Thanks for all the great replies!
We might have been a bit naive about the distances indeed  . We've been just looking at the world map and we've came to the conclusion that 1 year might be too short and too cold to do the whole trip. We still would like to drive all the way home and we figure out that we could also take 6 months for South America and then fly to South Africa and buy new motorbikes. Anyone experience with that?
My girlfriend just got her license so she's not an experienced rider. We're planning to start slow and easy. I've been riding motorbikes for over 8 years, and already got some experience riding lighter bikes (a 250 CC in Thailand including my girlfriend and luggage on the back). I really enjoyed it (it was only a week), but of course weather circumstances in Thailand are more stable compared to South America.
One more question about the navigation app maps.me, is it recommendable to replace a GPS system with this app? Is it that good working in South America or is it better to have it as a extra option beside a GPS?
Oh, @Capo - we're from Utrecht, so maybe we should meet some day in summer?
Last edited by Carry Dries; 16 Feb 2016 at 20:40.
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