Beemerdons? Mexico?

[Old Michael]

I know you made it back with your scalp, but must we go to some freaky BMW site to get a report?

 

[dcarver]

EXACTLY! Bust his lillly white ***, Old Michael!

I mean, I mean, WTFO? LOL - He always does us proud, he's a RIDER, no mind the brand.

[SIZE=8pt]Although he DOES carry a complete BMW rear-end whenever he travels more than 20 miles from home.. just sayin'.... LOL[/SIZE]

 

[johnny80s]

Don don't take any crap from those guys. Everyone know you only take the replacement rear when you are 40 miles from home.

That's not right guys give him a break.

 

[FJRBluesman]

I hope he has real nice pix and didn't bring us back any swine flu....

 

[Hit the Road Jack]

If it isn't Pigfluenza, there's alot of Lead Poisoning down there too.

 

[SkooterG]

BeemerDons = Old Fart = No can post piccies.

At least until I get over to his house and do it for him.

And it ain't going to be tomorrow as we are going to go watch my Cubbies beat up on the Diamondbacks. I hope.

Anywho, here's the Reader's Digest version of his ride report:

Old Fart rides his girly BMW GS bike around Mexico. That and the daily single shot of tequila he has kicks his *** so bad that he's in bed by 6pm every night. Rides some more girly dirt roads in Mexico on his girly GS bike and one night actually has THREE shots of tequila and mistakes a burro for a mexican whore and, well..........the rest ain't pretty.

 

[beemerdons]

Old Michael and dcarver: Very sad, but true, I'm too computer stupid old to post photographs! My illegitimate ******* son SkooterG has been the one posting pictures for me when you see my Ride Reports. I unfortunately will be spending this afternoon with him and two other Chicago Cubs Fanatics at Chase Field in Phoenix. Cubbies beat our AZ Diamondbacks 11-3 last night so these three will be absolutely ******* insufferable. I wish that you two lived closer to me for photo posting instructionals, you are both masters at this art. I will try to take better notes this time when Skoot helps the old man out.

Just a quick narrative on the trip, more to come in a finished and final Ride Report later. Everything went smooth as silk, which is a lot to be said when riding 500 miles of rocky dirt roads and a 1,000 miles of really rough pavement in Mexico.

https://www.azbeemers.org/forum/index.php?t...g11787#msg11787 There is some more narrative here on the trip.

Some new wrinkles on the Mexican Goverment Entry Procedures: They now stamp your passport upon entry and it must be restamped on exit, if you are surrendering your Banjercito Vehicle Permit and your Tourist Card Permit. I always keep both of mine so I and my BMW will need to return South by October 15 to turn these in and get my final passport stamp.

Everyone crashed at least once in the dirt and poor Mike from North Carolina twisted his ankle so badly on the third day that he and his bike spent the rest of the trip in the Moto-Discovery support pickup. He had rented a Suzuki DR650 from https://www.motodiscovery.com and had his BMW R1200GS back at Las Palmas Hotel in Texas. Hope Mike made it home.

Wicked rain storm on the way from Reynosa to Santiago, which is always a butt puckering moment when riding the slick cobblestones of Mexican villages. Hotels ranged from $150 a night places to $15 a night joints, which is just fine with me.

You men really need to check out Real de Catorce, this is 500 years of Mexico's heritage and history in one small village.

All of the roads around Real are where our face plants in the dirt occurred. My fall down and go bump came on a super extreme downhill track from a Monastic Ruin that I just had to check out. Only incurred left crash bar rash and a broken left turn signal to mi Salma Hayek, my 2009 BMW F650GS Twin; two rips in my riding jacket left arm and some bruising.

Did learn a lesson in my get off: Yesterday I ordered TOURATECH Part Number: 048-0482 16 Tooth Front Sprocket from the F800GS. Current stock sprocket is 17 tooth, I need to get the first gear much lower for steep loose rock downhills.

Amazingly, we didn't hear about Pigfluenza until we returned to Estados Unidos and were staying at Super 8 Motel in Fort Stockton, TX and saw the news on the television. Thankfully, I never kissed a pig: Though I was putting the full court press on a bar girl named Leticia in a Cantina in Matahuela, San Luis Potosi. Skooter's right, even after the 3rd shot of Herradura Tequila and two bottles each of Victoria and Indio, this senorita did look a little like a burro. Hell's Bell's, I'm Irish aren't I!!!

Old Michael: Two quick items: 1) There is a photo I wanted you to see and my sincere apologies to you for not getting it out earlier to you; I will ask SkooterG after the ball game to help me put it on my Irish Trip Thread here on our FJR Forum.

As Son Seth and I were waiting for our flight from Dublin Airport to USA I took pictures of a huge portrait dated 1919 of O'Keeffe's General Store that was located on Fitzwilliam Street; exactly 500 meters from Merrion Square and 500 meters from Doolan's Pub on Hogan Square. 2) I am going to be talking your ear off at the Canadian FJR Rally about joining our Dual Sport Ride to Baja California Norte next Spring. I am hoping you will share riding my BMW GS and with driving our Jeep Liberty Diesel SUV so I can bring Son Seth along with me on the trip; this will be week camping with a group of riders.

johnny80s & dcarver: This is the trip where I'll be packing a final drive, unless I buy a 2010 BMW K1300GT with fixed drive!

AZ BEEMERS OCTOBER 2010 RIDE TO CHIAPAS ESTADO FOR BMW MOTO CLUBS OF MEXICO INTERNATIONAL RALLY!

We AZ Beemers had such a wonderful time in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta this October for the Moto Clubs Rally in 2008; let’s go to Chiapas!!

Phoenix to Guaymas, via Hermosillo: 8 hours and 425 miles.

Guaymas to Mazatlan, via Los Mochis: 11 hours and 490 miles.

Mazatlan to Puerto Vallarta, via Tepic: 6 hours and 285 miles.

Puerto Vallarta to La Mira, via Barra de Navidad: 8 hours and 365 miles.

La Mira to Acapulco, via Zihuatanejo: 5 hours and 225 miles.

Rest Day in Acapulco and have the significant others fly in to join us.

Acapulco to Puerto Escondido, via Cuajinicuilapa: 6 hours and 240 miles.

Puerto Escondido to Tuxtla Gutierrez, via Juchitan: 9 hours & 350 miles.

4 nights partying with our fine friends from Mexico Moto Clubs in Chiapas.

Tuxtla Gutierrez to Villahermosa, via Palenque: 9 hours and 250 miles.

Villahermosa to Veracruz, via Acayucan: 7 hours and 300 miles.

Rest Day in Veracruz and have companions fly home to Estados Unidos.

Veracruz to Tampico, via Tuxpan: 8 hours and 315 miles.

Tampico to Brownsville, Texas: 7 hours and 315 miles.

2 days: 18 hours and 1,250 miles from Brownsville back to Phoenix, AZ.

These times and miles came directly from the AAA Map and Guide Book.

AZ Beemers: Start saving your vacation time and dinero for a 3-week and 5,000+ mile trip to see our amigo Senor Ruben Tenorio in Chiapas 10/2010!

 

[Hit the Road Jack]

My attention span is too short to read all that, especially without pictures! I like Skooter's version better. :clapping:

 

[Checkswrecks]

...& was it a consenting adult burro?

 

[beemerdons]

Hit The Road Jack: Very sorry for the lack of pictures at this stage. I have sent Old Michael an emergency private message requesting advice on how he got so damn good on posting photographs with narratives; and, hopefully he will take me under his wing and give the Certifiable Old Fart some pointers. Also, I will tempt SkooterG with a dinner at Red Lobster and hopefully we can get at least a dozen Mexico dirt ride pictures up here by midnight; I always botch it when I try to post pics!

 

[beemerdons]

...& was it a consenting adult burro?

Si, Leticia was consenting! Es Leticia dieciocho? Matters nada in Mexico. Remember: What happens in Mexico, stays there!!

 

[beemerdons]

SkooterG - Greg Marbach is riding to The Certifiable Old Fart's rescue and there should be a dozen pictures here by sunset!

AZ Beemers Riding Buddy Brian "El Jefe" Boles has already started his Ride Report and here are his first few days entries:

Don, got your call. I started this yesterday. I can do a CD (several?) later today.

Thursday Night and Friday

Don and I pulled out of Don's street about 4:00 ish Thursday evening. We had many false starts, until we re-strapped the bikes down properly. Don has never trailered a bike before, I've done it many times and I've got a strapping system that holds tight for many many miles. The route was to be I-10 till San Antonio then south to McAllen Texas. Hit the typical rush hour + construction traffic in Tucson. Some day, that freeway will be finished, my son. Some day.

Hit El Paso before midnight, after driving the world's most boring freeway, I-10 in New Mexico. I took over the night shift from Don after midnight. We were chasing a line of thunderstorms all night. It kept the lonely night driving more interesting, watching the flashes of light on the horizon. As morning rose, we were approaching San Antonio and had caught up to the rain storms. Our next gas stop in Junction, Tx was a wet one. We avoided San Antonio rush hour traffic by taking the loop around the city.

Unfortunately, taking the loop meant that there wasn't a good place to stop for breakfast. Nor was there a place as we drove south on US 281. In the first town we came across, we stopped at a place for breakfast. A waitress came outside and demanded we move the Jeep and trailer to another spot in what was essentially an empty parking lot. Not sure what her problem was, but OK, screw you, we're eating somewhere else. The next possible somewhere else showed up about 40 miles down the road. It turned out to be a Mexican place, but most items on the menu weren't available, because Mamacita hadn't shown up for work yet. OK, on down the road. Finally, in Alice, TX we found a place that would serve us breakfast, although it was well past noon by now. After a few more hours of driving, we pulled into McAllen, and followed directions to our hotel.

The hotel turned out to be a very nice place, built in 1912 and well maintained since. McAllen is in south Texas, the Rio Grande Valley in particular, and is very swampy and humid and hot. After unloading, a nice jump in the pool was the shiz. Some brews, some snacks, and conversation with fellow hotel guests wrapped up the day.

Saturday

The riders meet up and briefing was at 5:00PM, so we've got some time to kill. We decide to head over to South Padre Island for the day. On the way, we stopped to grab some more straps, as the set I lent Don for his bike kept slacking. Wally World and Auto Zone to the rescue. For Zonies, south Texas is really hot and humid. So, minimal gear as we make the just over an hour ride to S.P.I. It's about lunch time, so we stop at a Mexican restaurant in the center of the tourist area, and have an excellent meal. Don't remember the restaurant name off hand.

After lunch, we ride out to the beach. In Texas, most beaches are drive on. This is convenient when you want to use them, but it also makes Texas beaches dirty with trash and packs the sand down. We rode out along the waves until the parked cars thinned out enough to have some solitude. I decided to see how far up the dunes I could get a R100GS. Turns out that with a Avon Gripster rear tire and the rider's substantial spare tire, the GS didn't get very far into the sand before bogging down. It did provide some cool pictures of the bike in the sand. I did what I've seen the Dakar riders do, which is fire the bike up while running along side of it and pushing / driving out of the sand. We then rode back to McAllen for the riders meeting.

Our group consisted of 8 riders. Me and Don from Zonie land. Two guys from Houston riding matching KTM 990 'S' Adventures, Steve and Texas Mike. Two guys from Montana. One on a F650GS, Phil is a retired cattle rancher. The other, who had been talked into joining the ride by Phil and was on a rental Suzuki DR650, was MSF Ken. I call him MSF Ken because he is a MSF instructor and he talked a lot about MSF classes and riding techniques. Marine Mike from Villa Park, California and Michael Mason from Asheville, NC were both on rental Suzuki DR650's. Our group ride leader was Barak Naggan, an ex Israeli Army Officer from Tel Aviv now living in Albuquerque, New Mexico and professional photographer https://www.highdesertmedia.com Driving Moto Discovery support truck was Frank "Pancho" Cummings from McAllen, TX - a very experienced old Mexico motorcycle hand and he spoke excellent Espanol!

 

[beemerdons]

Official Ride Report located HERE.