Its all what you experience, seeing people walk for miles and miles from Mexico I cant help thinking where are they going and why I bet when they see me pass they ask. Why is a rich gringo spending all that time and money riding down here hot and sweaty sleeping in tent he can get a house here for far less and gust take a bus.

The long way down had people pay for the trip and all the gear plus paid the every one. You like the Idea of advertising for people and paying $40,000 to do it or getting 2 million to do the same thing.

As far packing all that gear I see people pack way to much most of time, I do and I take less than most. The beast kit depends on what you think is best are touratech panniers the best? I dont think so and I got a set.

I have had the same feelings Im going places where there are vary poor people that are getting on gust fine, all there belongs dont amount to price of gear I got in my tank bag. Bit of a let down deflates the ego. Why do I need all this when they do not.

As far a GS Vs any thing else I rather have a old r80 than a new r1200. BMW knows there target market well off people that like shinny funny looking bikes in the show room. Seen people ride 150cc bikes a lot ferther on a trip than I have ever gone. Can not see not riding some enduro but more than few have.

We get in the head we need this bit and that kit with this bike we dont but it feels right when we do. Im putting off a trip because I dont have my panniers mounted to the racks before that It was I dint have racks. I dont need any of that I can strap a duffel bag to the back and ride all a around the Americas did the USA with one. People less skill and experiance and money have done it. Fear, maybe loss of a ok paying job selling all I have to fund and free my self has more to with than I like to let my self know.