After spending three months backpacking in South America we were able to trade our bus tickets, hostel rooms and backpacks to a Mitsubishi Montero Sport 4×4 with a huge rooftop tent. With new opportunities came new challenges Camping in Ecuador is relatively simple, there are no laws where you can and cannot put your tent…
Buying a car in South America
It started as a feeling a few weeks into our trip to South America, we simply had enough of the “reliable” busses of Colombia and started looking for a camper for the rest of our journey. Before you start looking into the ads you have to know, that in South America, every vehicle is allowed…
Prepare your bike for the season
Spring is here, the sun’s hanging around longer, and I’m sure you’re itching to get riding! But it’s important to have your bike in the proper condition before starting the season. If you were able to get all your winterizing done when you were forced to hang up your riding boots for the cold season,…
Top 10 gift ideas for a motorcycle rider
Finding the perfect gift is always a difficult task, so in this article, I’m going to give you some ideas based on personal experience and a lot of discussion after a long ride with different bikers during my trips. I’m not hiding the fact that as an associate I’m getting a commission from qualifying purchases,…
Guatapé – San Carlos – Granada
Our time in Guatapé was coming to an end, so we decided to go on our last trip to a paisa town called San Carlos, which is a really small village with a huge history of violence due to the gerillas in the past decade. After stationing 1500 troops there, things calmed down quickly, and…
How to clean your motorcycle at home
I take care of you better than myself. Anyone who ever owned a bike Cleaning your bike properly is always a hassle, but it pays off in terms of lifespan, not to mention the satisfaction of looking at your nice clean bike while the reflection of your surroundings is perfect on the freshly washed surface….
Guatapé to Rionegro for traffic license
With motorcycle rental and tour operator office comes a lot of official business like renewing insurance and license for the vehicles. Our host asked me to drive one of the bikes to the Centro Mecánico in Rionegro and get the traffic license renewed. Of course I said yes, then it turned out it’s going to…
Guatapé to Alejandría and the long way back
We decided to take a short trip from Guatapé to Alejandría, as we saw the really nice new road earlier when we checked out San Rafael. We went to Guatape Motos again and we got a nice, red Yamaha Libero 125. A different one than last time 🙂 We headed towards San Rafael and we…
First trip as official tour guide
We are still in Guatapé and Guatapé Motos just had it’s first half day tour. Yaay 🏍️🤸👏🎉🎊 I was asked to be on standby and when only one couple showed up I was sure my presence will not be needed. I waited half an hour for the other couple who wanted to participate, but they…
Guatapé 1 Day trip to Cocorná
We are still in Guatapé and after the Small Ring we decided to go again with Guatape Motos and ride around in a bigger circle and try another bike on the Colombian highway. This time we hopped on a Yamaha Libero 125, that supported our journey with much more torque, so when we headed to…
A Rider's Tale 