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Old 1 Nov 2004
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i just returned from 3 weeks in guerro and d.f. but not by bike. driving from huatulco to acapulco i counted 178 topes. not being 20/20 and half of the topes are not marked, i was airborn a couple of times. i realize that with me and my bike loaded, i have less than 5 inches of clearance before something smacks my frame, or kickstand. i realize i must drive over them at a 45 degree or more, but how does one do this safely in a crowded city with cars whipping around you? they appear so suddenly without warning. some of them are so severe i would have to take them at almost 180. any experienced advice? oh for a dual purpose ride..........
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Here's some advice. Make sure you're off the brakes when you hit the bump in the road. Put your weight on the pegs and far back to keep from doing and endo at speed, and always hit the topes as square as you can.
Good luck!
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I will never take too much stuff (or rubbish) with me.
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Talking never, never, never
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1. bring too much gear ($$ ok )
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.
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I will never ...change the thread of a thread half way through it...because it loses the plot and loses us all
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Never again
I will never ride off on brand new tires and cross a metal manhole cover.

I knew perfectly well that new tires still have some pesky, slippery chemical on them (release agent from the mold apparently). The shop that mounted the tires warned me to be careful for the first 50 km. They stamped the bill "warning - new tires are slippery". I rode away from the shop slowly and made a turn across the cover at, maybe, 5 - 10 kph. I may as well have been on a sheet of ice. Zero traction. Crash.

This slippery new tire thing is a bit crazy.
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I will never again fill my camelbak with bourbon and coke for the ride from Chillagoe to Cairns (...as I wait patiently to grow up).
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I will never again fill my camelbak with bourbon and coke for the ride from Chillagoe to Cairns (...as I wait patiently to grow up).
A batch of Margueritas frozen in the old camelbak is a much better choice IMO - thaws slowly so as to keep you from guzzling too fast.
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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
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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).
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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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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
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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.

http://engforum.pravda.ru/printthrea...threadid=75116

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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.
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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..

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