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Rathackman80
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Forum noob here with intro and questions
Hi, I am Brian, old guy, traveler, sidecar wrangler and long time Friend of Bill....
I will be heading south through Baja on my moto/sidecar rig with my dog about the first of November..
There may be a couple other old guys with me if they ever make up their minds and they would be riding solo bikes.
Like to stop for coffee and b.s. with any sidecarists or moto folks or FOB's (you know who you are) along the way, possibly camp if you have a tent
spot or piece of beach in front of your cabina....otherwise I will head for the places I already know of.
My plan is to either cross via ferry to the mainland or ride back up and around...preferably the ferry. Then I will ride around Mexico and end up on
the eastern coast and cross back into the states.
I will look through the archives and do some searching but am interested in the ferry service, cost, reservation process, etc. and any links would be
appreciated....I have never used the ferries down there. I know I will have more questions as I get closer to the launch date.....
I can offer to bring down anything small and legal and non-perishable for someone but room will be severely limited....
A dios,
Bri
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DENNIS
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Welcome to BajaNomad, Brian. Nice offer. Thanks.
By the way, how's Bill?
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Rathackman80
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Thanks Dennis, glad to be here. actually glad to even know about this forum...I never thought to look until a friend told me about it.
Anyway, Bill is good and quite serene today....I am just a little bit way too ready for the trip....as you can imagine....so he is helping me stay in
the present.....
Bri
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Rathackman80
Anyway, Bill is good and quite serene today....I am just a little bit way too ready for the trip....as you can imagine....so he is helping me stay in
the present.....
Bri |
OK...lessee.....OkOk...I think I get it. It's becoming clear now....Bill's your dog.
Say hi to Bill.
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Mulegena
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Welcome to Nomadlandia, Rathack. Enjoy your drive while you're on this site;
you're sure to handle the roadtraps while on-line with great skill.
Here's some info regarding ferries to get you started:
There's two services to the mainland, through Sta. Rosalia and La Paz;
none through Cabo as was 30 years ago.
http://www.baja.com/services/ferry_schedule.htm
http://www.bajaferries.com/
Note that the ferries may or may not run on schedule.
Do a search here on this site "Baja ferries" for some first-hand accounts of ferry trips.
While you're on tour, why not turn west at Vizcaino and visit the central Pacific coastline?
I realize you're on a bike with a sidecar and the roads can be unpaved out here, but they're doable. Just last month there was a couple of nice folks
out here who were touring on a vintage machine.
Visit Bahia Tortuga; spend some time camping in Bahia Asuncion; head down the coastal route through Punta Prieta, San Hipolito; swing by Blanca's in
La Bocana and down to Abreojos. From there head east back to the highway just a few minutes north of San Ignacio.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Curt63
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Just curious.
How well does a sidecar handle washboard roads?
No worries
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shari
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Welcome to NOmadlandia Brian...I loved your introduction by the way...you'll fit right in here...please keep us updated on your trip...sounds awesome.
We had a really neat russian bike with sidecar here a month ago ...some kids from Maine...give Bill a pat for me.
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Bajatripper
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Welcome to the board, Brian. You sound like just the type to fit right in.
Out of La Paz, we have two different destinations on the mainland you can reach. The oldest-running ferry service will take you to Mazatlan, about a
16-hour ride away. They leave in the afternoon, daily (I'm pretty sure) and arrive in the morning there. The other ferry service will see you to
Topolobampo in about six hours. If you can't find that on a map, look for Los Mochis, that's their port. That ferry also leaves in the afternoon
(although they use to offer a Friday mid-night sailing, but don't know if they still do) and gets you to Topo around 9 or 10 p.m.
Traveling in November on the ferries usually isn't much of a problem, but December can be at times because of the Holiday travel.
If you need anything while in La Paz, don't heistate to U2U me and I'll see what I can do.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Rathackman80
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Well thanks to you all...nice welcome and I do feel right at home....
I need to try to answer all in one fell swoop......
Thanks all for the great info and I will pursue more with the links, etc. I am thinking the ferry to Topolobampo will be close to getting me back to
Alamos, a little town I will camp at for a few days....I like the little burg. Used to like Huatabambito too....
I can lighten up on the shocks and forks preload and that will soak up the "permanente" when I have to. It is pretty tough on a sidecar...not only do
you have the two points of contact like a four wheeled vehicle has but a third wheel about 8"in front of the rear wheel so you even more exciting
bangs and bounces....topes are fun too....
I may have to invest in a manzier or bro.....sorry.....I remember my wife had to wear a jog bra and cross her arms when we drove around in our little
Samurai down there. It was really stiffly sprung and you felt it...
Thanks for the offer of contact Baja tripper and I will make a note of that in case I need a contact....
I must say my mount is an old Russian sidecar (early 70's) mounted to a vintage Honda Goldwing 1980)....so who knows what will happen....I do have a
couple major parts boxed up and will leave with my bride so she can forward them to me if needed...good luck with that , huh.
The best thing I I have absolutely no time schedule, so that helps a lot..
I'll try to enclose a photo of the rig....
Stay well
Bri
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wessongroup
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Welcome .. and that's some trip... be looking for pictures... should be something
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Paulina
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Hi Brian,
Welcome to the Nomad board. Please check your u2u, located in the upper right hand corner in blue.
P>*)))>{
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Rathackman80
Well thanks to you all...nice welcome and I do feel right at home....
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I must say my mount is an old Russian sidecar (early 70's) mounted to a vintage Honda Goldwing 1980)....so who knows what will happen....I do have a
couple major parts boxed up and will leave with my bride so she can forward them to me if needed...good luck with that , huh.
The best thing I I have absolutely no time schedule, so that helps a lot..
I'll try to enclose a photo of the rig....
Stay well
Bri |
Hola Bri and welcome to Bajanomad from us, too...good to see a sidecar enthusiast here again.
My late neighbor, Jake, was an avid sidecar fan and also hosted a few Brass Monkey rallys at his Baja casa near mine in Coyote Bay.
Another cycle fan, Steve, is living there, today..so the tradition continues.
Here a couple of photos of Jake: giving me a sidecar ride and having fun..as usual.
Can you believe he invented the Catmobile? 
BTW, Jake did the 4-corners a couple times...at least once with the sidecar.
I know, because he stopped to visit me in North Dakota after his 2nd left turn ..from New England to Seattle.
Your trip sounds great...and don't forget to post a report or two on the way.
Buene suerte..and stop by for a cold one if in Coyote Bay. Km 108.
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jbcoug
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Please post a picture of Bill so we can recognize him as well.
John
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jbcoug
Please post a picture of Bill so we can recognize him as well.
John |
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Rathackman80
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Hi Pompano and all,
I remember when they had the Brass Monkey down there and I wished I had been able to go....I still haven't made one...I am always traveling elsewhere
or something....
I sure will stop by....I can't seem to post a photo but will keep trying...it may just be "operator error"....
I don't mean to be mysterious. Bill is really not a big deal, just a guy that a bunch of folks know. If you don't know him, it will mean nothing to
you.
My dog's name is Dina....just like the Mexican bus and truck name.
So I will try to post a photo or two and see what happens,
Bri
[Edited on 9-17-2011 by Rathackman80]
[Edited on 9-17-2011 by Rathackman80]
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Rathackman80
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Hmmm, I have no idea how to post any more photos.....I seem to be limited to 50mb and my photos are all more apparently...I had this one I had reduced
to be an avatar....
Anyway, there is me podna.....and my bike when it was still maroon...it is all black truck bed liner these days.
Bri
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Rathackman80
Hmmm, I have no idea how to post any more photos.....I seem to be limited to 50mb and my photos are all more apparently...I had this one I had reduced
to be an avatar....
Anyway, there is me podna.....and my bike when it was still maroon...it is all black truck bed liner these days.
Bri |
Time for you to get in touch with David K, he's helped many of us through the process of our first photo post.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Cypress
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Greetings! Glad to have you!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Rathackman80
Hmmm, I have no idea how to post any more photos..... |
Perhaps this will help:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=24603
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David K
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Dennis... that method goes back to 2007... Here is the most recent instructions on how (I) post photos on Nomad:
There is some misunderstanding about how to post photos... There are two methods... One is direct onto Nomad from your PC files, using the 'Browse'
button under the normal posting box... In that case you can only post one photo per post AND it MUST be UNDER 50 kb. is file size. Since this is
smaller than most all photos you have on you PC, you need to make a duplicate file with the photo size REDUCED to under 50 kb.
The BETTER way to show your photos is to hot link to them stored on another website... such as Photobucket.com. It is free (to a certain limit) and
has an automatic resizing service... In this case, Nomad requests photos to not exceed 800 pixels in width.
On Photobucket, to upload from your PC,
1) click the red button 'Upload now'.
2) In the next window you see, at the bottom of the big box, in small blue letters, click: Customize your upload options
3) In the pop up see these choices (and more to resize to):
100x75
160x120
320x240
640x480
800x600
1024x768 ...
>>Pick 640x480 for most photos....
>>Pick 800x600 for maps or max. detail images at max. size.
CLICK SAVE!
4) Select photos (press Select Photos button) from your PC to resize and store on Photobucket. You can have multiple files to organize them.
Now, to put on Nomad!
1) Place your mouse arrow over the photo you want and get a small pop up with some codes for linking them to various media.
See the one called 'IMG code'? Click your mouse on it to copy it.
2) On the Nomad posting box, paste that code.
You can have text above or below the image link... have several images perhaps a dozen max... and then do a reply post to add more... so as to not
have too many on a single frame.
The photo url begins with http:// and ends with .jpg (usually) and the IMG code puts your photos url between the tags [img] and [/img]
If your photo is already on a web site, you can click this icon
 located above where you type onto Nomad (not quick reply):
and just put in the image url, and the tags are automatically added on to show your photo here.
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Any questions?
[Edited on 9-17-2011 by David K]
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