i started in March 2011 and i think the best way to describe my trip and not get in to too many words is this.

"I haven't been everywhere but its on my list!"

...but if you do want to read a blog and learn about, being driven off the road in Bolivia, kidnapping in mexico, hanging out with an Indian tribe in British Columbia and fishing with them and catching an 88lb halibut, being the one person on the summer solstice camping the furthest north on the planet (just because), seeing a very very rare blonde grizzly bear in the wild, hanging out with gold miners in Alaska and much more then click here for a link to ADVrider for the blog http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=668901

or if you just like looking at pictures scroll down...i will be adding new photos on a regular basis

the route...red line is done


i started in Ushuaia Argentina so that's where the photos will begin

What's wrong with Brazil and China?

Looks to me you are really trying to go everywhere, like all the way through Russia and then back, seems a bit unlogical, but then again, why should it be.
All the best on the rest of your trip, I will be on my own trip, following your line through Africa from next week.

Tony

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Bookmarked the ADV link and will read with great interest and envy, good luck with the rest of the trip!

just looking at the advrider piccies and it looks like quite and epic trip

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Plough on

Russia and back because the logical route from Vlad is to go to Korea or Japan then the States...i live in the states, done it...all of it, so i head back to the Uk for Visa/ family etc

one thing i didn't mention is i plan to be on the road for about 15 years, so i have time, lots of it

China, right now on your own bike is very difficult, you can do it sometimes with a guide but they cost about $200 per day, or on a local bike, thats a maybe in the future

i'll post more on here, i was on the road adding photos and wifi was limited so the photos were too.

i'll break it down on here country by country and state to state

The website will be up soon, just another thing i have to get around to doing...for now all photos are posted here, any questions let me know?


Flying into Buenos Aires


going over the Faukland Islands


get to Ushuaia and find out my bike is delayed for about one week, so some time to see what Ushuaia has to offer...great views of the end of the world


custom cars!!!


Irish bars, there are two, this would become my home!!


boat rides to see penguins and seals







cute little houses




ushuaia is not a place you want to be for a week, a day or two at most , after two days this is how you feel



then the container ship finally arrives



its time to leave the end of the world...


my starting mileage

You mentioned that you had a lowering kit installed.
- What kind of kit / who made it?
- Did you lower the front and by how much?
- Did the kit include a kick stand or did you shorten a standard one and if so by how much?

I'm asking cause I have metal mule lowering links that I haven't installed yet.

Waiting for more pics btw.

i'm not the best person to give you details on a lowering kit, it was on my bike when i bought it, first time i rode it was in Argentina heading north so all i can tell you is it felt normal to me as i didn't have anything to compare it with

...but what i can tell you is the previous owner who added the lowering kit lowered the front as well, i raised it back up to stock level and the bike handled and performed better that way

side stand was stock length, the bike blew over twice in the strong Patagonia winds on its side stand so a shorter one maybe a good idea, but the center stand was lowered, i think this was unnecessary, it made it difficult to do a tire change to fix a flat as both wheels were too close to the ground

more photos coming very soon -Paul

first day on the road and straight away i knew WAY to much luggage



wild Llama



on the ferry crossing the Magellan straits



we are not the only ones looking for adventure...


the paved road ends and the real ruta 40 begins...consider this...inconsistant road surface, from paved perfect tarmac, smooth gravel, rough gravel with stones from pea size to fist size, ruts, sand, constant wind from the side always upto 70-90 mph, and sometimes gusts, sunshine, rain, wild llamas running in front of you, minimal gas stations, and that was just the first day!!!!