gabor
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Aug 16, 2006, 3:42 PM
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David,
I'd not recommend going into the Canyon on a touring bike, though it is not totally impossible.
There are always people who actively look for danger and inconveniences. Probably one of them can try it. I'd not encourage any sane riders to do so.
The road to Batopilas is more challenging mentally than physically. Riding on a very narrow, steep, rocky dirt road with thousand plus feet depth on your side is not the most comforting feeling. Neither riding over the flimsy wood bridges even if the suspension bridge is only for pedestrians. But all these circumstances provide primarily mental challenges. It's like swimming in the Ocean. As long as you can stay on the surface, it does not practically matter how many fathom it is to the bottom.
I don't want to provide a falls impression of the potential dangers of a trip like this. The actual road conditions is only part of the package and the rest ranges from emergency situations through weather conditions to mechanical break downs. All in all, you have to be prepared. It's not like riding in US where your cell phone is working, towing is available 24/7, there is an MC garage in a fifty mile radius, not to mention the ambulance. Nevertheless, thorough preparation can mitigate the potential hazards.
Gabor
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. Please post pics after you ride and also a short story, I’m eager to see how the bikes did on such a trip 
and write that short story, maybe you could get the other guy to join in and post his side of the story. Maybe taking alternate routes would be exciting if you ride with someone trustworthy 
. I see those pictures are dated 2006, any pictures from the 2005 trip? 
