Kinda, only with the orignal luggage not dresses as a dirtbike.... And an early 80s model, so 1100 or 1200 On Nov 11, 2012 8:04 PM, "Kurt Nolte" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Something like this, Paul? > http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1105/moddefokker.jpg :D > > -Kurt > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:43 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would go.with an.80s wing and put enduro tires on it. I can say that >> they are great for.cruising, and not.terrable for mild offroad >> On Nov 11, 2012 4:14 PM, "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is something my wife and I keep talking about doing one day. I >>> don't think it requires that much planning (you can't never plan for >>> eveything), bur she does. Dennis is right, I would say the >>> most inconvenient part is getting from Panama to Colombia. Essentially, >>> there is no road, just jungle. The only options are ferry or airplane. The >>> former seems to be very difficult because the ferry service is >>> very intermittent. The latter is safer, simpler but way more expensive. I >>> have a found a ton of very good resources online. Many blogs of many others >>> doing this kind of trips. A good place to start is www.advrider.com. I >>> know my wife is being following some particular stories, I will ask her and >>> send the links to you. >>> >>> Javier. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 11:05 AM, EGrider <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> OK, you iron butts. I might have mentioned this before, but ever since >>>> I watched "The Motorcycle Diaries" I've been dying to ride across South >>>> America. Well last May I did a 3-day trip in Peru (that's me in the blue >>>> helmet) and this Christmas I'm doing two rides in Bolivia. But as for the >>>> grand tour, I've checked out companies that arrange bike tours, considered >>>> buying a bike down there, and considered having one shipped. These are all >>>> pricey options. Then I got the idea of just riding something south as far >>>> as it would take me and leaving it there. Disposable bike! That's the >>>> answer. Surely there should be something that runs on regular gas, has a >>>> comfortable riding position, on-off road tires, a big gas tank, could take >>>> some ammo boxes on the sides, and has 7-8,000 miles left in it to make it >>>> to Buenos Aires? I'm serious about this. I have also driven cars across >>>> Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, so I know a little about what I'm >>>> getting into. I'm pushing 60 and I want to do this ride while I still can. >>>> Any suggestions as to a suitable disposable bike? Craigslist's winter >>>> pricing is setting in. Thanks. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
