2012 Baja. No more spots available!!

JavaJude

JavaJude

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Baja 2012. January 12th - 29th

Have you always wanted to go dual-sport riding in Baja and just haven't found the right people to go with? Or have you been to Baja and you want to go back but can't find a group to go with? Well here is your chance to go.

The DSBC Bus is going to Baja and there are 4 guys signed up and committed to this trip. 3 of them have previous Baja experience. There is room for 2 more riders to join up.

Requirements:
  1. Experienced riders.
  2. Not a KLR ride.
  3. Sense of adventure
Current bikes and riders are:
  1. Gordon B - KTM 450
  2. Greg B - KTM 450
  3. Bob H - Beta 400
  4. John V - KTM 450
If this adventure intrigues you and you want more info please call Gordon at 604-862-9309 and he will happily fill you in on all of the details and provide you with more info.
 
04klr

04klr

Well-known member
thx. fer the invite Jude, but the folks running the, "all the frozen Burritos you can eat" blue bus operators here in the Loops, already have (some of) my money.
 
blocker

blocker

New member
This is an economic way to do Baja with riders that have been there before.
We will be taking the bus "The White Machine" into Baja and riding from there.
Give me a call.
Gordon
 
tomcycle

tomcycle

Past President DSBC 2004 -2018
Staff member
For those of you just sitting on the fence or not sure if you should ask what this is all about............

ASK answers are free

If you ever wanted to to Baja, this is one of the best ways to start.

TT
 
04klr

04klr

Well-known member
I'm surprised there is little apparent interest in sunny days, warm weather, cold cervezas/margs, AND terrific riding with endless stunning scenery, go figure.
Baja is not Mainland Mexico, and as a consequence it has missed out on all the bad news from the there, a good percentage of money going into the Baja is from tourism (what little there is) and has always been a much safer and easier place to manage. The people, their food, and the riding have always been nothing short of terrific to me and my busmates on each trip. (not counting red hondas, driven by Pedro the racer boy)
 
blocker

blocker

New member
Wayne thanks for the plug. We now have ONE SPOT LEFT. Nothing is confirmed till the deposit is in. So if you are thinking of going you better move because so are several other fellows THINKING. Even if you do ride a KLR there is still lots of riding in Baja ---John. That doesn't mean that you can't go down with us on the bus. There may just be some trails that you will decide to go a different way and meet the rest at the motel beer in hand and wait for them to show up. I don't do all the trails that the di-hards do.
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bchunter

bchunter

Member
04klr said:
I'm surprised there is little apparent interest in sunny days, warm weather, cold cervezas/margs, AND terrific riding with endless stunning scenery, go figure.
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A couple of us Norther Folk have watched this thread and thought of nice warm days while the snow piles up here. With our warm cup of coffee watching the videos of rides from this summer and past, dreaming and wishing we could go. Lots of interest, not lots of $$$$ or time.

We will live vicariously through the pictures when they are posted. Thanks for the invite, hopefully one year I can make it on a trip like this. :HF:
 
blocker

blocker

New member
The bus is full. Six riders. 4 from lower main land, one from Victoria area and one from northern Washington.
We are all looking forward to a great and memerable ride.
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cactusreid

Active member
just some general interest items here from my experiences in baja. I've been lucky enough to have been down for a mid winter ride pretty well every year since 2001,i think. It helps as I'm one of the shareholders in Kamloops baja buslines (fleet of one). It's a pretty cheap holiday, if your traveling /zig zag- ing your way down the peninsula sleeping in cheap mexican motels, and eating at local restaurants and taco stands on the streets. I always figure about $100 a day seems to take care of your share of a room,food,fuel for your bike and cervesa's/margaritas at the end of the day. the only other expense is buying your seat on the bus, and a couple of meals when your on the road. so put $100 a month aside over the year, and your most of the way to a baja biking holiday in the winter. you will need to budget for a set of tires (completely trashed in 10-12 day's ) some heavy tubes, and a very through going over of your bike before you leave home. The Kamloops baja cruiser is full again for this coming feb 2012 ride. Arriba Aarriba !!! Wahoooo!

sorry for the hijack,but your bus is full.
 
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cactusreid

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I'm glad my ramblings could be of some help. thank you. never pass a chance to buy fuel when your in baja, as those 3 or 4 liters you topped up with, may be the difference between a bed and a hot meal, and sleeping cuddled up with a cactus in the desert. knock on wood, i haven't yet spent a nite in the desert,although i do carry some comforts,food,water and a survival bag, i hear that it can be a long cool almost cold night.
 
tomcycle

tomcycle

Past President DSBC 2004 -2018
Staff member
cactusreid is absolutely right, gas is number 1 but lets not forget about water, learn to conserve it, so don't suck on that camel pack like a teat. Ive have been out there too many times with guys that drink all their water long before they run out of gas. And when you run out of gas you had better have some water. I too have been lucky not to have spent a night sleeping out in the desert, I have however spent a night out in the desert riding wasnt planed but it was a lot of fun (two days later in a comfortable bed)

TT
 
hurricane harry

hurricane harry

New member
Thanks guys, I am sure stoked to be going on this trip, no matter what happens. ;)

My first encounter with "the bus", should I be scared?

Naw.
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cactusreid

Active member
"the bus", should I be scared?

not in the least, doing the baja by BUS is the bomb man! we drive to san felipe from kamloops with 7 or 8 guy's on the kamloops baja buslines bus. 30-36 hr's of driving time on average. each guy gets a couple of 2/3 hr shifts each way. snoozin, story tellin' watching movies,eatin frozen burritos,fills the rest of your time. relaxing on the trip is almost as much fun as being down there.
 
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Tonyw

New member
Hi Gordon, Have a great trip, wish I was going, mybe next year.
I have Honda 650L, do you need a big tank, I get 140km. Ride the orca each year.
What do you guys pack on the ride. besides tools, spare tubes and ?

Thanks Tony
 
blocker

blocker

New member
Tony, You will need to get 200K+ out of a tank. I carry an extra liter as you never know if there will be gas at the fishing village of if the electricity is running and the Pemex can pump. Or as in San Ignatio last year when they didn't have the money to purchase fuel at the Pemex and the station was closed. I will search for a suggested list of what to take and post it. Emergecy blanket for the over night in the desert is a must. I used it the last couple of times out. Water as per Tom and Ried is also a must have. Neither you or your bike will run without it. (personal experience not to be repeated).
 
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Erronous Monk

Member
Hey Blocker. I am once again hanging in the Imperial Dunes and Salton Sea area. Knowing where I broke my ankle, what is tougher in Baja? KLR dogs seem abundant, KTMs are fast but do they actually go further?
:)
 
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