Not alot to tell you about today. We ground out 450 plus miles to get to Zacatecas. Most of the road was staight with a few curves here and there. Lots of grass land and big vistas. Thats not alot of miles in the states but here… Let me tell you, we were on the bikes from 7am or so till almost 4pm with the only stops being to fill up. It takes alot longer to go anywhere in Mexico. Most roads go roads go right through town and the towns size is determined by how many and how big the Topes are. (speed bumps) Some towns have as many as 15 or 20. some of these things are HUGE. If they are not taken super slow they will throw you out of the seat. We are having a problem with the bikes bashing the bottom of the skid plate/engine on the Topes. Even if you go so slow your almost falling over. We are developing a method of clutching it and gassing it right when you get to the leading edge of the topes and that makes the bike wheelie, then the back tire hits it and you kinda jump off of it. Much to the delight of the locals who always set up shop selling thier goods or “street meat” next to the topes. However, that is hard on the machine and we save it for the topes with the biggest crowds….
Zacatecas is a big town with big history. Lots of old buildings and very narrow streets. We checked into the Best western right in the middle of it all. We showered up and went out for some dinner and walked around a bit. It was a nice change to walk around and feel comfortable with no cops or guys with big guns wondering what your doing and where your going.There was this cool old church close to the hotel and we scoped it out. You can’t really seee it in the photo but the detail on the stonework is amazing.
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