Mexico... anybody up for a trip?

[Huzo]

WTH are you going on about Peter ? Foto is an experienced traveler , he was simply making a statement .

 Dusty

So was I Dusty, but was a bit too spicy.
Anyway suffice to say that Lee has got a great passion for sharing the enjoyment and certainly no one here would disagree with that for sure.
Hats off to you big Guy...Spirit of adventures if ever there was.

[Lannis]

It really is a great offer foto isn't it.
When you think of how much some guys would love to do something like that, I can't understand why he's not flooded with acceptances.

Sounds from his OP update that that's just what happened!

Me, I love to ride motorcycles, love to travel, love to see new things, and last time I checked I still have a full complement of huevos.   And what a deal - a bike, a guide, everything!   

However, Mexico is extremely low on my list of places I'd like to see before I shuffle off this mortal coil.    If I had 200 more years to travel, it STILL wouldn't make it to the list.   

Called "diversity of opinion".   Hard to understand for some, but there you are.

Lannis

[Scud]

Lee - great offer. And I recall you offering local rides recently too. I am going to keep it mind for next time I get close to your area. Last time I was in Belen, NM I brought home a 40-pound sack of green chiles. I love Mexico. Used to go there with my family all the time, but my wife got scared of it and we have three daughters. I've made a few motorcycle trips into Baja California, but never the main part of Mexico. Maybe a visit one day for a tour around the local roads. And I've got more than one bike here in San Diego - so "reciprocal privileges" are available.

[Socalrob]

Update: That was quick... I have a number of contacts now that I shall follow up. Thanks for all the interest.     
I live in New Mexico and I have a very soft spot for Mexico. I intend to take a trip in the spring down through Chihuahua to start. Would anyone care to join me? I have a number of old loopframes that I am restoring and would love to provide a bike to a partner for the trip. Fly in (to Albuquerque), hop on the bikes and take off. I speak Spanish reasonably well, and so I can get us along. I have had a truck restoration business in Mexico, have dealt with the Policia and Aduana there many times, and feel that I know my way. Been there by car, motorcycle and sailboat. Open to all adventurers and even those from Oz. I guess this is mostly a way to make new friends in the riding community. Anybody interested in going? Let's start up a conversation/    Lee Davis, Belen, New Mexico

Lee, how long of a trip were you contemplating?

[Huzo]

Talk to Dusty about it. I wouldn't have chimed in if he hadn't started with the bashing comment.

And even when I did it was gonna be one and done. But if he won't let it go (see post above this) why should I?

I did.

[severely]

Hey Lannis, pretty selective with your quote eh. Don't want to go fine. Have a good day

[Lannis]

Hey Lannis, pretty selective with your quote eh. Don't want to go fine. Have a good day

That's what quotes are for, so you don't have to copy the whole thing.   Having a good day, thanks!  You too ....

Lannis

[redrider90]

Anyway, I'm being told that people are pissed off about this line of discussion, so I'm out. I just wanted to throw up the warning flag and it's been beaten to death.

 If others are pissed off I can appreciate that. I thought long and hard if I should have posted what I did.
  I apologize for my own responsibility in dragging this thread down.
As for the OP's offer, I believe anybody who is willing to offer a free Guzzi for a fly in and ride trip is a true Guzzi HERO.
 

[fotoguzzi]

it's that time again,

[yogidozer]

Hey, maybe this will lighten up everyone's mood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iW2_Ec3uEU

[LowRyter]

wow Lee,  how long would the trip be so far as time and distance? 

[Huzo]

it's that time again,

I think I get it but I'm not sure..

[redhawk47]

Update: That was quick... I have a number of contacts now that I shall follow up. Thanks for all the interest.     
I live in New Mexico and I have a very soft spot for Mexico. I intend to take a trip in the spring down through Chihuahua to start. Would anyone care to join me? I have a number of old loopframes that I am restoring and would love to provide a bike to a partner for the trip. Fly in (to Albuquerque), hop on the bikes and take off. I speak Spanish reasonably well, and so I can get us along. I have had a truck restoration business in Mexico, have dealt with the Policia and Aduana there many times, and feel that I know my way. Been there by car, motorcycle and sailboat. Open to all adventurers and even those from Oz. I guess this is mostly a way to make new friends in the riding community. Anybody interested in going? Let's start up a conversation/    Lee Davis, Belen, New Mexico

Lee, I am interested. Sending a PM.
Dan

[Zinfan]

Lee, I've been in Mexico three times on my 2013 V7 Stone and loved it, keep me in the loop for planning and maybe I can meet up before the border crossing on in Mexico itself.  It's a bit of a slog from California to New Mexico but could be fun to ride with others.  I don't speak any Spanish at all (well basic stuff like Lo Siento, No entiendo etc.) but got along great and had lots of fun. 

[flip]

Sounds like an interesting trip. I hope y'all have a great and safe time. I doubt I'll ever make it but riding in Mexico (Baja) has been on my bucket list for a long time.

[normzone]

(cue flashback music and wavery image special effect)

I discovered hitchhiking when I was fourteen, and the summer I was seventeen I asked my pals if anybody wanted to take a trip someplace. Didn't matter where, just wanted to thumb for a while.

A guy I barely knew from high school said he had the address of a girl he knew up in NorCal. He was eighteen. I had no ID but I got a note from my mom saying I could travel with him.

We took two weeks to run north and back - had a great time but never did find that girl. We did get swept up in a fracas and had to talk to the cops late one night. They debated the validity of my note, and then decided that no self respecting seventeen year old would carry a note from his mom if he had any other choice.

I'm still good friends with the guy still.

[greer]

Such a nice offer Lee, I bet you all will have a blast. 

I'm curious and can't help but ask, what is an Erotic Farmer?  I googled it and really, really wished I hadn't.  Sorry if I missed an earlier discussion on the topic.

Sarah

[yogidozer]

I'm going for a hike on the AT with my three dogs. Everyone is welcome!

[Lee Davis]

Sarah... While at the Antique Airplane flyin in Iowa in the early 80s I was reading "The Arms of Krupp" by William Manchester, about the German Steel manufacturer,  and carried it around to where I would sit in the shade of a hanger to read. I suspect that everyone thought I was carrying a bible, for the book had a jet black hardcover. A friend walked up and asked 'what are you reading?', to which I answered "The Erotic Farmer" without even thinking. I think that was the best laugh I ever have gotten from something I have said. I like that phrase...

[greer]

Thanks Lee, whew!  And best wishes as you begin to plan that trip!

Sarah

[bbolesaz]

Lee, long time Mexico rider here.  I'm very up for a trip to Barrancas del Cobre (again) or some of the colonial cities.  The road to Batopillias is now paved. My long time Mexico riding buddy passed last year and I can't find anyone else game. I will PM my email address so we can keep in touch.  BTW, my wife usually goes along, so I will have to take the BMW. The Guzzi is a V11 Sport Scura, not the best for 2 up touring in Mexico.