Looks brilliant ,so Brazil is expensive ? or just compared to other south American countries?anyhoo not much new here ,went to a car/bike show today some nice stuff there including a 1914 Triumph Junior .till next time YDF Noel

Heya Noel

Brazil is expensive, moving to European pricing, more expensive than the USA, a new KTM is $100,000.00 Reals so about $50,000.00 USD ... I think we might sell Maya here

BMW 12 LC $88,000.00 so about $44,000.00 USD.

Across the board it is spendie so yeah a bit of a budget beater, also it is husge, 32 x teh size of NZ so everything is a long way.

1914 Triumph ... beautiful, love the old dolls.

Cheers Andi

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Leaving Buzios after a cool moto petrol head weekend we headed to Kamillas mums place with a real bed, sheets and all the home comfys a tent does not offer … it was also quiet.:clap

Arriving at Kamillas we were welcomed in, set up and we unpacked the tent etc to dry out as we were given a superb afternoon.

Kamilla has a F 800 GS in white which she was busy paying lots of needed attention too giving it a big wash and polish.

Not just being able to stand around and watch I helped polish the bike too, nce to be able to help polish a bike that comes up nice, Maya does not have that redeeming feature and still looks a little more animal being used and dirty looking.

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I took the opportunity to do some minor cleaning and adjustments with a relaxing afternoon on the cards coupled with a bar b q and grog … perfect moto day.

The following day we rodeo Kamilla house in Novo Friburgo stopping by a lake that locals know of (we would have ridden straight past not knowing) to have fresh fish lunch.

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This was a 12 km dirt road in good mic other than some potholes, Kamilla had changed her springs out to lower her GS so this was the trial run which proved not so good with here forks bottoming out of some potholes and leaving the front suspension very doughy on the road.

This shook her confidence a bit and she still had her original springs at home. Once at her place and sorted I set too and changed her fork springs back to the std ones which is what she wanted, no point in waiting for the mechanic and in 15 minutes they were changed and done, I could not do the shock spring as we did not have a spring compressor.

Having our local tour guide on a shiny GS Kamilla took us on various back roads and small towns, her intention was to spend a few days riding north with us however a small family emergency finished that so we only had the one day to play.

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She led us to Duas Barrias where we enjoyed a nice lunch overlooking the valley, we than said goodbye to Kamilla and we stayed in town for the night, as she left the weather caved in and we were treated to a monty thunderstorm.

At the lunch spot

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Kamilla and Ellen relaxing in the hammocks

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Good day out cruising the back blocks, thanks you Kamilla :clap

A small home movie we made

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Nice shots as always ,so good to have some local help ,i really try hard to welcome travelers to my place ,i'm sure i get more out of the visits than they do .My last visitor was Belinda Sinclair (Belle) very good mate of Tiffany Coates ,English also ,she has just done Australia on a postie ,she has ridden all over the world ,very interesting lady .Anyhoo until next time YDF Noel

G,day Andy and Ellen, seems you guys having quite an adventure, you have taken some great photo,s since I visited this thread last. Andy, I enjoyed the pictures of the ladies, keep it up mate, How are you going with the KTM seems you had few issues with it, And has it been easier going two-up? Anyway keep safe Bro, Cheers, Roger.

Heya Roger

Thanks for your props on the photos, just want to record our trip the best we can with the gear we have and it is working ok.

The ladies ... I didn't like them either .. to hard on the mind and imagination

The KTM, well it would seem like a lot of issues but more to the point the problems were exacerbated by the introduction of "professional" Bolivians etc.

Every time we have taken our bike to a stealership I have ended up mopping up the mess down the track, now I am insistent on doing the work myself and it will not be in a KTM stealership where this is not allowed, I have grown a huge distrust to anyone who wants to touch the bike.

Two up is easy enough on the SE, long wheelbase, torquey engine and great suspension means back roads and some off road is not a big issue, sandpits are still a prob just because of weight etc, at least I don't have to watch my mirrors all day for Ellen too.

Cheers Andi

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Hopefully one

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Heya Noel

Yeh local help is essential mate, you can go all sorts of place to find out you could have had better places so local knowledge is kingpin.

We are the same in New Zealand, drag moto travller and pushbikers off the street and always results in good times.

Postie bike.... I had one but probably would not choose it for RTW travel but people still do it even on steppies.

Cheers Andi

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