Mr. Pink

Okay, I am getting goofy and cheesedicked about going on this ride. Another cheesdick idea: Maybe for the sake of this blogg and the general nefarious nature of road trips we should adopt pseudonyms. Not unlike the Mr. “insert color here” names in Reservoir dogs. Just a cheesdick thougt.

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Theme & Mantras

I am all about some nights of puking and lighting shit on fire. I think that kind of shit is what bonds people together for a lifetime. I also think we should all choose a beverage and make this the groups drink of choice. I don't give a fuck if it is something as girly as a bubble gum martini, something with gin in it (i hate gin), or tequila. When the gang agrees it is a drink stop then we drink gin fizzes till the little fat kid gets angry NO CRYING. That being said, I vote Tequila (straight or with a soda of your choice), Red wine (girly I know, but I love the shit), or whiskey (straight or with soda of choice). Notice I stated soda of choice. Way too lame to be sipping a tequila sunrise and be claiming you are a hardened road warrior.

All this being said, I wouldn't mind getting some hard riding in before we start the drinking. Drive straight to Vegas (non-stop) and then get pissed and crash is fine be me. Drive to Baja as fast as we can and then get over the border and take it slow is also great by me. I find that the old ethanol tends to loosen the resolve after a few days of hard anything. Just my thoughts but in the spirit of J's last post What GOES on the road - STAYS on the ROAD. If Al shanks a greasy gringo I'll dispose of the body and never speak of it again. This trip is about friendship and adventure. Welcome aboard friends.

mono-eeeee-mono

Since this is a dood-only trek (so far, that's what I've heard anyway) how 'bout a couple nights in Vegas drinking 'til we puke or drinking 'til we light shit on fire? J.

Inspiration

Okay...I would hate to point out another book but fuck this guy drove a bike through mexico..got captured and tortured in Columbia...escaped into the jungle...hopped on another bike and CONTINUED his journey to patagonia...That's enought to tell me if you can't get on a bike in two years to ride three weeks... we are PUSSIES. Let's all do a post of a picture of a bank statement or a picture of putting some fucking money away( 3 dollars whatever) to make this happen otherwise I might as well go to "bed bath and beyond" buy myself a 900 count sheet set..and curl and die. A.

Cabos

Another dream destination for me is Cabos san Lucas. It is the Southern most city in Mexico and about 35 hours of driving away. About 3000 kms large. I have been told that the whole trip has been done in three days from Van but that this was a marathon. I think I could do it in 2 and I have never ridden a bike for more than an hour. FTW. Love the idea of us ending up in a Mexican shanty drinking $5 a bottle Mezcal and klaxing on the beach.

mo money mo problems

What are you guys able to put away each month to make this happen? I figure we've got about 22 months to save? Can we plan a budget? A.

Security

Any Ideas on what kind of ID we are going to need for the states; passports or drivers Licence? Remember the states is thinking of stepping up security in 2007( I Think)

Reference Map

Here is a Good Reference Map of the US. It's kind of simplistic but you get the point.

Destinations 2

To comment on destinations I did a little research and found the location of Burning Man festival is in the Northwest corner of Nevada a la the Black Rock Desert. I think this destination would work out really well. If we headed down from Vancouver we could come through oregon, Washington, then into California( San Francisco) the into the desert and then back up into Idaho and Montana. or vice versa.

Destinations

Anyone have any suggestions as to where we should go? The ideal situation is along some coast somewhere for me but I am flexible. Another idea is the Burning Man. Burning Man is a week-long festival with international draw. It is held annually, ending Labor Day weekend in early September, on the playa of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The temporary city (housing 36,500 residents in 2005) is put forth as an experiment in community, radical self expression, and radical self reliance. The culmination of the event is the burning of a large wooden sculpture of a man on Saturday night, the sixth night of the event.