Baja – We’ve Pegged the Date!!!

Folks, we’ve set the date…we’re rolling out of the Golden State on 11 September at 0:Dark:30 and pointing our California Scooters south, and we’re not turning around until you get to see Conception Bay along the Sea of Cortez!  That’s right, boys and girls, we’re Baja bound!

Bahia de Concepcion...Yep, the water really looks like that!

Don’t worry about the dates shown on this map…they’re from an earlier trip where we were smoking right along on liter-sized sports bikes.  We’ll be taking the same route, but at a much more relaxed pace, with lots and lots of stops for photos, a cup of coffee here and there, the best Mexican food in the world, and sights you won’t find anywhere else on the planet.   Boy oh boy, am I excited!  Another Baja motorcycle ride! 

Don’t worry about carrying capacity, either.   We’ll have a chase vehicle with lots of space.  Basically, all you’re going to need is a California Scooter, your own insurance, a desire to get your knees in the breeze, a few bucks for your expenses, and a passport if you plan on going back into the US.  Don’t laugh, one of my best friends took this ride and bought a house down there!  Oh, and a camera…it would be a crime against nature to take this ride without a camera!

We’ll be covering about 1400 miles over 5 to 7 days, and we’ll do something around 200 to 300 miles each day in an easy-does-it manner.   It’s asphalt all the way (no dirt riding), and take it from me, it’s the best riding in the world.  Once we’re past Ensenada there’s little traffic, and Mexico’s Highway 1 is in great shape (it’s the only way down the peninsula, so you can’t get lost).    Think about it…an international motorcycle trip on your California Scooter…mountains, desert, cactus, old missions, palm trees, incredible food, great riding…the ride of your life!   I’ve been down through Baja on motorcycles many times, and it just doesn’t get any better!   Wow, this is gonna be great!

The Rio de Mulege, a river bisecting the oasis town of Mulege on the Sea of Cortez. These date palms were introduced by the Jesuits in the 1700s!

Watch for more photos from prior trips as we continue to update you on this trip.  If you have any questions, drop me a note at jberk@CaliforniaScooterCo.com, and I’ll get right back to you!