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Photo by Alessio Corradini, on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, of two locals

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Alessio Corradini,
on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
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How about buying a cheap motorbike...

My last mountain bike cost £1200... my current travel motorcycle cost £1500 !!!
I'm with Ted on that one, you'll go further faster and have twice as much fun ;-)
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My experience suggests

on the motorcycle you pay for petrol (fuel) to propel you forwards.

on the bicycle you pay more for food .. as the 'food' provides fuel for propulsion. As part of the joy of traveling is eating the different food you get more of it on the bicycle.

Having said that .. I also find the human body more efficient than the internal combustion motor .. in terms of $ per kilometer.
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Having said that .. I also find the human body more efficient than the internal combustion motor .. in terms of $ per kilometer.
Very true, however it's a personal choice and for me an engine + 2 wheels does it ;-)
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I also find the human body more efficient than the internal combustion motor .. in terms of $ per kilometer.
An internal combustion motor gradually declines and degrades with use. There is an inherent beauty to the fact that the bicycle motor can actually improve with use.

In the same way that a prolific mechanic might set out on an expedition with a rattletrap motorcycle and return home with a perfectly humming machine, expedition bicyclists often set out on an their journeys with stress-riddled, broken-down bodies and return home as specimens of perfect health.
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Best of both worlds!
What takes just over an hour to ride on a motorbike can take around a day to ride on a mountainbike but you get to see, smell and hear more!

Motorbike and mountainbike are both great ways to travel. This year I'm touring mostly by bicycle(Iceland again) and I'm really looking forward to the challenge aswell as the long empty roads maybe less so for the headwinds.

You always get to meet loads of folk when you travel by motorbike or bicycle which never seems to be the case when you travel by car.......Or at least that's been my experience!

As for the food/fuel thing when I used to ride ultra long distance I swear I was spending as much on café/roadside food as I was on petrol when I was touring on my motorbike but sure enough after a couple of weeks cycle touring with a fully loaded bike I returned home suntanned and much healthier than when I left!

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old thread, did the OP make the trip in the end?
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