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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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


Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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It's been 6 weeks since you posted.Are you still out there?I worry when people stop posting.
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We have been very busy moving. Sorry we will be posting more now. We will be living in La Paz for 3 months or 6 months. Candice got a job teaching at an english school. We need to make more money before we travel more. We are renting a room in a house for $100 per months which is great. Candice can walk 8 minutes to work. We can walk to the beach. We are looking for a cheap way to the mainland. Also We are going to get some parts for the bike but its $60 to ship them. I will post on a regular basis again.

Below is the most recent video from Mexico.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIp7o...e_gdata_player

Candice and I at the La Paz carnival
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A picture from a go pro video i filmed jumping off a pier at a beach 15 minutes from our house today. Video will be posted soon.
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Doogle thanks for wondering whats up with us. Lots more posts coming.
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This is a short video of me jumping off a pier in La Paz. I filmed myself in the air and made some funny faces. The water was shallow but it all worked out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iacuf...e_gdata_player
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As mentioned above you should do something with your suspension.At a minimum you should get a heavier spring.Summit has heavier springs for $60.Cheap insurance.The cost means nothing compared to being broke down in the middle of a desert alone.After a few of them experiences you learn the true value of preventive maintenance.
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Would that spring work with the stock shock? That is really a good price thanks for the heads up. I guess I could just order the spring and have it delivered to la Paz and then have it installed at a motorcycle shop here. If I did the back I am guessing the front would have to be stiffer too. I wonder how much it would be to install the front and rear springs here.
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Here is some info about spring sizing:
KLR650 Rear Springs

Here is summit racing spring ad:
Eibach Coil-Over Springs 0900.225.0450 - SummitRacing.com
It is shorter than the stock spring.But it is recommended for the stock shock.


I don't know about your fork springs.But most of your "added weight" is sitting directly over your rear axle-or behind it.
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Thanks Doogle,

That looks like it could work. You are really helping me out with all this advice.
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We are all moved in here in La Paz. Please have a look at the video below of us moving in, part getting stolen off the bike and Carnival in La Paz. Many more videos to come.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnXbn...e_gdata_player
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Video 27 of our past week living in La Paz. Lots of snorkeling and finding a watch. I am now all up to date with the videos and pictures and for the first time on the trip everything is online.

Candice will be editing a much shorter best of video of the trip that should be much easier to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVhxu...e_gdata_player
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I am thinking of painting my black KLR650 desert camo. I want the bike to look shitty and scare people so it will not get stolen. I want to take off all the Kawasaki stickers because here in La Paz Mexico Kawasaki is the expensive brand. I also want to be seen on the road so I will put some orange tape on it.

Any suggestions? Is this a good idea. I am never going to sell the bike because I want to run it into the ground so painting shouldn't be an issue there.

This is the pattern i was to pain it (this is a different bike though)
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This is my bike now
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Hi Alex,
You make good progress as it is. I wish you both in good health and safe always..
if u arv malaysia pls call me +60122568742 or email me abkn@ti.com
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Thanks burnjr. We are making a list of all the people we should contact during the trip and you are on it now. We are looking forward to Malaysia we have herd so many good things.
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I am building an improved version of my solar thermal device for third world countries here in La Paz Mexico. I am just waiting for the money to buy $50 of parts I need. This device can make water drinkable, turn salt water to fresh water, generate electricity, pump water to grow plants and more. It can be built very cheap out of mostly garbage. We will travel to poor villages and build and help them build this device. More testing here will improved the design. I am hoping to modify it so that it does not need to be adjusted to track the sun. I will test many different cheap ways of getting electricity from it and how much is generated. I will test the speed at which it can make fresh water from salt water.

Below is a link to the first test I did in July 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLjL_...e_gdata_player

A picture of the first design
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Video 28 of us living in La paz and our snorkel trip to Cabo Polmo.

We almost hit a cow on the road, ridng the sandy road was very difficult, sleeping in a lookout town, scary snorkeling in big waves, nice reef and lots of fish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbgMj...e_gdata_player
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