Hi Colin,

I bought a 2008 Euromot GXT 200 in Santiago in Chile and rode it through the altiplano and 4700m passes, around Salar de Uyuni down to Laguna Colorada, into the lowlands in Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Trinidad etc), through mud, sand, lots of ripio and asphalt too.

It´s a 200cc bike, so not going to give you 100km/hr at 4000m, but it´s strong, has been very reliable, nice and light for off road terrain, cheap to fix, doesn´t stump local mechanics, is very cheap to run (10L of fuel gives over 220kms) and is not attractive for local theives (but locals love it because for them seeing a gringo riding a bike they ride makes you more approachable and interesting!)

Euromot is a Chilean brand name; it is NOT in Bolivia, but having spent 3.5 months there I was easily able to find equivalent parts. (in that time I needed to change sprockets and chain, a relay switch, change oil, replace spokes and I also changed the front forks with seals from Chile, and bought extra throttle/clutch cables as backup in Argentina) There were no other issues in that time! I have enduro tires, and in the last 6 months have not had 1 puncture also.

This bike is in Argentina under the name Beta, in Brazil as Sundowner and other countries use different names. As mentioned above, the engine is pretty much the suzuki and plastics, yamaha.

I bought the bike in April this year, and the person i brought it from did a fantastic write up of the good and bad bits. (check Tenebra posts) http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-reviews-52842

In terms of selling it...
The bike is in Arequipa Peru. to sell it I would like to transfer ownership in Chile. It is a 2008 Euromot GXT, with 36000kms. It has panniers with 2 hard cases, full set of tools, some spare parts. It´s not brand new, it has seen lots of road, but it is good lil bike that will yet you where you want. I purchased it in April, and then had the panniers built (about $150) and have since bought some extra parts. I´m happy to sell it as a complete travelling bike (panniers, tools etc) for $1500, but want to transfer ownership in Chile so would need to travel to the North of Chile together with the buyer.

I´ve been blogging at chasing serendipity which has lots of travel stories and links to pics of the bike as well.

Here´s the bike though after a nice clean wash!

https://picasaweb.google.com/FatMeer...42429052992994

If you want more information, please contact me... I´m in Cusco at the moment about to hike Ausangate, but can answer any queries and will be heading back to Arequipa on 14th Nov.

Ciao
Susan