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When I arrived home this evening, I had two things I ordered just a day or two ago…a set of maps for Baja and my very own copy of Moto Colombia!  Amazon.com sure came through, and that’s a good thing.   I’m getting on a airplane early tomorrow headed west across the Pacific.  I’ll be in the air about 20 hours, and I wanted to have something to read (and now I do).   Say what you will, but those folks at Amazon.com sure have their business model wired!

The Baja maps look pretty good.  I know Baja well (I’ve been going down there about 25 years now), but the Auto Club quit making their Baja maps some time ago and these look to be a good replacement.  We are at 14 people for the Baja ride as of today, and that leaves one opening.

Moto Colombia! looks great.  It’s awesome seeing something like this for the first time.  I really like the way it turned out.  My good buddies Juan and Carlos sure showed me a good time in Colombia.  It was an amazing ride.

Watch for the photos from Singapore, folks…I’ll be posting them right here on the CSC blog!

The RX3-P police motorcycle will be reporting for duty very shortly with a large police department (with over 300 sworn officers) for an extended evaluation period.  We’re very excited about this, as is the department that will soon receive the RX3-P.

There’s more to follow, folks, and we’ll keep you updated.  We’re not publicizing the department just yet because the police motorcycle business is fairly competitive.

More than a few folks have commented that a 250 is too small for police duty.   Quite the opposite is the case, and there’s a good argument to be made that the current crop of US police bikes are actually too large.   The Colombians, for example, use a 200cc Suzuki as their primary police bike (there’s a complete chapter in Moto Colombia! about Colombian police motorcycles).  When I asked the Colombian motor officers if they knew about the much larger police bikes we typically use in the US, they laughed.   They Colombians said they were well aware of them, but they were not suitable for offroad use or use in congested areas.   The RX3-P doesn’t suffer from any of those deficiencies.

As always, keep an eye on the blog, folks.   More to follow…

We sent around a confirmation email this week for the Baja run, and the good news is we still have room for two more riders.   If you want to ride to Baja with us next month, shoot an email to me at jberk@cscmotorcycles.com.

The CSC Baja 2 run will be a great ride, with whale watching, a run out to the San Jacinto shipwreck, the cave paintings, the missions, a bit of mild dirt riding through Coco’s Corner, La Bufadora, the wine country, the Vizcaino Desert, fish tacos, and more.  We will ride along the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez, as well as Baja’s interior.  I’m really looking forward to it.

More good news:   Moto Colombia! is now available on Amazon.  You can order it here!

That’s it for now, folks.   We are super busy at CSC, and we are looking forward to the arrival of the 2016 RX3s and TT250s.   Oh, one last thing…the good guys at Zongshen sent us photos of the TT250s coming together.   Check out the adjustable front suspension and the braided stainless steel brake lines on the TT250s!

Folks, I sent an email around a short while ago to the people who are on the Baja list asking that you confirm your participation.  These are the folks I have listed who are going to Baja with us:

• Mike M.
• Dan N.
• Andy W.
• Fernando C.
• David M.
• Willie C.
• Keith R.
• Dan K.
• Mark E.
• Gary S.
• Sara M.
• J. Br.
• Fathi E.
• John W.
• Joe B.

If you’re not on the list, you haven’t emailed me to say you are going. If you are on the above list and you are not going, please let me know (other people want to go and we’re holding the number constant).

Here’s our itinerary…

Let me know by 20 February.   Please don’t call the plant to confirm or to ask questions about Baja (the guys in the plant are busy getting ready for the 2016 RX3s and TT250s); shoot an email to me at jberk@cscmotorcycles.com.

Folks, Moto Colombia!, the story about my recent 2600-kilometer adventure tour in the Colombian Andes, is available now!

It was a ton of fun tearing around the twisties and the dirt roads in Colombia with my very capable motorcycling compadres Juan and Carlos showing me the way.   It was the ride of a lifetime and you can read all about it now.

As I’m sipping a cup of delightful Colombian coffee this fine morning back here in southern California, I’m not sure what I enjoyed more:  The actual ride through Colombia, or writing Moto Colombia!

This latest book has 200 photos and 62,000 words in 270 pages, with a foreword by my good buddy and DeMotos editor Juan Carlos, and I think it’s worth a read.  If you enjoyed 5000 Miles At 8000 RPM (and the Amazon.com comments and your emails tell me you did), you’re going to want to read Moto Colombia!

Oh, I almost forgot:  You can order your copy of Moto Colombia here!

Moto Colombia!  Check!

It’s Book No. 13 (a lucky number?) and it’s off to the publisher.   62,000 words, 270 pages, and the most fun to write of any of the 13 notches I have on my book writing barrel!   Watch the blog and we’ll keep you posted on when it becomes available (and that will be in the very near future).

In the meantime, allow me to share with you the front and rear cover designs…

Onward and upward, folks.   The first of the 2016 RX3s will be arriving later in the week.  I know you are all eager, so hang in there.   You’ll love your new bikes!

I’m referring, of course, to our most recent photo caption contest for this wild shot from Tolú, Colombia…

The winning caption is:

I wish I had bought a Zongshen motorcycle.  I could be riding instead of pushing this thing home.

It comes to us from none other than our good buddy Raymond up in the great state of Idaho, a place from where all the good spuds emanate!

Ray, our congratulations to you!   You’ll have a signed copy of Moto Colombia! as soon as I receive the new books.  Keep one eye on the blog, and the other on your mailbox!

Now here’s an opportunity, folks…Jerry Seinfeld is selling 16 of his Porsches!   It’s an interesting story and these are sure some interesting cars.   I’ve known a few guys who were really into Porsches (I’m not, but hey, whatever floats your boat).   It’s an interesting collection coming on the market, and it’s an interesting read with great photos.

Enjoy!

Hey, I have good news:  The ship transporting our 2016 RX3 motorcycles docks in Los Angeles tomorrow!  We’ll have the bikes next week, folks!

And here’s more good news:  We’re going to continue our 2016 RX3 free shipping offer only through the end of February!  If you want us to pay your shipping, call us now!

Give us a call at 909 445 0900 and we’ll fix you right up!   We have all four colors available, but that won’t last long!

We had a magnificent morning today, folks…so much so that I took one of our RX3-P motorcycles up to Azusa Canyon to grab a photo…

It sure was a glorious day.

Busy, busy, busy…Moto Colombia is nearing completion; I’m going to have it out next week!

One more thing…it’s time for another caption contest, and the winner will get a signed copy of Moto Colombia.   Shoot your entries to me (jberk@cscmotorcycles.com) and I’ll announce the winner next week.  I included this photo from Colombia in the book, and I’d like to know what you think an appropriate caption might be!