Barra Navidad created good memories. I left early in the morning hoping to repeat my mileage days. that expectation was an allusion much like that experienced by the Obama voters.
The Velocitad Retardo's, read speed bumps, have taken their toll. I added at the last minutes of preparation a Givi trunk. The idea was to include a method of security better than soft luggage. It was so handy I could not resist over loading it. Directions indicated that its capacity was 12 pounds, I was over that. The trunk bolts to the rear rack of the KLR, the rear rack bolts to the rear frame loop. Negotiating the retardo's at speed results in air time for the Moto, repeat this action and the rear rack separates from the frame and the rack pivots on its front mounting bolts and the trunk occupies the operators seat during flight time. You could say this produces operator stimulation.
In my possibles kit I had zip ties. A possibles kit is a compilation of equipment and tools used to fix maladies. I think I first ran into the term when reading about Mountain Men, interesting explorers that paved the way west. With my trusty multi tool (doubles as emergency underwear remover) I bored a couple of holes and secured the trunk and rack, at least well enough for more conservative speeds.
Acapulco was looming in my future, the warnings I had received from riders who preceded me made me want to transit it early in morning, rather than late in the day. jury rigging the trunk had eaten daylight, so I got a room in a motel with a restaurant a few miles from Acapulco and settled in for a rest. Here is where the lap top died and communication got a little more difficult. The hotel had guest computers in the lobby and I got off a few e-mails explaining there might be a lapse in communication. I should have used the I-pod for e-mail more.
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