Hola fellow thrill seekers!

I am currently riding a 2005 KLR 650 from Canada to Argentina. I am preparing to leave San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala but my rear sprocket is not long for this world. The local mechanic had assured me that he could get a sprocket for me but apparently he has been unable to find a sprocket anywhere in the country. I have also tried calling several dealers in the area with no success. I have a brand new set of sprockets and chain meeting me in Panama City but I am seriously concerned that the sprocket won’t make it. Time is also an issue because I have to be in Panama City by December 20th to meet family that are coming down from Canada to see me, so shipping a new part isn’t an option.

So dear readers, I am writing you in the hopes that you will be able help me out or at least point me in the right direction. I am seeking any one of the following;

1.A top notch bike shop in this area that might have a sprocket for me

2.Someone who has a used sprocket that they would be willing to part with (I am willing to pay). Anyone know any KLR enthusiasts in the area.

3.Finally, does anyone know someone I could leave my bike with for a week, if the sprocket totally fails, while I bused down to Panama to collect my shiny new parts.

I am departing San Pedro today and will be traveling from here to Semuc Champay to San Pedro Sula (Honduras) to Tegucigalpa to Managua to San Jose (Costa Rica) to Panama over the next two weeks. If the help you offer is a little out of the way I am still interested. Thanks for all the help!



Remember to stay between the ditches out there,

CJM