California to Argentina
 

I will be riding my 650 GS from San Diego to Tierra del Fuego starting in mid-late January 2008. Anyone care to join me for all/part of the trip. I have no time restraints, plan to see & do as much as possible. Thereafter to New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Tibet, Nepal and onwards.

David

Me Too!
 

I'm leaving Portland Or. early Jan. Tdf or bust, Keep in touch were bound to run into each other!

South America in January
 

My wife and I will be flying into Santiago on Jan 2 with a GS1200 and heading to TDF so might see you on the road. Happy travels.

Hello.I left my klr 650 in Uruguay and I am picking it up in april.After that, riding Patagonia.We might see you down the road

let me know when you a coming through Nicargua. I'll have a free place to stay. i lived in socal for 4 years :thumbup1:

Hola amigo
 

Hi David

We´re currently in Mexico & heading south aiming to get to TDF ... it would be good to meet up somewhere along the line ... keep this post open dude :)

btw we also intend to get to NZ and have even looser plans after that

Scouse & Sara

HI,

I was thinking of shipping my KLR to Uruguay and traveling to TDF. Did you ride yours down or ship it?

Thanks.

John

Great, many thanks, I look forward to it

David

Will do. How long will you be in Mexico?

David

Will Catch up somewhere I guess
 

David,

I will be heading out from Phoenix end of Feb sometime I Guess so far. Will keep an eye out for you. My plan is a slow crawl to TDF to get there by Dec 2008 and no plans beyond that yet. Will decide as I go along!!!

will catch up, enjoy your ride.

Cheers Mojo.

sounds like a great ride

hi, I will go from santiago chile to L.A.... so if you go back to california on late march or the firsts days of april... may be I will go too.

send me a pm if you like

David

Probably in Mex another 2 weeks, so 3/4 through Nov - Palenque & into Belize probably ... just had an altercation with a drunken Mexican in a car, bust gear lever, esta la vida loca, no ? :)

Ciao
Graham & Sara

my bikes in costa rica
 

I too will be going to SA around mid jan, probably flying bike to santiago.will probably spend a month prior in costa rica /panama. would have afew months anyway in SA.

doing the pan american...
 

I'll be starting in Canada in July and heading south... July 12.. to arrive in Buenos Aires via Ushuaia by Christmas.. your more than welcome to come along...

Tdf
 

Hi Guys/Gals...

I am flying my KTM from LA to Santiago Dec 16th and heading south and around SA some. I would surely welcome meeting others on the road.

If any of you gusy thinking of flying your bike from US west coast need info I can help. I am using Chile LAN Cargo to fly bike on a pallet. It has been easy arranging so far... you must have a "dangerous goods" certificate which is obtained from 3A packing near airport. They build my pallet also and deliver to LAN Cargo for me too...

Looking forward to seeing some of you out there.. currently in Baja waiting for some good wind for kiteboarding and hoping to kite some in SA..

Ciao!

Chas

panama to columbia
 

I will be ready to ship my bike probaly by air last week of January from PANAMA to BOGATA. Anyone looking for a partner to CHILE OR TDF keep me in mind. Iwill be in CoSTA RICA for the month of JANUARY.Riding 06 gsa, speak some spanish, planning on being in SA till late april. email fredec88@yaoo.ca

In Mex and headed south
 

In Guanajuato and headed back out to coast. @Acapulco , then into Oaxaca. Let me know if anyone is in this area riding. Also interested in crossing border to Guatamala with others.
cheers!

Mexico City heading south
 

In Mexico City until Wednesday, then heading south and east. Enjoying every day in Mexico, continually surprised by the variety of landscape, the architecture, the phenomenal riding conditions. This is a great country!

I just got your email. My bike is in Southern Guat with family, who are ex-pats. Right now Im in Germany on business, but will be bak in Guat in 4 weeks. If you are still in Central America then we should pair up. My Spanish is poor so hopefully you speak a bit.......
Tschuße!

in cuzco going south in a few days
 

eh dirt girl, i am in cuzco , catch me later

Mexican travel
 

I'll be leaving San Francisco on my new KLR End of Feb and will have a month to visit Chiapas and Guatamala, any one leaving similar time?
Jim

Canada to TdF
 

What part of Canada are you leaving from? I'm due to ship in to Halifax end of May start of June to head south, but taking a monthish to cross to Alaska and then go down the West from Vancouver. What's your route?

:thumbup1: Sounds like total fun, but I saw the post too late!

Hows the trip coming? I live in Canada and was thinking of doing a ride from Canada to Argentina. How are you planning to deal with the Darein Gap? Boat/Plane or cross it? Not heard much updated info in a few years, as I was in the sportbike world. But now I wanna get into adventure travelling, as I have always had my heart there. Let me know, sounds like a great Ride.
Those doing this, what bikes are you using?????

Zipolite, Mexico
 

The journey proceeds at a leisurely pace, I have been in Mexico for a month, and will be here until April. This is a totally amazing country, worth spending a lot of time here. Check my website for the photographs etc. Riding around the world - David Collett, a liberating journey by bike..
The bikes I have seen are all BMW 650's and KLR 650's. Both seem to be good, the one a lot more expensive than the other.

Central Highlands of Mexico heading South 15 March
 

Been on the road 13 days from San Fran. Baja, Mazatlan, Durrango, Zacatecas to Real de Cotorse. Been in touch with Dirt Girl and hope to meet in Yucatan.
Any one else in the area, it would be great to get in touch.
Got clipped by a car in the big city of Zacetecas doing a u turn and heared about 4 cops shot in Durrango but people and trip so far have been amazing!
BTW this place Real de Catorse is stunning, you have to take a 2 km tunnel by donkey and cart to get to it( got to ride in after dark though)
Jim

If anyone is passing through Seattle on the way to TDF first week in October, please let me know as that's when I'm setting off with Tom.

If you are passing through before that, let me know and I have a garage and spare rooms.

Riding South
 

Hey David, (and everybody else).
I will be leaving California on about July 1st. First stop is the meeting in Silverton where I am hoping to get some last minute tips, as well as it providing a good chance for a shakedown ride. I've got a BMW GS 650. I plan on leaving Colorado and going down into Mexico. I want to stop in Oaxaca for about a month and study spanish. I have a good place to stay there with friends. Then I want to go down to Guatemala and do the same thing, about a month there studying spanish. Next to Costa Rica to do the same thing. By then I expect it to be early winter, (December 1 or so) and I plan on storing the bike wherever I am and catching a plane to New Zealand, buying a bike in Wellington or Christchurch, and riding both islands for a couple of months. Then sell the bike and get back to South America. Ride down through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia and into Argentina. I have been there a couple of times before and plane on eventually settling down someone there. I particularly like Bariloche and the surrounding area.
So that is the plan, but it could change if things look better from another perspective. I would sure like to ride with someone, or some someones for at least part of the trip.

Rich,

Lets keep in touch. I will be back in Peru in June 2009 leading a group of off-roader friends on a 5,000 km loop within the country. If you are thinking of settling somewhere in SA, let me talk you into Peru! :thumbup1: Have lived on and off there for some 30 years and LOVE IT !!

A great little settling point to visit is Chachapoyas, Peru where the 3rd highest waterfall in the world is

http://www.kuelapperu.com/Last-minut...o/Gocta%20.jpg

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABP...2003709598.gif


That is also where Jeff Powers, owner of Norton Rat's Tavern in Cuzco is setting up a new place
http://www.nortonrats.com/nort.gif

http://www.freewebs.com/shanperu/n62...343%5F2244.jpg

Toby (charapa) Around the Block 2007 |

In Guatemala, learning Spanish
 

Finally got here after 3 months on the road. Mexico was fantastic in every way, had a really great time, saw lots, enjoyed every minute. Did 10 000 km. Now in San Pedro on Lago Atitlan, plan to study Spanish for 4 - 6 weeks. Then will head south again. Anyone keen to join me after 20 May?

In Nicaragua, heading for South America
 

The journey continues. Currently in Granada, nicaragua, riding with Dirtgirl and Mojo. Heading to Costa Rica and Panama. So far the roads, traffic and border crossings have all been a hug surprise: far better and easier than expected. Just the cops in Nica are a pain: have been stopped 7 times, usually for no identifiable reason. Seems they want a bribe, but Dirtgirl is adamant: no money without a citation. so we always get to ride on when the cops give up!
Man its hot here: over 90 most days and nights. And 80% humidity.
Is anyone close by to meet up and swap stories?

in monteverde CR right now
 

stop by in Monteverde mates....Costa Rica
at Canas on pan American Why go up to Tilaran then to Monteverde - stop at Pension Santa Elena in Santa Elena. Ask for jim or call me 8386 64 61
We can get your bikes serviced, welding, whatever - place to camp, beer...
I'm leaving in July for south as well - be here til then.
Jim

In Sta Elena
 

Hey Jim, I´ll sure stop by to chat. What are your plans going south? When do you expect to cross to Colombia?

This thread is good motivation. :thumbup1:

Great to see how travellers can link up through the HUBB and link together amazing travel opportunities.

Just wanted to wish you well. I'm sitting at the South Pole, trapped in the station as a winter-over. It's -93F with -123F windchill, and dark, dark, dark.

I'm a former R100GSPD owner, and looking to do Mexico, Central America and potentially South America in 2009. I was fortunate to attend the Travellers Meeting in Colorado in 2005, and meet some great HU peeps.

Wishing you all great motoring from the South Pole!

Too cold for me!!!
 

Mike (bouldergeek),

How's your "summer" going? Even up here in Maine it is a boiling +70 degrees! But the cold down there (now that REALLY should be called "the land down under"!) has not dampened your spirits for another trip. Good for you!

If you are down Peru way next summer, about 15 of us XR types will be doing a challenging 5,000 km within Peru trying to stay away from pavement. We will be 35 days on the "road", starting and ending in Cuzco. You (having been a KLR guy yourself...we will ignore the BMW "stain" on your past.:oops2:...) are very welcome to join us...

You know I will hear grief over that little BMW "jab" ?c?. to tell the truth, I have already been salivating over the new 800cc BMW is bringing out in the fall..... But if you want to know the type of routes we will be taking next summer, check out the threads:http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ils-goat-34466
and: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ontinued-34801
.

Stop by in Panama
 

I live in Panama and will be leaving for TDF in early September. Happy to ride part of it with someone if the timing works out. Also, feel free to drop me a line at biker@Bannerconsult.com and let me know when you'll be in Panama City. Let's have a beer and compare notes.
Steve Barnett

Goood info
 

Wow!, It sounds like the bike does not need to be completely enclosed in a crate? I'm planning on shipping my bike on LAN Cargo out of Miami in two weeks and have been planning on building a large expensive difficult completely enclosed crate. You may have saved me a lot of trouble.