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Photo by George Guille, It's going to be a long 300km... Bolivian Amazon

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Photo by George Guille
It's going to be a long 300km...
Bolivian Amazon



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Old 8 Sep 2006
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Cool New Entry on 34for40 website.
They just posted a new entry from Phoenix. They sound both "up" and "down"!
It is going to be real interesting. Sleep (or lack thereof) , sounds like a big thing with a couple of them. I noticed that one of them "went on ahead" when the other two had some difficulties. Dunno!!
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They just posted a new entry from Phoenix. They sound both "up" and "down"!
It is going to be real interesting. Sleep (or lack thereof) , sounds like a big thing with a couple of them. I noticed that one of them "went on ahead" when the other two had some difficulties. Dunno!!
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Donny may be an experienced rider.

Did they not all start with fresh tires? Was a tire change pre-planned? Again, da chains - is there a plan?

The radiator problems... Gotta feed and brush your horse...

Are tunes and wired communications a higher priorty than the steeds?

Donny will probably sleep while work is being done to his bike - mental and physical health is more important than a local news blurp.

Do they need a day off from riding to rest and regroup? That could be a smart decision. Is there a 'pace' planned for Mexico?

El Paso should mean running the cuota highways. What time of day will they arrive at the Guatemalan border - and at which crossing? 1 hour or a 5 hour ordeal?

What other maintenance has been pre-planned, and where?

It's not a ride-in-the-park as some people assume and promote ahead of time, before having ever looked into the mouth of the beast.

Go guys, go. Be safe.

My money is on Donny....
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4500 miles completed.

Average after 7.5 days = 600 miles per day.

Now entering Mexico.
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The latest update (sept 9 in the morning) reported that they are 2 days behind the current world record holders. This puts things into perspective.
I wish the updates would continue to state where they stand in relation to the current world record holders.

I suspect the riders are starting to realize the enormity of this journey and the challenge they are about to endure.


My opinion of this adventure quest is the riders have there work cut out for them if they want to make the record books. Being 2 days behind after 8 days of riding certainly is not where the riders had hoped to be.




I wish the riders well and hope there journey is a safe one.
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What services were done on the bikes in Phoenix?

3x total cuota run through the length of Mexico would feed ocho perros por veinte anos.

Which Guatemala border crossing is planned?

Will they lane split and pass aggressively....or will they suck the breath of The Chicken Bus.

To El Salvador or not to El Salvador, that is the question....
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Is Dave now riding w/o Donny and Ryan?
I'm having a tough time reading between the lines.
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Cool Getting VERY Interesting!
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Is Dave now riding w/o Donny and Ryan?
I'm having a tough time reading between the lines.
Remember what I said about this being like one of those TV shows you get "hooked" on! :=) This is beginning to look more like a soap opera. Yes Dave is riding by himself with NO mention of what Ryan and Donny are doing. Wouldn't be surprised to find out (since Donny is apparently the best rider) that he (or they) are ahead of Dave. Also, Dave is beginning to struggle. Wonder what the border crossings (as well as the stress of being behind pace) will do to his psychological situation. It would appear that he now has help posting. That is good for US! Awaiting the next installment! :=)
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How bout them tires, Jimmy Ray?
How's your chain hanging?

["His bike is fine except it starts to over heat when he goes fast."]
What is fast?

Through Day 9 = 619 miles per day average

Has he now run the fastest and safest roads - with the best facilities - that he will ever have on this trip?

Is there a new fan waiting for him behind some banana tree up ahead?

I'm almost out of toilet paper. It's pouring rain; no shoulder to be found on this unlighted 2 lane road tonight and I think that was a big black cow I just swerved around. Now, where did I put those tire-irons?
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Dave is unquestionably struggling. His lack of experience in this type of quasi-Ironbutt ride is beginning to show. An Ironbutt type ride like this is every bit as much of a mental challenge as it is a physical challenge. Maybe moreso.

Dave surely must be beside himself knowing that his 110% efforts are still resulting in being 2 days behind schedule.

The next few days are critical. I suspect they need to slice some time off the current record holders pace, which obviously was a blistering one. 2 days behind in 8 days travel is, IMHO, a lot to make up, especially now that they have exited the highways of Canada/US. Not insurmountable, but the tables had better turn.....soon...... if they expect to grab the record.
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Is he committed to finishing this run even if a new record will not be set?

Has he set a cut-off time that if reached, the bike will not be air freighted to Colombia?

If he's never ridden local roads south of the border (not cuotas), he could be in for a high voltage shock.

I wish there was more information being shared about the bike, it's maintenance and planned services.

Ride safe, Mr Dave.
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After the Minatitlan update....

Would give him 500 miles for the day, about 400 to the La Mesilla crossing...should be able to make Huehue tomorrow.

I think Comitan will be his last ATM before the border.

A 4 wheel vehicle escort across Guatemala would be slower than just riding briskly (making 3 lanes out of 2). Not sure exactly what they have planned. Border help would be very good, but La Mesilla ain't a bad one. Involvement from others will help him from feeling a l o n e.
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I don't know if shipping transit time is included in this record.

If it is, he has a critical window with Colombian customs and the upcoming weekend. He could be looking at starting the SA leg sometimes on the 18th.

If it's not included, the weekend could be a real blessing for some needed rest.
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Yep, does he have someone standing by so that there's no delay in getting the bike on a mid day Thu flight? Is his sponsor handling this? Will the carpet be rolled out in Bogota?

It will impress me if he's able to clear 3 borders today and hit Costa Rica.

Nicaragua: 289
Costa Rica: 373
Panama, to PC: 281

Does anybody have solid mileages for the South American countries?

How many more record attempts will it be before we see:
Handlers stationed at all borders, escorts for large cities, private plane waiting to take off with the bike, pre-paid customs officials, pre-arranged pit crew stops with motorhome for sleep and food......on and on...

A game....
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Does anybody have solid mileages for the South American countries?....
OK, good info, thanks.
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