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I´ll cross over to Bolivia from Peru today, I think, despite some altitude sickness on both me an the bike.

Is it anybody in La Paz to catch up with, or any reccomondation on places to stay where I also can park my sidecar bike? If so, I´d be happy to hear from you!

I´ve planned to do the death road, but downhill as I got only 22 horsepower at sea level. If anybody also got some fresh information on the deathroad please contact me, the newestr I´ve found on the hubb is from 2008.

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My favourite hostel in La Paz is 'El Solario' (Calle Murillo 776), it's friendly, cheap, very Bolivian, decent internet, kitchen and you can really get a good nights sleep there. A private room there costs less than a dorm bed at Wild Rover or Loki and it's really central. The tour agency downstairs could give you info on the death road and across the road is a garage which costs next to nothing to store your bike.

If you come past Sucre then make sure to send a message as there's a couple of us here at the moment. Also an advanced warning, stay away from Potosi, you might get stuck there and they have no gas or anything right now due to a protest which has been running for nearly 3 weeks.

BTW cool bike!
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My favourite hostel in La Paz is 'El Solario' (Calle Murillo 776), it's friendly, cheap, very Bolivian, decent internet, kitchen and you can really get a good nights sleep there. A private room there costs less than a dorm bed at Wild Rover or Loki and it's really central. The tour agency downstairs could give you info on the death road and across the road is a garage which costs next to nothing to store your bike.

If you come past Sucre then make sure to send a message as there's a couple of us here at the moment. Also an advanced warning, stay away from Potosi, you might get stuck there and they have no gas or anything right now due to a protest which has been running for nearly 3 weeks.

BTW cool bike!

Didn´t plan to come by sucre, but here I am. If there is any hubbers around tonight mail me at tormod.amlien (at) gmail.com or post a message here, I´m ready for a or two.

Staying in Las Torres Hostal, San Alberto 19

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Hey mate, saw your bike parked near where I live on Calle Calvo about half an hour ago, would come for a drink but I'm still recovering from last night and don't think I could stomach it right now

How long are you staying for?
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Leaving tomorrow morning, that´s the plan at least. A bit tired of no hay and running beside the bike in the Andes, been tough shit with only 22 horsepower on sea level minus the altitude, and a gear box that is missing first and third gear, but I made it.

Might stay another day if I find a good reason, are you living here permanent or howz the story? Any idea id Paul Van Hoof is in town?
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The last Ural I saw in Bolvia burned out its clutch on the hills in La Paz, then spent a month or so waiting for parts. Yours is missing two gears. I'm not feeling inspired to buy one anytime soon....but they sure do look good!

You might PM "Gertmans" if you're sticking around. He's in North America, having made the jump from KLR to giant GS, but he's a once and future resident of Sucre. He might even have some ideas about your diminished supply of forward gears.

Hope that helps.

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The last Ural I saw in Bolvia burned out its clutch on the hills in La Paz, then spent a month or so waiting for parts. Yours is missing two gears. I'm not feeling inspired to buy one anytime soon....but they sure do look good!

You might PM "Gertmans" if you're sticking around. He's in North America, having made the jump from KLR to giant GS, but he's a once and future resident of Sucre. He might even have some ideas about your diminished supply of forward gears.

Hope that helps.

Mark
An Ural is a specie totally differen from a Nimbus, I´m not amazed that the clutch was burned out, haha. I got the spares needed to repair the tranny in Lima, but I know the bike can cope with just 2 gears left until Brazil so things are ok. As long as I made it down here the bike is fine.

Thanks for the info Mark!
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Ooops, my mistake. There's a similarity in the 1950's styling (and the approximate horsepower), that's all.

Good luck!

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I´ve planned to do the death road, but downhill as I got only 22 horsepower at sea level. If anybody also got some fresh information on the deathroad please contact me, the newestr I´ve found on the hubb is from 2008.
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Hi there, here is a Link to a recent Ride Report of the Death Road from a fellow ADVrider.

Hope it helps.

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My friend had a gear built for a car in southern colombia about 40 years ago. (He blew up the tranny in his dads car)

Bolivia is probably about 40 years behind Colombia - someone there should be able to make your gears, should you need it.

Death road not so "deathy" anymore. You'll probably get passed by mountain bikers. Still makes some nice fotos.
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My friend had a gear built for a car in southern colombia about 40 years ago. (He blew up the tranny in his dads car)

Bolivia is probably about 40 years behind Colombia - someone there should be able to make your gears, should you need it.

Death road not so "deathy" anymore. You'll probably get passed by mountain bikers. Still makes some nice fotos.
I agree, it´s quite a disappointment these days. I found the "Terrace" road in Pakistan way worse when I did it four years ago. Still, it was scenic and made a few good shots.

For the gears, it´s a wedge that is broken. Fairly simple to make but you need to hit the hardness correctly, which might be a challenge here. Got a new part in Lima so I just get it to Brazil and replace it there, I still got both second and fourth, which is 66% of the original amount of speeds. 66,66% is quite a lot so it should be fine





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Might stay another day if I find a good reason, are you living here permanent or howz the story? Any idea id Paul Van Hoof is in town?
Paul is residing in Sucre nowadays, and he would welcome you for sure, if you catch him, because he is on his way for a little tour starting the 28th I believe... You can catch him more easily on facebook or on his blog...


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