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So many mountain switchback roads to ride, so little time.

Does it really count as a rivercrossing if theres no current? Surely we can find something with at least a little bit of current!

Wheres that YouTube video, now thats some current!

 
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Cool Rick. What tires and any aftermarket suspension were you running on the KLR's? Assuming you were not using the stocker springs....
I'm off to read your ride report!
I was running Dunlop 606s and the other full sized KLR was on MT-21s I think. My suspension was stock except for a 1 inch lowering link and the forks raised to match even then I'm tippy toe on the KLR. Having short legs on a dual sport can be a real disadvantage in the rocky stuff. The other KLR in the group had stock suspension until we modified it in Bato :rolleyes:

Broken shock

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Mexican engineered shock

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Cool Rick. What tires and any aftermarket suspension were you running on the KLR's? Assuming you were not using the stocker springs....
I'm off to read your ride report!
I was running Dunlop 606s and the other full sized KLR was on MT-21s I think. My suspension was stock except for a 1 inch lowering link and the forks raised to match even then I'm tippy toe on the KLR. Having short legs on a dual sport can be a real disadvantage in the rocky stuff. The other KLR in the group had stock suspension until we modified it in Bato :rolleyes:

Broken shock

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Mexican engineered shock

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Now I KNOW I'm getting a suspension upgrade! Yikes, that shock looks a little, umm, tired.

Love your posts so far on adv! Keep going. Seems to be a lot of snowbird Minnesotans in Mexico.

 
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https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread....5454&page=4 More Copper Canyon pics from Rick. Fantastic off road dual sport riding! Plus, nicely detailed maps and elevation charts. We will definitely be tackling up and down grades, Arriba. Is it November, yet? Hombre, it is going to be tough waiting to ride CC! Yo amor Mexico!
 
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https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread....5454&page=7 More narrative, photos, great detailed maps and elevation charts of Mexico's Copper Canyon from FJR friend Rick Corwine of Minnesota. We're definitely going to me tackling tough up and down grades on this gnarly Mexico trek! Damn, I just cannot wait for November; Mexico is calling tu Papa!

Come on along HotRodZilla, ride MEX Homeland of your Grande, Grande Padre: Francisco "Pancho" Villa. "El Generalissimo" raided the mines at Batopilas, Chihuahua!

 
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https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread....5454&page=7 More narrative, photos, great detailed maps and elevation charts of Mexico's Copper Canyon from friend Rick Corwine. We're definitely going to me tackling tough up and down grades on this gnarly trek!!
Great Tarahumara Indian photos at Norogachi, where we'll be spending a night; very high elevations, down to 30 degrees. Many more water crossings, also! Spills!!!

 
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https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread....5454&page=7 More narrative, photos, great detailed maps and elevation charts of Mexico's Copper Canyon from friend Rick Corwine. We're definitely going to me tackling tough up and down grades on this gnarly trek!!
Great Tarahumara Indian photos at Norogachi, where we'll be spending a night; very high elevations, down to 30 degrees. Many more water crossings, also! Spills!!!
Do you know where you'll be staying in Norogachi?? Like I said no hotels.

 
https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread....5454&page=7 More narrative, photos, great detailed maps and elevation charts of Mexico's Copper Canyon from friend Rick Corwine. We're definitely going to be tackling tough up and down grades on this gnarly trek!!
Great Tarahumara Indian photos at Norogachi, where we'll be spending a night; very high elevations, down to 30 degrees. Many more water crossings, also! Spills!!!
Do you know where you'll be staying in Norogachi?? Like I said no hotels.
A Private Rancho, this'll be my 4th trek with Moto-Discovery/Pancho Villa Moto-Tours; and they've often used Private Ranchos before!

My Lady Friend Rena and I, she's in Death Valley Daze 2010 Ride Report photos, went to San Miguel de Allende for New Year's in 2003.

We stayed at a Private Rancho outside of Ciudad Victoria that was a palatial estate. I'll bet our Rancho outside of Norogachi is "rustic"!

 
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We of the FJR Forum have a "New Mystery Guest" signed up for the Copper Canyon Expedition Trek. Un muy malo Hombre y muy Guapo; y muy Macho y muy Bravo!

For those of us wanting to brush up on their Spanish, or learn some, there is a company selling a set of instructional CD's for the introductory rate of $9.95:
Con Mucho Gusto

Agreed. I must say I am happy with the Dunlop knobbies. I think I would go with a known-to-work tire and bike setup for a gnarly or long trip like FODS or Mexico. But I'll look at them and try them on the local backroads in the northwest in 2011. Thanks for the heads up.
Also, it is not a done deal, but look for an announcement soon that another FJR rider has joined the fold to see the wonders of this Mexico tour... it is turning out to be a great bunch of riders....
A secret hint on our newest Mexico Copper Canyon rider: I will not have to teach him how to speak Spanish! Saludos y Recuerdos, Papa Chuy "El Burrito Ballerina"

 
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Caballeros,

The Hawthorne Suites in El Paso has been a convenient start of our tours there for a number of years. It is an airport property which accommodate "fly-ins" who may be renting a bike.

They have permitted us to leave large trailers, Prevost motor coaches and vehicles there and we have never had any issues. They do have on ground security. We are likely to have vehicles there as well.

The group will return to this property at the end of the tour but that night will not be included as some tend to make a few miles towards there home destination. At this time it is difficult to say at what hour we will be arriving back at the hotel but I would anticipate it to be at approximately 5 p.m., depending on the final rendition of the itinerary.

Call if you have questions. Thanks Don for keeping us in the loop and to you and all your amigos for your support. We will see you in November!

Regards,

Skip Mascorro

MOTODISCOVERY

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

Mi Amigos,

Skip and Moto-Discovery ALWAYS selects a departure and return hotel for their Mexico trips that have secure truck and trailer parking; ALWAYS!

This will make my fifth Moto-Discovery tour and at each of the venues there was a covered parking garage with on site security guards. The only time I have used a truck and trailer was for the trip Brian and I did off road to Central Mexico. If you look at the start of the video, that's the garage.

Guys, I have forwarded this post on to Skip, to double check that there will be secure parking in El Paso for our trucks and trailers. Don Stanley

MotoDiscovery

22200 Highway 46 West

Spring Branch, Texas 78070 -6774 USA

Toll Free USA & Canada 1(800) 233-0564

PH (830) 438-7744 FAX (830) 438-7745

www.motodiscovery.com

[email protected]

 
That sounds good. I was wondering where we would leave out trucks.

Thanks Don for this info.

Joe

 
For those of us wanting to brush up on their Spanish, or learn some, there is a company selling a set of instructional CD's for the introductory rate of $9.95:
Con Mucho Gusto
I would highly recommend learning some basic Spanish before you go. There were others in our group that could speak some Spanish that I could rely on but nothing beats being able to communicate on your own or just read the menu. Here's an ADV thread with some ideas, some of them free. https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315427

 
For those of us wanting to brush up on their Spanish, or learn some, there is a company selling a set of instructional CD's for the introductory rate of $9.95:
Con Mucho Gusto
I would highly recommend learning some basic Spanish before you go. There were others in our group that could speak some Spanish that I could rely on but nothing beats being able to communicate on your own or just read the menu. Here's an ADV thread with some ideas, some of them free. https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315427
Oh, another good bit of info can be found on a friends web site https://www.ccoons.com go to the "Mexico info links" there a bunch of helpful ideas and info there including an English to Spanish moto words tutorial. I'm pretty sure even Rosetta Stone won't teach you cotter pin, spark plug or phillips screwdriver. Even if you don't learn it you can print it out and point to it if need be.

 
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