Wilsons Sandbox

For the most part nobody south of the US border cares what our DOT says. Some of the bigger cities in Venezuela or Brazil might have some tight standards but I wouldn t know since they would be more likely to just kill you and take the bike. I never went near any of those cities. This has been confirmed recently by our newly outsourced to IBM groups who, when they had to go train in san something or other in Brazil were escorted from and to the hotel for safety reasons. I think safety can be confirmed on Horizons unlimited too but check there for South of the border DOT like retirements. You can ask people who are there now or just returned on that site

>>Right thanks. I'm not looking so much here for info on customs, bribes,

contraband and such as I am on whether the IMS tank has ever been a problem cause it isn't DOT legal. I doubt it's ever even noticed but the transparent ones are a little obvious. I have heard questions about it being a problem when crossing certain borders. Just checking Thanks Joe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Howdy, I finished a book of note. It's called One Man Caravan and is a chronicle of a guy who rode from England to New York via China. The amazing bit is that it was in 1932. His loaded moto weighed ~ 700 pounds. I'm sure that wasn't much of a limitation though, he did have a 4 h.p. motor to power him. He was an American named Robert Edison Fulton. Jim A5 _________________________________________________________________ Reunite with the people closest to you, chat face to face with Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650736

I think "One Man Caravan" is one of the best travel books ever written. A great read!

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jim Tegler wrote: > > > > > Howdy, > > I finished a book of note. It's called One Man Caravan and is a chronicle of a guy who rode from England to New York via China. The amazing bit is that it was in 1932. His loaded moto weighed ~ 700 pounds. I'm sure that wasn't much of a limitation though, he did have a 4 h.p. motor to power him. He was an American named Robert Edison Fulton. > > Jim A5 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Reunite with the people closest to you, chat face to face with Messenger. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650736 >