Re: Bob LaLonde and/or Bob Campbell

["Robert L Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yer welcome such as it is.  You got a little help
> from a number of people here in the group.

I only saw notes from you and Bob C.  Thank you.

> We talked about road quality in Brazil on the phone
> when spoke a while back.  Is that going to be an issue
> for the small wheels on the scooter or are you
> looking for a different bike for there?

I picked up a Yamaha 125 cc scooter for use in Brazil.  Its wheels, while
smaller motor cycle wheels, were the largest among scooters.  I rode it for
about a month (I think) before coming home to the US.  Potholes are a
problem.  I know most of the major roads in Salvador well enough now to know
which lanes to use where so I avoid nasty stuff.  Brazilian traffic being
what it is, I find I'm mostly driving below 80 kph (about 50 mph).  By
keeping at least 3-seconds between me and the car in front I find I can
swerve around bad spots.

The real fun came with the start of the rainy season.  This being a tropical
paradise, daily rains are often as heavy as a shower.  You get drenched in
seconds if you don't have full gear on.  Some roads quickly become rivers
when it rains.  You have to be extremely careful crossing flooded roads as
there's no way to know whether the road in front of you is still there.  :^)

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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