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vgabndo
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Location: Mt. Shasta, CA
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Mood: Checking-off my bucket list.
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Wow, I was lovin' their story and went to visit their blog. I'm so happy for the good outcome. The ADV motorcycle demographic knows the need for
protective gear, and it seems clear that things could have been a lot worse without it.
This could be a lesson for the many bikers I pass in Baja wearing little soup bowl helmets and short sleeves.
You can't write this kind of drama into a documentary script, there is gold in surviving this set-back and making it part of a captivating story. Did
the GoPro get it??? Hang in there guys, I wish I was nearby to assist.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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shari
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Posts: 13043
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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I just called Kiel again and it sounds like the insurance company is doing a great job...english speaking rep says they will look after getting the
bike to TJ for repair if it's not a write off and Ashley will fly home...so that's all good...knowing them, they will be back on the road soon.
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MMc
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Their doc. just got a twist. I'm am glad they will alright.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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fishbuck
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Man sorry to hear that! As much as I love riding motorcycles I gave up riding street bikes when I lived in Socal. Way to much chance of getting hit by
a car there.
I have never even considered trying it in Baja. Road to narrow, to many risks.
Broke my collar bone about 5 years ago practicing on my motocross bike for a race. She will have a permanant reminder of her Baja trip and everyone
will ask what happened when they see the big lump from the break.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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shari
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Posts: 13043
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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Well, today was a knarly day for the kids. Apart from hurting bodies & dampened spirits, they suffered through a baja nightmare at the Ministerio
Publico in Sta.Rosalia. They needed a police report to get the bike out of the yard and when they went to get one, the big bad agent tried to fine
THEM $300 accusing Kiel of driving off the road because he was drunk or stoned...he said the problem was he didnt get a blood test after the accident
to prove he wasnt under the influence.
Oh man, Kiel was peeed at how an agent could turn things around and blame them and did NOT want to pay them a dime. Luckily the insurance agent told
them not to pay and to show them the letter they carried from the Baja Tourism Board fully supporting them on the film and asking all other government
agencies to help them out. The bad guy changed his tune after that and decided to give them the paper they needed and let them go.
We had a long chat about it and how good a story it will make for their film...a classic Mexican show down! We got a description and name of the guy
and Juan is gonna have a wee chat with him about his conduct.
So another day before they can get out of dodge and back to Vancouver Island for treatment...the insurance company will pay for them both to fly home
business class...so they can get home, rest, recuperate, regroup and get back on the road when they are ready.
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