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It’s an incredible place to experience! I’m also glad I got the tire sorted 😅

It was, and thanks!

Haha, after the comment telling me I packed so light, I was wondering how long until someone said I took way too much lol. I think I overpacked on clothes, and could have left the camping stuff as I didn’t use it in South America (although it was great insurance/comfort). Other than that, I think for 2 years on the road I’m kinda in between the super minimalists and the maximalists who I see riding with extra tires and all lol. And yeah, extra shoes are needed for off the bike, as well as one of everything as backup in case the main one gets wet. I experienced the misery of not being able to get properly dry for over a week and it’s wasn’t fun lol

That’s 100% correct in theory, but in practice wool socks are too thick/warm for warm weather, and if I could find thin enough ones they would just get chewed up like all my socks. I actually do have a couple sets of thin merino wool boxers for emergencies (lol), but the reality is socks and underwear need to be fresh for me; I HATE putting on used socks or underwear and will avoid at all costs lol 😬

I think some other people would disagree and think I took way too many clothes hahaha

Cheers man! Ah same old story, saved for years, realized life is too short, sold what I owned and hit the road 😬. Yeah the CB500X is a great little machine 😁

Congratulations, that is some accomplishment! Yeah I could definitely see having a good reliable name brand one being a better option. Mine has always (slowly) worked, but it does feel cheap and I could see it failing; not what you want when it’s your only option! Cheers

Thanks Ken. I watched your Inuvik-area videos a few times (as cautionary tales 😊) and got a kick out of them. My riding partner made a partial trip last year and, after his and his friend’s bike getting four flats on the Dempster, both of their pumps failed (due to not keeping them elevated), resulting in their turning around. Lesson learned! We took two Cycle Pumps on this year’s ride (and of course had no flats on the Dempster). A rock took out my side stand switch, though, which was fun.

Interesting! I never thought of that, but it makes sense. I wonder if keeping them in a ziplock bag, and the inspecting the ziplock bag for holes prior to consuming would work 🤔. I only really carried them as back-ups, and could be months and months old banging around in my cases. Good to know!

@@kenshapperttravelstheworld8845 that’s what happened to me. They were there “just in case” all summer. A ziploc bag would probably help out.

Ah the heated grips are a lifesaver! And the heated vest ☺️. I covered all the bike mods in a different video if your interested. Cheers!

I’m glad!

Sounds like a great trip! Yeah I mean I think everything has gotten more expensive everywhere since COVID, but the tire prices in Argentina or on another level 🤢

Ah it was actually so much worse, but I cut out my 10 minute rant because I sounded like a crazy person 😂

Yeah it is a bit annoying, moreso that it’s still a problem. It doesn’t seem to catastrophically fail (for me, yet), but my first one and the replacement both leaked. The third one has been good for 50,000kms+

Ah it’s a crazy adventure for sure, and not completely unexpected haha

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Around 80,000kms, 2020 model

@@kenshapperttravelstheworld8845 thanks for the info

Cheers man. Yeah I’ll do a gear and bike review when I’m done in South America. Sneak preview; the bike is incredibly reliable 😉

Ah it’s insane pricing for tires in Argentina. The one place you don’t want to have to buy a tire 😔 lol

Haha yeah it is. Mental and fun 😬

Ah yeah, the price was definitely the most painful. Other than that it worked out great as I got to spend a good few days hanging out on a really cool farm i that I wouldn’t have otherwise!

100%. I always say that, as long as I’m physically ok, the worst and most frustrating times make the best memories and bar stories a year later

Ah, it’s all part of the adventure and usually leads to interesting experiences and/or funny stories. As long as I’m not hurt it’s all good. Thanks for following along Bogdan!

Ah that’s really cool that you’ve seen both of these. What are the chances, I’ve never been broken down on a motorcycle in my whole life, and then I break down in two of the remotest areas possible 🤣. Thanks for tagging along!

Yeah it’s the same pretty much everywhere, but I travelled quite extensively for 10 years before I found out that you could decline the conversion rate and still get cash! I don’t want to imagine how much money I’ve wasted over the years

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Yeah, definitely. I will go out of my way to chat up the foreign motorcyclists; I find the local ones will always make themselves known!

Amazing mann I guess your in mexico now, but I will say the most nervous I was in my entire trip was the day before I crossed into Mexico. With everything that you see in the news (plus the less scary but very real first person reports we hear) I was second guessing my decision to go in alone. That lasted about three days. Mexico is incredible! Just don’t do stupid things and you will have an amazing time. Savour every moment

@@kenshapperttravelstheworld8845 that was exactly how I felt, I was at the border of McAllen and Reynosa, I couldn’t really sleep the night before, and I was doubting myself wether i should be going in alone. I crossed at the pharr Reynosa intl bridge, that was a breeze, everything went smooth and no mess. Im in Veracruz now, will be going to Oaxaca mid week. Thank you for your videos, I really enjoyed the chile and Argentina series. How long have you been on the road for now ?

About two years 😬. Oaxaca is amazing, great food, Monte Alban was probably my second favorite ruins in Mexico, the coast is amazing. Ahhhh the memories hahaha

Ah brilliant! Slow is the way to go, if you have the luxury of time. Alejandro is a great guy, I’m jealous you get to do it all for the first time now! Haha

Took a look, no sign of him 😔

Maybe some did 🤔

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Yeah I mean they weren’t crazy, I’ve had worse. But they weren’t as quiet as I thought. I’m honestly not much bothered by the noise, it wouldn’t really factor into my decision; all the other things would however

Yeah, the TKC 80s are hard to beat for a true 50/50, it’s just the lifespan that hurts. I was pleasantly surprised by an Anakee Adventure rear I got as it was the only thing available. Not as good off-road as TKC’s of course, but did some gnarly dirt roads just fine and went for around 15,000kms (!) and was noticeably smoother on road. I would hesitate to go near sand or mud with it though

You and me both!

Interesting! From the feedback I’ve received there is potentially a bit of negligence on my part for not ensuring it was done on the 1,000 or 12,000km checks. But I’ve never had a brand new bike before, and didn’t know that was something that could happen!

Hey! Yeah, it was quite sandy and crazy in parts. It was a couple of months back I was there, I’m slow editing and posting the videos lol. I’d imagine it is very very cold right now 🥶. Most of the road was actually grand, but there were quite a few short sections of some of the deepest and most challenging sand I’ve been on. I hate sand! So I’d say it mostly depends on your confidence/ability to deal with that with a pillion; I’m sure others have done so. Also, they are constructing a nice straight road and while under construction the road in use just kind of snakes along back and forth on either side of the new road (a couple of times I used the under construction new road to avoid sand traps); I’d imagine the road is like a few others I’ve been on where it changes day to day and week to week depending on weather, truck traffic and maintenance/grading. Either way it should be an adventure!

@@kenshapperttravelstheworld8845 What a great report, thanks a lot. Indeed, I'm not the best sand rider. In fact, I sh1t my pants when I see sand, eh. Gotta practice it, because the road seems cool! Greetings from Curitiba-Brazil!

That’s kinda what I thought it may be, but the texture and taste wasn’t like any cabbage I’ve ever had before 🤷🏽

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Yeah I found it fascinating (and chilling)

Hey Mike! Yeah I thought it may have been sauerkraut as it looked similar (although red/brown), but it didn’t taste like any I’ve had before. The mystery continues lol

It really is crazy

I didn’t make it there, Chile has just been shockingly expensive compared to all the other countries so far so I won’t be spending too much time unfortunately

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Ah cheers, thanks!

Ah great, I made the video hoping it would help someone out. It was an amazing and fun ride! Watch out for that water crossing where I slid out, I’ve since found out that it is semi-permanent and I’m not the first to go down there 😬

Decisions decisions decisions haha. Chile is just super duper unbelievably expensive 😬