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Hi John,
We did this road in Nov 2006 from Manaus to Porto velho. We done it with a sidecar so no problem on a solo, all depends on your riding skill and will power. There are some pictures on our website at Adventure Sidecar - Home
Planing on doing the Trans Amazonica in july august this year going west to east. If anyone else has any information about current road conditions,fuel and water it would be most welcome.
Andy and Maya (now in Costa Rica)
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hey andy, isn't that you? that's in santa elena de uairen, vzla, sept 06, a bit before this journey from manaus...
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Hi Claude, yes thats us. How are you? Where was that picture taken as we dont remember it. Andy
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Hi Claude, yes thats us. How are you? Where was that picture taken as we dont remember it. Andy
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that's in the parking of the banco Industrial de venezuela. there was an internet cafe there at the time, and a small restaurant if I remember well
date on the pic says 9/10/2006
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And now my friends?
What's the news from Brazil?
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Hi John,
We did this road in Nov 2006 from Manaus to Porto velho. We done it with a sidecar so no problem on a solo, all depends on your riding skill and will power. There are some pictures on our website at Adventure Sidecar - Home
Planing on doing the Trans Amazonica in july august this year going west to east. If anyone else has any information about current road conditions,fuel and water it would be most welcome.
Andy and Maya (now in Costa Rica)
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Thanks for the information Andy and Maya
What months were you driving BR 319?
It looks like I will be going solo along the route if I take it. Is there very much other traffic or activity along the route? They are building the first bridge across the river in Manuas so that will be neat to cross the river without boat. Looks like you are having a great time. Maybe I will meet up with you two along the way. Adios Amigos
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We did it early nov as i said before. On the stretch from Careiro to Humaita which is 565 km there is no fuel and very little trafic and no accomodation, take a hamock or tent. enjoy!! Andy and Maya
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We did it early nov as i said before. On the stretch from Careiro to Humaita which is 565 km there is no fuel and very little trafic and no accomodation, take a hamock or tent. enjoy!! Andy and Maya
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I often overlook the fine details, opps
When are you going to start the Trans Amonzonian Rd? You going East to West or opposite.
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Current plan is start in july going west to east. Andy
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please take note -BR319 not advised solo.
not a good idea to do the so called 'road' BR319 solo. it starts off OK and then just gets worse and worse. we were prepared but it still turned out worse than expected.....
see this link. 2ridetheworld.com : diary
we did this at one of the driest times in 25 years.
take the boat.
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I plan to do some checking when I'm in country before I set off. Things change for better and worse. Will check the road before the boat. I'm glad the sixfidy made it, that's what I'll be using
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not a good idea to do the so called 'road' BR319 solo. it starts off OK and then just gets worse and worse. we were prepared but it still turned out worse than expected.....
see this link. 2ridetheworld.com : diary
we did this at one of the driest times in 25 years.
take the boat.
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Bad bad road...
But I like it...
Lisa?
When you'll come back to Brazil?
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...love Brazil
Hey there!
would love to be back there now!
we will be back one day...but now we have Central Asia to visit.
give our love to Brazil
Throttlemeister-advice is still the same regarding BR319....dont do it- especially if you are solo. Please at least do it with a group or landies.....if you are out there on your own and have problems - like falling off a bridge - or breaking something on your bike or yourself - you are going to have serious issues.
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Hey there!
would love to be back there now!
we will be back one day...but now we have Central Asia to visit.
give our love to Brazil
Throttlemeister-advice is still the same regarding BR319....dont do it- especially if you are solo. Please at least do it with a group or landies.....if you are out there on your own and have problems - like falling off a bridge - or breaking something on your bike or yourself - you are going to have serious issues.
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Great Lisa,
If you come back visit us OK?
You'll be
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Hey there!
would love to be back there now!
we will be back one day...but now we have Central Asia to visit.
give our love to Brazil
Throttlemeister-advice is still the same regarding BR319....dont do it- especially if you are solo. Please at least do it with a group or landies.....if you are out there on your own and have problems - like falling off a bridge - or breaking something on your bike or yourself - you are going to have serious issues.
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I will do the homework before I take off down the road would also like to travel with another overlander for safety, prefering the 4x4 or 6x6 kind. I'll boat if need be, current conditions are most valuable in the choice.
On another note, is there any way to get some close up pics of your crashbars that you made up for the six fidy to protect the 39L tank kit? Are you currently in the states? I'm trying to come up with a solution that works well for protection as well as lifting with a cable to transfer the bike to boats.
Hope your travels go better than the 319 episode.
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