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 Bike
15,000 Mile Report
This is what 15,000 miles looks like! We reached that milestone on the run into San Cristobal, on the 112th day of the trip. Some stats; Started the trip with 11500 miles on the bike. 134 miles per day average 41.5 mpg average (US) (5.6 l/100km, 50mpg UK) Carrying about 200lb (including the weight of…
Choosing a Bike
I‘d been thinking about this trip for a long time, and by the time I was ready to do it my 2002 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 was a bit long in the tooth – 80,000 is a bit much to be starting a trip of… maybe another 80,000 miles. I loved it but it hadn’t always…