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Old 28 May 2010
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My girlfriend and I just did 30000k in SA on Jap 250s. They were fantastic. We met a couple english blokes that bought 2 Chinese 150s in Bolivia for 900 US. They had traveled 15000km with no major engine problems. The small parts on the bikes really failed.

Ie. Spokes, Lights, Blinkers, Battery, Suspension, Instuments ect.

Lots of things to deal with. That being said they were having a great time and they had never rode motorcycles befor this trip. I think they were pretty lucky for not having internal engine problems but any bike can run into trouble.

Cheers Dano
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Honda CGL 125 - good everyday bike!
Hi,

I am very often in Peru, the best cheap bike you can get is the Honda CGL 125, about 1300.- US $ new!!!

It is the farm version of the CG 125, check it out:

[url=http://www.honda.com.pe]Honda del Per
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Hi,
I need some advice on a trip I would like to do from the extreme south of America to Canada with a motorcycle. The trip would start from Patagonia, Argentina and end in Quebec, Canada.

First of all I'm a novice in motorcycle. I don't know anything about mechanic too.

I would like to buy a new bike (http://www.usmotos.com/usm%20eng/cruiser200.html) which is a chinese USM cruiser model. The motor is only 200cc. The main reason I'm buying that model is because it's cheap.

The closest similar example I've seen is the guy on this website who did the the US from west to east with a 50cc scooter. He did fine actually. If you have other examples let me know.

So I have three questions
- do you think it's realistic?
- how much time do you think it would take approximately?
- how can I get the motorcycle back in Canada in one piece?

I met a guy who had a 400cc moto and tried to do Brazil-Peru. His moto just fell apart. In my case the moto will be brand new, so maybe it's different

Thanks for any help!
if you know nothing about bikes or fixing them..you've got to with something more reliable..... and I'd be going with a bigger engine too....
between all the good stuff there's lots and lots of really really boring stuff...and its best not to have to suffer it at 50mph.....

go with a honda of some description...
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A chinese bike may be unreliable, but parts and tires are cheap and easily found or repaired. It's ultimately up to you.
We occasionally see chinese motorbikes down here. Some of them are running but rarely outside of the towns. Many are not running at all. Cheap, unreliable, easy to break, nobody around here has parts. If you wish to spend your time challenged by such things, that is certainly an option. Or you could spend a little more and get a decent Honda XL250 variant if you insist on a small displacement bike.

Another thing to consider is the wind, esp the wind in southern Patagonia. We have winds down here that reach 120 km/hr or more. If you wish to ride a 250cc bike into a 120km/hr headwind, you must have a lot of patience and extra fuel.
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