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June 27th, 2012 | Arizona

It’s “Grand”, alright…!!

Our first real ride in the U.S.A. has been a memorable one… We covered 820 km and spent twelve hours on the road…!!

Mary went out of her way to assist and ferry me around Phoenix to collect the Big Fella.

I left the home of Mary Pacini in Gilbert, Phoenix at 6.45 […]

June 26th, 2012 | Arizona

No Victory at BMW, Phoenix…!!

In my experience, it is not often that BMW “drops the ball”, but in the case of Victory BMW of Phoenix, Arizona, they exhibited the worst case of “butter-fingers” I have yet experienced…!!

On this trip, I have made use of BMW Motorrad’s services in Namibia, Kenya, Gibraltar, Poland, Thailand, twice in Australia, Chile, and […]

June 10th, 2012 | Mexico

Mazatlan…

My exit from Guadalajara turned into a bit of a parade…!!

Not only was I joined by Gonzalo and George of the Manosos, but also, a large group of “speedsters” from another local club, who had planned a breakfast run to Tepic, and were keen to ride with me as far as that town, which […]

June 9th, 2012 | Mexico

To Guadalajara and More Manosos…

Billy and I made good time to Guadalajara, covering the 400 odd km in less than five hours…

Following Billy out of Morelia… We would make a fast ride to Guadalajara, stopping only once to refuel and enjoy a light breakfast…

We rode the country roads, passing through Quiroga and Zacapu before stopping […]

June 8th, 2012 | Mexico

Marvelous Morelia…!!

Mexican toll roads are an expensive alternative to taking the slower and more scenic country roads…

After making good time on the Arce Norte and having my wallet punished at 5 toll gates, I was ready to take to the country roads….

It cost almost $35.00 (R300.00) to travel about 250 km from […]

June 4th, 2012 | Mexico

My Spirit Soars…

We left Huajuapan and rode the 70 km to the little village of Amatitlan de Azueta…

We rode through a range of low mountains on the way to Amatitlan….

The narrow road that led there took us through dry and dusty countryside, where small communities eked out an existence by tending small fields […]