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Hey Everyone,

I'm leaving Colombia in a couple of weeks, heading south to Chile and TdF then back up through Argentina and Brazil. I wanted to see if there were any spare parts I should pick up here before I leave. Are there any parts that commonly fail and are difficult to find further south? I'm on a '02 klr and parts, for the most part, seem pretty easy to come by here.

Also in regards to tires, should I think about picking up an extra set here? Are they that hard to find elsewhere? I just put new pirelli's on the front and rear, should be fine until Santiago. Are they extremely expensive there or hard to find? The set cost me about $160 us here. Any other reason I should buy them and carry them all that way?

Thanks for any advice.
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In all capital cities in South America you ll find trail bikes tyres, but also in most provincial capital towns. I had mine changed in Buenos Aires, Mendoza (Ar), Asuncion (Py), Boa Vista (Br), Porlamar (Vz). Regarding the price, even if tyres were double the home price, this would not be worth the disconfort of carrying encumbrant items on your motorcycle. If you travel alone, you want to be able to get your bike back on wheels on your own.

In Venezuela, due to the black currency market, you can get your tyres fairly cheap at a change of 6 bolivares for one dollar. In Brazil, it will be expensive due the recent sharp appreciation of the Real.
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As one who hates capital cities with a raging passion (and who happens to be closing in on Panama at this moment riding a 2007 KLR), I'd be interested in any answers which don't require messing around in big cities. I've already determined that even an easily-found tire change in a big unknown city takes me a full day of getting irrevocably lost, then found, then lost again....and that's just looking for a hotel the night before.

So....are parts for this bike easily found outside major cities? For obvious reasons I'm not so interested in other brands of bikes. And for the OP (Welcome!): where did you find your tires or other parts in Colombia?

Thanks much. See you in Ushuaia.

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i just did ushuaia and found it no probs getting most things ,but i am afraid you wont be finding them in little places ,the city you will have to venture into ,people in small towns are lucky to have a 150 cc bike ,also some of the bigger towns MAY have some things ,i carried a spare rear in peru mainly due to going on shitty gnarly mountain roads ,and i did need it in bolivia also 2 rear tubes ,i have never had a flat front tyre in over 100,000 km i suggest yo fit heavy duty front and rear tubes to start with and slime inside them
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The guys at crosland helped a rider in need of a sprocket (sorry don`t remember his name) they represent kawasaki in Peru and some staff member speak english.
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I carried some consumables for my KLR when traveling through that area. Oil filters, brake pads, fork seals, and a clutch cable. Used the oil filters and brake pads, nothing else. I agree with previous posters that you are not likely to find parts in the smaller towns. The KLR is considered a BIG bike and not that common for the locals.
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i just did ushuaia and found it no probs getting most things ,but i am afraid you wont be finding them in little places ,the city you will have to venture into ,people in small towns are lucky to have a 150 cc bike ,also some of the bigger towns MAY have some things ,i carried a spare rear in peru mainly due to going on shitty gnarly mountain roads ,and i did need it in bolivia also 2 rear tubes ,i have never had a flat front tyre in over 100,000 km i suggest yo fit heavy duty front and rear tubes to start with and slime inside them
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I fit a 4 mm heavy duty inner tube on both wheels before leaving Europe, and got a flat tyre on the front wheel in Buenos Aires yesterday after 100 km around the town On my previous travels with normal tubes, i never had a problem with the front tyre, even when i hit rail tracks at medium speed.

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Mark- I've been able to find tires very easily in Colombia. Mostly in big cities, but also most smaller cities/ large towns have moto-barrios filled with mechanics, shops and tire dealers. I'm in Armenia now (pop 300,000), found a set of Pirelli MT60's for about $160 us, pretty standard price throughout Colombia if you look around.

If you need any help/advice on Colombia, let me know.

Thanks to everyone else for the advice, still on the fence about carrying tires.
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Thanks for the encouragement and specific suggestions. Sounds like availability is most widespread in Colombia, but that Quito also has possibilities around the time I think I´ll be tire shopping.

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Hi, in Ecuador, in Quito and in Cuenca you will found quite everything for the KlR and tyre also. But about the tyres you will pay more because of the taxes.About 150 for a rear tyre(Pirelli).
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Do you have the adress in Armenia where you found those tires?
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Mark- I've been able to find tires very easily in Colombia. Mostly in big cities, but also most smaller cities/ large towns have moto-barrios filled with mechanics, shops and tire dealers. I'm in Armenia now (pop 300,000), found a set of Pirelli MT60's for about $160 us, pretty standard price throughout Colombia if you look around.

If you need any help/advice on Colombia, let me know.

Thanks to everyone else for the advice, still on the fence about carrying tires.
Well you can get Pirelli's for KLR and other brands for around U$100 in Cali.

And Danish biker are you a Dane!!!? and in Colombia? I'm a Dane as well and live in Cali. Do come by and say hej!
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