More Baja Videos

Here are a couple more videos J grabbed from the cab of the big Power Wagon showing the different kinds of riding conditions we experienced on our recent trip to Cabo San Lucas and back.  

This first one shows John and Arlene in the fog south of San Vincente on our second morning out.  I’m a bit out in front and you can catch a glimpse of my taillight here and there…

Here’s another one of J’s videos showing Arlene in one of the many construction zones we encountered.   When you travel 2000 miles on any road you’re likely to encounter construction zones, and we sure did.  These patches were tough on us, but we got through them just fine.

We didn’t intend to do any dirt riding on this trip, but we rolled through perhaps 30 miles of so of dirt roads where the main highway was under repair.   One of the things that surprised me greatly was how well our California Scooters handled in the dirt, and in particular, in soft sand.  Soft sand has always scared me on a motorcycle.  My KLR 650 and the Triumph Tiger, with their narrow tires, would just sink into it and try to toss me off the bike.   The Scooters don’t do that, though.  California Scooters have wide tires (almost balloon tires) and they are very light.  They handled the soft stuff just fine.   I’m not advocating turning your California Scooter into a dirt bike, but if you find yourself on a dirt road with soft sand, be assured that your Scooter will handle it with grace.

That’s it for now…I’ll post info tomorrow about the few inflight fixes we had to make to the preproduction Scooters on our trip down and back along the length of the Baja peninsula…minor stuff, and nothing that should ever occur on your bike.

Tomorrow, folks.