boa vista to manaus
 

Hi does anyone have some advise on the road from the venezuelan border then onto boa vista and manaus.
Hoping to ride down to manaus and get a boat to belem.
Any advise on the road what time of year is best etc.
obviously its in the rain forest so there is always going to be rain!
Thanks.

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Hey. Well we are on our way up. From Porto Velho, take a boat 4 days or see if we can find a plane...then Manaus. The road from Manaus to Boa Vista, they say is ok. But we don´t know for sure yet. Its about 700km. Paved road all the way to Venezuela y Colombia.

In some week we can help you with the details....if we made it to our home safe...so, if you can waith a couple of days, sure we will help you.

Thanks for the iformation. Yeah i can wait I am not planning to leave for another two months thank you.
Talk soon.
How long are you travelling for??

for a longtime
 

well..so once we finish with taht we will tell you about the road conditions.
traveling...for years...now we are almost ending our continental trip. We did noth till alaska. then south to punta arenas and now back to colombia..so 2 years...i dont know..jejej...

Hello deanosky,
Where are you now?

boa vista to manaus
 

Hi Robson Jaborá/SC,

I am still in australia now i am planning to fly to los angeles early to mid August, buy a bike in los angeles and ride through central and south america to rio de janeiro.

so after all the research i have done this section of road looked to be the only section that may cause major trouble if it is the wrong time of year.
the bike I am planning to buy will be a XR 250, 400, 600.
If you have any information about this road and what time of year is best to ride there.
Thanks!!! muito obrigado

If you don't follow your dreams you might as well be a vegtable!!!

That's your road....
it's a 2 lane, paved highway, all the way from Pacaraima to Manaus, some parts are fresly paved, some are full of potholes, but you don't have to plan anything differently than any other highway you will take in your trip.

boa vista to manaus
 

ClaudeNfat
thank you very much for the information!!!!
good luck with you trip!

I would like some information on venezuela if you are ridding through there!
What roads are nice nice places to stay etc.
Thank you safe ridding

i am in venezuala now
 

just rode from colombia ,i am heading down to manaus in the next few days ,i am turning right and heading up the amazon to iquitos ,then another boat to yurimaguas,then strolling in the andes south to bolivia ,oh yeah bike choices in the states ,not like oz with xr,s,better with a klr 650 cheap as chips and if you post on here or advrider,you may get one all set up for a good bit of coin

canoe guy!
 

thanks for the information mate whats wrong with the XR s, or are KLRs just cheaper and more suited.
let us know of any great roads along the way in columbia and venezuela!
Or any information is great.

good luck with the rest of the trip keep living the dream!

klr s are great
 

they were very under rated in oz cause they did not suit trail riding as much,a bit heavier than an XRr but about the same as an L watercooled one ,xr,s have a weak rear subframe for carrying luggage etc but in the states the KLR rule for the budget tourer, all sorts of bling, like you would not believe ,go to klr650.net or klrforums etc, do a bit of googling and ask on advrider, they are watercooled ,can do 450 plus km to the tank ,another trick is to fly into buenos aires and get one that was from the usa and ridden down ,
or once you leave the states you can just wing it ,never had any security dramas etc all the way down here ,venezuala is pretty cool but the whole way is great in my opinion ,just stay off the main highways when you can, i bought my pig in alaska for around $2100 aussie bucks and its running like a bird with 110,000 km on the clock,my trick is 100 kph max and regular oil changes, just like any big single if you cane it ,it wont last,plenty of klr,s get 160,000 or more before just a set of rings i have added bits and pieces along the way ,blew the shock, added a F1 engineering rear shock,which that, or a cogent dynamics shock is the single best thing you can do to a klr to make it a beast,

canoe guy
 

thanks for the information mate
I must say that after all that the KlR sounds pretty good I have been looking on the craigslist and they are pretty cheap with low miles and good condition I think you have converted me haha.
At the end of the day that is all im after something reliable and 450km to a tank sounds great!!!!
And no need to worry about flogging it Im always crusin.

I feel like a kid on christmas eve im that excited hoping to leave in a couple of months.

so you shoulkd be
 

maybe join advrider as well ,plenty of inmates on there will help you in getting started ,its very usa to argentina friendly and a very busy site ,maybe even post up there for wanted in the for sale wanted section ,seem to be plenty of set up ones for sale on there from time to time ,just remember at those borders, have patience and just follow some one else dont use those annoying dudes there wanting your cash ,have a ball and ride safe ,glad to see the converted .klr,s are pretty good bang for buck,i m here til november so maybe bump into you on the track
this was in the flea market in new mexico ,just a hop to the border
FS: 2002 KLR650 Santa Fe, NM - ADVrider
another clean one in arizona in safety colours 2006 Kawasaki KLR650 Glendale, Az - ADVrider

I rode that part in January 2007 (rain season) from Manaus to Santa Elena. I only had 2 days to do it since i had issues with my visa in Brasil and was ordered to leave the country at the Manaus Immigration Center withing 3 days.

Day 1 : Manaus -> Indian Reservation. The road gets worse as you leave "civilization" but is fairly confortable till the indian reservation (100 km of private indian owned road). Once in the reservation, things can get bumpy since the maintainance of that part seems more random. You are not allowed to stop on that strench and it s forbidden to pass by night. I stopped in a motel at the end of the reservation, quite confortable with good meals.

Day 2 : Indian Reservation to Boa Vista. Many potholes approaching to Boa Vista. I lost 2 hours with a flat tyre on a pothole which wrecked 4 spikes, one of the spikes tore the tube. I rode back a few kilometers to a "borracheria" on the flat tyre to find out they wouldn t help anymore and the next one was 60 km away. I had another tube but they wouldnt help. So i rode another 10 km on flat tyre, stopped at a farm and offered 20 reales to the farmer to help me change the tube.

In Boa Vista, the air was very humid...it was impossible to withdraw cash that night with international credit cards, it seems to be a protection measure against thieves. The day after, i went to the Yamaha dealership, got the spikes repaired forby a local worshipper for 15 Euros and new "orignial" brake pads that i lost on the road. Parts were far more expensive than labour.

The road from Boa Vista to Santa Elena was a delight compared with what was experienced before. And the air becomes lighter since the first mountains of the "Gran Sabana" are showing up. But since early January is holidays times for Brazilians, it took 2 days to make papers at the border with lots of stressed people queuing up in the heat (2 lines of 500 meters, one for people, another one for vehicules). I stayed then 2 month in Santa Elena and this congestion at the border is exceptional, so try to avoid brazilian holidays times.