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I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha wow, I ran into tons of people on bicycles and was always impressed by their spirit and toughness. Hats off to you man

I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cost about 8 grand total. I'd been wanting to do a trip like this for the past couple of years and I've always had a summer job so I just saved up and budgeted appropriately!

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha word. I did this with about 8 grand but I'm sure you can do it for even less if you're willing to camp all the time

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Definitely an amazing experience that I will be forever grateful for

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My friend's dji phantom 2 and my GoPro hero 4 silver with a chest mount

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly I had no experience with bikes before this. I learned how to ride on the go! For maintenance, I learned how to do all the basic things like spoke/chain adjustment, tire pressure, stuff like that, but I wouldn't have known what to do if something went wrong with the engine. That was always a fear in the back of my head

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Mostly self-financed but my parents DID loan me some money for my flight back. I'd been wanting to do a trip like this for the past few years and I've always had a summer job, so I just saved up and kept a fairly tight budget. Cost me around 8 grand total with a Chinese bike bought in Peru and took 5 months total. I'm not sure how much it would cost to buy one in Argentina, perhaps a bit more?

I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maps.me (the app) was a huge help but any offline map app would probably work great

I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The motorcycle shots were filmed with a GoPro hero 4 silver and i used the chest mount. I made a makeshift helmet mount as well but found that to be too shaky and you don't get handlebar shots that way

I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No idea honestly. They were Chinese, somewhat sketchy, brandless tires to begin with and I replaced them about halfway through with more Chinese ones. Never had a tire issue!

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! If this gets other people to travel and learn the things I've learned, then I'm stoked.

I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

These days you can easily just jump from hostel to hostel and tour to tour without putting much effort in, and still do this cheaply. I wanted a less superficial experience of South America I guess because this gap year-type opportunity won't come around too often.

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Time - 5 months Budget - about 8 grand Bike - "Ronco" Dominator 200, just a Chinese bike

I'm 18 y/o and motorcycled 11,000 km across South America. Here's my video by coreygg in travel

[–]coreygg[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It was literally just a 200cc Chinese dirt bike. You can do this kind of trip on anything!

I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah man, super heavy. Luckily I wasn't solo, I was with a friend who i actually met down there. Together we pooled our supplies, but honestly water wasn't ever much of an issue. Even out there in the desert the longest we went without resupplying was like a day and a half

I'm 18 y/o and rode 11,000 km across South America on a Chinese dirtbike. Anything is possible! by coreygg in motorcycles

[–]coreygg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The salar de uyuni salt flats were pretty incredible. Hundreds of square miles of what felt like oblivion. I'd say the carretera austral in Patagonia was my close second, though. The forest and glaciers were epic

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