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Looks like fun. My wife and I did a similar trip from Jan 10 - 18. We hung out for a few days of whale watching at the laguna and spent 3 days at the La Bufadora Inn in Assuncion. Then a couple of nights camped at San Ignacio before heading back home. We just love Baja. Never saw any of the...

I hardly ever find myself perusing the 'Other' vehicles forum. This has been a fun thread to read. I had a Baja Bug when I was a kid and there have been many times I have wondered why people haven't taken that concept to other, more modern vehicles. I've seen a few really fun ideas and cars in...

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Can't imagine that there'd be two people out there with the same user name. Are you the Deminimis of former VW Vanagon fame, now Sportsmobile? I still hang out at theSamba quite a bit under a different alias. PM me sometime.

I've heard very good things about this school but it's a wee bit rich for my wallet. An alternative is the Jimmy Lewis Offroad Course. I took it a year ago and it was excellent. My skills improved exponentially and it was about half the cost. Unfortunately he usually only does one or two...

Mo, thanks for the box man. Lovin' it.:Mechanic:

Don't sell the Westy. Sometimes you need a 4 wheeled adventure vehicle.

OK, I'll bite. What the heck is your other adventure vehicle?

If you like the Beemers, get one. I think it's already been summed up here. They're heavy and expensive. But, reliable and comfortable. Better on road than off but certainly do an adequate job on forest roads and even ATV two-track roads. I've been riding the big GS bikes for 9 years now...

I've seen similar rigs show up on this site; http://www.busman.be/ None there right now but lots of VW Syncros and you've gotta check out the Volvo C303 video.:clapsmile

I've been riding an older BMW R80GS for years. Like Hltoppr said; great simplicity, good power, not too heavy, can carry more than enough ********, great range (8.5 gal. tank), readily available parts and can be cobbled together with enough bailing wire and duct tape. Getting a bit rare these days...

Man, do I know about THIS stretch. I was cruising along, up on the footpegs of my BMW R80GS, doing a fine job of weaving in and out of the potholes and nailed one that I just couldn't avoid, at 50 mph. Put a SERIOUS dent in my front rim. It was a miracle that I didn't flat. That stretch from...

In at least one of the pictures, it looks like there are some slots behind the platform the plane is sitting on. I'm guessing that the platform kinda tracks backwards in these slots and rests on the ground. From there, I dunno? Maybe it takes a few really big guys to wrestle the plane off the...

Yeah, sound is directional. You can hear these guys AFTER they've passed you. But if someone with open pipes is approaching from a side street and about to pull in front of you, you're not going to hear them before you see 'em. Especially if you've got the windows up and the A/C on. Ah...

If there are beers happening in Flagstaff, keep me in the loop. I'll buy a round:)

I had the chance to meet this character when I was riding my bike in Death Valley this past February. He's on a 10 year motorcycle (sidecar rig) ride around the world. I don't know if he's independantly wealthy or what but I'd love to get that kind of time off...

Awesome. I just love these bigass cabover adventure trucks. It probably only gets 5 mpg but ****#& it, you could run over the nearest diesel Ford and steal his gas.

I was at a BMW rally a couple of summers ago and there was a guy there on a Royal Enfield 500CC Diesel. Single cylinder and he said it produced 6HP and got about 90mpg. He said he rode it to Colorado from the east coast over the coarse of several weeks at a cruising speed of 45mph. Sounded...

Man, I know what you mean. I've spent a lot of time on my old R80GS and a fair bit of time on a KLR650. The KLR doesn't like to be lugged through the steep rocky sections. Ya gotta keep the RPMs up and do some clutch slippage. The Beemer just lugs along. Like a John Deer on 2 wheels:) I...

The Eurovans are nice and comfy and more modern than the Vanagons but they tend to fall much more in line with any of the other socker mom mini vans out there. Less ground clearance, etc. Now that Carrera4 drivetrain Idea.....That'd haul ass but I don't know if it'd be torky enough for...