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Thanks for the replies guys.

@markharf you are right, that was my thinking as well: to try and fly in directly in Vancouver and take it from there. (I am in the process of finding a good deal for shipping)

@pecha72: you (and your trip) were one of the reasons I bought a DL650 last year. So even though you might not know it, your stories here on HUBB helped a lot. Thank you for that

both of your answers give me some hope. I was really thinking is not possible to do it from top to bottom in 6 months and was considering just choosing one or 2 of the continents.

So for now the points taken are:
- it could be possible to do it on 6 months and with 14k euros without going to extremes (in terms of raiding per day or frugality per day)
- of course more time and/or more money could be useful.
- the hole trip is possible and I am not completely crazy.
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@pecha72: you (and your trip) were one of the reasons I bought a DL650 last year. So even though you might not know it, your stories here on HUBB helped a lot. Thank you for that

both of your answers give me some hope. I was really thinking is not possible to do it from top to bottom in 6 months and was considering just choosing one or 2 of the continents.
Wow, flattering. Thanks! To be honest, I had my doubts about the DL650, but then actually learnt right here at the HUBB (well, mostly!), that despite what it looks like, it is in fact quite capable of doing trips of this caliber 2-up. (And I used to have an SV650 with basically the same engine, so I already had some idea, how bulletproof these bikes are.)

And there are other very good options available for 2-up, but for the same money, there certainly aren´t many. So I´m really happy, if I am now able to share that ´wisdom´...


Yeah, the trip should be do-able in 6 months, just depends on what you want. Here´s a thought: maybe doing a shorter distance, and leaving the bike in some secure place, then flying home to earn some more money, and returning later on to continue, might also be one option? It seems a few travellers do even RTW-trips that way. If you plan carefully, who knows it might help you also to find the best timings with the weather, too. I think that´s one really important area, when you want to ride from 60-70 northern latitude, to about 55 southern latitude. There´ll always be every kind of weather imaginable between them!
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Doing the trip in multiple stages (and leaving the bike there between) is not an option. After this "get away" I have other plans that maybe will come to life. So whatever we will manage to do, we will have to do it in the time (and money ) that we will have now. On the other hand I've only traveled in Europe so far and the trips were 3 weeks tops. - 2 weeks, 7000 km from Romania to Scotia ( that was on a SV650 ) - 3 weeks, 10000 km from Romania to Norway ( on my current DL650) The common thing that we didn't like that much on both these trips was the lack of time and the fact that on our ways back to home we were all the time against the clock. This we hope to change this time... And I recon that Americas will be quite different experience than Europe... hopefully a positive one!
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Just don't imagine that a three week trip is in any way comparable to a 6 month trip, or that mileage in Europe (including Eastern Europe) is comparable to mileage in Latin America.

You've got enough time and money. It's just that you don't have an excess of either, which means you'll constantly be making choices about where to go and how comfortable to be. That's fine, as long as you're both on the same page about it.

I took 4 months from Seattle area to Ushuaia. I hurried for portions, didn't hang out much, and missed a lot. Then I took another 8 months riding home again; I hurried for portions, didn't hang out much, and still missed a lot. It's all about priorities and making clear choices, mixed with a certain amount of luck and going with the flow. The one piece which is probably not worth risking is your relationship with your S.O. This part, too, is going to be different on a longer trip.

Good luck!

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6 months and about 30.000 kilometers means you will have to drive around 165 kilometers a day. That sounds like nothing but you will have to make difficult desisions
but just go for it
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I've calculated around 270 km/day (considering 6 months and 8 "non riding days / month ").
I think it is a little bit too much because, as you've also said, I am not expecting to be able to do the same milage in S.A. as I was doing in Europe. (and that is a good thing, I do not want to just rush it there)

So I'll try to keep an open mind about the trip, and not set myself a goal of reaching TDF. Instead I will just start in N.A. and focus more on the trip. And whatever location I will be in after 6 months (be it Peru, Ecuador or even "just" C.A.), I will be happy for the experience.

There are more important things in life than just a "fixed" destination and the journey itself is one of the, even tough it will lead us to a different place than the planned one.

Until my actual departure date, there are so many things to put together and being the first time for us, this will be an interesting (and hopefully fun) experience by itself.

Thank you again for all your help and advice. It is very much appreciated!
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Six months is doable if that is the time you have. Best to ship into Portland Oregon or Seattle Washington or Vancouver BC. I have always got a place to camp and sometimes a bed in Southwest Washington. Let me know what else you need and we will make it happen. So many people have helped me out on my travels and the only way to repay them is to pass it along so don't be reluctant to contact me.
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