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No-Moto-Boundaries

*I have a previous ride report called Tanning A Ginger Tip-to-Tip which (rather extensively) details all of the prep work, background story, and building of my bike. That report also tells the story of my first motorcycle trip, a 1 month ride through BC, the Yukon, and Alaska to test everything out. Initially I was going to just pick-up the ride report where I left off and continue on posting in that thread, as I had planned them to be a single adventure. However, since beginning that thread over 1.5 years ago my views about riding, and the plan for the current adventure, have changed enough to warrant a new thread. Rather than changing the old to fit the new, I want to preserve the original and start a new thread here for the current adventure. Enjoy.



Overview

A wise man once told me:

”there is no point in spending your life doing things you don’t want to do and that don’t give you joy. You can make all the money in the world but you need to learn how to have fun. You MUST learn how to play. Since I was diagnosed with cancer 2-years ago I haven’t had a single bad day. I simply don’t have time for bad days, so I make every day a good day. Life is short and if you can get started with that mentality young, you’ll do just fine.”

We really never know how much time we have here on this crazy place, and what we choose to make of that time, really is what we make of our lives. I have always been driven to travel and inspired by those with the freedom and ability to do so. I’ve finished my work in Seattle, WA and now find myself in a position to make extended travel a reality. It’s an opportunity I can’t pass up. I’ve consolidated everything I own into 4 boxes and sold off all of my worldly possessions to help afford it. I’ve purposefully gotten rid of everything that would help me call a place home and I’m now ready to ride. I now have No Moto Boundaries.

I don't know where I'm going, or for how long I'll be doing it, but I've rid my mind of expectations, and am heading out. I have no doubt that things will go wrong, plans will change, and shit may get challenging. I like difficult though, and challenges are the spice of life.

Fear of the unknown can be one of the greatest fears of all, but there are times in life when you need to value adventure above comfort and security.


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Ride Report Posts

Seattle --> ? (2013)
1: Rolling
2: Slapping Rock, Getting Hot
3: To The Shire
4: Grounded *I forgot to include this quick post, got stuck in an airport for 24hrs.
5: Fix-It, Ride-It, Break-It, Repeat
6: Ensa-"todas"
7: Finding Cortez
8: Kicking It With Coco
9. Mulege
10. Coyote Livin'
11. Where are all the PEZ?
12. El Pescadero - West Coast'n
13. Huffing Dirt
14. Cabo Wabo
15. Voy A Mazatlan
16. Guadalajara - Getting Business Done
17. Guanajuato - You Cheeky, Beautiful Place
18. Riding Guanajuato
19. Queretaro
20. Mexico, The City
21. Getting Dirty In Hidalgo (Part 1)
22. Getting Dirty In Hidalgo (Part 2)
23. DualSport In Mexico (Video)
24. Chilling In Tlalpan, DF
25. Slapping Rock in DF
26. Exploring Toluca (Video)
27. Loco Pozas de Edward James, Xilitla (Video)
28. A Run Through The Ringer, Valle De Bravo

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