy. 1 is and that there aren't two Hwy. 1s in parallel, even a hundred miles apart.
Good to see you here again. How are you doing on the East Coast (if you are still there)?
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bryanmckenzie
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Posts: 561
Registered: 9-23-2009
Location: 400 Km from Mexico Beach, Florida
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Hey David! I've popped in and out of here over the past 2 years. I've simply chosen to remain quiet and on-the-sidelines ... some heavy "life moments"
during the past 2-3 years.
I've not had to see my dentist in Rosarito Beach since Nov. 2013. And used a few $$ to travel to Europe in 2015 and South America in January 2016.
Generally, I'm doing well. Still feeling out of place. Yes, still on East Coast. For now. Contemplating moving since mom died. Baja, Palm Springs and
SoCal are always near & dear to my heart. Ditto for Vancouver, BC (the "other" BC).
So if I am granted a choice ... who knows what is next? What career is next? Yes, I need to work a few more years.
I'm going to need a 4x4. My 2002 Jetta has been so faithful, but with all the Baja off-road abuse I did to it, I feel she's getting tired. She? Maybe
it's a he? I'm thinking a Quigley --- live in, travel in. Lordy, what I could
do in Mexico with one of these ...
CHEERS!
| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by bryanmckenzie | Does no one else see the error in the map????
The last time I checked / drove, I seem to recall that Highway 1 went from Mulege to Loreto to Ciudad Insurgentes --- not to La
Purisima.
HUH?? This info is being released from the highway department?
David, I am shocked that you did not catch this error. Nomads seem to be be
sleeping "at the wheel."
[Edited on 2016-5-21 by bryanmckenzie] |
Hi Bryan... I did see it and have seen it before... It matters not because those on-line maps are pretty weak in accuracy and I expect Nomads to know
where Hwy. 1 is and that there aren't two Hwy. 1s in parallel, even a hundred miles apart.
Good to see you here again. How are you doing on the East Coast (if you are still there)? |
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Yes, a Quigley 4WD van could be a perfect Baja home on wheels! See posts by geoffff here.
Great you have been able to travel so much! I did notice your Russian/ East Europe sign post.
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TMW
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FYI the section on the map labeled 211KM was used by SCORE in the 2010 Baja 1000 race. It comes in the backside of Rancho La Cuarenta.
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