I headed out of Buenos Aires at 5am to ride down to the Horizons Unlimited meet up in Viedma. It took me 12 hours to do the 600miles (1000km) through the rain and sand.
So after spending a couple of days riding it around, I built confidence in the bikes road worthiness. Reinstalling the factory seat made it a much more comfortable ride. I also replaced the cafe style handlebars with the factory set that was given to me by previous owner.
The Overland Journey $100 Adventure Bike all started one afternoon while having lunch with a couple of buddies. High up in the Rocky Mountains sitting at an outdoor diner we were discussing motorcycles. We could see our bikes there in the parking lot, a BMW GS Adventure 1200, a KTM 990 Adventure, and my BMW 650 Dakar. We were discussing the positives and negatives of the bikes when a buddy out of the blue made a comment that would change my thinking on how I look at my overland transportation. He said it doesn’t matter what you ride, the wind feels the same.
So I spent the afternoon giving the Low Budget Expedition Camper a new paint job. This is definitely nothing to brag about. Like I mentioned this is more a proof of concept. Once I check it out and like it, Ill then tear it down and build it up using better quality. While at Home [...]
Building a low budget camper or camp trailer does not mean that it has to be cheap or fall apart. I have had some really nice camp trailers in my day, but not this time. I have been on a low budget kick I guess, but I get great satisfaction from building something for less money.
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