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Copper Canyon

I did a search and cannot find any recent information. I am considering a trip at the beginning of November starting in Chihuahua and I have a few questions/concerns.

I have done a couple solo bike trips to Mexico but never on my Ducati Multistrada(2015,21,000KLMS). I am a little worried the Ducati might draw the wrong attention and if I have mechanical/computer issues will anyone be able to fix the bike? Has anyone else had experiences in Mexico riding a Ducati?
Has anyone done this trip recently or can give me a recent road report before November? I am a fairly experienced rider but if the route is too rough I don't want to risk dumping my bike. Is anyone else planning a trip around the same time?
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First the route; you can ride from the USA through north Mexico into Chihuahua ( state and city ) following nothing but paved highways - Mex 45 from Cd Juarez then west Mex 16 Chih and south on Chih 23/25 or from Douglas AZ or from Columbus NM ride Mex 2 to Janos and Mex 10 south to Mex 16 , ., or from Nogales ride Mex 15 south then Mex 16 west . All good highways , and there are more. to pick and choose from . From Creel you can ride he scenic paved highway southwest to San Rafael and enjoy the canyon rim vistas at DIVISADERO. You can ride pavement of Chih 23/25 south from Creel , pass through the bottom of the canyon on your way to Guachochi and to Hidalgo del Parral. You can even visit BATOPILAS at the bottom of the canyon by the paved main road down from that main road23/25 south of Creel .
That BATOPILAS road may have some rocks that rolled on the road or minor slides with work arounds and ongoing maintenance / reconstruction works.
There is no reason to fear that you will need to spend days fighting through burro trails of jagged rock and deep water crossings . You can leave that to the enduro-style riders .
If , as you say , you have ridden in Mexico before you should be familiar with how things are done there and the variability of highways .Even a recent "road report" might be of marginal value as situations can change greatly over a short period due to weather like the tropical storms with heavy rain of the last month.
If you are afraid of dropping and scratching your new Ducati get a cheaper toy . It WILL be dropped eventually .
Next , can your Multistrada handle it and will it be a magnet for theft ?
I have only read road tests on the bike but cannot see why it would have difficulty , its name gives a strong hint what it is intended for .If theft is your fear , consider that all those guys on expensive big BMW - GS. , and big KTM appear to have no problems in this respect .
Of course nobody can guarantee theft will not occur , but for tourists' bikes it is rare . The other fancy modern bikes also have the same sort of electronic gadgets which " might " fail and they manage . There are always hire trucks .
If your Multistrada is experiencing computer problems already get that fixed or trade for a KLR .
At 15000 km ( I suppose that is what you meant ) your bike is barely broken in , probably still working up to its second oil change , no ?
PS. Where did that " KLMS " ever come from ? Very poor form and total gibberish . I have no idea what would be measured as " 15000 Kelvin Liter Mega Sievert" , that is what those symbols stand for .
Please stick to the well known standard metric system symbols and practice .
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Thank-you. I appreciate the information and you figured out what I meant by KLMS.
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https://www.msn.com/es-mx/noticias/m...hua/ar-AAACEGb

Due to the intense rains registered on the 19th and 20th of this month, 10 municipalities of Chihuahua were declared in emergency by the Ministry of the Interior, the state government announced.

The National Coordination of Civil Protection of the Ministry of the Interior issued the eve emergency for Batopilas, Bocoyna, Chínipas, Guadalupe and Calvo, Maguarichi, Morelos, Moris, Ocampo, Urique and Uruachi, where there was reports of severe rain and rain flood and river.

With this action, the resources of the Fund for Emergency Care (Fonden) are activated, says the Ministry of the Interior in its bulletin number 316/18.

From this declaration, requested by the state government, the authorities will have resources to meet the food, shelter and health needs of the affected population.
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Road update

For anyone else interested I received an update on the roads from Rebecca at
Amigo Trails/The 3 Amigos in Creel.

I asked about the roads from Ciudad Cuauhtemoc - Creel - Batopilas-Parral.

Everything is fine right now as far as the main roads and down to Batopilas is no problem as there are bridges. To get from Batopilas to Parral, you backtrack a bit and take the highway so that is fine too.
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Copper Canyon

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I did the Copper Canyon route from Creel to Los Mochis last year. The road is really tough, stones and a number of river crossings without any bridges. I rode on small GS and it took me a lot of hours. If I remember I was in Creel around midday and arrived to Choix around 10 PM.
After dark there are a few big black window SUVs on the road. It is better not to know what is the reason, 3 years ago US biker was killed on that road by Sinaloa cartel, probably because of US bike plates
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