6Strings, sound to me like you've a lot of travel experience and a good plan!
I'm guessing you'll have no problem on the road ... and your R12GS should be fine for a Latin America trip.
Common situation I found was many other travelers much younger than myself. It's mostly kids out there traveling ... and good for them!
But they kind of bunch together ... don't always want "the old guy" hanging around. So for me, when I would come across someone over 40, it was a nice change.
I did the same as the kids when I was young and traveling (1970's) ... but the old guys always had the best stories!
I like your idea of living somewhere a while. I did this in a few places during my
7 years in Latin America. Settle in for a while, then move on when things felt right. Only thing that brought me home was a good job offer ... which involved travel.
Good luck, hope you can post up dates and ride reports when on the road!
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