WR250R to South America

Awesome report!! Those were some great pics. Very impressive.

Hoooolllllyyyyyy SHIT!!!!

Awesome! How long did it take? Do you have a more detailed thread, perhaps on ADVrider?

This reminds me of the documentary "Long Way Down", with Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman. Absolutely awesome show.

TheAgavePrince wrote:

Second is I’m not a very good online/forum/bloggy type.

I happen to think that was a pretty awesome adventure report. Not because it was on a WRR, but because it was an awesome ride report.

Probably left everyone hanging around, hoping for more.

The mountain stuff really appeals to me; the mud/jungle stuff says "don't bother". But I am well known for having an antipathy towards any riding involving mud. No apolgies offered.

Got more pics and stuff for us?

SoupSandwich wrote:

This reminds me of the documentary "Long Way Down", with Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman.

Minus all the support vehicles and crews, medic, security officers, fixers, and guides, of course...

Not knocking anyone's ride, but a solo, unsupported ride is a very, very different animal indeed.

And far higher on my "Holy shyte" scale of admiration.

definitely impressive!

Jäger wrote:

SoupSandwich wrote:

This reminds me of the documentary "Long Way Down", with Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman.

Minus all the support vehicles and crews, medic, security officers, fixers, and guides, of course...

Not knocking anyone's ride, but a solo, unsupported ride is a very, very different animal indeed.

And far higher on my "Holy shyte" scale of admiration.

Also he didnt have Ewan's bank account to work with!! 30K miles is an insane amount of miles.

amazing man, really.

This was a fantastic review....short story. I think you and the WR were the perfect partners. You were good to each other and respected each others limitations and made the most. What a unbelievable open ended adventure. I felt good about my WR before, but now feel even more delighted I have one in the garage. When I do my 30 mile commute to Seattle I will think of you and your wide open view of the world. Thanks for sharing and very safe travels.

Aw man, don't need to post on ADV he can do it here.

Thanks for the wonderful ride report of a trip that most of us will only get to dream about taking!

I've been avoiding this post as I was afraid it would cause a serious case of jealousy... I was right.

Fantastic ride! Hope you get the girl back together sooner than later and get her home!

Thank you for sharing with us your trip!! We would all love to see more of it... I've added a blog post on my site about your ride.. it's just that epic!

http://www.basherdesigns.com/2011/06/14/30000-miles-on-a-wr250r/

Thanks again!!

very cool ride & report.. lotsa cajones for this one. ..glad the wr worked for such an epic ride.. thanks for proving that. I liked the pics.. of course all of us would like the long version, but writing long detailed ride reports is a lot of work, & some people have a life. I'm glad you made it through ok.. some brushes with injury it sounds like, but nothing permanent.

I've often thought a lighter bike would be useful with many of the water crossings you get in the jungle.. you confirmed that.

Thanks again for the great post & pics.
scotty

Wow, what a trip, thank you very much for sharing it with all of us here turning green with envy! All the best and please give us more.

ridiculously epic stuff, well done! Should our paths ever cross, drinks on me!

Bravo And thanks for taking the time to write your RR.

It seems to me a bike like the WR would be much more familiar to most people (mechanics) in South America. It does however seem like newer and bigger bikes are making their way down there but your paying big bucks for them (and the repairs). Finding someone to work on the WR should be relatively easy. Parts however is another story. Thanks for posting your trip, its really amazing.

Excellent post....huge respect for taking this trip on.

Wow this is my dream ride, and I thought I was crazy for wanting to do it on a WRR. Guess not haha, amazing ride report man! Really makes me want to get out and put some more miles on the bike this summer.

This might be too personal but how much did it cost you to fund this trip? The cost of taking that much time off or work would be hard enough, but fuel, food, motels, and bribes must really add up...

TheAgavePrince wrote:

The many bridges along BR319 required a bit of dismounting and field repair to be safe(r).

I think that's the same bridge my friend broke his neck on trying to cross it on his 1150GS

Of course he lived to tell about it.

Did he delete the report? I don't see it..

Yeah... Where is this report everyone is raving about??

Opie wrote:

Did he delete the report? I don't see it..

Opie wrote:

Did he delete the report? I don't see it..

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