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    • neph93N
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      Spotted on the streets of Xàlo today in southern Spain…

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      “Some of those that work forces
      Are the same that burn crosses”

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      • motojoboboM
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        Past Saturday we went on a bike trip with several friends, 7 bikes altogether. Our end destination was Toro Toro, the town and the national park encompassing the area go by the same name. Toro Toro sits at 2700 mts and it is one of the three sites known in Bolivia for dinosaur tracks.

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        Brief stop on the way in the Saipina valley, hoping to see condors lazily surfing the thermal currents but no such luck today.

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        Local produce for sale by the roadside. Green ones are watermelons (sandia in spanish); yellow ones are pumpkins (zapallo). These pumpkins have these prominent protuberances which look like worts but I assure you they taste wonderful in a local soup.

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        We still have cobblestone roads around here. My bike’s suspension isn’t too happy on these bumpy surfaces. Dual sport/adventure bikes have an easier time on them.

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        This shepherdess was having a difficult time getting her sheep to share the bridge with our parked bikes. With loud encouragement from a couple of our travel buddies we managed to get them safely across. She wasn’t in a good mood after the nuisance caused by visitors.

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        Gasoline is in very short supply around the country; diesel is virtually unobtainum. We had to buy fuel in 3 liter bottles in the secondary market at between a 60% to a 87% markup. Approximately half of our total fuel fill-ups were this way. We knew we would face this before setting off.

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        These tracks are supposed to belong to a herbivorous dinosaur

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        Now most tracks we were shown were sunken imprints (negative relief), but these here in positive relief were more difficult to understand as to the WHY. Our guide had a confusing explanation so I’m not sure I can convince any of you guys either. Perhaps a paleontologist in the forum will clarify? These are believed to belong to a carnivorous dinosaur.

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        Couple more examples…plenty and varied dino tracks to see here.

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        As this is a bike thread after all, I feel compelled to include these two pics with my dino-juice guzzling steed framed by rocky, geology themed backgrounds.

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        This sunrise pic was our parting view as the mountains were briefly struck by these orange rays before the sun was totally blocked out by a grey sky for the rest of the day.
        A fun, 6 day, 1200 km trip.

        The journey is the objective.

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        • Denman JohnD
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          @motojobobo Looks like an awesome adventure ~ thanks for sharing your travel pics!

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          • Denimhead 0D
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            @motojobobo Awesome pics, looks like quite the adventure.

            IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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            • jimcaseyJ
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              @motojobobo Looks like a really good run. More power to you. Is the Guzzi sorted yet?

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              • goosehdG
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                @motojobobo absolutely love your adventures and these pictures!! Thank you 🙂

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                • J
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                  Total agreement with what everyone else said. Looks like an awesome trip.

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                  • RossR
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                    @motojobobo said in Motorcycles:

                    dino-juice guzzling steed

                    I need to use this term for bikes from here on out

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                    • motojoboboM
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                      Cheers guys @Denman-John , @Denimhead-0 , @goosehd ; glad I was able to entertain you with them!!

                      @jimcasey no she isn’t…..I was going to spare you guys this stupid story, but since you asked.
                      I was going to do this trip on the Guzzi regardless of the glittch to speed up the first checkup service. Obstacle was gasoline. You won’t believe this:
                      This country is chock-full of silly bureaucratic rules. Every vehicle (besides paying taxes, being insured, pass technical inspection) MUST go through an additional hurdle of registering it with the national oil authority and getting a plastic ID similar to a credit card. You MUST show it at gas stations to fill up otherwise they’ll refuse. Here comes the kicker…I already did all that as soon as I got the Guzzi on the street (you have to physically show the vehicle you are registering), but the bureaucrats have ran out of plastic IDs!!! I have to wait until late August to get one. Unbelievable, but hey, there are other niceties locally which make it worth putting up with this junk. So, the responsibility of getting me to Toro Toro and back fell on my R1200R. She is an unbelievable traveller.

                      @Ross jajajajaja glad you got a laugh out of it!

                      The journey is the objective.

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                      • jimcaseyJ
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                        @motojobobo what a palaver. Still, having a nice beemer to fall back on must soften the blow.

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                        • Denimhead 0D
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                          IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                            @Denimhead-0 Nice shot! Love the B&W.

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                            • Denimhead 0D
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                              @Jett129 Thanks Jett

                              IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                              • BaileyB
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                                @Denimhead-0 cool shot, and THAT bike!

                                @bailey_ironheart

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                                  @Bailey said in Motorcycles:

                                  @Denimhead-0 cool shot, and THAT bike!
                                  thanks Bailey. It’s a really fun bike.

                                  IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                  • Denimhead 0D
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                                    Saturday fun
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                                    IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                    • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                      Going green today
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                                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                      -Seneca

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                                      • Denman JohnD
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                                        Currently in Prince Rupert, BC Canada and 1600kms into this road trip so far …

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                                        • motojoboboM
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                                          Your DR looks soooo at home in that scenery! 👍🏼👍🏼

                                          The journey is the objective.

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                                          • Denimhead 0D
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                                            @Denman-John amazing pics

                                            IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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