The Wind Seekers - Operation Down South
 

Hey wind seekers,

I'm starting a new thread for the trip to Latin America. Apparently, we were not posting at the right place in the forum.

So, what do you guys think about a trip of 1 year in Central/South America starting November 2015? 6 months seems too short to get to Argentina.

Cheers,
Rick

Which means I'm in!

800gs
 

While slowly planning the trip with people, route, etc. It`s important to choose the bike well.

BMW 800GS was my first thought, but we got to keep looking. Check this thread about the 800GS. The last post is very informative.

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...veling-56508-4

Rick

Latin America
 

Fun!

1 year will give you plenty of time to see lots of things! Where are you leaving from? I'm in Peru now, heading north to Seattle (ETA: August or Sept 2014). I'm on a 125cc bike, so don't worry too much about which bike to get- something affordable that you'll be comfortable on and don't have to worry about too much is my unsolicited suggestion. Any bike can do the trip as long as the rider is up for it :D We just did 1,000km of mountainous dirt and mud roads on our little bikes, 17,000km total so far without a hiccup.

I haven't done any planning on getting north past Colombia, so if you have any good route suggestions, please do share!

Ride safe,
Elisa

Travelbugblues.com

Ahoyyyy
 

Thanks for the post! I'm jealous that you have already embarked on what we are dreaming! Also thanks for the information, any and all is greatly appreciated. As far as mapping, we literally just started the initial trip discussions a couple weeks ago so we have yet to reach that point yet. You'll have to let us know what you decide and how it went!

Happy trails and safe travels!

Auston