A Few More Miles - A Motorcycle Journey Through The Americas

[dr. benny]

Hello everyone,

I recently completed a 6 month 23,000 mile journey from New Hampshire, USA to the Ushuaia, Argentina. I had a wonderful journey and I wanted to share some photos with you all. A full trip report can be found at my blog: www.AFewMoreMiles.com. Since returning home, I've really enjoyed talking with new riders who are about to embark on their own Latin American adventures. If anyone has questions, just drop me a line. Cheers.

-Ben

A few photos before leaving home

Key West, Florida

Mexican Pyramids

Tacos in Mexico, mmmmmm

Fixing a friend's flat

Micatech Pannier cup holders hard at work

Random guy with guitar singing about moto travel
http://vimeo.com/8145715

Sleeping in the NEMO tent at Laguna Bacalar

Christmas in Guatemala

Rainy day in Guatemala

Local boy selling sticks to climb Volcan Pacaya

Busted CDI entering El Salvador. Fortunately, I met some great locals to pass the time

Getting a tow to the city

Entering Nicaragua

Loading the bike onto the boat to cross the Darien Gap

 

[dr. benny]

SCUBA in Colombia

Privacy

Cruising around Colombia

Good looking Mannequins in Cali

Military Checkpoint

Ecuator

Carnival in Quito

Picking up the bike after being run over by a Land Rover

Testing the limits of a carburated bike

Flat deserts in Northern Peru

Canon del Pato - Backroads in Peru

The kind of roads that make a motorcyclist happy

Road Construction - you can't stop me!

Bridge closed - not for my moto!

Rainy day crossing of Lake Titicaca

 

[FurthurOnTheFly]

Thanks for sharing and congrats on an amazing journey! I can only dream............

 

[dr. benny]

Best llama photo ever

Bolivia beauty

Land Cruiser on the Salar

Cooking up tiny people in the Jetboil

Nasty gas in Bolivia

Dinner in Chile

Hand in the desert

Still a long way to go

Beautiful Carretera Austral

Argentina

Getting Dirty

Fluffy traffic on Tierra del Fuego

USHUAIA!!!

Crowded passport

 

[dr. benny]

Back home

First shave in 6 months...
http://vimeo.com/11115344

 

[scarysharkface]

Spectacular! :bike_rider:

 

[upcruiser]

Spectacular trip! Love the llama shot. haha Did you do the whole trip with the same folks or did you just end up meeting different people to travel with along the way?

Oh, and this shot seems strangely familiar... hmmm

 

[dr. benny]

Did you do the whole trip with the same folks or did you just end up meeting different people to travel with along the way?

Thanks! I rode with a friend for 6 weeks. Other than that I just met people along the way. The majority of the trip was solo.

 

[Christian P.]

Thanks for posting this! Can,t wait to go!

 

[dr. benny]

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know about my new project aimed at helping aspiring riders travel through Mexico by motorcycle. I wanted to make the DVD I would have liked to seen before I left on my trip. I hope it will help riders get inspired, get educated, and get on their way. While the product is directed towards motorcyclists, much of the information is useful to any mode of overlanding. Here's a short movie trailer to let you know what it's all about.



It's $36.99 + $4.99 Shipping = $41.98.
It's 2-discs. 5 hours of insightful content :sombrero:

Disc 1:
Intro, People, Culture, Weather, Gear, Border Crossing, Border Towns, Accidents & Insurance, Family Reactions, News & Drug Cartels, Personal Safety, Bike Safety, Women Riders, Riding, Road Quality, Toll Roads, The Left Blinker, Topes, The Bike, Tires, Tools & Packing, Mechanicals.

Disc 2:
Gas, Navigation, Camping, Accommodations, Secure Parking, Food, Drinks, Montezuma’s Revenge, Health & Evacuation Insurance, Health Risks, Checkpoints, Police, Money, Language, Connectivity, Get Gone, Credits, Bonus Footage.

It's available at www.MotorcycleMexico.com. Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers.

-Ben

 

[nat]

Looks like a great trip!

 

[JCMatthews]

Jealous

Holy cow, am I jealous! I own an older Honda XL 350, and I am starting to plan some shorter solo trips. That looks just amazing.

 

[dr. benny]

Looks like a great trip!

Thanks! It was certainly a wonderful journey.

Holy cow, am I jealous! I own an older Honda XL 350, and I am starting to plan some shorter solo trips. That looks just amazing.

Awesome bike choice! Smaller bikes are great for getting off the beaten path. I'd love to tour on a 350 (with an upgraded seat of course) :roost:

 

[SWbySWesty]

Very sweet! Thanks for posting!