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Old 18 Aug 2007
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Newbie dreaming S america

Hi we are not complete newbies as my wife and I have biked all 48 mainland states on a Goldwing in a 2 man tent thats 45000 miles. We are now looking at South America and though I'm aware of the risks mentioned in previous links, I'm more interested, will my bike get there as it is notorious on sand and anything loose, are there the roads for a wing down there or do I have to trade in and get an offroad bmw1100 etc.PS not 'done' offroading before and my wife is only pillion not rider.
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If you do a search of this site or on google you'll find people have done this trip on just about any kind of bike you can think of. From my experience (in South America) the Goldwing will limit where you are able to go.Some of the best sites will be at best hard to get to if not impossible with your bike.


Good luck ........................
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I agree with the previous post. You can travel all over South America on pavement. You will find some rough patches here and there, but you can do it on a GW. You will be tied to the blacktop, and miss a few things that would be accesible only on a dual sport.
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We took a heavily loaded Sportster through CA and SA with 2 aboard. It was much too big. To me light weight is the key. Lots of people take bmw Dakars. I personally think that is overkill. I would look for a midsize Jap bike maybe with shaft drive. A lot of it depends on your size. I am 5'7" and therefore did not like the KLR 650 I once had. I like both feet on the ground. With two up you will never do serious off road so a mid size can be made tall enough with good shocks. A GW sure would be expensive to crate and ship. However, someone did drive one 500,000 miles around the world.
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However, someone did drive one 500,000 miles around the world.

Yup, Emilio Scotto... Emilio Scotto
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realstically, on a goldwing you are gonna miss out on a lot of cool stuff to see. you certainly wont be able to go to ushuaia. and you FOR SURE cant set foot in Bolivia, which for me is as good as it gets in south america. however, i imagine that you could do the panamericana from puerto montt in chile as far north as it goes ( columbia??) If I were you, I would bite the bullet and get a dualsport. On a Goldwing, you will have very few choices of where to ride, but with a dualsport, the world is your oyster. I was on a Yamaha XT600..... anyway, best of luck, PM or email me if you have any question, i was there just a few months ago doing a 16,000 miles trip. cheers

bob
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Argentina will allow you to leave your bike for only 9 months. Uruguay will allow a full year AND they are trustworthy folks. From BA, it's a 45 min. boat ride to Colonia and you could find someone there to leave your bike with.
As far as a good connection in BA, look up Xavier at Dakarmotos@hotmail.com
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