Hello from Mexico

[Luis_the_cook]

Hi everybody…

Mi name is Luis Jiménez and I'm a rider.
HI LUIIIIIS!! (I'll like to hear, just like as if I were in an AA meeting with fellow riding addicts )

I live in Guadalajara, the second most important city in country (Sorry fellow people from Monterrey Mexico, but you have to deal with that) and I ride my motorcycle for commuting,and short local travels on the weekend when possible. I ride a 2013 KTM 690, a Duke to be more precise, and I'm a former BMW rider, I owned a 650 and a 1200 GS, I enjoyed both bikes a lot, but I like changes, so I gave a try to KTM and so far I'm delighted too.

I'm a chef and I live a hectic life, my passion is to enjoy outdoors life and adventure, too bad that I have tight schedule for such adventures, but I'm working hard to be able to take a season off from my work very soon and to head towards the horizon in my bike. I found the book "Uneasy rider" and I got absolutely captivated by it, and I remember that in a line I read about this community, so, here I am. I'm a person willing to learn and try new things and now I want to join this great club of people willing to leave boredom behind and follow a dream.

A few years ago, I met two guys that were basically in the middle of nothing stucked without gas in one of his bikes (KLR's) both from Canada and I just stopped to see if I could be helpful, (an habit that I have while riding a motorcycle and see a fellow rider stopped), and to my good luck I could help getting 1 1/2 gallons of fuel for them, we had a great chit-chat,and a few days later they joined me in my town, where I invited them for dinner in my restaurant. It was a memorable night. We lost touch, actually we never even exchanged personal info, I just had the privilege of serving good food to cool guys, I enjoyed their conversations about adventures and mishaps that since that day kept me inspired.

Months after that, I broke with my girlfriend and to deal with my sadness, I went to Spain, rented a beemer and took a trip around the country, every single thing that could go wrong…Went wrong. It was Murphy's law at his best, but anyway, the feeling of being living and Adventure on the road made my pain more bearable and it was some kind of new beginning. So, my passion for the road is still there and hopefully I'll be on the road for the next summer.

Besides introducing myself, I just want to let know to riders from this site that if any of you happen to pass thru this beautiful city while in México, let me know with a P.M. A few days in advance.
I'll be more than glad to help if necessary and there is always a cold and a plate of good food on me for adventurers willing to stop by.

Best regards and happy trails.
Luis