There is a bike run from USA either thru Nogales usa/mex (too crowded and NOT recommended by ME) BETTER across a smaller TOURIST PASSING border town..called Lukeville (USA) WEST of Nogales that goes thru Organ Cactus Nat. Mon. NO HASSLE ZONE and no WAIT
The trip MY wife and I took in my white JEEP(no green) was thru the cactus mon. area and DOWN thru to ROCKY POINT....
I was told that there is a LARGE GATHERING of BIKERS once a year...an ANNUAL RIDE ????....
SAYING THIS instead of NO NO NO , would be the ONLY WAY I would travel (bikes) into and thru the border towns ESPECIALLY on a HARLEY....
I enjoyed our trip down staying two nights and they were trouble free!!!
Now mind you , that was a little BEFORE the CLEANING OUT by the CARTEL...
Since 3 yrs or so ago, a lot has happened and I've not KEPT-UP with all the changes....BUT MANY MURDERS and KIDNAPPINGS of AMERICANS have NOT been REPORTED by the US news... the NEWS is always TOO BUSY reporting like on TIGER and the OTHER JUCY STUFF and not wanting to ALARM the Americans about the UN-IMPORTANT STUFF... YES my PET PEEVE with the media...
The highway we took out of AZ. is, 85 us and 8 mex. ON the mexico side, LARGE 4X4' signs along the way into mexico stating with WORDS and PICTURES "" HASSLE FREE ZONE """ in the sign were PICTURES of CARS, TRUCKS, MOTOR HOME,MOTOR CYCLES to SHOW that tourist would NOT be HASSLED while on that highway... I NEVER SAW A POLICE CAR WHILE ON THAT MAIN ROAD.... ONLY the little towns you pass thru and you'd better do the limit..... LEAVING thru ? town there again the BIG, NO HASSLE sign....
THAT being the case and speed limit posted ??? 60/65 MPH in places and ALL TOURIST RIGS GOING MUCH FASTER.....(MUCH).... Never once did I see a PULLED OVER ONE....
I figured that the MEXICANs WANTED TOURIST DOLLARS and all the BAD THINGS people hear about when you get PULLED OVER by the CROOKED police AND the border MURDERS,,, GAVE out the lack of interest by KEEPING the AMERICAN home....
NOW with all that said::::::::
THERE is a ANNUAL ROCKY POINT Motorcycle Rally???(googled information)
visit phoenixbikers.com .... LOTS of stuff here BUT I found nothing on rocky point rally???? U look....
THIS WOULD BE A SAFER WAY TO GO (YOUR GROUP) BUT LODGING MIGHT TAKE ADVANCE SET UP... a lot of LITTLE clean motels available,, SOUTH of the OLD WHARF area.. good $$ and CLEAN and the kind you can watch your bike out thu the door and PARKED so you can see your HONEY. Your wife should be safe but watch the bike...
NOW this on it's own JUST YOUR GROUP probably would work for YOUR wanting to go INTO MEXICO...
DOING the USA side of the border and KEEPING close to and using hgy 8 thru AZ and over to the CATCUS road down 85 us /8 mx and into ROCKY POINT...
I'm thinking about doing that run some day on BIKE,, SO IF YOU DO GO PLEASE POST HERE ON THE HDTALKING SITE so we get FIRST HAND INFORMATION..
IF you go into mexico USE THIS route 85 us/8 mex... DOWN and BACK,, IS A MUST! IF you deviate over to NOGALES You'll burn up the bike with the NORMAL 2 to 3 hour stop n go it takes to get BACK thru customs iNTO the USA... LUKEVILLE is a QUICK CROSSING because MANY tourist and people LIVING CLOSE , travel this route OFTEN...
GET MEX. INSURANCE,,, not much in $$$..and you only buy for the days there..
NOW for me saying NO NO NO maybe YESYESYES is in order.
signed....BUBBIE