Well the 20,000 mile mark of this trip fell only a couple of days short of the 6 month mark. Makes it easy to work out what the annual mileage might be!
I’m now in Antigua, Guatemala and heading for El Salvador tomorrow, looking forward to getting the “Stahlratte” to Colombia at the end of the month.
I posted the 15,000 mile summary here.
Not much new on the Super Tenere side of things to report since then.
- An oil change.
- A leaky fork seal (fixed with a Sealmate).
- A new rear K60 yesterday @11,130 miles, and a front one to come next week in San Salvador.
That’s it. A chassis lube, oil/filter change, air filter clean, new pads f/r (I think 33,000 miles on the stock front pads is outstanding) and general going over coming up in El Salvador next week.
As for me, I’m just about getting used to this lifestyle. Always something new to see, new food to try, people to meet, roads to ride. There are some downsides – it can get lonely sometimes. But every day I’m aware of how fortunate I am to be able to do a trip like this. Especially with such an able steed, “El Caballo Azul”!
Budget it working out ok – was a bit expensive in the States but since crossing into Mexico 3 months and 10,000 miles ago, I’ve averaged $48/day – including the $356 for a set of K60s. I was aiming for $50/day, so I’m on track there…