I'll keep an eye on your website. May be see you at HU.

Hi,

Just to say there is another lady in the Hubb

Never ride more than 3 weeks long (work does not alow) but done some interesting short rides

I have a travel blog with some of my reports (in portuguese but google translator works prety well) Paula Kota

Now, I am planing to go to Turkey ...

See you in the road
PK

ME ladies the new one ^_^

I've done a couple of 8,000-10,000 mile solo jaunts. The first USA and Canada, the second just the USA. Next long trek will be to Panama - but not going solo.

Welcome to HU Helen!

See you at the HU California Travelers Meeting!

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Hi All!

I'm BRAND new to the HUBB & back in Oz for a couple of weeks to visit family & try to get my Honda from Melbourne, AUS, to Santiago, CHILE. Just reading all of the post on shipping has boggled my mind

Having very limited hands-on mechanical experience with my bike leads me to the conclusion that this may be a process that is beyond me, (lets not even speak of building a crate myself!). I am not a helpless nube and do have some mechanical and carpentry skills, but limited funds & as such am wondering if anyone could advise whether it really is an option.

One year in Chile without a bike has been very hard & the thought of buying a "Euromot" or other such brand that I've never heard of, while my baby sits in a garage at home is just sad.

Any comments appreciated!
Cheers,

Magda

Hello Magda ,, welcome to the HUBB,,
This is where I also started ,, reading ,, those who went before me ,,
Best suggestion is ,, to call your local Honda dealer ,, then ask them for the pallet that they have used to ship the bikes. You see ,, all the bikes are sent on an individual pallet. It is very light aluminium, with necessary tie downs and a card board box top. They usually give them to you for free,, most of the time they are recycled and they have to pay others to dispose of them.

Then the shipping ,, ocean or air ,,
Since direct ocean route is probably scarce ,, direct from Aussie to S.America,,, Best is to find a freight forwarder in your town,, then have them ship the pallet as a LCL (less than container) ,,meaning you are sharing a box, with strangers.
Give these forwarders a call ,, I bet the transit time is 35 - 40 days. Happag-Lloyd and Maersk ,, goes from Sydney to Manzanilo, Mexico ,, then feeders off to S,America.

https://www.google.co.kr/search?q=di...ralia+to+Chile

Now air cargo ,,
This company specialises between Australia and Chile as well as Colombia and Argentina direct.
Welcome to Lancargo - www.lancargo.com

But being air cargo does not mean ,, it has to fly direct ,,
You can call any of the airlines,, such as Korean air ,, Sydney to Seoul then direct to Chile ,, since Korea is the largest importer of Chilean agri products ,, or Air Canada ,, United ,, Delta ,, Quantas,,,they route your bike via Vancouver, LA what ever ,, on and on ,,
Again ,, get hold of a fright forwarder. Transit time a week at most.

Expect about USD 2,500 for the air cargo ,, USD 1,500 minimum for the ocean ,,,
again ,, it is imperative that you get hold of that free pallet,, it can be Suzuki ,, Yamaha ,, BMW ,, they are all same,, so start calling. You save several hundred.

Good luck!

I've made 2 solo cross country trips.
First in 2001 on a HD Sportster - north from Los Angeles, CA to Canada through the Canadian Rockies across Canada, over the top of the great lakes, into Montreal, then south to New Jersey (family visit) then back through the midwest. In Chicago I joined a 75th anniversary run of Rte. 66 back to LA. About 10,000 miles.

In 2007 I took my HD Dyna Superglide across the USA, through the southwest, gulf states, stoping in New Orleans to spend a bit doing some rehab help in the 9th ward on Katrina damage, then east into Florida and north through the Dragon's Tail and up the Blue Ridge Parkway, back into New Jersey and then east through the middle of the country and back to LA. About 8,000 miles. Then joined my boyfriend and his son for a ride into Chaco Canyon Cultural Park (the Stonehenge of the USA).

Late fall, we are planning a ride down to Panama on our BMW GS's.

Having lingered here for a while as a cyclist, I finally think I can say I'm recently fully converted... in the last 2 months I got the gear, got a Serow, been on my first 10-day trip to Scotland round and back, then just returned from a weekend trail-riding, and now got a few bruises! Have clocked up my first 5000km (much faster than the first 5 on the bicycle!) and am loving it all so far...

Thanks for all the early advice about bike and gear and all!

Pics from the trails...

Here's to more fun in the UK until next summer when I shoot for distant shores, hopefully!

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Way to go Helen!
You look good on a bike!

"Miami artist, Billie Grace Lynn, built a turbo diesel-powered, waste-veggie-oil-burning beast on a mission to save the planet #madcowproject"

Yesterday, in Flagstaff, AZ in the parking lot of a Home Depo rosa del desierto and I happened upon Billie (Miami based sculptor and filmmaker) and her sister .... while they were backing her "beast" aka. her latest work of art off it's trailer - towed behind a camper truck.

Photo here:

https://www.facebook.com/MadCowCycle...type=1&theater

Billie built a turbo diesel powered motorcycle and artistically decorated it with the complete skeleton of a cow.

She is here in Arizona filming a "feminized version of Easy Rider" . My initial reaction was "What are you going to call your movie?" "Easy Cow?"
She laughed and was not offended at all. Immediately I liked her.

But after spending time getting to know Billie I realized she had a very serious mission, explained on her facebook. Has something to do with eating less meat....

Of course we invited Billie and her sister to our ranch in Flagstaff... will keep you posted... and please do your own research on this amazing woman.

Billie and her sister are very interesting.

xfiltrate

Please see madcowcycles.com etc. for more.

Hello all,
I am a new girl here, most of the time reading and dreaming of a long journey. But since 2011 we are making some short trips outside Europe. We went to Marocco, Senegal (Malaga to Dakar), Kenya and Tanazia. All out trips are not more than three weeks, because besides working (earn some money to go on holiday) we love to go on holiday.
But also for the short trips, I can get her a lot of inspiration.
Next year I want to go to Bolivia, something else than Africa.

So don't dream your life, but ride your dream.

Greatings Selma

For my riding adventures I have a blog. At the moment only in Dutch.
http://www.sairbrush.blogspot.nl

Fantastic to see how many ladies are traveling the world! There is nothing like the freedom of driving a motorcykle in beautiful nature ...I just finnished a 3 week tour around Iceland, FANTASTIC, great roads, stunning nature and a lot of challanges if you are into that. I am now planning a 3 month trip driving throug east Africa, from Cape town to Copenhagen in 2015.

Hi ladies. Im currently 5 months into our trip from Australia and hopefully to London. Ive only been riding 18 months total and Im 57. The shipping agent in Penang Malaysia says Im the oldest female overlander to pass through there in 30 yrs! My partner and I are both on DR650s. Its all Ive known and do think its too heavy and cumbersome for me, but Im managing and improving but my pace and my partner's are very different.

oh check out roostersoverland.com