Hola Jack,

Thanks for another good post. This one full of good travel tips. You did a good job covering the work first or later conundrum too.

My brother Mark who also responds tp your posts is doing the bike around the world too.

Last year he did Central America on of all things a Chinese Lifan. A 250.

I tried over and over to convince him to write an account of what it was like to take his crazy trip, off the main highways, through CA. You know what I-m thinking. I think Lifan would kill for such a testimonial! But the ol boy won-t do it!

A story like his would boost Lifan sales by a bundle, maybe even ten %. He rode through country where a KLR might shy from.

But he-s a stubborn one.

take care.

tom