I've been traveling around Mexico for the past 4 months. I've had my R1200GS serviced twice at the Mexico City and GDL dealer. No problem and the bike was detailed when finished. Went to Guatemala where I picked up a piece of heavy wire in the back wheel and broke two spokes. No one had anything close. Moved one spoke from the otherside of the wheel and nursed the bike back to MexCity. The dealer there said it would take 30+ days to get the spokes from Germany. No one in Mexico had the spokes. Flew to Baltimore, picked up front spokes from local dealer. Drove back with a friend. Had the front spokes cut and rethreaded. Bike is in good shape. This is a long winded way of saying you have to improvise. And in hindsight, maybe I should have carried spokes.
The real point is go. Go now. No matter how much you plan, you didn't plan for everything. Go as soon as possible.
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