Jacob Sherman, of http://www.motorcycleramblings.com had been on the road for four months. He took off from Brooklyn in May, headed up to Alaska, and was on his way to Argentina. He's been crashing on riders' couches along the way. I offered mine up and had the honor him staying with me for four days, sorting gear, working on his bike, etc. Sunday, I rode to Ensenada with him, had lunch, wished him luck, and we parted ways. He would spend the night there, and head to Mike's Sky Ranch or possibly San Felipe the next day. He made it to Mike's.

On his way out, yesterday morning, he dropped his bike and broke his leg in three places. Fortunately, a couple of good samaritans driving behind him got him and all his luggage back across the border. He's in Sharp Memorial. He goes into surgery (titanium installation) today at 1.

Only problem is, his bike's still sitting there (if we're lucky) , 4.1 miles down the dirt road on the way to Mike's, off Mex 3. Fork's locked over, and he has a padlock on it.

I'm BURIED at work and can't get down there--and I have no clue what to do about his bike. It is insured, but aside from that, I don't know what I can do to help. One thing I can do is post here. If you experienced Baja guys know what to do, or who to contact, let me know. You'd be helping me out, and a hard core ADV rider who needs it.

Thanks.

Sad to say, I seriously doubt that bike is still there.

The guys at Mike's Sky Rancho should have been contacted before they
left the bike. Someone from Mike's could have retrieved it and kept it safe at
the Rancho until someone could pick it up.

It would be worth a call to Mike's to find out if they can help.

They may have a web site, and I know they have a phone there. You can
actually call for reservations. Don't know phone number or web address.
I will try to find it and re-post here unless someone knows this info.

In the grand scheme, the bike means nothing. I learned this when my new
$10,000 motorcycle was destroyed in an accident. My medical bills ended up
being $190,000 in 1997. Today that figure would be tripled thanks to HMO
and corporate greed.

Lets hope the surgeons do it right the first time (my leg took 3 trys).
If the bikes there, great, if not.....oh well.


Patrick

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Patrick passed Dec 2018. RIP Patrick!

Thanks Molly. Left a message on MSR voicemail.

Get well quick Jacob. If I hear your panniers broke your leg, I´m going to throw mine away and get soft bags, as I have heard too many of these stories. Jacob and I were hoping to get together for some of our trips south, as I am currently in Guatemala, headed for Tierra del Fuego. I guess not this time.

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The guys who brought him back called me last night and said they were heading back across for the bike this morning.

Now, I gotta work on finding Jacob a place to rehab here in SD in case he needs it.

Let me know if there is anything I can do to help a fellow New Yorker. Wish him my best and thanks for your help!

BTW, I gots (that's right GOTS, it's a NY thing) to thinking, we in the Land Rover community have a Birmabright yahoo page were we list our address and phone numbers in case anyone breaks down in out neck of the woods. Can something like this be added to this site (with some security of course)? Just a thought.

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