Looking to buy a bike for a trip across South America
Hello everybody!
In a couple of weeks I'll be heading to either Medellín or Bogota (haven't decided yet) to buy a bike for my roadtrip to either Chile or Argentina. I'm planning roughly to take 3-4 months for this road trip.
I don't have much experience with motos, so I'm thinking about getting something in the range lf 200-300CC. And from what I've read, roads aren't the. est here anyways, so there's no much need for a lot of power. Also, I'm in no rush anyways.
For any of you who have some experience with motos in South America, what's my best option here? It would be perfect if I could fit into 2000-3000USD budget. I know it's not much, but I'm hoping it's possible to get something in that price range?
I'm not looking for anything fancy or super fast. One thing to mention is that I'm fairly big guy (196cm / 6'5", 100kg / 220lbs), so I suppose I'd need a bigger bike. From what I found online, it seems that my best bet is either AKT 250 Adventure or Royal Enfield Himalaya (but that one is a tiny bit out of the price range). Any other recommendations? Any tips, tricks and suggestions are more than welcome!!
Also, is having basic Spanish converational skills enough to deal with all of the paperwork? At worst I always have google translate
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