4 months for the whole trip???
Hi Mark,
I did the ride from Canada to the end of South America in 6 months and it was too quick. Since you mentioned that you have 4 months for your whole trip, the bike selection is easy. you will not have time for much offroad riding. You will spend you days on paved road which means that go for the DL650.
Since you are interested in Chile, Argentina and Peru mostly, i would fly directly to Chile and buy a bike down there. Enjoy myself, sell the bike at the end of the trip and fly back home.
As for visiting USA, there are many great places to see but since it is relatively close to your home, i would visit USA in another trip later.
Patrick
PS: Personally i would not consider any bike without a real skid plate. Beside rocks damages from offroad riding, I don't remember how many stair steps i broke riding my bike up stairs in hotels. Seeing the managers faces as you race your engine before flying inside their hotels was priceless!
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