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Motorcycling through Latin-America
I know this trip has been done many times before, so that's why I am
asking for your comments, suggestions, kind words of encouragement, etc. It is possible... This summer (2007), I plan to embark on a 5 month trip to South America through Central America by motorcycle (dual-sport). I want to be safe and have as much fun as possible; thus I am giving myself as much time to plan as I will be traveling. A lot of people, friends and family included, do not think this trip is all that feasible. They say: 'it's too dangerous', 'you won't make it past so-and-so', 'you're going to back out at the last minute'. Everywhere I turn someone is shooting my dream down the drain. In fact, I think a good way to subsidize my trip would be to start a pool and take bets to see how far I'll go. So, please let me know if you're interested in placing a bet. However, if you'd like to route for the underdog kindly reply to this message with some useful information. Finally, if you made this trip already I'd love to hear from you! And for those of you that haven't, but have always wanted to; live vicariously through me and I promise to send you a postcard when I'm out on the road. Cheers! |
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wrote in message oups.com... I know this trip has been done many times before, so that's why I am asking for your comments, suggestions, kind words of encouragement, etc. It is possible... This summer (2007), I plan to embark on a 5 month trip to South America through Central America by motorcycle (dual-sport). I want to be safe and have as much fun as possible; thus I am giving myself as much time to plan as I will be traveling. A lot of people, friends and family included, do not think this trip is all that feasible. They say: 'it's too dangerous', 'you won't make it past so-and-so', 'you're going to back out at the last minute'. Everywhere I turn someone is shooting my dream down the drain. In fact, I think a good way to subsidize my trip would be to start a pool and take bets to see how far I'll go. So, please let me know if you're interested in placing a bet. However, if you'd like to route for the underdog kindly reply to this message with some useful information. Finally, if you made this trip already I'd love to hear from you! And for those of you that haven't, but have always wanted to; live vicariously through me and I promise to send you a postcard when I'm out on the road. Cheers! There is the movie about Che Guevara's motorbike trip. |
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Motorcycling through Latin-America
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Motorcycling through Latin-America
wrote in message oups.com... I know this trip has been done many times before, so that's why I am asking for your comments, suggestions, kind words of encouragement, etc. It is possible... Victor, Yes, your trip is very do-able....in fact, at least until you get to Panama, is isn't really even that "adventurous".Getting the bike to Colombia from Panama will prove to be one of the biggest hassles. Even that though is not that hard. Boat is the best option but try to arrange be on the same boat as the bike, lest the bike arrive missing various parts, should it travel without you to watch it. Beyond that point the trip gets a bit more dangerous, mostly because of the quality of the roads, which while easily ridable, are frequently narrow and mountainous. The trip is really not that much more dangereous than a bike trip of several thousand miles would be anywhere else. I've ridden to Guatemala (from California) four times with no problems whatever. A good friend attempting the loop of the world, made it all the way around and would have finished in Brazil, but was head-oned just outside of Ushuaia, and had to be flown back to the UK. He survived. As for the naysayers.....screw them. They have no idea what they're talking about. BUt.....don't wait for your best riding buddy, or anyone else to go with you. Make your plans to do it, then DO IT! If you wait for others to get their stuff together, it'll never happen and you'll have them to blame. Plan on yourself alone, and go. By the time you get half way through Mexico, no doubt you will have already found someone else who had the courage to make the trip, and the good sense not to wait for anyone else to get thier stuff together to go. Just do it! You'll be glad you did. Send back pix! Have a great ride, Howard |
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Motorcycling through Latin-America
wrote in message oups.com... I know this trip has been done many times before, so that's why I am asking for your comments, suggestions, kind words of encouragement, etc. It is possible... This summer (2007), I plan to embark on a 5 month trip to South America through Central America by motorcycle (dual-sport). I want to be safe and have as much fun as possible; thus I am giving myself as much time to plan as I will be traveling. A lot of people, friends and family included, do not think this trip is all that feasible. They say: 'it's too dangerous', 'you won't make it past so-and-so', 'you're going to back out at the last minute'. Everywhere I turn someone is shooting my dream down the drain. In fact, I think a good way to subsidize my trip would be to start a pool and take bets to see how far I'll go. So, please let me know if you're interested in placing a bet. However, if you'd like to route for the underdog kindly reply to this message with some useful information. Finally, if you made this trip already I'd love to hear from you! And for those of you that haven't, but have always wanted to; live vicariously through me and I promise to send you a postcard when I'm out on the road. Cheers! At any one time there are 20-50 motorcyclists during the same trip. All the info you could possibly want about the ride including how to ship the bike from Panama can be found at http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ . A month ago I was at a rally put on by HU in the Copper Canyon of Mexico where there were more than 20 riders, including women riding solo, who were either going around the world or to Tierra del Fuego. A friend of mine and his wife did the ride down and back last year 2-up on a bike. It's not a particularly dangerous ride. Dan |
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Motorcycling through Latin-America
On Nov 28, 7:01*am, "DanTop" wrote: At any one time there are 20-50 motorcyclists during the same trip. All the info you could possibly want about the ride including how to ship the bike from Panama can be found athttp://www.horizonsunlimited.com/. A month ago I was at a rally put on by HU in the Copper Canyon of Mexico where there were more than 20 riders, including women riding solo, who were either going around the world or to Tierra del Fuego. A friend of mine and his wife did the ride down and back last year 2-up on a bike. It's not a particularly dangerous ride. Dan- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text - Agreed. Go to www.ADVRider.com and there are plenty of archived tales of riding in South and Central America. I accompanied a friend into Mexico in January. I stayed on the Gulf Coast of Mexico while he crossed over to Mazatlan and then headed south. He rode quickly down to the very tip of South America. It can be done and a fair number of folks do it, but you need to plan your trip a bit and it sounds to me like you have some more planning to do. Good luck! --PirateJohn-- www.PirateJohn.com |
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