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2. What bike?!

-We're thinking the Honda CRF250L. Is this going to be gutless at altitude in the Andes(EFI, so should be better than carbs right?)? Do we want something bigger? Just cautious of big heavy bikes in dirt, as its our first time.

3. We have two options: (a) Buy a bike in the UK, fit it out, get used to it, and then ship it over. or (b) buy a bike out there, Toby from Around the Block tours runs a service where he organises a bike & reg etc and preps it. But then we won't have had any experience with it, won't know where to even begin mechanically. What would be the ideal?
Contact Around the block moto tours in Huánuco, Peru. I bought a Honda XR250 from him, and it is perfect in all ways. Straight up guy, and he also has very good results with his Sumo 250's. I just returned from 6 weeks in Peru, and will return next year. I think a 125 will be slow, but lots of SA folks ride them every day. Economics and where you want to go play in to your own decisions. I wanted a dirt road oriented travel moto.

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4. How much Kit do we need? It's hardly a round the world trip, but we think camping & cooking at least every other night to save £££'s, so would need that gear.

5. How many miles per day is reasonable for us in these countries? I've been trawling the forums, but seems to vary quite a lot!
I did not take camping gear, because rooms and food were inexpensive. I also wanted to be light, so I would not hesitate to ride some of the more sketchy roads. My daily expenses were $40 US/day for the trip: room, gas, food, and personal and moto daily expenses. Rooms run from 20 to 40 Peru soles generally - worth the expense for my travel preferences. Airline and moto purchase were added costs to this budget. I was on a lot of rural mountain roads, so I usually was 125 to 200km/day. I did make a couple 300/400km days on blacktop, with the goal of getting somewhere. Ride report, if interested: Leaving the Arrowhead country to ride Peru and north | Adventure Rider
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Contact Around the block moto tours in Huánuco, Peru.
Hi LD, I've had a look at his website, dropped him an email, and we've decided we'll use him when we get nearer the time, seems a good way of doing it.

Great ride report! Its always useful to see how other people have done it.
Currently trying to figure out what to do with the bikes at the end of the trip, once we get to Buenos Aires. Apparently its nigh on impossible to sell them, so we might have to change our plans! Wonder if insurance would pay out if they spontaneously catch fire...

Cheers for your help!
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