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Anyone keeping up on the Copper Canyon time and dates? Peter Sutherland [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ron criswell]

I just got back from Copper Canyon with KLR listers Pete Sutherland and Gary Patterson. Great ride but mostly pavement. The ride down the Canyon is not a difficult ride but you have to watch the numerous marbles trying to roll you and your heavily laden KLR off the numerous drop off's. But our tour director Dan was on an ST 1100 (with ABS) so that just tells you with a dirt orientated bike, the ride is no big deal. Beautiful canyon and beautiful local people. The kids in every small town would wave or high five us and treat us like a rock star. Fun stuff. The senoritas are muy bonito. You should have watched Pete on his KLR hang with Dan (Dan is an ex flat tracker/ motocrosser / road racer) pretty good on the numerous paved twisties. Criswell

[Bogdan Swider]

Hi Ron, glad your trip turned out well

> But our tour director Dan was on an ST 1100 (with ABS) so that > just tells you with a dirt orientated bike, the ride is no big deal. >

I only did it once but the ride was more difficult ( in spots ) than you describe; definitely would not' want to do it on a ST 1100. I think the state of the road varies depending on what the weather does to it and how it's maintained.

> Beautiful canyon and beautiful local people. The kids in every small > town would wave or high five us and treat us like a rock star. >

Most people were very nice but....in one of the villages you drive through, toward the top, some Indian kids threw rocks at me. I was doing nothing unusual just going down the main road. ( Might be the Karma I project ) I hear all the cheap hotels in Batopilas are gone, replaced by American style fancy ones. Is that true ? Also, still only one place ( illegal ) to get beer to go ? Still have to haul the hard stuff down from Creel ? Bogdan

[TLrydr@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/11/02 9:22:56 AM Central Standard Time, bSwider@... writes:

> I hear all the cheap hotels in Batopilas are gone, replaced by American > style fancy ones.

last spring i was in Batopilas and stayed in the new motel, Can;t think of the name, The lady tried to charge me 200 Pesos, I agreed on 100 pesos per night. Down the street on the same side of the street was St Marys, She tried to get me to stay at her motel for 75 pesos. I never found any beer or the hard stuff in the area. Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jim Fortner]

Good Copper Canyon write up and pictures: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?s=9fc7b6902bf1619cf63cb68443d8979f&threadid=30366&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 -- Jim Fortner, Plano, TX. 02 CBR1100XX, 04 FJR1300A, 93 KLR650 http://community.webshots.com/user/jfortner111

[brian_ahshapanek@hotmail.com]

Heading down to New Mexico and thinking of heading on down to Copper Canyon area. Anyone have any suggestions or advice? Will be staying in Silver City working so time could be a factor. Thanks, Brian.

[ron criswell]

Ahh .............. the stock header works fine with the Gig Gun ....... er ....... silencer. The Big Gun header cracked so that is how I know. Bass akwards from the question but that is the way i run mine. Criswell vintageracer8882 wrote:

> anyone know if the big gun head pipe will work with the stock > muffler ?? if it does and i go back to the stock muffler should i go > back to stock jetting id like to use the head pipe as my stock pipe > is pretty crappy looking. thanks, scott > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >