This will be my second try to get to South America by motorcycle. Last years try was aborted by a back injury, which, in truth, still has not healed.
I kitted out a '08 KLR for the trip last year but now find that it is too tall for me even though I lowered it 1".
This years bike of choice is a '86 R80G/S BMW. Quite a change huh! I have been looking for this bike for years with no luck. A good friend bought one, 3 years ago, from a older fellow who could not ride anymore and had stored the bike for years before being able to part with it. My friend recently got the urge for a Harley and happened to like my '06 Arctic White Road King and when his wife saw it she fell in love with it right away ---- done deal. Swapped +boot for the BMW.
Now to get it ready for a long trip.
I kitted out a '08 KLR for the trip last year but now find that it is too tall for me even though I lowered it 1".
This years bike of choice is a '86 R80G/S BMW. Quite a change huh! I have been looking for this bike for years with no luck. A good friend bought one, 3 years ago, from a older fellow who could not ride anymore and had stored the bike for years before being able to part with it. My friend recently got the urge for a Harley and happened to like my '06 Arctic White Road King and when his wife saw it she fell in love with it right away ---- done deal. Swapped +boot for the BMW.
Now to get it ready for a long trip.
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