LOTS !!!
But perhaps less than used to happen.
There are literally THOUSANDS of Adv tour companies now offering people company.
And where the Hubb was once the ONLY portal to really meet other moto travellers, now there are a plethora of social media sites and apps etc.
Also,travel is now EASY.. You could watch 100 Youtube videos of every route or road you ever want to ride before you ride it.
There is less fear of the unknown because not much is unknown anymore.
I'll compare my first trip through Patagonia in 2007 to my last trip only last year.
Where in 2007 there were very few moto travellers and if you saw another you would instantly pull over and exchange conversation and maybe try and meet up down the road. Now there are HUNDREDS of riders. Mostly in groups or on tours. It's like a Sunny Summer's day in North Wales. You just nod and carry on. It's harder to get away from other riders than it is to find them.
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Did some trips.
Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.
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