South America Oct 2016

[short legs]

Looking for motorcycle traveling partner(s) from Seattle to tip of South America and back. Anticipate 6 months travel time, more or less. I want to tour South America, not just drive through it. I have a Suzuki DR 650 and am outfitting it in bits and pieces. Plan to camp as much as possible to save money. Myself, I'm retired and am very easy going, usually get along with everyone. You-any age, any sex, any bike, any speed, any nationality, can met anywhere along the way. Looking to have a great ride.

[Roger Richter]

Good to know. I will not be able to join you in this trip, but are you planning to visit São Paulo? If yes, please let me know. Maybe we can drink a or coffee somewhere.
As you mentioned camping, I do recommend the Home Page - FuiAcampar (a kind of a hub which consolidates the best data and evaluations about camping in Brazil). It is all in portuguese, but you can translate using Google.
Good luck.

[LovinglivingAdventuring]

I'll be coming through Seattle in late August heading south to Ushuaia. My plan is a bit slower, I think. I plan to spend September exploring parks in the western U.S., entering Baja in October.

Maybe we will be close?

~brent
Route and Places to See – Loving Living Adventuring

[Glennn1234]

Hey Short Leggs,

I made it from Northern California to Santiago, Chile 18 months ago and shipped my KLR back when it was rendered unrideable due to Chileian sidswipping it !
I am looking to make it to TDF again, ideally along Pan American all the way to Panama fairly fast so as to concentrate on the South Americaian portion (thinking 4 or 5 months for S.A. itself) (3 weeks from Baja to Starhlratte ??)

Anybody???

Glenn

[Rider Plus]

Originally Posted by short legs

Looking for motorcycle traveling partner(s) from Seattle to tip of South America and back. Anticipate 6 months travel time, more or less. I want to tour South America, not just drive through it. I have a Suzuki DR 650 and am outfitting it in bits and pieces. Plan to camp as much as possible to save money. Myself, I'm retired and am very easy going, usually get along with everyone. You-any age, any sex, any bike, any speed, any nationality, can met anywhere along the way. Looking to have a great ride.

I think we might be compatible. I am also retired and have a Suzuki DL650, and wish to travel and tour South America. Your timeframe would fit my schedule. However, I have a 45' sailboat that I need to sell before I can commit completely. I live near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park in California.

[short legs]

Good to hear from a fellow dr650/sailor. I have a Norsea 27 sailboat that will be my home in a few months I think. Am living with my girlfriend but am finding it too expensive to pay rent and moorage. I have arthroscopic knee surgery coming up soon and am counting on being totally fine by summer, when I plan on a trial trip to Colorado for a couple of weeks. Other than that, let's talk some more. I haven't looked at this post for a few weeks but will keep checking it more often now that someone has replied. Gotta figure out how to get an email address to/from you without putting it on the chat board.

[short legs]

Hey Brent, I plan to ride through Mexico fairly quickly, down to Baja and cross the Sea of Cortez on a ferry. Then it's south from there. I have no schedule, my only goal is to ride as far south as there are roads and turn around and come back. Down the west coast, back a different way. I'm thinking 6 months but am very flexible as I'm retired and don't have to worry about a job or deadline. I'm trying to figure out how to get/send an email address that doesn't show up on this chat room.

[infinityjellyd]

I'm leaving from NYC September-ish 2016. Target is Buenos Aires but maybe TDF if I'm feeling ambitious. Time frame is ~12 months. DR650. 38 yr old american male.

Not sure yet how much I want to do solo and how much with partners, but since we all seem to be going that way at the same time, I thought I'd put my plans up on this thread in case we cross paths or need to reach out.

[ppatrick1090]

Hello there

I am also planning a trip from the east coast ( Delaware) to Argentina
I have a KLR , I am almost done with it she is ready to go. Planning on leaving around the same time, October early November. I am also retired etc
Stay in touch
Patrick

[LovinglivingAdventuring]

Originally Posted by short legs

I'm thinking 6 months but am very flexible as I'm retired and don't have to worry about a job or deadline. I'm trying to figure out how to get/send an email address that doesn't show up on this chat room.

Well, I am also in no hurry. But, I do plan to follow the gap in rainy season south following S&M Boilerworks awesome spreadsheet.

I plan to enter Baja in October and check out the Baja 1000, then meander slowly south, not reaching Ushuaia until March.

My email is on my site as well other links for Facebook and Twitter.

~brent

[yuma simon]

A fellow chinariders.net member is kitting out a $1300 USD Chinese enduro and is planning to go all the way south around that time. However, due to the low cost of the bike, he is calling his trip a "ride and dump" in which he plans to sell, or simply leave, his bike down there and fly back. I am seriously considering doing the same for the Baja portion of the trip as I live in Yuma and he is planning to stop here on his way into Baja. We will travel together to Cabo, where he will go further south, and I will ride my bike back to Yuma (mine won't be dumped!).

[mattsproule]

Hi there

I'm planning on leaving Vancouver, BC Canada on November 1st 2016 for south america.

[Brntrt]

I'm the knuckle head that will be riding a Haosen 250 Hawk as far south as the money or the China Bike will take me. Will be leaving Georgia about the 3rd week of September. Swing through Yuma and down through Baja. Plan to zip through Mexico and CA. Want to focus most of my time in SA.

[infinityjellyd]

Originally Posted by Brntrt

I'm the knuckle head that will be riding a Haosen 250 Hawk as far south as the money or the China Bike will take me. Will be leaving Georgia about the 3rd week of September. Swing through Yuma and down through Baja. Plan to zip through Mexico and CA. Want to focus most of my time in SA.

I'm planning to leave first week of September and go through Tejas rather than Cali/Baja. But if you're up for it, I may want to stop by as I pass through the south and see that bike. Sounds awesome!

[Brntrt]

Originally Posted by infinityjellyd

I'm planning to leave first week of September and go through Tejas rather than Cali/Baja. But if you're up for it, I may want to stop by as I pass through the south and see that bike. Sounds awesome!

I have a very busy schedule this year. I'm going to be in Afrika arriving back in the States on 15/09/16. Then off to SA on 21/09/16. If your coming through Georgia between those two dates you not only can see the bike but you also have a place to stay if you like.