This is only the 2nd post of this Blog series, but I’m afraid that I’ve been bitten by the writing bug again. So, as long as I’m feeling like writing, I thought I would lay out some of the planning that needs to get done, in order to be ready for the trip. The bike […]
Introduction It’s been a couple of years since I rode across Patagonia, and frankly, I’m getting restless. What does a motorcycle nut do when he or she is restless? If you were going to say rest, they you’d be wrong. What we actually do, is that we ride… I’m making a number of big changes […]
Introduction These adventure bikes come from the factory looking pretty spectacular, but they don’t have the aggressive edge that I was looking for. I wanted my bike to look more Dakar, and less Corporate. So, I set out to find the best way to convert the bike to be a Dakar Poser… Finding the wrap […]
Introduction After buying the bike, I started out customizing things, in order to get everything just right. After completing a few of these modifications, it dawned on me that I would be well served if I created a blog post that shows the before & after pictures, along with some information about each of the […]
30 days to go It’s the end September, and I’m now down to about 30 days before departure to Santiago. In this post, I’ll talk about the last 30 days, and some of the fun that I’ve had while engaged in the final bunch of learning activities, and planning for the trip. Since my last […]
It’s the beginning of September, and I’m now down to less than 60 days before departure to Santiago. I’ve continued logging miles since last month and I’ve now logged more than 6400 miles since the accident, ridden over the course of 8 months. My leg strength continues to grow, and I’m now working out with […]
It’s the beginning of August, and I’ve got about 3 months until my trip. I’ve continued logging miles since last month and even though I was on a business trip for 2 weeks, I’ve managed to log another 500 miles this month. I’m now at about 4900 miles since the accident, ridden over the course […]
It’s the beginning of July, and I’ve got about 4 months until my trip. I’ve been logging a good amount of miles since I started riding again after the accident, and I’ve ridden about 4400 miles in just 6 months. My leg strength has returned, and while it is still not quite where it needs […]
it’s the beginning of June, and I’ve got about 5 months until my trip. I’ve been logging a good amount of miles since I started riding again after the accident, and I’ve ridden about 3600 miles in just 5 months. My leg strength has returned, and while it is not quite where it needs to […]
It seems to me that if you’re going to travel to South America to participate in a trip that is extraordinary, even a bucket list item, then you should carefully consider how you’re going to capture the memories of that trip on video and stills, and how you’re going to share them with others. For […]