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San Diego(USA) to Santiago(Chile) in 90 days?
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Yes, I know it's a little bit crazy and most people who have done it in a much longer time and in a more relaxed fashion... My plan was to travel from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia in 12 to 18 months, but the tip to tip trip have to shorten for personal reasons.

I'm not from the States, so I'm going to buy a motorcycle in Portland Oregon and tour the country for 2-3 weeks to get the registration done (not included in the 90 days). After that I will leave the States from San Diego and go all the way south to Santiago in Chile.

The passage from San Diego to Panama city is about 4000 miles and the second leg from Bogota to Santiago Chile is also 4000 miles (Flying, no ferry crossing Darian Gap). Google map tells me 180 hours is enough, so 2 hours a day for 90 days, no too bad! But we all know that's not the case.

I know that I will have to skip lots of interesting places, stay on pave road and travel 6 or 7 days a week. But am I going to make it?

BTW, if there is any Chinese passport holder who has done similar trip, please contact me (wechat yaozliao), I need to ask about the visa to Nicaragua...
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That's easy. I was in a hurry for personal reasons and rode from Tierra del Fuego to New Mexico in 65 days. I took a day off every week and some side trips. It could be done to just Santiago in a month.

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Did you want to stay in the US for that long (2 to 3 weeks), or just to get registration sorted out? Some states, Arizona is one of them, do titles/registration/plates on the spot including for foreigners. I am 3 hours east of San Diego just across the state line of California/Arizona, and I have seen some members post that the San Luis port of entry (about 20 miles south of Yuma) is an easy one to get all the necessary paperwork and such for Mexico without all the mess of Tijuana.

I am fairly certain you could buy a bike in Portland, or preferably Los Angeles (just due to the sheer number of bikes for sale at any one time--scales of economics) and ride to Arizona to get it registered, then cross the border and on with the trip with a few extra weeks. Unless, of course, you wanted to see the US for a few weeks before starting your adventure?
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