AutoXR
AutoXR HalfDork
4/25/12 12:52 p.m.

Got back last night after a week of riding across costa Rica with my best man (getting married in Sept) Total of 700 miles, through the jungle, mud infested E36 M3 holes and everything in between. We rented Honda 250 Tornado's ($300 for the week) from wild rider

Bikes were a bit anemic in the mountains. Flat out they would do about 80mph.

everyone rides 2 strokes... Loved this.

More pics to come, great experience.

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/25/12 2:59 p.m.

Oh hell yes. Please post.

CLNSC3
CLNSC3 Reader
4/25/12 4:31 p.m.

That is awesome. Looking forward to details and pics!

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon MegaDork
4/25/12 7:51 p.m.

Lucky dog! Some buddies did it 5-6 years ago as well, they came back raving happily.

Taiden
Taiden SuperDork
4/25/12 9:32 p.m.

Loved the 2 months I spent in Costa rica. The hot bike on the roads at the time was parts catalog built yz85s. With little ticos on them, they go pretty damn good.

The muscle bikes were the cr500s. IN fact, I believe the fasted cr500 in the world was run at the drag strip in guapiles. It's completely covered with aluminum flashing the whole way down. Pretty unique place.

Never saw cruisers or sport bikes. It's just not an option.

AutoXR
AutoXR HalfDork
4/26/12 5:38 p.m.

My buddy got better pics. We got caught in a bad rainstorm for 3 hrs and my camera was in-op til it dried out. Thankfully I bought a 10 mega pix fuji camera @ the Walmart for $50 -

I took enough clothes for 4 days and had a hotel do laundry @ $3 for 6 lb.

Ate really well

drank too much

Offered every drug known to man

Lots of women offered themselves for bargain prices (I am getting married for a reason and waited 34 yrs for the right one....Ill pass on your Aids thanks)

This was $6

Roadside bar

One of the better hotels we stayed @

On the road

redrabbit
redrabbit Reader
4/26/12 5:53 p.m.

Thanks for sharing !

donalson
donalson UberDork
4/26/12 10:16 p.m.

man I miss the black sand beaches... they where always so kewl... although in the middle of the day they got HOT lol...

costa rica is a neat place... would love to get to back one day... was only there for 2 weeks (1 of which in an indian village right at the boarder of Panama)... the temps where so much better even in the jungle vs centeral Panama was...

thanks for sharing man

44Dwarf
44Dwarf SuperDork
4/27/12 6:31 a.m.

Sounds like a trip of a life time. Congrats

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/27/12 8:44 a.m.

Dude...

Keven
Keven New Reader
4/27/12 2:26 p.m.

Just got back from CR Monday but we stayed in Playa Hermosa for most of the time. Looking forward to going back again soon.

racerboy000
racerboy000 Reader
5/2/12 9:31 a.m.

Cool trip we were there in Feb, loved it

Angel13
Angel13
5/7/12 8:55 p.m.

I have been living in Costa Rica for 13 years now. There are several Harley clubs and big bikes. It's a little too late in the season, it's staring to rain every day. You can rent big bikes here, which are much better in hills.. Glad you had fun, the roads are dangerous at night so be careful...

Mental
Mental PowerDork
5/10/12 8:57 p.m.

That looks awesome! Congrats, very jealous.

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
5/11/12 8:29 a.m.
Angel13 wrote: I have been living in Costa Rica for 13 years now. There are several Harley clubs and big bikes. It's a little too late in the season, it's staring to rain every day. You can rent big bikes here, which are much better in hills.. Glad you had fun, the roads are dangerous at night so be careful...

Angel,

I traveled to CR a few years ago and the advice given to most tourists about driving was...Don't. True? I mean I've driven in some of the worst cities in the states for traffic and hazards. What's your take?

AutoXR
AutoXR HalfDork
5/11/12 9:21 a.m.

It was no worse then Toronto in some sections... most are wide open. I didn't worry too much,but stayed alert. Lots of Cops and speed traps.

Strike_Zero
Strike_Zero Dork
5/14/12 10:41 a.m.

<=Jealous!!

Looks like you had an awesome time. . .

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