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It looks like I'll be able to leave La Mesa around 10-10:30 with Wierdrider. My only change of plan will be if a work opportunity or crises pops up, but looks unlikely at this time. If Jim/Wierdrider has to pass, I will readjust my launch time to meet up with whomever, at wherever. I LOVE this cold weather!!!!! It's nice to throw the down sweater on under the KLIM and flick on the grip heaters in the morning. I just wish we could have a campfire to pair with the whiskey and beer.

Welcome brother from another mother. The ol' 1150 gs are in a class of their own. And your 900SS . . . well, that's on my list of bikes to own. I miss my ST2. There is NOTHING quite like a rattle of an Italian dry clutch backing up a Termignoni! The only thing serious about the pics above is my relentless pursuit of a world record for crashing and riding away on an 1150. Beware when riding close by as W.Rider has since learned. Lets ride!

I told Jim I'm bringing the iPad to set on the fire grate and play a YouTube loop of a campfire. Not to worry guys.

All clear. Am 100% in. As soon as you settle on a campsite, please let us know which one so we can try to get one close by.

I'm 90% in on this. Just need to move a couple things off that weekend. Thanks for the invite Dan. I'm fully self contained and will be running my swiss-army-bike. Throw the boxes on the back, swap to the dirty wheel set with Heidenaus, and wipe off the headlight. Let's roll!

I never knew him, but if there's room . . . . . I'm in.

Well done sir! Does it pour faster if you twist it? Maybe bore it out and throw a K&N filter on the backside.

Hey . . . are we all missing an opportunity to get together, drink beer and swap lies about Jim? Happy Birthday brother!

I don't even know where to start with this one. I feel like this one day in Baja deserves a full on ride report as though it were a weeklong trip. I don't want to oversell the experience, but it's almost impossible to relay the adventure without seeming to do so. Memorable moments; Riding right through downtown Tijuana in the morning is reminiscent of Mardi Gras, the day after. Except that it's in a Third World country. The mangy dogs wandering the streets, digging through garbage. The broken concrete, potholes and steep Windey streets through a mixture of poverty and three-piece suits, I had no idea where Oscar was leading us but I was happy to follow. Revolucion Avenue is a mixture of flashing disco lights and the faint smell of sewage with garbage filled gutters. I was glad to not be there at 2 AM. The poverty was stark, but not in a bad way because people everywhere seemed happy. We eventually rolled over the hilltop to see the street filled with over 50 Harleys in front of the Solo Anglos clubhouse. I had no idea Dan and I were rolling into Tijuana's oldest biker gang ---- on a couple of BMWs. The ferocious snarl of our German sewing machines competing for space with all those straight pipes! Fast forward to the end of the day, watching a stunning sunset into the ocean. Everybody knows not to ride in Mexico at night. Somehow though we just couldn't seem to leave. So not only did we, we rode right through the heart of Tijuana, up Revolucion Avenue once again. Only this time it was dark, and the nightlife had begun. Lane splitting and gutter hopping, and riding the yellow between the beeps and honks and oncoming cars. Classic TJ, kind of stupid, and worth every moment. Today in spite of all the other things I had going on, I kept having these "pinch me "moments, feeling like I just had a whole week long adventure in a Third World country. Tonight my wife and I were sitting by the pool, drinking an awesome six dollar bottle of wine from the celler of a friend of a bike gang member, and thinking here we are just moments away from a crazy adventure anytime we want to go.

More fun than a guy should be allowed to have... Goofing off in Baja

Dang!! One of the most memorable days of the year for me. Thanks a ton Dan for the invite! I think Brian is alive. Somewhere. If you see an F700 on TJ-craigslist then we'll know we better go back and look for him. I did text him but no response yet. Probably hard to text in handcuffs. All kidding aside, Dan can you try to reach Brian today and confirm he's home and safe? I'll be out of range until noon today. Trip report with pics to follow once I can sit down and post this evening.

See you at Denny's.

going online now to buy my insurance for the day.

My dad goes to Mex all the time, and returns without a problem with only a drivers license. Border guards tell him to get one, and he smiles and says no politely, and promises to see them again in a few weeks without a passport. It's never held him up. I have one, but wouldn't think twice about not going if I didn't.

"IN" Sounds like a day well spent. I have pesos in hand, passport and fresh Anakee 3's. Let's roll.

First of all. Don't go to a three day bachelor party. You should know you're too old to survive such Tom-foolery with dignity intact. Second, Wierdrider and I will reconnoiter the area the weekend of September 22 and if we survive two nights in the wilderness, hard liquor, lost maps and mechanical misfortune... then I promise to bring you the charred remnants of our maps.

I have a visitor from the devastated BVI's for a bit. Holy shite you should see the pics! I'm out.

Yes. Interested. Will do some figuring tonight.

I'll loan you my Helly, if you loan me your SS until you return. I assure it will get plenty of love and excersize.

*IN*

Spot on MacD. I chose HH brand based on personal experience. I can work up a good sweat just sitting at the dinner table. In a prior life my peers and I did a lot of mountaineering and have spent many a day rolling around in the snow digging snow caves to sleep in. It takes hours to dig a good snow cave. Personal and group opinion was that HH did the best job of expelling moisture. That's why I continue to use it. But I am an extreme sweater. YMMV. My ski jackets are Helly Hanson as well. If you're not sweating when you ski, you're doing it wrong. HH breathes better than most goretex garments. And Goretex is one of the best. Hope this helps.

Don't you know it never rains in southern California? I have a $100 goretex Helly Hanson rain jacket that looks and feels just like a light weight windbreaker. I used it touring to go under my leather A-star jacket for rain or just particularly cold days in Washington, Oregon, Idaho etc. It worked extremely well for added warmth. I only wore it over the leathers a few times but found I just hated the flapping. Note, this was for touring, not dual sporting. Constant 80 mile/hr speeds. It's one of the reasons I finally went Klim. I hate dicking around with rain gear. On, then off, then on again and off again. Ugh!

Dang, that was fun. Thanks Dan and all the rest! BBQ was killer!

I'm in. See you in the morning.