The Pirelli MT-21 front tire that I’ve had on the KLR650 since Houston had warn down so that it was no longer a ‘knobby’ but more a road tire. So with the best intentions I set out in Cuenca today to find replacement tires (the Pirelli MT90 put on in Medellin doesn’t do very well [...]
I woke up in Sucúa after a night of endless downpour to more rain. My plan to get to Cuenca wasn’t very appealing and indeed I was wet before even leaving town. Driving out of Sucúa the curvy jungle road passed through a small town where I stopped for breakfast and was told that one [...]
I woke up on Sunday at Hostal Belmont in Quito and rushed to checkout as I was late – the crippled (permanently) and grumpy (frequently) owner was not pleased that Mark and I had returned at about 5am earlier that morning. Martina very nicely handled the Easter Sunday breakfast we had planned as I wasn’t [...]
Chesi (Vancouver, Canada – Honda Bushlander 200) and I left Quito Monday Tuesday morning and drove up over the dry Andes mountains surrounding Quito and headed north towards the Equator and on to Mindo. We crossed the Equator twice on the drive which soon entered a cloud forest. Perhaps unsurprisingly the clouds soon gave way [...]
I left Pasto and drove the short steep windy Pan-American highway drive to Rumichaca (the border crossing near Ipiales, Colombia and Tulcan, Ecuador) but first stopped at the pastiche church of Las Lajas. A 10 minute walk down the overly-tourist heavy path (it is the beginning of Semana Santa) and then some bad chorizo and [...]
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August 31, 2010 (9:31) Santiago Chile and arriving in Buenos Aires Hi, Saw that you rode from Santiago to BA. My brother and I want to take an unguided motorcycle...
August 19, 2010 (8:44) How to air-freight ship a motorcycle from Buenos Aires great article thank you very much!
July 21, 2010 (7:36) How to air-freight ship a motorcycle from Buenos Aires This is great information. Any idea who to contact in Los Angeles since I want to do the same th...