mexico pics finally!

[portero72]

think i have this internet thing sorted out. hope the link works. in case you missed it, i made a short journey on the bike from austin, tx, to the pacific ocean in oaxaca, mexico, and many points in between. enjoy, mark.

http://photos.yahoo.com/portero72

[Ken Talbot]

Tell me Iguana doesn't taste like chicken...

[knewsom]

Wow, looks like you had a blast, man! I'm itchin' to ride all the more...

-Kris

[CWilliamson]

Very nice...Makes me itch to take a trip down there all the more.

Clark

[81xsproject]

looks awesome. I would have been paranoid as hell about my bike down there. Can you say disk lock and ignition disableing alarm.

[portero72]

a few addendums-there were sooo many things i was not able to get a pic of because there are NO shoulders to the roads in mexico. i would see smth that i felt needed to be on film, only to be forced to keep riding. also, as long as you're careful and aware, things are safe in mexico. i've taken the bike down 3 or 4 times and really never had any problems. happy riding, mark

[portero72]

Originally posted by Ken Talbot
Tell me Iguana doesn't taste like chicken...

i was OFFERED iguana. got chorizo and eggs instead. mark

[webbcraft2150]

Just goes to show you don't need a high $$ luxo touring rig to go, well, touring. Looks like it was a nice trip.

[portero72]

quite right, actually, with traffic(and economics) in mexico as it is, a huge pricey rig is a liability. most of the time, 1100cc is too much.

[trbig]

Ever sit down and figure up exactly how much the trip cost you?


Tod

[portero72]

for almost 2 weeks, the whole trip cost just about 1000$. fuel and toll roads were the biggest expense. food is soooo cheap, even tho i ate like a king, and my average hotel cost was 25$ a night. i don't drink, but i would imagine spirits are cheap as well.

[webbcraft2150]

Rides a 79 and dosen't drink. What other nerve calming agent did you use between carb overhauls, pickup wire repair, another carb overhaul, brakes locked up, ect ect. We all would like to know.

[portero72]

Originally posted by webbcraft2150
Rides a 79 and dosen't drink. What other nerve calming agent did you use between carb overhauls, pickup wire repair, another carb overhaul, brakes locked up, ect ect. We all would like to know.

spending 10 hrs a day on a bike riding 11000 foot passes, thru jungles, laying on a beach, exploring aztec/mayan ruins, in a foreign country usually does the trick. teehee

[Gr8Cook]

Did your trip (have your trips) take a big difference in the altitude? If so, did you need to make any carb adjustments to compensate?

Cook

[portero72]

heck yeah, from sea level(beach), to 11k ft mountains, but the old girl took it all in stride.