Where and what bike to buy???
G'day all,
so this is my first visit on the HUBB since a few years. I rode my Honda Africa twin, solo, from Berlin to India and back again in 2007/8.
Well since then I went and got myself a girlfriend,  ,who wants to travel with me,  and since she's new to riding and travelling in that fashion we have to fly to Latin America and buy the bikes there (otherwise I'd take my trusty steed, the bike that is, with me!).
The plan is to spend about a year (or more) travelling all throughout Latin America and who knows, maybe if all's well maybe ride it back to Europe through North America then on a boat to Siberia.
So I asked my brother who lives in Bolivia and he said bikes are cheaper in Brasil. But after some studying here it seems that perhaps it is not the case. On top of that getting the bike out of Brasil and getting insurance and and and...
I like the idea of the cheap chinese bikes (bit of a step down for me, but good for the missus) however I will be taking a couple of parachutes with me, along with the usual travel/camping gear, so I'm thinkin the bigger bike would be better.
Any tips?
Tracey
Keep the rubber side down!!
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