Well.... Five weeks later and I am finally ALMOST about to be reunited with my bike...!!The parts I needed for my worn out rear wheel bearing were on back order and when they eventually arrived in Bolivia were seized at customs and held for another week for further inspection.However the one and only highly recommended, BMW dealer in Bolivia , Andar Motors ( Av. La Salle esq. Guemes, Santa Cruz, tel +591 3 335 3160 http://www.bmw.com.bo ) have been fantastic and...

Hi Any adventure bikers out there.....I am stuck in Santa Cruz , Bolivia and desperately need a flange for the rear axle that the brake disc bolts on to on my BMW 1200 GSA (BMW reference 33117699631).BMW Germany tell me they are on back order !!! If you know of any dealers out here or know of any one heading my way that may be able to carry one out for me I would very much appreciate it ( DHL take forever!!)..(If you leave a message on my message board please mak...

Hello, Usual apologies for long delay..having too much fun I'm afraid.Peru was fantastic. The ride to Cusco could not have been more beautiful. In the most stunning scenery possible, I was riding my motorbike amongst galloping wild horses along a winding mountain track wishing I'd had a helmet video camera. The city of Cusco was a welcome break from the very rustic (but little charm) mountain villages. However I arrived in time to see the incredible Summer Sols...

Hi, Since last blog update I have travelled through Ecuador and most of Peru and am now heading to Cusco and Machu Picchu. Ecuador was unbelievably beautiful and inspite of a few hold ups due to ‘revolting peasents’ blocking the roads, setting fire to the buses and preventing anyone leaving the city all went well. Peru however is proving to be hard to beat and the Andes here have produced the highest, wildest, scariest roads so far. I haven’t seen asphal...

Hi Everybody, Sorry for another long delay but internet access has been rather sparse in some of the areas I have been in lately. Since my last blog post I have been travelling through Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama and Columbia. I had to get a boat around an impassable part by road South of Panama called the Darien Gap to reach Columbia so the bike was craned from the canoe on to the ‘Stahlratte’ a beautiful old Dutch boat which is t...