{"id":3320,"date":"2019-03-14T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T03:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2019-03-14T20:43:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T03:43:14","slug":"tecate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/03\/14\/tecate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tecate!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had an easy run down the 15 freeway today, then it was the 805, then California’s magnificent SR 94 to a quick turn on the 188, and wow, Mexico!<\/p>\n

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Rolling up to the Mexican border in Tecate on a Royal Enfield 650. Wow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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…and, we’re there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joe and I processed through Mexican Immigration (we were the only ones there), and then it was a quick right to that fabulous restaurant I told you about a couple of weeks ago…the Malinalli Sabores Aut\u00f3ctonos<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 It was an early dinner for us (we hadn’t had lunch) and it was fabulous.\u00a0 We both ordered flautas and Joe grabbed a photo of my good friend Alicia with me…<\/p>\n

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Joe G, astounded by my flautas. We each had the same thing. The total bill was about $12. Incredible. I couldn’t finish mine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alicia, the proprietor. We’re having breakfast there tomorrow before we continue our trip south.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After that, it was a quick putt around town and we switched bikes. \u00a0 I rode the 650 INT today and Joe was on the 500 Bullet.\u00a0 Joe said he thought the Bullet was running rough.\u00a0 I hadn’t picked up on that when I rode it yesterday, so I wanted to see if it felt funky to me. \u00a0 I didn’t have any issues with the bike, but I wasn’t riding it at high speed all day like Joe was.\u00a0 I’ll get my chance tomorrow for some extended high speed miles as we continue to roll south. \u00a0 Sometimes these old big single cylinder bikes are easy to stall (I stalled it once or twice in town), especially thumping around in traffic when you’re trying to see the stop signs. \u00a0\u00a0 I think it’s fine. \u00a0 There’s no question that the 650 is a much more refined bike than the Bullet, but I’m a happy camper with either one.<\/p>\n

We stopped near a photo of the Tecate cerveza<\/em> brewery and hung out downtown for a bit.\u00a0 It’s cold here, but not nearly as cold as it was a few weeks ago when I did the Janus Baja run.<\/p>\n

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Tecate, Mexico. On Royal Enfields. Good times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Near the Tecate town square. I wasn’t sure we could park there, so I asked a Mexican police officer and he told me we were good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Uncle Joe, delighted to grab some seat time on the 650.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As walked around town, I saw a hot dog delivery dude (hey, I can’t make this up) on an Italika 150 and we had a good conversation.\u00a0 He didn’t speak English, but Joe G speaks a little Spanish.\u00a0 Joe’s Spanish wasn’t cutting the mustard, though (pardon the Oscar Meyer analogy), because our new friend called his girlfriend (who speaks English) and we had an interesting four-way conversation. \u00a0 It was fun.<\/p>\n

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Riding, the universal language.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was impressed as hell with the 650, but truth be told, I was even more impressed with the Bullet’s performance.\u00a0 Joe took the lead on the 15 because he knew the roads to the 94. \u00a0 That little Bullet is fast…he was cruising at 70 pretty consistently all the way down and there were a few times when he was touching an indicated 80. \u00a0 And the 650…wow!\u00a0 It’s smooth, fast, comfortable, and it handles very well. \u00a0 I’ll tell you more about the performance of both bikes as the trip progresses.\u00a0 I’ll be on the Bullet tomorrow and Joe’s riding the 650. \u00a0 More to follow, folks.<\/p>\n

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