re-read my last post...........i have less than 5 inches clearance. if i hit it squarely, i will smack my frame. therefore, i need to drive across it at a 45 degree or better. don't know any other way of doing so safely in traffic. P

Yes, its very easy!

1. slow down to about 15mph

2. rev the hell out the bike with the clutch pulled in

3. release clutch as you near the topes

if done properly you sould notice the front wheel loft high into the air thus providing optimal ground clearance. Topes cleared!



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Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius - William Blake

and there it is..........good stuff pacman. so obvious. i can't remember ever purposely lifting the front end of my decker, plus i have never seen any other rider need to do this in d.f. yep, that'll work. bring 'em on. P

I will never again think "it is only 200 kilometers" when crossing at sunset to a region where all bridges have been blown up two months earlier.

I'll camp instead. Next time. Really.

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Ein Schwein, das nicht fliegt, ist nur ein gewöhnliches Schwein

I will never pass up an opportunity at a free place to sleep no matter how many miles or how few miles I have ridden that day. My best experiences hands down have been as a guest in peoples homes, no better way to really learn about life.

I will probably never go to a certain spanish mechanic again.
I came to replace battery, I went off with same battery and burned fuses.
I also wanted to clean my foam filter, he used compressed air without effect on the dirt caught in filter oil, then he sprayed on a hell lot of dreaping oil and reinstalled the filter.
He put battery breather pipe on exhaust and it melted away on my way home.
I was happy..

Matt

What's a tope?....though I can guess

Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, I will never go into Mexico City on a motorcycle again. Especially on Friday afternoon. Don't worry about the topes. I only hit two that I didn't see in a month in Mexico. Good luck - enjoy your trip.

A speed bumb on the road. Often at the strangest places such as in the middle of a first grade highway far from any towns. Go figure.

The larger ones require you to ride up one side and down the other, or so it seems at the time.

When possible they are best taken at a 45 degree angle.

Rick

i will never rush or try to be on time with rendez-vous or "have to reach this town tonite by all means"..all the riders i have met and had crashed were in a hurry to meet a friend or so...take it easy and you should be just fine

I will never
 

1- I will never take crazy Texans seriously.... They seem have a mission - To tell all those interested that Mexican frontier cities are dangerous grounds, that you will be killed and robbed and will never be back. I must admit that what scared me were the Texas Watchman posted in the fields at the border with guns in hand waiting for a shot at illegal aliens;

2- I will never think miss stopping at the Zoocalo in small villages in order to meet locals and getting the best information about the place;

3- I will never leave without the Let's go Mexico guide for cheap hotels and food;

4- I will never accept taking advantage of those good family boys that bring sisters and friends along and wish you to marry them.

Good Luck ! I did the ride from Montreal to Oaxaca in about 4 weeks and have nothing to say other than I would do it again tommorow morning.

I will
 

Oh yeah, I forgot to add... I will always make the extra miles to cross from Texas to Mexico at Reynosa, the city of Dentists.... short crowd, safe environment less drunks around.... only trick is that the border office for Mexico is within the city (after bridge, turn left and left again on next street.... in an old airport building).

I will never take too much stuff (or rubbish) with me.
As light as you travel as far as you go...

never, never, never
 

never
1. bring too much gear ($$ ok :yes:)
2. ride tired (take a nap when you are)
3. go before it's too late
4. forget to smile and shake hands
5. lose rag with border officials - they can and will make your life a misery if you do.
6. feel compelled to ride with other bikers but talk to them.
7. wish rain away - bring a full rain suit
8. underestimate the speed of the cow trying to cross the road
9. stop using your head
10. cover too much distance in too short a length of time - take it easy and don't put yourself under pressure.

I will never again fart in my rainsuit.