Comments for Travels on a Motorbike

Comment on Corcovado National Park is astonishing by Ike Dunbar

Ike Dunbar — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:22:46 +0000

I will be favoring the use of gold and precious metal mining by having a green means. With out gold mining the entire world would be much different.

Comment on By ‘eck, we’ve done it! Cerrito del Virgen has a new skateboard ramp. by Oliver Abrahams

Oliver Abrahams — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:00:49 +0000

Hi Blake,

I used sheets of 6mm plywood and painted them (all over – 6 sides) with an all weather sealant. When I was researching building the ramp I did see that you could buy cover material specifically for skate ramps. It was incredibly expensive and only available in the USA and Europe so we didn’t get any! The 6mm plywood, we put on lasted about a year or so and that was with quite a bit of use. You’ll need to put it on carefully though so as not the crack it. It will bend but you have to walk up it slowly and evenly. Google building a skate ramp and you’ll find plenty of great advice. I can’t remember the exact websites I used but it’s all out there. Good luck and please don’t hesitate to get in touch again if you have any questions.

Thanks, Ollie

Comment on By ‘eck, we’ve done it! Cerrito del Virgen has a new skateboard ramp. by blake

blake — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:15:13 +0000

Hey there,

I live in Lima and want to build a ramp for my boys in our back yard. The only thing I am not sure about is what type of material to use for the surface on top of the plywood. Any ideas? Name of the material in spanish would help.

Thanks!

Comment on Delivering my motorbike to Santos port (Santos – 25,700 miles) by James Regan

James Regan — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:35:39 +0000

http://trade.gov/wcm/groups/internet/@trade/@mas/@man/@aai/documents/web_content/auto_reports_tradebarriers.pdf

Worth reading if thinking if thinking of importing to any South American Country.

James

Comment on Delivering my motorbike to Santos port (Santos – 25,700 miles) by James Regan

James Regan — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:26:41 +0000

Ollie,

thanks for the feedback, a bit of a delay in getting back to this site, I am now trying to get a 1950s BSA back to Brasil, there are some lawr pertaining to antique bikes. Once I know all the details I will leave them on your blog (nice blog by the way).

Hope all is going well for you and thanks for taking the time.

Abracos

James

Comment on Recovery is going well at the Lost Reef Resort, Placencia, Belize by Todd Williams

Todd Williams — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:01:27 +0000

Belize is a magical place, great diving, golf, fishing, food and an overall great cultural experience. I stayed at the The Placencia Hotel and resort, it was a wonderful place. They are in the process of building a marina, world class golf course and a private island.

Here is the link:

La Placencia – Belize – Golf – Marina – Resort – Private Island

Comment on Chocks away… by mike

mike — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:12:41 +0000

we have lots of secured parking at our hostel in david panama near the costa rican border, private rooms and dorms starting at $9 USD, inground pool rancho gardens and wifi throughout the hostel http://www.bambuhostel.com
great place for motorcycle voyagers!

Comment on The sad demise of the D & D Brewery and Hostel (Los Naranjos, Lake Yojoa – 10,802 miles) by Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:39:36 +0000

Hi there,

Wanted to share with everyone that as of July 1st, 2011, D&D Brewery is under new ownership. Before I took over, D&D had been back open since the fall of 2009 (with plenty of beer!).

The former owner, Robert, got the place back up and running and when I took over D&D was in great shape. We only hope to keep that going and make things even better.

Come see us out here in Los Naranjos! http://www.ddbrewery.com

Best,

Bobby Durrette
Owner, D&D Brewery

Comment on Delivering my motorbike to Santos port (Santos – 25,700 miles) by Oliver Abrahams

Oliver Abrahams — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:37:01 +0000

Hi James, Form what I’ve heard about people trying to get anything into Brasil (as a few of my friends have moved out there) is don’t bother. Sell what you can in the UK and buy what you need in Brasil. Unfortunately, if It isn’t readily available in Brasil then perhaps look for something similar. It took me 2-3 months to get a bike out. It could easily take 12 months – never to get anything in. Good luck. Thanks, Ollie

Comment on Delivering my motorbike to Santos port (Santos – 25,700 miles) by James Regan

James Regan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:38:08 +0000

Great info on your pages, I have contacted Victor as i want to ship a VRod back from the Uk to Brasil, I have lived in Brasil for seven years and have heard many horror stories about 100% import taxes when arriving. I wanted to try and see if its worth while shipping or forgetting it ever existed.

Just want to add my bit and maybe you have some usefull info on getting a bike to Brasil.

All the Best

James