Loreto
Nov 4th
We spent 2 nights in Loreto, one was consumed writing the previous entry into this blog. The second day we walked around town and checked out the beach. There are a lot of Americans & Canadians that make Loreto there winter home. We meant a couple that have been going there for 25 years. After a couple of beers and a Mexican circus we called it a night.


Bike Tech Talk
We have had a few questions about the motorcycles. So we are putting in some Technical information about the bikes.
We have been averaging 45 to 50 MPG each. The price of fuel here is about $2.50 (US) per gallon. So between us, it cost $10 for every 100 miles.
Mishaps ---- About 800 miles into the ride we discovered that Steve forgot to installed the bolt that holds the rear axel to the swing arm. So after 200 more miles we started worrying about it and found a replacement in Guerrero Negro. The bolt that holds the heat shield to the exhaust on Larry´s bike fell off at some time. Safety wire took care of it.
Leaks ---- After getting off the ferry in Mazatlan, Steve’s bike decided to start leaking oil were the shift lever comes out of the engine. There is nothing we can do about it except add more oil… about a quart every 200 miles. Larry´s bike has used no oil. Considering that the engine runs at 7000 RPMs for hours at a time, it is pretty amazing for a 26 year old bike.