International Day…and a Baja update!

An interesting day, folks.   We received a nice email from the folks at Honley UK (the UK RX3 importers), and I saw an interesting photo of three RX3 motorcycles from my new buddy Ujang in Malaysia…

Ujang tells me that the Malaysian version of our bike is carbureted rather than fuel injected.   However the go juice gets in there doesn’t seem to make much difference…it sure looks like those guys in Malaysia are having fun!   I know we are…we had a great time taking folks out for test rides this past weekend.

And there’s more coming:  Steve and I plan to rack up some heavy miles and grab some great photos this Saturday (so keep an eye on the blog).

You’ve all been asking about Baja, and folks, I’m as eager to hang a date on this trip as you are!  I’m tentatively planning either the last week in March or maybe the week before that, but I really won’t be able to nail this down until the west coast dockworkers settle their bargaining unit issues.   We’re watching that situation closely, and we’ll keep you posted.   Whatever the dockworkers do, we’re going to Baja!  It’s just a question of when.

If we get to go in March, we’ll stop to see the whales in Scammon’s Lagoon, which is that lagoon you see just south of Guerrero Negro.   The Mexicans call it Laguna de Ojo Liebre, which I’m pretty sure translates into “the coolest destination ever!”

That’s where the whales will be, and here’s what it looks like when you get up close and personal with Moby Dick and crew…

If we’re able to see the whales, we[ll go just a little further and use San Ignacio as our turnaround point.   It’s halfway across the peninsula, just southeast of Guerrero Negro about 70 miles or so.  There’s a cool old Jesuit mission down there in the town square that’s still an active-duty church, and I want to show it to you…

And if we don’t get to see the whales, hey, that’s just more time to putt a little further south.  We’ll stay on the Transpeninsular Highway (the fanciest name ever for a two-lane country road) all the way to Santa Rosalia.   Santa Rosalia is a very cool little town, too, with an awesome view at sunrise looking north along the Sea of Cortez…

One of the best parts about riding into Santa Rosalia is the descent.  This part of the road is called La Cuesta del Infierno, and it drops a couple of thousand feet in just a few miles to get down to sea level.  It’s awesome.   My buddies Carlos and Maria were with me one time in my Subie and we captured it on video.  I haven’t tried recording this ride on a motorcycle yet, but maybe I will on this next trip.  That would be super cool, because you’ll be in it on your new RX3!

We’ll continue south through Mulege (another oasis town with a dynamite mission).  Here’s a pretty cool shot looking out from the roof of the Mulege mission over the Rio Mulege.  There’s a family of vultures that live in those date palms, and if you look closely in the photo below, you’ll seem them circling in the sky on the right side of the photo…

We’ll head south another 30 miles or so because I want to show you Bahia de Concepcion, the most beautiful spot on the planet.   Seriously, I’m not exaggerating when I say that.

This is one of my favorite photos looking out over Conception Bay, and it’s one I want to duplicate with your RX3 motorcycles in the foreground…

Folks, this is going to be an epic trip.   You’ll be remembering it for the rest of your lives.   Trust me on this…Baja is that good.   And your guides are a couple of old Bajaenos…yours truly and my good buddy J.   We know our way around and we’ll show you a good time!

As always, stay tuned, keep an eye on the blog, and ride safe!