Back home from Colombia…

Wow, what an adventure!   Zipping around Colombia for 9 days on an RX3 motorcycle with my good buddies Juan and Carlos, a day in the AKT Moto plant, two easy flights (Medellin to Bogota, and Bogota to Los Angeles), and here I am, back in California!

First things first…it’s the 24th of December, and we at CSC want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas.   Enjoy the holidays, my friends.   It’s been a great year.

On my last day in Colombia, we spent the day touring the AKT Moto factory in Medellin.  It was impressive, and not just because of the fact that they make motorcycles there.  I’ve been in and around factories for most of my life.  There are good ones and there are bad ones.   I can tell the difference as soon as I walk in just by looking at the people who work there.   A good plant is one in which people can’t wait to get to work in the morning.  AKT Moto is a good one.  The vibes I felt were all good…AKT is a good place to work and the people there love what they do.   Just like CSC Motorcycles.

Let me start by showing you a quick peek at the AKT Moto assembly line…

Juan Carlos grabbed the photo below of yours truly with Enrique Vargas, AKT Moto’s General Manager.   Enrique is a genuine nice guy and he’s the real deal.  He rides a different AKT Moto motorcycle to work every day (in Medellin traffic, that’s no small feat), and he races motocross on the weekends.   Enrique is the guy who invited me on this trip, and I had a wonderful time.   It was the ride of a lifetime.

So now I’m home, and I’m already missing the riding, the people, and the scenery in Colombia.   The hardest part of any adventure like this is getting off the bike and not wanting the ride to end.    But that’s okay…it’s less than 3 months until the Baja ride, and I can’t wait to get on the road again!