North to south Americas
 

Hi
I am planning to leave the UK in April 09 and travel, possibly, from Vancouver through North, Central and South America for 8 to 12 months depending on how long the money lasts and any stops along the way.
Would be good to hook up with anyone along the way and have some company some of the time.
Look forward to any tips and tricks that will help with the trip.
Olly :mchappy:

Hi Olly,

Check out our thread below for travellers heading your way. We don't leave till June but chances are our paths may cross, just an excuse to share a beer!!
Have a good trip.

Ride Safe - as in life Stay Upright :thumbup1:

Graham and Sue

similar plans...
 

Hi Olly,

Chris (motomon) and myself are planning to leave Los Angeles May 1 and head in a generally southward direction toward TDF as well - check out "looking for riding buddy through central and South America Spring 09'". We should definitely bump into eachother at some point along the way.

Cheers,
Tina

Similar trip
 

Hi Olly, i am doing a similar trip to you at the same time, i am in Calgay at the moment prepping my bike, i too am from the uk and have been here three weeks, i have only just bought a bike ( KTM 640 adv ), i plan to ride to Vancouver to see some friend's in a couple of weeks and then head up to Alaska about mid may, weather permitting, if you would like to meet drop me a line.
Either way have a good trip
Regards, Leo

:mchappy:Hi Leo, I'm in Mexico at the moment heading north and expect to be in the GWN at the start of May(ish) around Vancouver. I am prepared to divert to most places if beer is involved. Ride safe.

just tripping
 

Hi Maja, would be good to meet up for a beer or three, keep in touch, and will make a date to meet when you get up north.
Regards Leo

on tour
 

Hi Guys
Iam also on Tour, may2009 - march2010:thumbup1:
Halifax-Alaska-USA-Zentral and Southamerica (Equador,Peru,Bolivia,Chile,Argentina/Terra del Fuego)
Iam the German with a red Honda Transalp XL650V.
see page: - Fernweh

maybe we see us on the road
Greetings from Germany sends
Ingo

Miami to Ecuador mid may
 

Hi all. I hope I'll be soon sharing the road with you. I'll be flying from London to Miami on 01 may this year and hopefully sorting out my future's bike paperwork over there in the shortest time possible, once this is done, I'm free to go, it might be mid may when I hit the road with no exact plans as to where or when to go, only destination will be Ecuador (my country) via Mexico and Central America. My budget will be limited so I'll avoid expensive accomodation. I'll be travelling on my own so, if at some point along the road we can share part of the trip that'd be great. I speak Spanish, French and English if that helps for communication or paperwork at borders although I don't have previous border crossing experience. I am currently negotiating the purchase of a klr 650 2008 from a dealer in Florida.

Keep in touch

Marco

Hi Guys and Gals
 

Well, well, well at last the day is drawing near!!!! Have finaly taken the plunge and booked the flights :-) Opted for flying myself and the bike into Vancouver and picking it up on the 4th may. I fly on the 1st may so will be on foot for a few days around the city and hope to see the sites before heading off. Planning to not go too far north from there but could be pursueded as nothing is set in stone with my trip. Intend to see quite a bit of western canada and then head down south following the rockies with detours along the way when the fancy takes me. Hope to see a few of the big attractions down the west of America before heading into mexico and beyond.
It sound like there are going to be a few of us in and about the region so would be great to hook up with anyone and have a blast. Hope to see you soon
Take care
Olly
email ollyjones1@googlemail.com
tel.. 07840966352 this may change when I get there as looking at the option of local sim cards

Texas To Ecuador Mid May
 

I Saw That A Few People Is Going To Be Travelling That Way , Ill Be Leaving Texas Mid May , I Saw A Guy Name Marco Is From Ecuador , I Am From Ecuador Too Let Me Know Marco When You Are Leaving The Us , I Am From Quito But I Live In Texas Well Good Luck To All The Riders On Their Journey..
Jose Villarreal

Trip to Ecuador
 

Hola Jvilareal, Nice knowing somebody else is doing the same thing at the same time. I am from Cayambe and I've lived in Quito a few years so it looks like we are going exactly to the same destination. Hopefully I'm landing in Miami on 01.05 this year and I suppose I'll be going past texas about mid may. It'd be great if you wanted to share the adventure.
Keep in touch
Marco

To Ecuador And Beyond
 

MARCO IS GREAT TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY FROM ECUADOR IS DOING WHAT I AM DOING , HEY THIS IS MY EMAIL , LET ME KNOW YOUR PLANS I TAKE CARE ..
jvilareal9@hotmail.com

Just to get on the bandwagon here, I'm leaving western Canada in August this year with the goal of TDF by year-end. I've spent the past two winters in Ecuador (Cuenca, Otavalo, Quito) viviendo y estudiando espanol. With the exception of the first month or so through the U.S. and Mexico, I am traveling solo and wouldn't mind hooking up with other travelers once in while for refreshments and stories.

I was thinking about setting up an email list on my web site for travelers southbound around the same time to easily keep in touch. If you would like to be on this list, let me know.

-john b.

Hi Howzitgoineh. My wife and I are hoping to head out in the August/September time frame for South America. I would like to get on an email list. Maybe some would also like to identify their blog, if they have one. Our only hold up is the current issue of 2 UP in Guatemala.

I'm hoping to be heading south on approximately the same schedule, and I'd like to be included on an email list when the time gets a bit closer. markharf "at" yahoo "dot" com.

Thanks much!

Mark

I'll also be around. I arrive in LA in the middle of May and then head north to Alaska for a cruise before heading back south and then to the east coast to finish in Miami in October.

judgejoe, can you email me through my profile so I can get your address. I will send an email with instructions on how to join the list.

Ecuador
 

Hi John and everybody, I suppose by August I'll be in Ecuador, I'll stay there for some months so, when you are going past Cayambe let me know if you need a place to store your bike or I might be able to help with accomodation by then, for those who don't know, Cayambe is about 80 km before getting to Quito from North to South and it's on the Panamerican. My email is marcomonteros@hotmail.com.

Marco

hi everyone i'm flying out to toronto in two weeks and will be heading across to l.a.

Mid to end of june i'll be heading south with views of patagonia by early november.

I'd happily join an email list travelling solo.

I'll be heading South from Montreal or Toronto from early May down to Chile by early November. I'm on an old, kind of tired looking R65 with Aussie plates. Might see you on the road somewhere, ten suerte!
Sean

DRZ 400 and BMW 1100 and two Polish riders are now in texas.
May 5th We will cross mexican border,go to baja for 10 days,ferry to mexico,copper canyon and all way down to panama.
Anyone want to joint -call
Roman 001 908 656 2511(usa cell phone)
or sms to Mirmil
048 516423081(polish cell phone)
mirmil1@interia.pl

see You there!!!!

I´m flying from Spain to San Francisco on 15th June to ride Alaska, so I have to cross canada. I ride on my own, but is someone is on my way or near, I´ll be pleased of meeting them.

I am going from north FL to CA in June, going along the gulf coast and Mexican boarder.

Mike

I'll be traveling south through Mex to Guatemala in July if anyone would like to join me.
If you want to keep track of where I am you can at ricky.static.com.
or Ricky Brooks (RickyBrooks) on Twitter. If you have your static or twitter account synched with your cell (email) you will get a message each time I check in (broadcast).
I will be using static/twitter for my entire trip to tdf so I should be very easy to find if anyone wants to hook up.

Miguel, are you flying your own bike from Spain to the US? What does it cost? I made a few enquiries to fly Madrid to Canada, but it's cheaper for me to ride to London and fly it from there. I might be in San Francisco around that time, but probably i will have already crossed into Mexico.
Sean

USA to Antarctica through Mexico at the and of May
 

I am planning to set out from Madison, WI in the middle of May and to be at the US-Mexico border at the end of May ot latest at the beggining of June. I may quickly pass Mexico because of influenza but hope to see you on the road!

By the way, what kind of precautions are you going to take against swine flu?

I'm also traveling south through Latin America
 

Hi all,

I'm crossing the border into Mexico on Monday 11 May 2009 and heading south through Baja California and then across to the mainland. The plan is to spend a few weeks in each country (depending on what it's like when I get there). However, these plans are very flexible so if anyone wants to meet just drop me a line.

You can find progress of my trip and perhaps organise to meet on my blog:

Travels on a Motorbike

I also have an information site to elp people that are planning to have there own motrcycle adventure.

Greasy Sprocket - Motorcycle Adventure Touring Planning and Advice

Would be good to meet up with fellow bikers at some point.
Thanks,
Ollie

PS. You can email me at the address below: (Note that to try and stop span @ = AT and DOT = .)

ollieabrahamsATyahooDOTcoDOTuk

Miguel,
Any chance you will be crossing into Mexico near the end of June?

Ride to Ecuador
 

Dear Riders,
I'm interested in a ride to Ecuador. Please get me on to your list. I'll be going out of Los Angeles, CA.
My interest is in ending up in Guayaquil and shiping my bike back by boat.
Thanks,
R2Roman

Crossing into Mexico mid September en route to TDF
 

Solo on a red '07 KLR from Illinois to Ushaia this fall. Hope to cross into Mexico at Brownsville around 9-18-09, fly to Medellin out of Panama on 10-7-09, then fly me & the bike home in time for Christmas with my wife & kids.

Hope to cross some CA borders with someone who can help watch the bikes. Would also like to ride the Bolivian salt flats with someone the first or second week of November.

Feel free to contact me. Thanks.

where to get a service in LA
 

Hi Guys and gals
So wher is everyone now?????
I have just got into LA and could do with a service and some new tyres before heading into Mexico. Any advice????? from anyone. I need to be around Mexico city for 15th of Aug as my lovelly girl friend is flying out to see me,,,, aint that the sweetest thing,,,, Anyone heading that way give me a message,,,, ollyjones1 at googlemail dot com
Happy traveling
Olly

In LA
 

If you need Tires try the Chapperal shop in San Bernardino. You can Google them for the address. :thumbup1: