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South-America - Motorcycle - Travels / Reisen / Adventures
=  Süd-Amerika Motorrad-Reisen Overland to, in and around South-America by Motorcycle First list in internet about "South-America by Motorcycle".
02.1998: A part of this you find already published under: >www.berndtesch.de >NEWS (now deleted).
28.05.2000: This collection was first time published in internet: >www.berntesch.de >continents > South-America.
I would be grateful if you could help to keep this update ! So far you find many language and grammar mistakes inside because of lack of time. Pardon. Will be corrected and updated with more Travellers in future. Bernd Tesch has been working in this field since 1970. In this times I had to write letters and to phone or to visit the World-Around-Travellers to get contact / informations. Later Fax helped. In 1991 I visited the most famous motorcycle-travellers in Denmark, in 1993 in Britain, in 1994 in USA, in 1999 / 2000 in Australia and in between many in Europe (France, Germany, Netherland, Switzerland). Many of  famous South-America  Motorcycle Travellers have been at my yearly Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers in april. I own the largest archive of  South-America Mc-Travellers. It is very hard to find informations about the history: "Exploring S-America by Motorcycle-Travellers". Do you motorcycle-travellers bewteen 1900-1950 ?? To find all this and all my activities was a "life-long job" and cost me a lot of money. Since many years I am working in a new book called "Süd-Amerika Motorrad-Reisen" = "South-America Motorcycle Travellers". All books about "South-America by Motorcycle" and "Alaska-Tierra del Fuego" which have been published until 1994 are published in my in German written, but very international understandable book called "Motorrad-Abenteuer-Touren" (432 pp, 500 pictures / drawings. About 264 Motorcyle World-Tours. ISBN 3-9800099-55-5. DM 38.90). I own all this books in all languages. If there is shown "Book:" under the traveller and you want to read / order this you can check if it is still available: > http://www.berndtesch.de > German / English version > Bestelliste or > Order. If you find this book there you can order it. I offer about 200 international available Motorcycle-TRAVEL-Books for sale. If you are a South-America-Traveller or plan to do this or "on the road" already or know anyone who is not listed here, please send my any details, addresses, publications, homepages and most important: best pictures. PLEASE give me at first a complete view like this EXAMPLE in the SAME STYLE and format in English:01.10.1980 - 27.10.82
Müller, Sven (German)   your http://www.???
Solo South-America with BMW R 100 GS. 50.000 kms. Rode with Susan Smith (British) who rode a HONDA 500 XL.
Route: Europe 12.000 kms (Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - Greek - Turkey ....) - Asia 15.000 kms (Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal. Bike solo by plane to Singapure. I flew to Singapure. Malaysia - Thailand - back to Singapure). - Australia 16.000 kms (I flew together with bike to Darwin. Around  Australia 16.000 kms. Or offer names like: Darwin - Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney ...) - North-America (I flew with bike to Los Angeles. LA - New York) - Africa - Europe (Bike by ship to Netherlands / Amsterdam - Germany / Cologne)..
Purpose of travel: ??
The best: I wanted to find myself. Freedom. Sun. Friendship of  Turkey people. invitation by Pakistani. Climbing the Himalayas........)
The worst: I got Malaria in Nairobi. Attack of soldiers with weapons in Iran.....)...
Important useful informations for others:....
Book or publication (about your tour):... I am very grateful to all the individuals who knew that I am working in this field. They informed me worldwide by sending letters, later faxes and emails since 1994 about World-Around-Travellers. Without their help I could not get to this level. This internet-list had to be done very quick, because I did not have enough time. So please give me your "pardon" that there are mistakes inside of the informations and a lot in my language. At least you will never have seen such a huge collection of informations. Bernd Tesch
  This collection just have started. Will be continued. Please give me your view of  YOUR Motorcycle-Tour !
  South-America - Motorcycle - Travels / Reisen / Adventures
=  Süd-Amerika Motorrad-Reisen Overland to, in and around South-America by Motorcycle Plan or experience? You can talk with 300 high experienced Motorcycle-Travellers who rode all continents so far : All the great Motorcycle-Travellers who rode / ride Around-The-World and possibly crossed this continent as well are not included here. For this see >www.berndtesch.de >Englisch or German version >continents >world

10-20 billion (= Millarden) years ago
The universe started to exist somehow.

4.5 billion years ago
The Sun and Earth were created. The earth is one of nine big planets of the sun. Possibly out of change of gravity in the universe it was caused that dust attracted each other at first to smaller parts which are getting bigger and bigger. Finally becoming big rocks which attracted each other to big planets. Most of them were attracted by the biggest part which is the sun. The nine planets could escape somehow the gravity of the sun and started to circle around the sun. All of the men / women who have been in satelits speak about the "blue planet earth" because about 70 % of the earth is water.

1 billion years ago
First signs of life on the earth.

25.000 years ago
The "homo sapiens" exists.

Ca. 16.000 - 8.000
Deutsch: Für die Frage, wie die ersten Menschen nach Nord-, Mittel- und Süd-Amerika kamen, gibt es drei Theorien mit jeweilgen Beweisen:

1. Mit Booten fuhren die Menschen von Asien entlang der Küste - Behringstrasse entlang der Westküste N-Amerikas bis nach S-Amerika.
2. Europäer kamen über den Atlantik nach N-Amerika.
3. Die Klobis-Menschen wanderten zu Fuß über die Behringstrasse ein und besiedelten N- und S-Amerika.

vor 16.000
zu 1. Mit Booten fuhren die Menschen von Asien entlang der Küste - Behringstrasse entlang der Westküste N-Amerikas bis nach S-Amerika.
Diese Theorie geht davon aus, daß die Menschen an der Küste alles hatten, was sie brauchten: Wasser und Nahrung auch durch Tiere. Man geht davon aus, daß Menschen schon seit 45.000 Jahren Netze bauen konnten, mit denen sie auch an Land Fallen bauen konnten ohne beim Fang z.B. gefährlicher Großtiere dabei zu sein. Kaum Beweise.

16.000 - 13.000
zu 2. Europäer kamen über den Atlantik nach N-Amerika.
Diese Theorie geht davon aus, daß die Menschen über den Atlantik nach N-Amerika kamen und von dort aus N- und S-Amerika besiedelten. Zu dieser Eiszeit waren große Wassermassen der Meere an den Polen und deren weiten Kappen durch Eis gebunden. Der Meeresspiegel soll ca. 130 m niedriger gewesen sein. Es bestand eine Landbrücke zwischen Asien und S-Amerika.
Im Museo Nacionale vo Rio de Janeiro / Brasilien befindet sich der "älteste Menschenschädel (?)" von N- und S-Amerika. Die Frau "Lusia" wurde 1 Stunde südlich von Rio de Janeiro gefunden. Ihr Schädel soll 13.-14.000 Jahre alt sein.
Am Amazos gibt es eine Höhle, in der Felszeichnungen von ca. 13.000 sind. Dieses sind die ältesten Höhlenzeichnungen von ganz Amerika.
Diese Menschen waren vom Skelett völlig verschieden von den in Amerika gefundenen Klobis-Menschen. Sie haben eher die Ähnlichkeit von Skeletten von Afrika oder Australien.

8.000
zu 3. Die Klobis-Menschen wanderten zu Fuß über die Behringstrasse ein und besiedelten N- und S-Amerika.
Diese Theorie geht davon aus, daß die Menschen nach dem Ende der Eiszeit vor 8.000 Jahren von Asien über die Behringstrasse über die zurückgegangenen Eismassen im Norden von N-Amerika nach N- und S- Amerika einwanderten. Der Name "Klobis" jommt von einer Fundstätte der "ersten Menschen N-Amerikas (?)" in New Mexico ca. vor 8.000 Jahren. Nach dieser Theorie haben sich in wenigen Jahrhunderten die Menschen bis nach Feuerland ausgebreitet. Die Klobis-Kultur umfaßte die Herstellung von Steinwerkzeugen wie Speilspitzen aus Feuerstein.
B.T.: Diese Informationen über den letzten Stand der Frühgeschichte der Menschen Amerikas stammen wesentlich aus einem TV-ZDF-Film am 28.10.2001. Danach sollte der in N-Amerika gefundene "Klobis-Mensch und die Klobis-Kultur" der äteste Mensch von ganz Amerika sein. Nach den Funden von "Lusia" in S-Amerika dürfte diese Theorie aber hinfällig sein. Im Film wurde angemerkt, daß die Kenntnisse von S-Amerika in N-Amerika kaum zur Kenntnis genommen werden.


1885
First Motorcycle (called Motor - Rad) from Gottlieb Daimler
1 - Zyl. Viertakt - Motor. 264 ccm. 0,5 PS (0,37 kw). Max 12 km/Std. 1894
Heinrich and Wilhelm Hildebrand and Alois Wolfmüller founded the first Motorcycle-Fabric.
Until 1896 they build more than 1000 Motorcycles: Wassergekühlter 2 - Zyl. Viertakt - Motor. 1488 ccm. 2,5 PS (1,85 kw). Ca. 40 km/h. Glührohrzündanlage. 1900
NSU. In the first  year of production of  Motorcycles of the firm NSU (NeckarSUlm, founded in 1892) they produced 100 motorcycles and 7000 bicylest. NSU invented the suspension of the front fork and sold later huge peaces of  NSU-motorcycles. 1900 - 1973
To find the earliest Motorcycle-Travellers  in South America is very hard. I tried this many years. If you have any infomations about these I would be very grateful for informations.

1900-1950

1920er -1965
Enrique Pontolillo (Peruaner. Geb. 1900. Gest. 1982)
+ South-America. Enrique ist in den 1920er Jahren mit Harley Davidson in S-Amerika gereist. Später hat er HD nach Peru geholt und hatte wohl damit bis in die 1960er-Jahre als Händler zu tun. Mit 82 wollte er noch nach N-Amerika mit einer HD reisen, aber hat das nicht mehr geschafft.
Uwe Illgner kaufte nach den Tod von Enrique Pontolillo ca. 1982 von dessen Bruder den Ladeninhalt samt Motorräder, Teilen und somit auch das Archivmaterial inklusive Tagebücher. Bei der Sichtung zeigte sich das riesige Ausmaß und die Bedeutung dieses Motorrad- und Reisepionieres. Uwe will mit diesem Buch die Erinnerung an diesen großartigen Menschen zurückbringen und Peru und der Harley-Welt diesen Mann vorstellen. Enrique Pontolillo war auch ein weitgereister Mann, der Peru mit dem Motorrad entdeckte.


 Uwe N. Illgner und Egbert F. Eschenbacher planen ein 600 S Buch über ihn
"Enrique Pontolillo, El Hombre del Millon de Kilometros en Moto"

Enrique Pontolillo (1900 - 1982) war ein Sohn einer italienischen Einwandererfamilie. Er lebte in Lima/Peru. Enrique hat in jungen Jahren seine Leidenschaft zu Harley-Davidson-Motorrädern entdeckt. Er widmete sein ganzes Schaffen dieser Marke. Seine ersten sportlichen Erfolge waren bereits mit 21 Jahren auf kleineren Carreras (Rennen). Seine ersten Fahrten (Raids) mit Harley-Davidson-Motorrädern durch Peru begannen 1923. Er führte insgesamt ca. 20 Fahrten durch, teils über mehr als 11.000 km, auch nach Bolivien, Uruguay, Chile und Argentinien. Seine letzte bekannte Reise führte er mit 65 Jahren durch. Er war für 50 Jahre Harley-Davidson-Händler in Peru. Er publizierte sein Wirken in Tageszeitungen und Magazinen, darunter dem ENTHUSIAST - der Harley-Werkszeitung.
Im Buch werden beschrieben: Enriques Aktivitäten (Rennen und Reisen, sowie sein Wirken als Harley-Händler).
Besuche anderer Weltreisender (oder Durchreisender) z. B.:
Zoltan Sulkowsky und Gyula Bartha aus Ungarn im Jahre 1928. Robert Harding aus Texas/USA mit der Harley Knucklehead in 1946. Thomas Miller aus Kalifornien/USA, auf Harley in 1946. Richard Harder/Paul Walker von Kalifornien/USA auf Harley nach Rio de Janeiro/Brasilien im Jahre 1948. Mack Hofmann aus Milwaukee/USA nach Brasilien, mit einer kleinen Zweitakt-Harley in 1956. Mike Sumner/Butch Dutkiewicz auf Harley Electra Glide, aus New York/USA nach Brasilien in 1971.
Harley-Prospektmaterial, Plakate, Anzeigen, Schriftwechsel, teils in spanischer Sprache.
Beschreibung der Aktivitäten von Uwe Illgner
Format A4. 4-farbig. Ca. 600 Seiten. Hardcover. Ca. 1.000 Fotos und Abbildungen. Erscheint 2010. € ?? Verlag ?? Vorbestellungen wo ??
Das geplante Buch wird ca. 600 Seiten haben. Format A4. In englischer Sprache. Vierfarbiger Druck. Erscheinungstermin Sommer 2010. Website ?

1973 - ??
Uwe N. Illgner, (German, birthday 09.02.1956)
?? Uwe rode around in Europe with a 50 cc lightweight sine 1973. Different tours in different countries.
1975 I travelled with a Volkswagen Car to Nepal: Europe - via Turkey - Iran - Afghanistan - Nepal.
1976 I made several trips to European Countries. Dieser Satz ist völlig uninformativ und so uninteressant. More details please.
1977 (April) By bike ??? I rode for four months To India. Europe - via Jugoslavia - Turkey - Iran - Afghanistan - Pakistan - India (Goa). I sold the bike in Goa. On the way back in Teheran/Iran I purchased a Harley-Davidson Police Bike from 1963 and rode this way back to Germany.
1980 (January) With a 1947-Harley-Davidson-Chopper I rode within three months in USA west-east: USA (Los Angeles) - via Mexico - Arizona - New Mexico - Texas - Louisiana to Florida.
1981 I rode around for two months in California and Arizona.
In the following years I rode several times through the south of USA.
1980 In Istanbul/Turkey I bought a 1947 Indian Chief with a sidecar. Since then I yearly made several journeys to other European countries with friends of old Motorcyles. Till today I rode over 250.000 Kilometres in Europe.
My future plan is to travel through South America on my Harley-Davidson 1956 Panhead on traces of ENRIQUE PONTOLILLO.

08.11.2009 Uwe Illgner rief mich erstmalig an. In den 1970 Jahren hätte ich einmal ein Buch über Afrika Motorrad Reisen geschrieben. Dieses hätte ihn beeinflusst selber mit dem Motorrad zu reisen.
18.11.2009 Untere Daten von Uwe Illgner. Das Bild von Uwe zeigt ihn mit seinem Indian-Chief-Gespann im Juni 1996 auf dem Furka-Paß in der Schweiz.
18.11.2009 B.T. an Uwe: Ich hätte natürlich gerne eine kleine historische Zusammenfassung von 10-15 Zeilen wie unten das Beispiel „Müller“.
05th.12.2009 Additinal infos about Enrique Pontolillo and Uwe Illgner from Egbert Eschenbacher


1951-1970

29.12.1951 - 26.07.1952
Guevara, Ernesto Che and Alberto Granado
Latino Americana Tabebuch einer Motorradreise 1951/52 mit einer Norton 500 ccm. Am 29.12.1951 bricht der 23-jährige Ernesto Che Guevara mit seinem Freund Alberto Granado und dem Hund "Comeback" zu einer Motorrad-Reise durch Süd-Amerika auf. Sie durchqueren den Kontinent und sind im nächsten Sommer wieder zu Hause.
Route: Von USA (Miami) per Flugzeug nach Argentinien (Buenos Aires) - von dort per Motorrad durch Argentinien nach Chile. Hier streikt das Motorrad und sie hinterlassen es dort - Peru - Equador - Kolumbien - Venezuela (Caracas) - von dort per Flugzeug am 26.07.1952 nach USA (Miami) zurück.
Book: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. Köln. Deutschland. 1994. Deutsche Ausgabe: ISBN 3-462-02383.

25.07.1952 - 04.06.1954
Clerc, Michel Le und Jean-Claude Bois (01.05.1929 - 12.01.2000)
Alaska-Feuerland. Buch: Die große Spritztour. Die Idee zu dieser Reise kam 1951 nach einer an Zwischenfällen äußerst reichen Asien-Reise. Zwar sind sie noch "abgebrannt", aber "der Prosa des Lebens schon wieder müde". 62.000 km auf Motor-Rollern durch die neue Welt von Alaska bis Feuerland. Außerdem 39.000 km mit Flugzeugen und ca. 15.000 km mit Schiffen. Jean Claude und Michel fuhren auf 2 Lambretta-Rollern AGF, 125 ccm, vom 25.07.52-04.06.54 als erste Motorrad-Fahrer die Route Alaska-Feuerland, wobei sie das Darien-Gap umschifften.
Route : USA - Kanada - Alaska bis zum Polarkreis - Mexiko - Guatemala - Costa Rica - Panama - Kolumbien - Ekuador - Peru - Bolivien - Chile - Argentinien - Patagonien - Feuerland (Ushuaia)- Uruguay und Brasilien.
Feuerland: Von Puenta Arenas erreicht man mit dem Patrouillenboot über die Magellanstrasse in 2,5 Stunden die Hauptinsel Feuerland mit 48.100 qkm im Hafen Porvenir. Die Insel besteht teils aus niedriger, hügeliger Ebene, teils aus Gebirgsland mit westlich-östlichen teils Geletscherketten. Das Gebirge Kordillere, welches durch die Magellanstrasse zerschnitten wird, endet im Süden durch die 565 m hohe, steil aus dem Meer herausragende Felspyramide "Kap Hoorn".
Bis zur Stadt Rio Grande gibt es zwei Wege: "El Cordon" über die Berge und einen längeren an der stark zerklüfteten Küste. Südlich von Rio Grande bricht eine Hinterachse des Rollers, die sie erst 50 km südlicher bei einer deutschen Estancia mit gegenüberliegender Sperrholzfabrik reparieren können. Der deutsche Farmer versichert, dass er seit zehn Jahren hier ist und die Strasse 100 m nach Refugio endet. Hier beginnt der Bergrücken und die "Strasse" hinter Refugio wird zum Pfad mit Rundhölzern und Zweigen gegen den Sumpf. Schräge Bergrücken, Flüsse wie Rio Hambre und Rio Cafe müssen sie mit selbstgebauten Stegen überqueren. Durch Zufall entdecken sie einen Weissen, Daniel MacDonald, der ihnen nach 36 Stunden Hunger auf seiner rancho etwas zu essen gibt. Ushuaia ist von hier noch 35 km entfernt. Die Freunde Daniel und Jose helfen den Rollerfahrern bis zum Fluss Rio Triste. Eine Stunde später sehen sie von einem Hügel Ushuaia mit seinem Hafen und dem Halbkreis von Bergen mit schneebedeckten Gipfeln. Am 25.12.1953 erreichen sie das militärische Sperrgebiet Ushuaia. Zur Krönung schlafen sie im Grand Hotel Parque. Mit einer DC3 werden sie in einem Sonderflug kostenfrei nach Rio Grande zurück geflogen.
Sie haben 3 erste Landübergänge mit Motor Rollern geschafft : Mexiko - Guatemala, Costa Rica - Panama und auf Feuerland Lago Fagnano - Ushuaia. In Bolivien haben sie den ersten Höhen-Weltrekord für Roller aufgestellt : 5300 m über dem Meeresspiegel. 231 S. 8 SW-Fotos. 1 Kartenskizze.
Verlag: Albert Müller Verlag. Rüschlikon bei Zürich. Schweiz. 1955. Bibliothek.
Dasselbe Buch mit identischem Inhalt hat es 1956 noch als Paperback-Ausgabe und anderem Umschlag gegeben.
B.T.: Jean-Claude Bois (den B.T. persönlich kannte) und Michel Le Clerc bewältigen als erste Motorrad-Fahrer die Route Alaska-Feuerland, wobei sie das Darien-Gap umschifften. Sie sind die ersten Motorrad- und Roller-Fahrer, die Ushuaia am 25.12.1953 erreichen.

08.04.1954
Jentsch, August Dr. and Wolfram Hannig (Austrians)
Süd-Amerika. Ushuaia.
Feuerland: In dem Buch "Sterne über sieben Höllen"steht, dass sie die ersten Motorrad-Fahrer waren, die Ushuaia erreichten. Vorher haben Ushuaia nur erreicht: ein Jeep der argentinischen Marine, den eine Spezialabteilung über das Gebirge brachte und ein Kleinfahrzeug (ungeklärt welches..). Die "Routa 3" führt ca. 3.500 km von Buenos Aires nach Ushuaia. Nachdem man von Punta Arenas über die Magellanstrasse mit einer Fähre übergesetzt hat, gibt es bis zur argentinischen Stadt Rio Grande 130 km eine befahrbare Strasse bis zum See Lago Fagnone. Danach erheben sich die südlichen Ausläufer der Kordillere. Dieses Gebirge mit seinem Pass, seinem undurchdringlichen Urwald und Sümpfen machte die Landverbindung so schwer, sodass sie eine fast weglose Strecke zwischen dem Lago Fagnone und Ushuaia vorfanden. Offensichtlich waren die Notwege und Holzbrücken bisher nur für Menschen mit Pferden gebaut.
Mit einer genauen Skizze des Weges bis Ushuaia von einem Beamten der "Vialidad Nacional" und den Hütten der Arbeiter des Strassenbaues fuhren sie ab. Für die letzten 40 km brauchten beide Motorrad-Fahrer 10 Tage. Das Gespann versank bis zum Tank im "Pferdebauchsumpf". Alleine konnten sie es nicht mehr fahrbar bekommen. Kälte, Regen und Schneegestöber waren schweirige Begleiterscheinungen. Arbeiter eines tiefer gelegenen Strassenbauabschnittes konnten das BMW-Gespann nicht einmal mit zwei Ochsen oder Pferden wieder frei bekommen. So zog eine Zugmaschine der "Vialidad Nacional" das Gespann von einem gegenüberliegenden Tal aus dem Sumpf. Der Präsident Argentiniens "General Peron" schickte ein Glückwunschtelegramm. Der Gouverneur von Ushuaia, Konteradmiral Doriga stellte ein Transportflugzeug für den Rückflug nach Rio Gallegos zur Verfügung.
In der Zeitung "Prensa Libre" in Buenos Aires steht eine Artikel am 09.04.1954. Dieser ist abgebildet im Buch:
"Sterne über sieben Höllen". Mit drei Händen und einem Motorrad um die Welt. Expedition Dr. Jentsch - Wolfram Hannig.
B.T.: Wolfram Hanning und Dr. August Jentsch erreichten am 08.04.1954 als erste Gespannfahrer, aber nicht als erste Motorrad-Fahrer (wie in ihrem Buch behauptet wird) Ushuaia.


1971-1980

10.1973 - 02.1975
Kreuselberg, Hans and Dieter Grund (Germans, died in ..)
Around South-America. Hans travelled a lot by backpacking and car in four continents before he travelled in South America. HIs journeys included visits in 70 countries including a tour Around Africa by car. Unfortunately Hans did not write down even a view about this historical Africa tour, but I remember that he showed me once his tour on a map visiting me. He even crossed Angola. He was a real pioneer Globetrotter because he was the first who circled South-America by car (Volkswagen) and possibly Africa by car as well. Hans published in the time of coming Globetrotter guides his first book "Südmerka": Die erste Rundreise und Amazonasdurchqquerung: 71.271 kms (30.000 kms were off-road) in december 1975. Later he updated this book.
Hans visited the Globetrotter-Meetings of Bernd Tesch several times and was a personal globetrotter-friend of Bernd Tesch. Hans passed away about ca. 1994 and nobody took care of his death. Unfortunately he was not married and has no relations I know.
B.T.2002: I knew Hans very good. He was intensively interested in long world-tours. He has been in Asia and circled nearly Africa in total even before he travelled in South America. Hans was the first who circled South America by car. Only very few motorcycles have circled South America in total.

12.1975
Kreuselberg, Hans
1st globetrotter-guide "Südamerika" about south America in German language.

14.04.1975 - 26.10.1975
Lippert, Peter (28, German, Warendorf) and Hendrik Sendker (30, German)
Peter (BMW 750) and Hendrik (HONDA 750) rode 6 months about 25.000 kms through South America.
Pubication: 08 - 09.11.1975 and some weekends in Newspaper GLOCKE in Warendorf

1977
Velbinger, Martin (German)
+ Martins first guide "South America" came out.
B.T. 06.03.2003: Martin is a very personal travel-friend of Bernd Tesch. While we have been writing our books we exchanged information for hours by telephone at deep night. When we saw each other we had wonderful times and good talks toghether.


1981-1990

1981/ 1983
3 Bavarians on their bikes (Christoph del Bondio, Alfred and Thomas Müller). In Bolivia they travelled together with Christian Dick, who rode in North- and South-America (see his blog their).
29.11.2006 I asked Christoph Del Bondio to write a short summary for the history several times. Unfortunately he always said that he does not have the time. This is very special because I took my time to inform him before he started.
30.11.2006 Last update by Christian Dick.

1981/ 1983
3 Bavarians on their bikes (Christoph del Bondio, Alfred and Thomas Müller)
In Bolivia they travelled for four month together with Christian Dick (see travel-discription under "North- and South-America").
29.11.2006 I asked Christoph Del Bondio to write a short summary for the history several times. Unfortunately he always said that he does not have the time. This is very "specia"l because I took a lot of my time to inform him before he started.

Ca. 25.-26.09.1982
Gritschke, Elmar und Klaus Schwenk
+ Süd-Amerika. 9,5 Monate mit 2 BMWs 35.000 km.
Dia-Vortrag auf dem 25.-26.09.82   5. deutsche MOTORRAD - TREFFEN für FERNREISEN. 99 Teilnehmer


??.02.1984 - ??.10.1984 für 9 Monate von Santiago de Chile bis New York ( Studienreise )
Günter Schöfer (German, born ??)
+ Chile > USA mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln in 9 Monaten.
Route: Chile.Bolivien. Peru Kolumbien. Equador. Kolumbien. Salvador. Gutemala. Belize. Mexiko. USA. Als Student hatte ich das Glück, ein verlängertes Urlaubssemester“ einzulegen zum Zwecke eines Auslandspraktikums. Das Praktikum geriet kurz, aber die Reise um so länger. Bis in die Atacama kam ich mit Trampen gut voran. Aber nach über 36 Std am Straßenrand in der Wüste, fuhr ich ab da mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln. Sind billig und kommen „zuverlässig“ ans Ziel.
Habe in Calama in Chille einen Laverdafahrer kennengelernt mit dem ich dann einige Zeit zusammen unterwegs war. Gemeinsam überlebten wir das so ziemlich schlimmste in meinem Leben. Von Arica ( Hafenstadt im Norden Chiles ) in nur 6 Stunden in den Parke Lauca 4600m ü NN. Aklimatisieren brauchten wir nicht, waren ja schließlich keine Weicheier. Oben angekommen ging es uns so dreckig, dass wir nicht die Kraft hatten mit der Laverda wieder zurück zu fahren. Verbrachten die Nacht am See und dachten wir müssten sterben. Am nächsten Tag wenige super schöne Bilder geschossen. Wir konnten aber die Schönheit nicht genießen, uns ging es nur dreckig. Weiter nach Bolivien. So ziemlich alle Sehenswürdigkeiten angeschaut und dazu noch durch die langen Busfahrten gute Einblicke in die Kultur bekommen. Ich war „hautnah“ dabei als in dunkelster Nacht bei voller Fahrt ein Vorderreifen des Busses platzte und der sturzbetrunkene Fahrer das Gefährt super unter Kontrolle hielt. Inkatrail von La Paz nach Corroico und mit MuertoMorales Buss die Todesstrecke nach La Paz zurück. Von Bolivien nach Peru. Wieder Inca Trail, Machu Pichu und vieles vieles mehr gemacht. Beindruckend waren aber meine studienbedingten Aufenthalte in Entwicklungshilfeprojekten. Leider fing ich mir eine schwere Malaria, Typhus, Hepatitis, Brucelose und andere Krankheiten ein. Musste dann ganz schnell nach Kolumbien fahren ( Buss ) zu einem befreundeten Arzt in Cali. Mit über 40 Fieber durch Equador nach Cali / Colombia. Dort nach zwei Wochen Intensivtherapie wieder für mein Praktikum. Super Land, wenn auch nicht ganz ungefährlich. Kamen auch in eine Schießerei zwischen Militärs und Guerillias. Flug nach Salvador. In Gutemala sind die Tikal Tempelanlagen ein Muss. Coole Tage in Belize. Entspannung dann in der Nähe von Cancun in Mexiko. Damals gab es kaum Hotelburgen, wohnten in einem schnuckligen Hotel in der „ Altstadt“. Die verschiedenen Tempelanlagen und Museen angeschaut. Strand war nie mein Ding aber im Bus mit den Leuten durchs Land fahren. Die letzten zwei Wochen in den USA / North Carolina. Super nette Menschen getroffen die meine Vorurteile gegenüber Amerikanern ( bei uns in Giessen stationierte GI´s ) widerlegten. Reisen verbindet und bringt uns Menschen näher. Wenn Kulturunterschiede als Bereicherung empfunden werden und nicht als trennend, dann sind wir auf dem richtigen Weg.
Highlights: Atacama Wüste, Machu Pichu, Inca Trails, etc. etc. … Was aber wäre all dies ohne diese tollen Latinos. Die Bewahrung! Ich bin weder beraubt noch überfallen worden. Die 9 Monate haben mich all inkl. damals 7000,- DM gekostet. Unübertreffbare Kosten-Nutzen-Relation. Beste Investition meines Lebens. Prägende Erfahrungen, die mich in den folgenden Jahren noch öfters ins Ausland getrieben haben.
The Worst: Höhenkrankheit, div. andere Krankheiten. Totale Durchsuchung nach Drogen am Frankfurter Flughafen. Das alles wurde getoppt durch den nicht zu bemerkenden Ausfall der Kamera. 50% der Filme waren schwarz.
Fazit: Super Trip aber nie wieder so viele Kulturkreise auf einer Reise verbinden. Ich stumpfte im Laufe der Zeit ab. Ein Overkill durch ständige Superlative.
Zukunftspläne: Mit dem Mopped 3 Monate durch Chile und Argentinien wenn die Familie es zulässt.
27.04.2010 Lasrt summary.
30.04.2010 Günter ist Besucher des 52. TTTreffens

Ca. 1984 - 1987
Schmidt, Lothar and N. (German)
+ Around in South America. 3 years with a Mercedes Bus 306 D through 24 contries of Africa - North-America nad a complte round in South America.
Publlication: +Tours 2.1987. Book: "Abenteuer Unterwegs".

> 1984
Müller, Alfred (German)
+ Trans-South-America. Ritt ans Ende der Welt
Publication: Motor Reisen und Sport 15.1984: 62.000 km von Venezuela (Caracas) ans Ende der Welt

14.06.1985 - 30.12.1985
Burny, Patrick (Belgium)
+ Around South America. Der Belgier Patrick fuhr vom 14.06.-30.12.1985 mit einem Honda-Trike 250 ccm 32.500 eine komplette Runde in Süd-Amerika. Strecke : Venezuela (Caracas) - Brasilien (Manaus - Belem per Schiff - Brasilia - Salvador - Rio Grande) - Uruguay (Montevideo) - Argentinien - (Buenos Aires) - Chile (Santiago) - Bolivien (La Paz) - Peru (Lima) - Equador (Quito) - Kolumbien (Bogota) - Venezuela (Caracas).
Book: Reise-Führer. Reise-Bericht. Süd-Amerika. 1986. Burny, Patrick L'Amerique du sud sur trois Roues. Deutsch : Süd-Amerika auf drei Rädern. 216 S. 25 SW-Fotos. 12 Kartenskizzen. 11 SW-Skizzen. 21,5 cm x 15. Verlag: Selbstverlag. Patrick Burny. Chastre. Belgien. Published 01/1986. BF 400 (1992)

12.11.1989 -10.05.1990
Schröder, Michael with Ute König (Germans)
+ Chile. Argentina. Michael rode with BMW R 80 G/S in five months 22.000 kms (7.000 kms off-road) in the south of Chile and Argentina for DM 5.500.
Purpose of travel: ??
Route: ??
The best: ??
The worst: ??
Publication: Motorrad-TOUREN 02.1991
Earlier experiences: ??
Publication: + Motorrad-TOUREN 02.1991
1991 Slides-show Tesch-Travel-Treffen
03.11.2001 Another email with request to them.
17.04.2003 Request X+1 for update
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Peter Fischer´s tours in S-America:

1990 - 2000
05.09.1990 - 20.02.1991
Peter Fischer (German) and Britt Hilkermeier no www.
First motorbike tour to South America 10.000 kms with Britt (Yamaha XT 500) on Kawasaki KLR 650 ( Peter). Peter sails from Hamburg to Buenos Aires on a merchant containership of  shippingline Hamburg-Süd with the 2 bikes on board. Women are not allowed on bord. So Britt has to take the plane to Argentina.
Route: Argentina (Buenos Aires - Cordoba - San Luis) - Chile (Mendoza - the Chilian lake district) - Argentina (Perinsula Valdez - Azul - Buenos Aires). Peter went back to Germany on the merchant ship "Cap Polonio". Britt took the plane.
The best: The friendly people and the national parks in Argentina.
The worst: 3 weeks on a merchant ship cleaning every part of the ship.
10.10.1992 - 25.04.1993
Peter Fischer (German) Britt Hilkermeierand Rainer Helmke
Second motorbike tour to South America ca. 20.000 kms. With Rainer ( Yamaha XT 600) and Britt (sozia from Peter on KLR 650). The 3 friends by plane, the bike by ship.
Route: Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Chile (Carreterra Austral - Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego) - Argentina (via Ruta 40 - to
Mendoza - San Luis - Buenos Aires): By plane to Germany, the bikes by ship.
The best: The mountains at Cordoba and San Luis provinz.
The worst: The wind in south Patagonia.
23.10.1993 - 10.01.1996
Peter Fischer (German) and Britt Hilkermeier
Third motorbike tour to South America ca. 50.000 kms. Riding to the south of Argentina and Chile on KLR 650 cracking the
120.000 km with the original engine. Living and working as a mechanic in San Martin de los Andes in Chile (northern Patagonia) for 1 year. Staying in Argentina (Buenos Aires at Plaza Cycles) and working 3 months as an motorbike mechanic.
Route: Argentina (Riding the Pampa) in wintertime - Chile (northern an southern part, riding 3 times the Carraterra Austral) - Bolivia (Gran Chaco) - Brasil (south) - the bike by containership with Hamburg-Süd to Germany. Back to Germany in july 1994 ??? flying to Buenos Aires, the bikes on ship.
The best: Bolivia (La Paz and Titicaca lake) knowing better the Patagonian National Parks.
The worst: Got 3 days in Argentina in jail in Mendoza after a crash with a pedestrian.
03.1996/97 - 1997/98
Peter Fischer (German)
Fourth motorbike tour on Honda Transalp in South America ca. 20.000 kms. Tourguide for the motorbike Travel Company
"Edelweiss Bike Travel". 7 tours in Chile and Argentina (Tour of the Andes. Santiago de Chile. Puerto Varas. Bariloche. Argentina. Mendoza. Santiago de Chile).
Private Route: Comming from Chile crossing the big salt lake Uyuni - Bolivia going north, crossing other salt lakes - Bolivia (to La Paz).
The best: The people in the streets were prout to see travelers on scooters. We were very welcome in every place.
The worst: The European bikers on there traveling super bikes did not even like to speak with scooter riders.
??.1996/97 - ??.1997/98
Peter Fischer (German)
Fifths tour with Rainer Helmke and Frank Buettner to the south of  Chile ( Carreterra Austral) and Argentina.
Which motorbikes ?? kms ??
The best: ??
The worst: ??
??.04.1999 - ??.08.1999
Peter Fischer (German)
Sixth motorbike tour on Honda Transalp in South America ca. 20.000 kms.
Route: Argentina (Buenos Aires) - to the South of Chile (Pucon) - Argentina (Cordoba - San Luis - Neuquen - Bariloche
- Temuco Chile - (Santiago de Chile) - Argentina (La Rioja - Tucuman - Salta. Here I worked with my friends fom "Movietrack" 4x4 Raids for 2 months - Paraguay (Asuncion - Iguazu) - Uruguay (Montevideo) - Argentina (Buenos Aires).
November 1999
Peter Fischer (German)
Ca.7000 kms in 4 weeks with dealers from Vespa Germany. Organizing and guiding tour throug 5 countries in Latinamerica on Vespa Hexagon 180 cc scooters.
Route: Argentina - Chile - Paraguay - Uruguay - Brasil - Buenos Aires - Santiago - Asuncion - Foz do Iguazu - Montevideo.
Dezember 1999
Peter Fischer (German)
Opening a bike shop and pension in Temuco Chile. 600 km in the south of  Santiago de Chile. Instructor for BMW Chile and Argentina. Showing the people what you can do with a BMW motorbike. Organizing roadshows in Chile. Trips with European tourist on bikes in the south of Chile.

Abfahrtdatum ??- Endedatum ???
Was soll ich mit dieser alleinstehenden Angabe ???: Work as a Tourguide for Pancho Villa Moto Tours.
Route: Valparaiso ( Chile ) to Ushuaia and back.
The best: ??
The worst: ??

2002-2004
Peter lived in Spain (Catalunia). He guided 4 tours for BMW Motorrad in Argentina and Chile with how many persons???. And what kind of bikes ?
Route: Bariloche to Ushuaia and the best of the Andes in the south of Chile and Argentina. Route more detailed please ??
The best: to come back every summer to Argentina and Chile.
The worst: at the very first tour we had to wait up to 7 hours at the border to leave Argentina with argentine licence motorbikes, because of paperwork. After every tour we had to bring the support jeep back to Bariloche because of paperwork..

2004-2005
Peter lived in Germany. Working for the BMW-Fahrertraining in the BMW-Enduropark in Hechlingen/Germany as an instructor.
In charge of the Endurotours from BMW Fahrertraining in Argentina and Chile

Abfahrdatum ?? - Endedatum..???
private clients on BMW´s and Landrover asks me to organize a 4 week tour from Valparaiso to Ushuaia, 1 t class Hotels, like Llao Llao in Bariloche. shipping the bikes and the Landi from Munich to Valparaiso and back from Ushuaia with Hamburg Süd Shipping Line. 5000km.
The best: to see how the clients enjoy the trip and my work in organizing everything. To stay in such nice and good hotels..
The worst: I had to eat too much good meat in Argentina.
Back from Ushuaia to Santiago de Chile on Bike. 5000km. A lot of strong winds at ruta 40 in Patagonia . On one day it was impossible to ride the bike on gravel.
B.T.: Peter is one of the most experienced Mc-Travellers in South America since 1990. He lived in Chile (Temuco, ca. 700 kms south of Santiago de Chile along routa 40). He offered there acommendation, had a repair-workshop for motorcycles and sold motorcycle equipment. So he was an important address for Mc-Travellers travelling this area.
09.02.2006 His friend Edgardo Schneider Reinike has the shop in Temuco now. Phone: 045 212775 mail: servitren@yahoo.de Edgardo speaks Spanish,German and English.
09.2000 I met Peter at the Motorcycle-Travel-Meeting in Gieboldehausen first time
End of Peter Fischer´s tours in S-America
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11.02.1990 - 27.08.1990
Kühne, Hendrik und Michel Obertin (Luxembourg)
Michel with YAMAHA XT 250 and Hendrik with YAMAHA XT 500 rode 18.000 kms through South America. They saw 9 Motorcycle-Travellers in 6,5 months.
Route: Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Ushuaia - Chile (Santiago) - Argentina - Bolivia - Peru (Machu Picchu) - Bolivia - Brazil - Argentina - (Buenos - Aires).
Publication: + REVUE


1991-2000

1992-1994
Seidel, Rainer (German, born 01.06.55)
+ South-Amrica 11 countries. Within 20 months Rainer rode 67.500 Km in South -America with a Honda 750 Africa Twin.
Purpose of travel: ???
Route: Venezuela - Colombia/Panama - Equador - Peru - Chile - Bolivia - Brasil - Paraguay - Argentina - and back Through which cuntires ??? to Brasil again.
The best: ??.
The worst: ??
Book or publication : ??
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ??
04.2001
Seidel, Rainer (German, born 01.06.55)
Ttransfer of a BMW GS 1150 from Germany to Brasil (Natal Rio Grande Norte). Transport with Lufthansa Cargo to Buenos Aires. From B.A, to Zarate to first possible direction heading north and crossing the Rio dela Plata. Than continuing nearly parallel to the Uruguayan border to enter Brasil at Sao Tome (Border closed by Brasilian authority due to the Movimento sim Terra). So I went up catching the next possible way to get into Brasil. Those days Argentina was very expensive, and Police kept me paying for a speeding ticket asking for more than 500 US / Peso... I finally payed 50 US$ for driving same speed than the cars there... In Brasil all very much cheaper including the Gasoline. I continued via Passo Fundo, Curitiba, Sao Paulo, to Caragautatuba, heading up the coastline all the way via Rio, Vitoria, and tooked a break in Porto Seguro (Bahia) It was above 40 degress C when I drove further up to Salvador, and kept on the Linha Verde via Aracaju and Maceio. On the coastline to Recife, I changed direction, and in Palmares I went towards the countryside visiting Caruaru in Pernambuco, which is known for the largest market of textile and arts. I went on to recife, and up north via Joao Pessoa, until I reached my destination Natal. 7811 Km on one pair of Conti TKC 80 tires !!!!!!!) no flad tire..where I use to change tubes or tires in previous trips sometimes 3 times a day... I left the BMW (enforced by Touratech and MTech parts ) in Natal to be able for the next planned trip later that year..as I had to go back to Germany for work..
23.02.2004 1st information via MRT
25.02.2004 2nd request for update

21.10.1992 - 28.06.1993
Krämer, Peter (born 05.01.1961)   http://home.t-online.de/home/peter.kraemer/
South-America south-north. The German self employed geograph Peter (BMW R 100 GS) and Kurt Klöser (Kawasaki KLR 650) rode 19.764 motorbike kms through Southamerica.
Route: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Ushuaia) - Chile (Paine National Park, Arica, Potosi) Bolivia (La Paz) - Peru (Machu Picchu) - Bolivia (La Paz) - Brasil (Porto Velho, Manaus, Gran Sabana) - Venezuela (Caracas). From here by bus: Brasil (Merid) - Colombia - Equador - Galappagos Islands - Ecuador. By plane to Brasil (Manaus. By ship to Belem. By bus to Recife. By plane home.
Purpose of travel: Like to travel.
The best: Many different, but nothing special.
The worst: Was there something?
Book or publication : "Südamerika", Selbstverlag.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: In 2001 it is too long to offer actuell informations.
B.T.: Peter - always being very modest - called me once that he has his book ready about South America and wanted to print only 100 books. But I recommended him to print 500 books after I helped him a little bit to organise the sale. His in German written book "Südamerika" (40 b&w-fotos. 246 pp. 6 route-maps) is his personal story with all his feelings, what he saw and about what he was thinking while travelling riding with a companion and meeting the inhabitans. But the book includes as well tips for sightseing, routes and sleeping places. Finally a love-story. Peter has travelled as well by by ship, bus, railway.
Peter has been several times at the Tesch-Mc-Meeting" and my private guest. I know that in his mind still is the secret plan to write a book about his earlier African-Mc-Tour...
07.03.98 In the Mc-Magazine MOTORRAD the book was published.

01.04.1995 - ca. 01.1996
Gutmann, Marc (German)
South-America. Around-The-World. Marc planned 6,5 months. After 9 months he returned with his SUZUKI DR 650 after 25.000 kms (off-road ca. 7000 kms). Marc rode in many curves through SA and visited 9 different countries. Because he did not want to be in South America within a day he and his bike shipped with Polish Ocean Lines from Danzig (Polan) to Argentina (Buenos Aires).
Purpose: He visited  many SOS-children villages in SA.
01.-02.04.1995 Participant of the 17. Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers. Marc started his tour here.
30.-31.03.1996 Participant of the 18. Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers. He gave a slides-show: "Süd-Amerika".
14.-16.04.2000 Participant of the 22. Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers. Marc finished his tour here.
2001 plan: Another great tour! 26.12.1995 - 31.01.1996.
Braga, Clodoaldo Turbay Dr. (Brasilian) http://www.castor.mps.com.br/alaska or http://www.ainter.net/clodoaldobraga
South-America. Four Brasilians like Clodoaldo (Cagiva 90) and Iga, Dalton, Helio ( all with BMW R 1100 GS) rode 14.754 kms in 33 days to the southern point of the planet an somehow a huge round in South-America.
Route: Brasilien (Curtiba) - Argentinien - Chile - Argentinien (Ushuaia) - Chile - Argentinien - Uruguay - Brasilien.
Book: Caminhos da Grande Cordilheira (in Portuguese. Titel in German: "Mit dem Moto zu den "Grande Cordilheira (Anden)".

15.10.1996 - 03.12.1996
Montani, Angela (Peruvian, born 11.08.1976) and Daniel Scheidel (German, born 29.04.1959)
+ Peru - Brasil - Paraguay - Argentina - Chile - Peru. Angela and Daniel rode together 9500 kms on one HONDA Africa Twin 750.
Purpose: Fun an wildlife (fotografing)
Route: Peru (Lima - Cuzco - Puerto Maldonado) - Brasil (Brasileia - Rio Branco - Porto Velho - Cuiaba - Pantanal - Iguazu) - Paraguay (Ciudad del Este - Asuncion) - Argentina (Resistencia - Salta - San Antonio de los Cobres) - Chile (San Pedro de Atacama - Arica) - Peru (Tacna - Lima)
The best: Pantanal and San Pedro de Atacama (geysires de el tatio)
The worst: Crashing down (Angela broke her arm) a collapsing wooden bridge in the pantanal
Usefull information: Trip should be done one month earlier, since the rainy season had already begun (deep mud between puerto maldonado and brasileia
Other experioences: A lot of other trips in southern south america, like buenos aires to tierra del fuego, chile: carretera austral to parque nacional torres del paine, from buenso aires via uruguay and rio de janeiro to recife, peru/bolivia/argentina: tacna - arica- cochabamba - chapare - santa cruz - jujuy - buenos aires
1981, 1982, 2001, 2003, 2005 participant of the Tesch-Motorcycle Meetings for World-Travellers
2001 Geschäftsführer der IHKammer in Argentinien, Buenos Aires.

07.10.1997 - 25.04.1999
Pohlmann, Martin (German)   no www.
Most of South America. The plummer-engineer and musican (trumpet) Martin rode solo 35.000 kms in 7 different countries in South America with BMW R 100 GS.
Route: Germany (send his mc with Big Bike Tours to) - Argentina - Paraguay - Uruguay - Argentina - Chile (Ushuaia) - Bolivia - Peru - Equador - both flew back from Quito by Air France to Germany (München).
The best: Lake-area Sala de Uyumi. Iguazu water falls. Valdez in Argentina. Moreno Ice. Atacama desert. Yungas (= mountains in the east of the Andes). Cusco. Steppe northwest of Argentina. Hospitallity in Argentina. Chile is best organised. Nicest people in Bolivia.
The Worst: Agressivity of people in Peru.
Publications. No.
11.-13.04.2003 6 times participant of the Tesch-Motorcycle-Traveller-Meetings

07.1997 - 08.1999
Mizuno, Keiji
South-America. The Japanese Mc-Traveller Keiji rode solo with HONDA XLR 250 R.
Route: June 1997: Motorcyle send by ship from Japan to Chile (Varparaiso) - Peru (at Huaras I met Germany Rider Daniel Duwe (Transalp) and Astrid Griep (DR 350 R) - Ayacucho (I met Swiss rider Bluno Blum with TT600). I drove with Bruno:
Cusco - Arequipa - Puno - Chile (La Paz - Salar Uyuni - Laguna Colorado - Laguna Verde) - Peru (1997, Oct + Nov.
I backed to Peru. I went northern jungle,Yurimaguas) - In december 1997 I backed back to Japan for one month - Chile (1998 from 02.-05.1998 Patagonia) - at Usuhaia I met my friend Seiji and Harumi who are travelling for 5 years around the world with Honda. We drove together in Patagonia. In June 1998 I was looking for a job in Santiago) - Argentina (I passed northern Andes of Argentina) - Bolivia (I met with Seiji and Harumi again. We rode togehter Salar - Uyuni - L.Verde - Potosi - Sucre - Villamontes - Santa Cruz back to La Paz. In Sept. 1998 La Paz - Ulla Ulla N.P. - Puno - jungle part, Puerto Mardonado) - Brazil - I went Port Vello (Brazil) - 1998, Oct. I took ferry boat from Port Vellho to Manaus. Then I went Caracas (Venezuela) - 1998-9, Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. I was in Merida (Venezuela) - 1999, March: I went Quito,Equador. I met with Seiji and Harumi and Tadao and Miho who are Bernd Teschs friends - 1999, April. May: I went back to Lima. Then I went Pucallpa (Peru, in jungle) - I took ferry boat from Pucallpa to Belem (Brazil) - It was 16 days trip from up source of Amazon to end - 1999, May. June: Drive along the coast of Brazil from Belem to Sao Paulo - at Sao Paulo I met Tadao again - 1999, June. July: Drive from Sao Paulo - Foz do Iguazu - Asuncion - north of Argentina to Bolivia with Tadao - We rode from Salar Uyuni to L.Verde - then we arrived at Iquique (Chile). We tried to send Tadao´s BMW from there. 1999, Aug: I came back to La Paz alone - I´ll try to send motorcycle from Peru back to Japan.
1999 The Japanese Motorcycle-Traveller Tadao informed me from South-America that he met the Japanese Mc-Traveller Keiji being in La Paz.
B.T.: One of the longest South-America mc-travel I have heard from. May be the longest. ...

16.06.1999 - 17.08.1999
Blanarik, Miroslav (Slovak, 11.08.1974)
+ Argentina - Chile- Bolivia - Peru. Miro went alone through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru with no own means of transport, that means, hitching, buses, motorcyles and boats used.
Purpose of travel: making my childhood dream come true
Route: Buenos Aires (ARG) - Tierra del Fuego - Lago Argentino - Puerto Natales (CHL) - Puerto Mont - Santiago - Easter Island (rental Honda XL) - Santiago - Antofagasta - San Pedro del Atacama - Susques (ARG) - La Quiaca (BOL) - Potosi - Sucre - Potolo - Oruro - La Paz - Illimani, Condoriri (on two Jawa 350 to the base camps) - Titicaca lake - Cuzco (PER) - Ayacucho - Pucallpa - Iquitos (per boat).
The best: Climbing the Andes (Illimani ~6450m because of the altitude, Condiriri ~5900m because of the beatifull climb), visiting the Easter Island, taking the boat ride on the Rio Ucayali down to the Amazon basin
The worst: Lariam :-)
Ealier experiences: Some other travels like hiking and hitching in Finnish Lappland upto the North Cape (09/1998), snowmobiling in Finnish Lappland (02/1999), hiking and exploring southern Brasil (2000)...
Book or publication: private diary
(Foto -> Miro_Bolivien_Condoriri_768.jpg)

29.11.1999 - 05.04.2000
Asmuth, Karl-Heinz (= Tango-Kalle, born 1952) (German)
Argentina. Chile. BMW F 650. Karl-Heinz rode solo Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - Santiago de Chile - Buenos Aires. 15.000 kms (9.000 kms asphalt, 6.000 kms dirt route).
Route: Buenos Aires via la routa tres to Ushuaia - Punta Arenas - Torres del Paine - glacier Perito Moreno - via la routa cuarenta to Chile Chico - Isla Chiloe - Puerto Montt - vulcan Villarica and vulcan Orsorno - San Martin del los Andes - Santiago de Chile - Mendoza - Cordoba -  Azul - Buenos Aires. There I took Tango lessons.
The best: The widness and the incredible light of Patagonia and the unbelievable landscape of the Andes. I am very impressed of the kindness and hospitalty in Argentina and Chile. Now I have a lot of new friends there. For myself I have found inner fredom and tranquillity.
Reasons for travelling: Motorcycling and dancing tango. In 1996 "Kalle" had several times a dream, that he should travel by motorcycle to Australia and South-America. This, although the computer-expert never wanted to ride a motorcycle. In 1997 he has been for some weeks in Argentina and Chile, dancing Tango with enthusiasm. Here he loved to meet the people there. His special wish is to ride off road in Carretera Austral/Chile. At 31st of december he will celebrate the millenium in Usuhaia.
25.06.99: Kalle visited Bernd Tesch for recommendation.


Foto: Jeanette Sabus mit Michael Schwammborn in Ecuador am Äquator.

??.12.2000 - ??.05.2002
Sabus, Jeanette   (German, birthday 27.09.1964) www.geocities.com/ pandoras_tour
+ South-America. Jeanette  rode along the Andes in South America on a Kawasaki KLR 250, approx.  33.000  km. She has been living in Santiago de Chile for four years. She is sponsored by Goretex.
Purpose of your travel: to get to know the continent, its landscape, its people, their way of life and their culture  ... 
Route: South America ( Chile - Tierra del Fuego - Argentina - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador - Colombia - Venezuela - Colombia)
The best: Impossible to tell in a few words all the positive experience of the journey as a whole, the freedom. 
The worst: Hearing about the deadly accident of the fellow biker Klaus Mertmann in Peru. Always having to say good-bye to all the nice and friendly people we met on the road.
Next planned experience: crossing South-America by horse, starting in sept/oct '09 or later. 
Route: Chile - Tierra del Fuego - Argentina - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador - Colombia - Venezuela. See Bernd Tesch´s website South-America for more details.  
26.06.2002 1st contact
26.06.2002 1st request for update
02.12.2006 2nd request for update
13.04.2008 3rd request for update

03.12.2000 - 11.02.2001
Nicole Klingler and Schmidt Markus (Germans)
Plan Argentina and Chile. Markus (XT 600 E) and his girlfriend Nicole (TransAlp) will ride in SAmerica.
Route: Buenos Aires to Tierra del Fuego or not, they don't know, or to Chile Chico, the Carreterra Austral north, then Parque National Nahuel Huapi, Ruta Quarenta, Salta, to San Pedro de Atacama or not, and to Foz de Iguazu, or not. Actually they are on holiday and don't care, where they are when.... holiday.....
Useful informations and TIPS for others:  Bike Transport with Schenker Eurocargo, with crates (metall from motorcycle-dealers), Darmstadt-Buenos Aires costs DM 700 per Bike one way including freightinsurance. (600 without)

21.12.2000 - 31.01.2001
Doose, Kerstin (German, born 1961) and M. and Wolle (German, born 1961)
+ Argentina and Chile. South America. Technical Writer Kerstin rode with a XT600K about 10.000km from Buenos Aires south along the ruta 3 to Ushuaia, then up north along ruta 40 to Santiago de Chile. One of many great experiences was learning Spanish language by talking with the people every day.
Route: Mc (Hellmanns, price ca. 3500 DM for 2 XT600) and person (Aerolineas Argentina, price ca. 1400 DM) with different planes from Germany to Argentina (Buenos Aires. By mc to Azul - Peninsula Valdez - Ushuaia/Tierra del Fuego - Punta Arenas) - Chile (Torres del Paine - Glaciar Moreno - Lago B. Aires - Coihaique - Chaitèn - Puerto Montt - Osorno - Villarica - Lanin NP - Valparaiso - Santiago) - by different planes mc and persons back to Germany.
The best: Torres del Paine, lonesome roads
The worst: big cities
Important useful informations for others: The customs staff had a very helping hand for getting our bikes out of the customs; it was the only place we had to stamp our carnet de passage. The transport by plane for two XT600 (on one pallet) was a quite cheap transport alternative with a secure arrival date.
Book or publication : no.
Further experience: Dec. 2003 - Jan. 2004 travelling by myself through New Zealand. See more under site Australia

31.12.2000 - 07.01.2002
Pütz, Birgit and Jo Deleker (Germans, born Birgit 1961, Jo 1959)
First SAmerica-tour: 15.10.97 - 01.05.1998. Computer-expert Birgit (BMW R 80 G/S) and Journalist Jo (Dominator) rode already (most of the time with Andreas Hülsmann, who wrote the book in German "Auszeit": 25.000 km in Süd-Amerika about this tour) in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.
Route: Buenos Aires - Iguazu Falls - Tierra del Fuego/Ushuaia - Ruta Cuarenta - Carretera Austral - Santiago - Mendoza - Salta - Arica - Santiago.
The best: Lots of them
Book or publication: Motorcycle magazin MOTORRAD 20/98, 4/99, 4/2000.......
Useful informations and TIPS for others: to much to write here
Second SAmerica-tour: 31.12.2000 - 01.07.2001 Birgit (SUZUKI DR 650 SE) and Jo (Honda Dominator) again plan to cross "a little bit" of South America  in six months.
Route: Germany (Mc by plane to Chile (Puenta Arenas). Both fly to Argentina (Buenos Aires and then to Ushuaia) - from Ushuaia they found a ship visting the Antarctic. By mc from Ushuaia north hrough the Andes to Ecuador. From 65° South (Antarctica) to 0° (Ecuador): Ushuaia/Argentina- through Chile and Argentina up to Bolivia, then Peru and Ecuador.
The best: At least one per day
Reasons for travelling: Freedom. Real Living. Fun and whatsoever.


2001-2005

21.01.2001 - 24.09.2001
Norris, Jane-Banbury and David Banbury (British, live in Australia, age 32 and 34 in 2001) http://www.lostsheep.com/diaries ("Babe and Yahoo in S. America")
+ Around South-America. "Babe and Yahoo" rode on two Honda Transalps 30.500 kms in 8 months.
This was our honeymoon. We rode around S-America with no fixed plan and very little research beforehand. We like to take it as we find it. We were on 2 Honda Transalps (1993 model) which we had previously bought in England (2nd hand) and ridden to India and then shipped to Australia for 18 months. The bikes were old with ~80,000kms on each before this trip. We had minimal preparation time but Transalps are reliable. Our luggage was soft panniers we had made from buffalo skin in Pakistan. They look rough but work really well and we prefer them to the hard ally panniers we had before.
Route: We shipped the bikes from Sydney to Val Paraiso in Chile where we got them out through the port in 1/2 day with no bribes and not much trouble. We rode 30.500 kms in total taking minor roads and dirt tracks where possible and avoiding highways: Chile: Santiago de Chile - Conception - Alto Bio Bio cross-country to Lonquimay - Temuco - zig-zag through the Lake District crossing between Chile & Argentina several times - south on Routa 40 in Argentina to Perito Moreno National Park - El Chalten - Perito Moreno Glacier - Rio Gallegos - cross to Chile to get to Tierra del Fuego then back to Argentina to get to Ushuaia - back to Chile to go trekking in Torres del Paine National Park - took boat from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt - south on Camino Austral to Pichanco - back to Santiago by end of March. Santiago - cross to Argentina - north to Paso Agua Negra back to Chile - Pisco Elqui - north to Paso San Francisco back to Argentina - north to Cafayate - Salta - Paso Sico back to Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - Iquique. Then on one bike north to Peru - Tacna - Mazo Cruz - Desaguadero - Cusco - Inca Trail - Puerto Maldonado (by plane) - Abancay - Camana - south along coast back to Chile - Iquique by end of May - Back on 2 bikes - Iquique - Salar de Surire near Bolivian border)- Putre - cross to Bolivia - Oruro - Potosi - Sucre - Toro Toro National Park - Santa Cruz - San Ignacio - San Jose - Cochabamba - La Paz - Coroico - Rurrenabaque - Riberalta - cross to Brazil - Porto Velho - by boat to Manaus & Belem - Sao Luis - Jericoacoara - Acarau - Brazillia - Cascavel - Iguazu - cross to Argentina - Salta - Paso Sico to Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - Iquique by mid-September. We sold the bikes in Iquique which was easy and we got a good price. Caught the bus back to Santiago & flew back to Aus.
Purpose of travel: Fun & adventure.
The best: Camping in the Chile/Argentine Lake District, Perito Moreno Glacier, Camino Austral in the sun, the high Andean Passes between N.Chile & Argentina, Jesuit missions in East Bolivia, beach in Brazil, Iguazu.
The worst: Travelling with a guy who hit a child in Bolivia. Endless problems getting out of Bolivia via the north, neck trouble in Brazil.
Book or publication about the tour): .......
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Endless. Soft bags are good, bikes can usually get through road blockades, get off the highways, it's amazing what you can fix on the road, don't count on couriers to send you stuff you need,...
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: UK to India in 7 months 1998.
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
03.11.2001 1st contact. Missing: Are you married now with the same name ? Your professions? Better born years.

??.02.2001 + ??.??.2001 (6 Monate)
Schröder, Michael (German) and Franca Buzza (Italian) http:www.motorradonline/suedamerika/index.html
The redacteur Michael of MOTORRAD / department Unterwegs plans to ride through South America for six months. Michael wants to update this homepage about all two weeks.
Purpose of travel: ??
Route: ??
The best: ??
The worst: ??
Publication: ??
Earlier experiences: ??

30.03.2001 - 19.09.2001
Almut Franke and Christian Bülter (Germans) http://www.buelter.de
+ South-America. Almut (25) and Christian (25) planned to ride 12.000 kms through SA on two Honda NX 250.
Almut and Christian rode with two HONDA NX through four countries of SAmerica 14.000 kms.
Route: Chile - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador
Info: Wir haben unsere Motorräder von Deutschland aus verschifft und dann 6 Monate Südamerika bereist. In Ecuador haben wir die Maschinen dann verkauft. Es war eine fantastische Reise. Besonders beeindruckt haben uns: Der wüste, karge Norden Chiles. Einsames Zelten in freier Natur. Die fantastischen Pässe über die Anden. Lamas, Alpacas und Vicunas. Das überall freundlichen Menschen, die sehr interessiert an unserer Reise waren. Das bunte La Paz. Das Amazonas-Tiefland, durch das wir uns in einer fiesen Schlammschlacht gekämpft haben. Die peruanische Familie, bei der wir einige Tage gewohnt haben und mit der wir Freundschaft geschlossen haben. Die beeindrucken Nasca-Linien. Das unglaublich grüne Ecuador.
11.2000 1st contact
27.01.2002 1st summary.

23.11.2001 - 18.01.2002
+ Chile . Argentina. Liß, Hanka (German, born 1965). Isenbügel, Frank (German, born 1966). Günther, Jens (German, born 1967)
South: Hanka, Jens and Frank = "Isi" rode on two BMW R 80 GS 10.000 km in Chile and Argentina. They flew their bikes to Santiago and started in November to south. They rode fantastic gravel roads in the Chilean and Argentina Lakes District among smoking vulcanos and deep blue lakes (roads trough the P.N. Conguillio, P.N. Villarica, Paso Carirrine to Argentina, P.N. Lanin and P.N. Los Alerces). At Coihaique the went back to Chile and hit there on the great Carretera Austral. They rode trough the green rainforests in P.N. Queulat and Parque Pumalin. For going north they shipped to Isla Chiloe and then to the mainland at Puerto Montt. Bevore going back to Santiago they rode around the Lago Llanquihue and visitesd the vulcano Osorno.
North: At Christmas began in Santiago the second part of the travel. They followed the Panamericana north in the hot and dry Atacama Desert. On New Years Eve they arrived at 4.300 above the sea level the world`s highest geyser field El Tatio near San Pedro de Atacama. For crossing the Atacama Desert they used gravel roads and minig roads from San Pedro de Atacama over the Salar de Atacama, Mina Escondida, Yungay (only a cemetery) to Panamericana. After a few days on the beach in the pleasant P.N. Pan de Azucar they started once more in the high Andes and rode from Chanaral over La Ola and Maricunga to Lago Verde below the famous Paso San Francisco.
Purpose of travel: Discovering of land, people and nature
The best: Riding on the Carretera Austral. Riding on the lonely high Andean roads among magnificent scenery. A New Years dinner with Chilean Carabineros on 4.300 m altitude....
The worst: „Chilenitis" - a verry devoted diarrhea...
Earlier experiences: Hanka and Jens have been travelling several times in Australia (see Australia). Therfore B.T, asked them:
Australia or South-America again ? If we could only do ONE other mc-tour again we would prefer Australia. It offers us the garanty for travelleing relaxed in a phantasitic nature. A contact with friendly people and contact to the top-secret culture of the world of the Aborigines. If we really would have time we would do our mc-tour from 1999 again: Darwin - Kimberleys - Bungle Bungles - Broome - Pilbara - Cape Range - Monkey Mia - area around Perth to the wild flowers and then continue to Kalgoorlie - Warburton - Red Center - Uluru - Mac Donnell Ranges. In the end a bit of relaxing and adventure in Queensland. Walikng by foot in Tasmania and visit friends.
We can only write this after we discovered a part of South-America, especilay Chile. We like Chile !
03.02.2002 Jens and Hanka have been participants at the Tesch-Travel-Treffen 9 times between 1995 and 2003. Frank in 2001.

15.12.2001 - 13.01.2002
Martin Köhler (German, born 1967)
+ Argentina. Chile - Argentina (Feuerland). Martin rode solo with HONDA AFRICA TWIN
Purpose: The reasen for this trip is disappear from this cracy, hectical and inpersonal Germany for a while. Also I like to stay in the nature with my tent and feel the quiet of untouched countries. That is the reason that I make these long trips alone. Otherwise It's nice to see the life of other people and cultures with totally different conditions. WE CAN LEARN THE WHOLE LIFE LONG
Route: I sent my motorcycle by ship from Hamburg to Buenos Aires. I will fly by plane from Frankfurt. The approximately route will be: Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Chile (Santiago de Chile). Through Chile to the southmost point. Than back to Patagonia over the Andes and down to Tierra del Fuego. From the southmost city of the world back to Buenos Aires at the east coast of Argentina. The total kilometers will be around 8-10.000. I'm looking forward to have a lot of great experiences. It must be a beautyul country.
In German only so far: Dezember 2001 Die Africa Twin schwimmt in einer Holzkiste mit der Frachtgesellschaft "Hamburg-Süd"(sehr empfehlenswert) nach Buenos Aires. Ich bevorzuge das Flugzeug. Dann 2 Tage Papierkram und los. Westwerts über Mendoza am Aconcagua vorbei nach Santiago de Chile. Die Grenzübergänge sind problemlos. Weiter über die Pan Americana nach Süden. Vulkane, riesige Naturschutzgebiete klare Bäche und hohe Wälder "Enduro-Eldorado".
Wieder zurück in Argentinien breiten sich Patagoniens einsame Steppen aus. Der Pampero bläst mit 80 km/h, Zelt aufbauen geht nur windgeschützt hinterm Dornenbusch. Durch die Anden weiter nach Süden bis Bariloche. Nochmal nach Chile (der Reisepaß sollte viel Platz für Stempel haben), die Caretera Austral führt mich bis zum Perito Moreno. Mega Gletscher, die Temperatur sinkt, die Menschen sind sehr freundlich. Mit dem Schiff über die Magellan-Straße nach Feuerland. Silvester in Ushuaia ist immer eine Reise wert.
Der Rückweg liegt an Patagoniens Ostküste. Pinguine watscheln vor dem Motorrad, Wale bringen vor der Küste ihre Jungen zur Welt. Natur pur.
Nach 6 Wochen bin ich wieder in Buenos Aires. 10.000 Gesamtkilometer, davon 3.500 zum Teil sehr grobe Schotterpiste. Dezember und Januar bescherten mir nur gutes Motorradwetter. Die Gastfreundschaft auf den einsamen Haciendas war einmalig. Meine schon betagte Africa Twin funktionierte wiedermal problemlos.
Other experienences: Since 18 years I love it to travel by motorcycle and since 4 years I travel always together with my HONDA AFRICA TWIN (my best friend). I visited many places in Europe and also Kathmandu/Nepal in Dez 99.(fantastic tour) So I've planed a new excursion to South-America.

10.09.2002 - 07.03.2003
Geiger, Niklas (German, born 17.09.1970)
+ Ecuador - Peru -Bolivia - Chile - Argentina - Brasil. Rode in SAmerica on DR650RE, built 1994 ca. 22.000km
Purpose of travel: meeting people to understand a different culture, seeing the Andes. I arrived in Quito via Madrid by plane. My bike flew with Iberia Cargo via Intime/Hamburg
Route: Ecuador (Quito, the Ecuator, Banos, Cuenca) - Peru (Panamericana, Lima, Huacachina, Cuzco, Titicacalake) - Bolivia (La Paz, Oruro, P.N. Sajama, Oruro, Silvermines, Uyuni, Saltlake, Laguna Colorada) - Chile (San Pedro de Atacama) - Argentina (Susques, Salta, Mendoza) - Chile (Santiago, Lakedistrict) - Argentina (Lakesistrict, Bariloche, El Bolson) - Chile (Chaiten, Careterra Austral, Cochrane) - Argentina (Routa 40, Perito Moreno) - Chile (P.N. Torres del Paine, Street of Magelan, Fireland) - Argentina (Fireland, Ushuaia, and back on the eastcost via Routa 3, Peninsula Valdes, Buenos Aires. I sent my bike back by ship via Hamburg Süd to Germany, went by bus to Brasil (the falls in Iguazu) and back to Argentina (Buenos A.)-
The best: Saltlake in Bolivia/Uyuni; the people in Argentina; La Posta de Viajeros in Azul/Argentina; geting to know a feeling concerning the word freedom! The worst: a broken chain in la pampa, near the nationalparc Torres del And: diebstahl von
Book or publication: don´t know yet. I'll make a slide-show Useful informations and TIPS for others: learn spanish!
Niklas has been participant of the 23. and 24th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers.

06.10.2002 - 25.02.2003
Duelks, Dr. Britta (German, born 11.01.71)and Dr. Alexander Duelks (German, born 27.10.68) www.duelks.de
+ Argentina. Chile. Britta (BMW F650) and Alexander (BMW R 100 GS) made a "dream-journey" to Argentina and Chile of ??? kms.
Route: Brought bikes by plane to Argentina/Buenos Aires (InTime GmbH, Hamburg) - Azul (www.gratisweb.com/viajero_en_moto) - Valdés Peninsula (whales, sea elephants, orcas) - Camarones (penguin colony) - Sarmiento (petrified forest) - Rio Mayo - Chile/Coyhaique - Lago General Carrera/Lago Buenos Aires - Chile Chico- Perito Moreno/Argentina - Chaltén (Fitz Roy massive) - Calafate (Perito Moreno Glaciar, Upsala Glacier) - Torres del Paine National Park/Chile - Puerto Natales - Otway sound (penguin colony) - Punta Arenas- ferry to Tierra del Fuego - Rio Grande/Argentina - Ushuaia (spent Christmas with many other bikers on Ushuaia Rugby Club campground, service for the bikes at Moto Pablo's) - Rio Grande - Puerto Natales - NAVIMAG ferry to Puerto Montt - Chiloe island (wooden buildings in Castro) - ferry to Chaiten - Futaleufu - Esquel (Old Patagonia Express) - Bariloche - Tromén Pass (Lanin volcano) - Hostal Kila Leufu (climbed Villarica volcano!) - Temuco (Service for the bikes) - Santiago (Old Downtown, new back ??-tyres in Lira Street, adress ??) - Pan de Azucar National Park - Antofagasta - San Pedro de Atacama (Salar, Flamingos) - Tatio Geysirs (spent the night in tent at 4200 m)- Laguna Verde/Bolivia - Jama Pass - Susques/Argentina - Jujuy - Salta - Cafayate (wineries) - Belen - Fiambala - day trip to San Francisco Pass - Fiambala - Chilecito (Carnival) - Talampaya National Park - Villa Union - Agua Negra Pass (4779 m, most beautiful Andes pass of our trip!) - Vicuna/Chile (Municipal Observatory, first and only flat tyre) - La Serena - Llayllay - day trip to Puente del Inca/Argentina (try to avoid this border station for its horribly unmotivated customs officers!) - Santiago - brought bikes by plane back to Germany (Hellmann Ltda., Santiago Airport)
Purpose of travel: Go for the dream of our life, take a last time-out, to see nature and to feel freedom
The best: Friendliness of people, glaciers, volcanos, fauna...
The worst: only 1(!) flat tyre
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Alexander: South Africa, 10/1995
04.2002 1st contact
24.03.203 Du weißt ja gut Bescheid, tatsächlich sind wir nach unserer Traumreise nach Argentinien und Chile wohlbehalten wieder am Niederrhein angekommen und durchlaufen jetzt schon seit knapp einem Monat einen harten Resozialisierungsprozeß ;-)

13.01.2003 - 14.07.2003
Vogel, Christopher (German, born 28.08.1965)
Rode in SAmerica with YAMAHA XT 600 E; called "el burrito (= Eselchen" = small horse).
Purpose of travel: Fun. Feeling free, meeting nice people, learning español
Arrived in Buenos Aires after 20 hours of flight. Temperature in BA 40°C. Wants to learn Spanish there before he starts to ride. Flew to Santiago/Chile by plane and drove with taxi-driver to Valparaiso where he got his bike. Started with www.florian-lauer.de and lost him "on the road". Separated therefore after a few days. Arrived Ushuaia at 21.3.2003.
Route: Valparaiso, Puerto Montt, Careterra Austral, Perito Moreno, Torres del Paine, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Peninsula Valdes, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Florianopolis, Foz de Iguazu, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Pantanal, Ride to Paraguay, Salta, San Pedro de Atacama, Valparaiso, Santiago - ca. 23.000 km. Planned was 20.000 km
The best: Cueva de las manos/cave of hands/Argentina, and: Glaciar Perito Moreno in El Calafate/Argentina, and: tatio geysires at San Pedro de Atacama/Chile, and: Foz de Iguazu/Argentinien+Brasil, and: Rio de Janeiro/Brasil, and: a lot of helping hands everywhere!. And: feeling free on bike. And: kennenlernen von vielen Einheimischen und Touristen.
The worst: Losing Mr. Florian - der Kerl ist mir mit meinen Ersatzteilen abgehauen - keine schoene Sache. hat sich zum Glueck entschuldigt.
And: diebstahl von kamera in buenos aires und allen motorradwerkzeugen in Chile
Book or publication: I'll write a book after the tour. I'll make a slide-show
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Only: MAKE IT! If you have questions: send me a mail.
2002 Christopher has been participant of the 23. and 24th Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers and used TTTräger and TTTaschen.
01.12.2006 1st request for update with countries before route.

28.09.2003 - 31.01.2004
Nataly Sörries (born 27.09.1972) and Claus Holtmann (born 07.02.1968)
- Plan Equador - Peru - Bolivia - Chile. Nataly and Claus want to ride with one HONDA Africa Twin RD 07 15.000 kms
Purpose of travel: Pleasure. Want to meet nice people, interesting cultures and see a lot of the beautiful nature. Dreams of far travels.
Earlier experiences: 2 months in Australia in 1999 / 2000. 1 month in NZ in 1997. Touring Europe 1988 (Corse), 1989 (France), 1989 (Greak Britain).
Route: Equador - Peru - Bolivia - Chile
12.07.2003 1st contact by personal visit in Hammer.

??.10.2003 - ??.01.2004
Jörg Kauschke, (German, born 1963) and Bernd Hoffmann (German, born ??? )
+ South America.
Purpose of travel: Urlaub / Spass
Route: Von Valparaiso nach Uspalata (AR), Routa 40 nach norden ueber Jachal, Cafayate, Catchi nach Salta. Ueber Sico Pass nach San Pedro de Atacama (CL) weiter ueber Jama Pass zurueck nach Salta. Ueber Tucuman, Cordoba, Santa Rosa nach Viedma. Dort Motorrad treffen!!
Weiter nach Valdes, die Routa 3 nach sueden nach Ushuaia. Weiter ueber Puerto Natales zum Torres del Paine N.P. (CL) Von dort zum Perrito Moreno Gletscher. Ueber Fitz Roy Massiv die Routa 40 weiter nach norden ueber Tres Lagos zum Passo Rudolfo Robolles (ev. falsch geschrieben). In Chile nach Norden ueber Chohaike zu den Haengenden Gletschern. (tiefe Wolken und Regen = null Sicht). Sylvester in Bariloche( AR), weiter nach Fruitillar am Osorno Vulcan. Jetzt bin z.Z. in Pucon (CL) und es wird weiter nach Mendozza (AR) gehen und von dort zurueck nach Valparaiso. Fine.
So, das war die Route die wir gefahren sind. Fast keinen Regen (ca.5x Regenzeug angehabt) und der Wind war meistens nicht so schlimm.
The Best: Argentinien: Als absolutes Highlight war für mich der Gletscher Perito Moreno. So nah an der Abbruchkante stehend und trotz Nieselregens den ganzen Tag dem Gletscher zuzuhören und die Abbrüche zusehen. Waaaahnsinn!!!!!!
Abends kam dann doch noch die Sonne durch und der Perito Moreno begeisterte mich mit einem tollen Licht / Schatten spiel!!!
Auch der Torres del Paine Park war toll. Bei bestem Wetter zu den 3 Torres wandern und die Aussicht zugeniessen. Im Vordergrund ein Bergsee und im Hintergrund die Torres. Achtung: die letzte 1/2 Std. über eine Geröllhalde hinauf. Ein weiteres Highlight war der Osorno. Auf der Verander sitzend und hinter dem See den wunderschönen Vulkan herrausragen zusehen ! Viele sagen die Routa 3 (Ostargentinien) runter nach Feuerland ist langweilig, weil schnurgerade. Ich fand sie toll, weil ich den Wolken so nah war. Unheimlich Eindrucksvoll diese Weite.
The Worst: San Pedro de Atacama hatt mir gar nicht gefallen. Ein kleines, teures Nest welches seeeehr touristisch ist.
ür Touren zum Salar de Ujuni (Jeep Touren, recht günstig). Auch Barriloche in Argentinien hat mir nicht so gut gefallen. Ich verstehe garnicht warum die Argentinier die Stadt so toll finden und Sie jedem empfehlen.
Useful Information for others: ??
29.11.2003 1st request for update to Bernd Hoffmann
12.12.2006 5th request to Jörg Kauschke
03.04.2007 6th request to Jörg Kauschke

10.2003 - 03.2004
Engelbrechten, Hans-Peter von (German, born 1967)
- Plan Chile - Ushuaia- Argentinien - Brasilien. First plan 01.2003. Changed plan to october 2003 because of his job: Solo SAmerika with HONDA Africa Twin RD 07 ?
Purpose of travel: To see the countries and to meet the people. Fernweh, Abenteuerlust
Route: Chile - Argentina - Brasil
Earlier experiences: 10/2002 Slowenia and Kroatia. 06/2003 Spain and Portugal
13.09.02 1st contact

15.11.2003 - 31.01.2004
Gehring, Corinna (born in 1965, tax-consultant) and Jörn Paucke ( born in 1961, toolmaker) www.reisetwin.de
+ Chile. Peru. Bolivia. Argentina. Chile. Both plan to ride in Southamerica with two Africa Twin RD 07.
Purpose of travel: Why Southamerica? The variety of landscapes and cultures of these lands have been whirling in our heads for a long time. Magazines, stories of other travellers and slide-shows gave us the "kick" to ride ourselves. The motto of our tour is "Travelling and enjoying instead of racing"
Route: Chile (From Santiago de Chile we go northwards, Chuquicamata (Coppermines), San Pedro de Atacama, Valle de la Luna, Parque Nacional d. Isluga, Parque Nacional Lauca) - Peru (Titicacasea) - Bolivia (La Paz, Salar de Uyuni, Laguna Colorado, Laguna Verde) - Argentina: (Paso de Jama and Paso de San Francisco). Chile: Near Serena (400km north of Santiago de Chile) are some observatories and we hope to visit one of them. South of Santiago de Chile we want to visit the wonderful lake district.
From March-April 2004 a travel report and a lot of pictures will be published on my webside www.reistwin.de
Some earlier experiences:
1983 - North Cape 9000km with BMW R60/7
1994 - North Cape 9000km with BMW R100RT
1995 - Island 3.500km with Honda VT 500.
1997 - Marocco 5.000km with Africa Twin.
1998 - Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria 6.000km with Africa Twin.
2000 - Tunisia and Libya 8.000km with Africa Twin.
2002 - Tunisia and Algeria 7.000km with Africa Twin.
B.T.: I know Corinna and Jörn since about 1995. They had the idea to circle the world at this time. So I could give them detailed information. Since then we became very good mc-travel-fiends. The Around-The-World tour did not happen. But with this tour they made the first step to see the other end. - Last day before they started I offered them: If you have any serious problem "on the road" you canNOT solve just inform me! I will solve the problem !

27.11.2003 + 6 months
Reichmann, Klaus (German, born 08.11.1966) and Mark (German, born 03.11.1971) www.remoto.de
+ Plan SAmerica East - South - North. The brothers Klaus and Mark want to ride with two motorcycles HONDA Africa Twin for 6 months.
Purpose of travel: We need a time-out
Route: Motorcycles on 29th.10.2003 from Germany (Hamburg) with a container ship Grimaldi of shippingline Leda Maersk for a specila price from a friend for € 200 each to Argentina (Buenos Aires). We flew at 27.11.03 from Germany (Frankfurt) to Buenos Aires by aeroplane. The first goal: Argentina (Usuahia). At the southlight point of earth we take the direction north: Chile - Bolivia - Peru - perhaps Brazil. See times, how long our travel chest is enough. We hope that our budget will be sufficient approx. 6 months.
Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Torres del Paine, Calafate, Perito Moreno, Santiago, Mendoza, SP.de Atacama, Salta, direction Uruguay, Iguazu in Argentina again Brasilianian site, again Argantiba site back to Buenos Aires. At 17th of april 2004 with freightship of Grimaldi back to Hamburg (4 weeks, € 1200 each)
The best: Vale de la luna (Argentina); Ushuaia; Torres del Paine; Caretera Austral, Atacama Wueste, Paso de San Francisco, Valdes...
The worst: We have had two small accidents, one time one finger was broken and so we lost 3 weeks time...
Useful informations and TIPS for others: See our website. www.remoto.de (weekly reports)..
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: 2 weeks in france, no more?
10.02.2003 1st contact
09.11.2003 Visitor of the 25th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers
12.03.2004 They wrote that the are still in South America and will come home in may. They liked the 25th Tesch-Meeting and will come to the 27th.
05.10.2005 They offer now from Germany all kind of tours to Argentina. www.argentinago.com

06.12.2003 – 03.01.2004
Schulze, Michael (German, 29.12.1961)
+ Chile. Michael rode solo with a hired Yamaha XT 600 ca. 7.000km through North Chile (Atacama Desert).
Purpose of travel: Seeing wonderful sceneries and other cultures
Route: Santiago de Chile via PanAm to Arica. Trips to Putre – Salar de Surire – Volcan Parinacota/ Lago Chungara (highest sea of the world) – San Pedro de Atacama – Paso Jama (4.200m) – Laguna Miscanti + Laguna Meniques (Near Paso Sico) – Valle del Elqui – Paso Agua Negra (4.765m) and back to Santiago de Chile.
The best: Scenery in the Andes, especially in the area around San Pedro de Atacama; very helpful people
The mountains in the Andes have beautiful colour, you can´t partly believe that it is real. If you drive one of the passes, you are nearly alone. One day on a dirt track road I met nobody the whole day (about 380km).
When I had my “technical problems” (see “the worst”) a van stopped suddenly and three people tried to help me. People always try to help you, also when your Spanish is not perfekt or you don´t speak Spanish at all.
The worst: Puncture in the back tire of the bike. The long and boring distances on the PamAm.
Book or publication: -
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ??
The flight started in Frankfurt to Dallas/ Texas and from Dallas to Santiago and the same way back with American Airlines (Price about 850 €).
I hired the bike from Motoaventura in Osorno (they also speak English and German) via Internet (www.motoaventura.cl); you can also make a guided tour with them.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:
Touren in Ladakh , New Zealand, Iceland
07.01.2003 1st information

2003 ?
Lenz, Rafael (born ??, German)
- Plan to travel in SAmerica.
16.08.2003 1st information. Rafael has been at the 25th Meeting for World-Travellers in 04.2003
18.08.2003 1st request for update
11.11.2003 2nd request for update
08.01.2004 3rd request

04.07.2004 - 23.02.2005
Schellenberg, Kirsten (German, born 02.06.1973) und Joerg Kallinna (German, born 01.11.1971)
+ South-America north-south. Kirsten (BMW R80GS Basic, 1997, called "Berta") and Joerg (Honda Africa Twin called "Lopezito", 1999) rode from Ecuador to Tierra del Fuego in 8 months 28.600 km km. From july to october 2004 we travelled together with Heike Ewerling (DR 650) and Christain Schmidt (KTM LC4) from Equador to north of Chile. We had more time and travelled from there by our own.
Purpose of your travel: because it´s fun!
Route: Ecuador (Quito, Cotopaxi Banos, etc), Peru (Chachapoyas, Cordillera Blanca, Cusco, Machu Pichu, Colca Canyon), Bolivia (Sajama-Park, Salar de Uyuni, Laguna Verde), Chile (Lauca-Park, Caretera austral, Torres del Paine-Park), Argentina (Ruta 40, Perito Moreno, Fitz Roy, Iguazu, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia) and Uruguay.
Highlights: Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina, Torres del Paine in Chile and many new friends!
The worst: We made no really bad experiences, exept of travelling with an old BMW (take spare parts with you!).
Book or publication (about your tour): "SUERTE - 8 Monate durch Südamerika", published in Reise-How-Verlag will be in the shops around Feb/March 2007.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Don´t waste your time with making plans about your trip, plans do not exist very long on the road, it´s always a surprise!
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Nearly all off Europe (Greece, Norway, Scotland, France, the Alpes, Italy, etc.)
Foto von links nach rechts: Jörg, Kirsten, Heike und Christian
04.2005 1st information by Kirsten Schellenberg.
16.04.2005 1st information by Christian Schmidt.
25.09.2006 1st request for update.
27.09.2006 During a recommendation here in Hammar for their next mc-tour "Trans-Ostasien" I got a very first "secret" / unpublished copy of the book. Handsigned by smiling Kirsten.

14.05.2004 - 13.06.2004
Schwarz, Herbert (German, 18.08.1960) and Astrid Neudecker (German, born 02.04.1965) http://ww.touratech.de
+ Bolivia. Astrid and Herbert rode 2.000 kms with one TOURATECH-BMW 1150 ReVamp extreme and one TOURATECH-BMW 1200 GS.
Purpose of your travel: Testing, fun, making pictures for the Touratech-catalogue and making films for TV.
Route: On jungle-tracks to the mountains - 6000 m high and with snow covered - of the Andes. La Paz - via the Yungas-track off road in the rocks - area of golddigging along Rio Mapiri - djungle tracks at the feet of the Andes - 3000 m up through the highlands of lake Titicaca - until the end of the track in the ice of the Cordillere.
Highlights: Contact to people
The worst: Broken starter on the 1150.
Book or publication: Films from Tibet, Bolivia and Namibia and some articels in motorcycle-magazins. The films are available as a DVD from Touratech or Tesch for € 20,00.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Great help at the customs in La Paz, friendly and helpful people, thousand of very little moskitos that made a lot of pain, lot of rain in the jungle in may.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Both are experienced riders in Africa, Asia, Europe and North- and South-America. Astrid and Herbert rode several times together. In 2003 into Namibia and in 2004 into Bolivia. Herbert rode a lot in Africa many years before.
B.T. Herbert has visited the Tesch-Travel-Treffen since 1987 many times. He kindly will show his film about Bolivia "Eine Motorradreise auf Urwaldpisten zu den schneebedeckten Sechstausendern der Anden" on the 23rd.04.2005 during the 27th. Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers 22.-24.04.2005".
13.02.2004 Last update.

01.08.2005 - 14.10.2005
Bausenhart, Werner (German-Canadian, birthday 13.11.1937)
+ North-America > Amazon- Guyanas Loop > N-America. Werner rode solo from his hometown Ottawa in Canada, to Manaus, Brazil. With ship down the Amazon to Belem, over to Macapa, and back home via the Guyanas, with BMW F650 28,500 km.
Purpose of travel: To finish unfinished business, i.e. to visit the three Guyanas. which were left out on his trip from Deadhorse, Alaska to Ushuaia in 1997-1998.
Route: Canada- United States- Mexico- Guatemala- El Salvador- Honduras- Nicaragua- Costa Rica-Panama- with Girag Air Cargo and Copa to Bogota, overland:
Colombia - Venezuela- Brazil- French Guyana- Suriname-(British)Guyana- Brazil, and home again almost the same route except for a short detour via Belize.
The worst: Collision with a car in Honduras on the way down; Hurricane Stan on return trip in Guatemala.
Publication: Article in BMW Owner’s News: “The Amazon-Guyanas Loop. South America with a difference.”
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: About all are published books:
1997-1998: "8 Around the Americas on a Motorcycle" € 20,90. In English. 76.000 kms
1999: Through Russia and China "Into the Den of the Bear and the Lair of the Dragon on a Motorcycyle". € 20,90. In English.
2000:"Africa Against the Clock on a Motorcycle" € 20,90. In English. Solo around Africa.
2002: "From Nordkapp (Europe) to Cape York (Australia) on a Motorcycle" € 20,90. A trip around the world. In English.
All books are available via bauswe@yahoo.com from Canada or via www.berndtesch.de in Germany / Europe
12.12.2005 1st request for update
12.-23.04.2006 Werner kindly will give a slide-show about his tour  North-America > Amazon- Guyanas Loop > N-America.

01.08.2005 -31.05.2005???
Goetz, Silvia (German, 16.10.67) and Martin Weiss (German, 10.12.67)
- South-America. Silvia (Honda Africa Twin RD07. 1999. 55.000 km ) and Martin (Honda Transalp PD06. 70.000 km) plan to visit a good portion of the South American continent.
Purpose of your travel: We always were a bit envious to people we've met who were on long journeys and dreamed to do something like that. Because my employer does not need me in the near future we take the chance to do a long trip and visit a continent we both feel attracted to and which will be less likely to be visited in a shorter timeframe.
Route: Ship Bikes to Equador, then visit Equador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile /Argentina. Be in Tierra del Fuego around christmas / new years day. Then go up north and visit more parts of Argentina /Chile. Be in Buenos Aires around april/ may, ship the bikes back to Germany from BsAs.
Route not yet planned - you can't plan it exactly anyway - suggestions welcome. In the moment planning focus is on bike and equipment preparation.
Highlights: Still to come :-)
The worst: Also still to come. In the moment i'd say planning is a nightmare - although we are no bike travel beginners....
Book or publication: none so far but you never know...
Useful informations and TIPS for others: I DO NOT AT ALL RECOMMEND A BMW 2 VALVE GS AS A SERIOUS TROUBLE- FREE TRAVEL BIKE. THIS BIKE HAS BEEN MY MOST EXPENSIVE SO FAR AND THE MOST DISAPPOINTING IN TERMS OF RELIABILITY AND COST. I bought it (which type ???) with 30.000 km, sold it with 100.000 km and had many very serious and costly defects and no-go's in the most unwelcome situations and remote areas. Who would for example appreciate a gearbox breakdown in Libya or a shaft drive breakdown in the middle of eastern Anatolia (both twice, also alternator 2x, starter 2x, ignition lock, front rim, shock, hall sensor, regulator, rectifier, to name a few). And BMW Munich would not even discuss about all those issues (Motto: millions of shit- eating flies can't be wrong...) Also 3000 Euros in spare parts (not counting regular maintenance) in 70.000km is not a lump sum...I'm done with BMW forever :-(((
Although I loved that bike for it's driving capabilities I decided to change it for a used Africa Twin which proved to be extremely reliable so far (it even did 55.000 km on it's first chain kit, almost twice the distance of your average BMW gearbox or shaft U-joint life)- knock on wood...
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: What is big?..France, Italy, Spain many times, Turkey 4 weeks 1987, 4 weeks 2000, 6 weeks 2003, 5 weeks Norway, 4 weeks Ireland, 4 weeks ex-Yugoslavia, Tchechoslovakia 4 weeks, Tunisia/Libya 4 weeks - to be continued
01.04.2005 1st summary
03.04.2005 1st request for update.

27.11.2005 - 27.12.2005
Hirt, Chris (German, born 24.03.1970) and Menno Ortner (German, born 27.11.1976), www.mototech-darmstadt.de
+ Venezulela. Both "Motorrad-Mechaniker-Meister" Chris and Menno planned to ride 4000 kms in Venezuela with two in Merida standing SUZUKI DR 650. They covered 3790 Km . The SUZIS were from two guys who travelled Alaska-Tierra del Fuego in year 2002/03 and left the bikes there. Finally both rode ??? km.
Purpose of travel: To see what happened within 10 years (Chris was there in Venezuela in 1996 already) later, to meet people and landscape again.
Route: Merida - cosat - Orinoco - Gran Sabana - ciudat Bolivar.
The best: Gran Sabana, traumhafte Landschaft, Tafelberge, Flüsse und kaum besiedelt.
The worst: Controls "on the road"
Earlier experiences: Chris: rode Around-The-World 1994-96. 24.000Km Australien 2000. 2 Monate Algerien 2002. 1Monat Südafrika 1999. Alles mit eigenem Moped. . See here more details in Tesch-webpage
Useful tips for others: If the police controls you stay "cool", macho sein. Die Zoll-Kontrollen am Flughafen bei Ausreise nicht unterschätzen.
30.11.2005 First summary from Venezuela
19.12.2006 Last update

??.12.2005 - ??.01.2006
Rocco, Ricardo (Ecuador Quito, born ?? ) Moto-house: www.andesmoto-tours.com
+ Colombia. I was in Colombia for one month. I traveled all over Colombia and had a fantastic time. I traveled on my Africa Twin moto with an american rider on a Honda XR 600. We had no problems whatsoever. the roads where very safe with military check points in every road. military guys very friendly and do no hassle moto travelers. There where sign in all the roads saying: travel safe, your army is on the road. People very friendly, great food, excellent roads, fantastic scenery, great motorcycling friends, specially in the city of Medellin: two addresses of repair-shops in Colombia:
Mauricio Gallo Ruta 40 bike shop ruta40@meganet.co www.ruta40.com.ec and Moto Angel bike shop Carlos Meza and Hector Angel tel. 232 22 24
.I think that Colombia is the safest country in Latin America now. The current government is making a big effort on road safety 
26.03.2006 1st request for update


2006-2010

Ca. 01.12.2006 - plus 6 Monate
Jochen Wirz (German, 13.11.1969) and Elif Dikkaya (German, 07.02.1973) www.po-jo.de
- Around South-America. Jochen plans to travel solo (or together on one bike) for about 6 month around South America with Yamaha XT600Z
Tenere xxxx kms to celebrate the 20th birthday of the motorbike.
Purpose of your travel: wanderlust, discovery of foreign countries, meeting people
Route: By plane or boat to SA (maybe Buenos Aires or Chile) and then travel around SA
Highlights: Ushuaia, Altiplano, Andes, Vulcanos, ......
19.04.2005 Last update.

24.01.2006 - 24.01.2007
Pontes-Lang, Aletea (Brazilian, born 24.11.1974) and Dietmar Bongard (German, born 03.11.1959) Homepage: not yet
- South-America. Aletea and Dietmar plan to ride one year on two Suzuki dr 650 through South-America.
Purpose of your travel: Meeting nice people, see other countries, learn about the life of people in other cultures. Living in the nature. Having fun. Travel.
Route: From Germany to Chile by ship with shippingline ??. South to Patagonia. Then back north to Argentina - Bolivia - Peru - Equador - Brazil - Paraguay - Uruguay.
Highlights: ??
The worst: ??
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ??
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Different tours in Europe: Croatia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Scotland, Norway, Sweden.
Aletea has done earlier a huge backpacking tour in South-America. More details please. ??
24.06.2005 Last update
26.06.2005 1strequest for update



Punta Olympica inder Cordillera Blanca. Der "Höhepunkt" (4.950 m) unserer SA Reise. Das Bild ist sehr ehrlich, es beschönigt nix.
(C) Foto: Karen Rusch und Götz Stahlschmidt.

05.12.2006 - 11.06.2007
Rusch, Karen (German, 1960) und Goetz Stahlschmidt (German, 04.07.1960). No website
+ South America. Argentina, Chile : a beginning (see further down 06.11.2007)
With two BMW F 650 GS Dakar Karen and Goetz rode 18.000 km in 2 (yes: just two!) different countries.
Purpose of travel: Changing continents. It took us years to prepare the takeoff for half a year during our main season.
The long and lonesome roads still do attract us. But unfortunately there´s fences everywhere! No more freeeee camping like Sibiria
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Together nearly all over Europe . Maximum 10.000 km a trip. Götz circled the world 1981-1983 by backpacking. Goetz rode alone Berlin > Northcape > Lake Baikal > Berlin , 26.500 km, in 2003. Karen and Goetz rode together Berlin - Central Asia - Berlin , 25.000 km, in 2004 (Search in this website). Russia and Mongolia 2005, 17.500 km. A wee circle in Europe filling gaps (Moldovia) in 2006, 10.000 km
Route : shipped bikes to Buenos Aires (BA) in nov 06. Followed by plane. Ruta 3 down to Ushuaia, ship to Antartica. Where it is NOT allowed to ride a motorcycle. Heading up the Andes north interchanging between Chile and Argentina (ruta 40). From Santiago de Chile a sidetrip to Easter Island (yessir, without bikes, toooo expensive). A trip into Atacama desert north and wayback to BA. There we left the bikes in a garage to be hauled out next time :)
The best: we learnt this time how to ship a bike. Argentina is like little Italy (Como te vaaa). Una persona que sepa el lenguaje entiende. No REALLY bad accidents.
The worst: many things broke down. Bikes, clothes, camping gear. http://www.n-tv.de/883860.html this was the ship which "rode" us to antartida 2006/2007. It went down the next season.
Book or publication: none
29.02.2008 Last summary
07.04.2008 "By the way" I got the important informaion that Götz circled the world 1981-1983 by backpacking.

Sa, 06.01.2007 (07.50 Uhr) - 06.03.2007
Govers, Patricia  (Dutch) www.patriciagovers.de and  Bernd  Tesch (German) www.berndtesch.de
- Plan South-America. Patricia plan Bernd plan to travel with two motorcycles two months in SA.
Purpose of travel : First time in SA. Looking forward to see some of the famous antique cultures and the scenery of the landscapes of these countries.
Route: Europe (by airline Iberia from Germany (Düsseldorf) - Spain (Madrid)) - to South America (Equador (Quito) - Peru - Bolivia - Peru - Equador (Quito)).
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: Every tour is worth to DO. The more you know before about the area you will travel in the better you will understand it.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Please make a search in the website www.berndtesch.de with "Patricia Govers" and "Bernd Tesch" in the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America.
Useful tips for others: Very difficult to find a cheap flight to Equador in season december. We finally booked via internet www.iberia.de . For each person two flights costs us € 993,00.
01.12.2006 This blog will be updated more and more.
Am Do, 04.01.2007 ist bei uns draussen ab 17.00 Uhr eine Feuer-Abeschiedsfete. Du bist eingeladen, wenn Du an Motorrad-FERNreisen interessiert bist. Überraschungsgäste und eigene Steaks bitte mitbringen !
05.01.2007 We shortly got the information that the two sponsored bikes are defect and there are no other chances to repair them shortly or to get other bikes. So we stopped this trip one evening before the plain started. We lost two tickets.

01.08.2007 - 01.09.2008
Carola Möller (German, 17.03.1978) and Philip P. (German) http://www.easyri.de
- Around South-America. Carola (Yamaha XT600K) and Philip (KTM) plan to travell on two bikes around South America one year.
Purpose of your travel: discovery of foreign countries, meeting people
Route: By plane or boat to SA (maybe Buenos Aires ) and then travel around SA up to North America
Highlights: Ushuaia, Altiplano, Andes, Vulcanos, ......
Earlier Experiences: 5 weeksby mc to France/Spain (thats all).
1999 and 2000 Carola was participant of the Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers
03.10.2000 - 28.05.2001. Carola rode solo around south of Africa on a XT 600. 25.000 kms.
31.07.2001: Carola wrote: I hope to meet you next to thank you in person, Bernd: Without the inspiration I got at your Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers I would never got the idea to travel through Africa. For this I want to take you in my arms again.
31.01.2006 First update.
25.04.2006 Philiip plans to participate the 29th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers in 2007
26.04.2006 Carola was participant of the 28th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers.
14.04.2008 Carola - any news? Do you come to my anniversary ?? 50th. Tesch-Globetrotter-Meeting ??

06.11.2007-28.11.2007
Karen Rusch (German, 1960) und Goetz Stahlschmidt (German, 04.07.1960). No website
+ South America : continuing part 1
With two BMW F 650 GS Dakar Karen and Goetz rode 2.500 km in 2 (yes: just two!) different countries.
Purpose of travel: Extending temporary import of the bikes which we had left in Buenos Aires.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Together nearly all over Europe . Maximum 10.000 km a trip. Goetz rode alone Berlin > Northcape > Lake Baikal > Berlin , 26.500 km, in 2003. Karen and Goetz rode together Berlin - Central Asia - Berlin , 25.000 km, in 2004 (Search in this website). Russia and Mongolia 2005, 17.500 km. A weel circle in Europe filling gaps (Moldovia) in 2006, 10.000 km, 18.500 km South America 2006/2007
Route : leaving Buenos Aires (BA) via Rio de la Plata to Uruguay, up the coast, heading NW crossing river Uruguay riding down back to BA crossing Riover Paraná
The best: this time just a broken racket frame. The thermal baths in NW Uruguay.
The worst: we had to go back within 3 weeks, sigh
Book or publication: none
29.02.2008 Last summary


20.05.2008 - 14.09.2008 Part 3
Karen Rusch (German, 1960) und Goetz Stahlschmidt (German, 1960). No website
+ South America: part 3
With two BMW F 650 GS Dakar Karen and Goetz rode 15.000 km in eight different countries.
Purpose of travel: continuing the tour
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Together nearly all over Europe. Maximum 10.000 km a trip. Goetz rode alone Berlin > Northcape > Lake Baikal >Berlin, 26.500 km, in 2003. Karen and Goetz rode together Berlin - Central Asia - Berlin, 25.000 km, in 2004 (Search in this website). Russia and Mongolia 2005, 17.500 km. A wee circle in Europe filling gaps (Moldovia) in 2006, 10.000 km. 18.500 km South America 2006/2007. 2.500 km in SA November 2007.
Route : leaving Buenos Aires (BA) via Rio de la Plata to Montevideo, Uruguay, straight thru to Brasil, back to the coast up to Rio de Janeiro, back to Foz do Iguazu, crossing Paraguay, crossing NW Argentina via Andes to northern Chile, crossing into Bolivia to eastern flatlands, crossing Andes back westward to Lake Titicaca, into Peru, Cuzco, Nasca, Lima.
The best: Rio, Foz, Salar de Uyun.
The worst: dustroad Trinidad to Coroico, Bolivia (Karen). Two nights no sleep (Goetz) due to height sickness.
Book or publication: none
10.2008 First good summary.


06.11.2008 - 28.11.2008
Karen Rusch (German, 1960) und Stahlschmidt, Goetz (German, 1960). No website
South America: part 4
With two BMW F 650 GS Dakar Karen and Goetz rode 2.500 km in two different countries.
Purpose of travel: continuing the tour, fleeing from the harsh peruvian importation laws.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Together nearly all over Europe. Maximum 10.000 km a trip.
Search in this website for Asia and South America. Some more 10 thousands k´s
Route : Lima to Quito via Cordillera Blanca
The best: new fuel pump for bike Goetz. It took us from Rio to Lima or some 12.000 km (YES!) to figure out the fault. No mecanic in SA was able to do so. Arriving in Quito and
The worst: we nearly lost one bike in Cordillera Blanca. Just bruises on the human side. Physically spoken. The psycological damage is still to be evaluated.
Book or publication: none.
12.2008 First good summary.

sept / oct 2009 - open end  (2-3 years?)
Jeanette Sabus (German, birthday 27.09.1964)     www.geocities.com/alma.criolla
- South-America by horse. Jeanette is planning to explore South America approx. 20.000 km on horseback and she is looking for a companion.
Purpose of your travel: Returning to a natural way of life and of travelling... 
Route : South America (Chile - Tierra del Fuego - Argentina - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador - Colombia - Venezuela)
Useful / important informations and TIPS for others: see the website www.geocities.com/alma.criolla
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: South America (Chile - Tierra del Fuego - Argentina - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador - Colombia - Venezuela), 18 months, 33.000 km, on a Kawasaki KLR 250.www.geocities.com/pandoras_tour and website of Bernd Tesch Women
B.T.: The experienced motorcycle-traveller Jeanette is the first woman I know about who wants to cross South-America by horse.
Kurt Faber wrote in a in German written book: Tausend Abenteuer about his travels 1901-1929 including "Mit dem Pferd in Südamerika."
The Globetrotter Rox Schulz conquered solo South America somehow by horse from Buenos Aires to the North of South-America in the 1960ies.
26.06.2002 1st contact at all
24.11.2006 Last update
20.03.2008 Jeanette offered to come to the 50th. Tesch-Globetrotter-Meeting 25.-27.04.2008 and to give a slides-show about her ca. 90-minütigen Diavortrag (digital) über meine Reise (18 Monate durch Südamerika mit KLR 250). But unfortunetatly we have no extra time for this. I think groups can book her.
13.04.2008 Asked for a new update.


20.11.2009 - 14.04.2010
Dominik Retz (German, born 11.03.1969) no website
+ South-America. Dominik motorcycled more than 15.000 km mostly solo through the southern part of South America on his XT 600 E.
Purpose of your travel: I recently turned 40 and did not want to postpone this dream much longer.
Route :  Buenos Aires-Mendoza-Santiago de Chile-La Serena-Aqua Negra-San Juan-Neuquen-Argentine and Chilenian Lake Districts-Carretera Austral-Ruta 40-Ushuaia-(Antarctica)-Ruta 3-Buenos Aires-Punta del Este-Buenos Aires
Highlights: being on top of the Andes pass Aqua Negra (4870 m), riding through Patagonia (Ruta 40, Carretera Austral), juicy steaks and fruitful wines at bargain prices, meeting really marvelous people
The worst: Argentine coffee (possibly only god knows why they drink coloured water!)
Book or publication (about your tour): www.mymapblog.com/dominik
My useful informations and TIPS for others: if you want to experience the true vastness and loneliness of western Patagonia GO NOW! They are right now laying asphalt and are constructing bridges which on one hand makes traveling much more comfortable and easy, but on the other inevitably kills the great pathfinder-feeling and will kick-off a different sort of tourism. 
My earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours : none
20.03.2009 1st summary
09.2009 1st visit for recommandation
18.11.2009 1st request for update this blog and the best foto from departure.
04.2010 2nd summary after end of trip
21.03.2009 Email from Usuhaia that Dominik wants to be a participant on the 52.nde Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers 30.04.2010


06.05.2009 – 24.08.2009
Karen Rusch (German, born 1960) und Goetz Stahlschmidt (German, born 1960). No website
+ South-America and North America: part 5
Karen and Goetz rode with two BMW F 650 GS Dakar 12.500 km in twelf different countries.
Purpose of travel: Continueing our tour from south america to north america. No exact goals.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Together nearly all over Europe. Maximum 10.000 km a trip. Search in this website for Asia and South America. Some more 10 thousands km´s
Route : Quito, Ecuador - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, to Houston, USA. Crossing the Darien Gap by road impossible: Sumpf-mud. Crossing with vintage sailboat Stahlratte Kolumbien > Panama mit einem Zweimastsegler mit Stahlrumpf aus dem Jahre 1903: Stahlratte ( www.stahlratte.de ).
The best: Galapagos and Amazonia. Not too many probs with the bikes
The worst: . Karen´s eye infection made us return from Texas to Berlin.
Book or publication: none.
31.08.2009 First and updatet information

21.11.2009 - 19.12.2009
Dr. Alfons Sagenmüller(German, 3.9.1948) 
+ Chile and Argentina. The approx 9,500 km-tour was done with rented bikes. Alfons used a BMW R 1150 GS and a German companion a BMW R 1200 GS.
Purpose of your travel: Sightseeing
Route: Starting point Iquique - Tocopilla - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama - Paso de Jama - Salta - Cafayate - Tinogasta - Fiambala - Paso de San Francisco - Copiapó - La Serena - Valle del Elqui - Valparaiso - Santiago - Curoco - Temuco - Villarica - Pucon - Valdivia - Osorno - Perto Varas - Ancud - Entre Lagos - Bariloche - San Martin de los Andes - Zapala - Gral Roca - San Rafael - Mendoza - Santiago (end point)
Highlights: the day tour from Fiambala via Paso de San Francisco on gravel road down to Copiapo - that we managed this without a fall down despite no experience with 'ripio'. As well to come back to places which I had been visiting with my familiy in earlier days namely either/or 1979, 1991, 1995 - trying to remember and assessing the change over time.
The worst: the bike did fall on my foot and caused some pain, but by fortune no bone broke 
Book or publication (about your tour): slide show. , http://bmwatacamariders. wordpress.com/2009/12/22/ motoviajeros-visitantes/
My useful informations and TIPS for others: my diary on the Internet - under preparation My earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: None.
30.01.2010 Last summary
30.04.2010 Visitor of the 52. Tesch-Travel-Treffen in Malmedy



Sonja Ritter and Claudio Gnypek with one Aprilia Pegaso 650 in ??

06.12.2009 - 28.02.2010
Sonja Ritter (German, born 17.02.1974) and Claudio Gnypek (German, born 10.05.1972) www.pegasoreise.de
+ Brazil. Through Brazil in 3 months on one Aprilia Pegaso 650 ca. kms 8.500.
Purpose: To know more about Brazil and have a great adventure.
Route: We shipped the bike from Europe (Germany) to South America (Argentina (Buenos Aires). Buenos Aires – Uruguay over the Rio de la Plata . After 3 days (Colonial, Paysandu, Tacuarembo) we entered Brasil in Santana do Livramento. Rosario do Sul – Santa Maria – Caxias do Sul – Lages – Florianopolis – Curitiba – Blumenau – Matinhos – Morettes – Cananeias – Peruibe – Sao Jose dos Campos – Volta Redonda – Barra do Pirai – Rio de Janeiro – Teresopolis – Barbacena – Ouro Preto – Mariana – Santuario do Caraca – Sete Lagoas – Diamantina – Aracaui – Vitoria – Barra da Estiva – Chapada da Diamantina, Lencois – Cachoeira – Alagoinhas – Itaporanga – Sao Christovao – Praia do Diogo – Salvador. We could not ship the bike back (the Brazilian Custom is the worst), so we had to sell it.
Highlights: The journey was fantastic, the Brazilians extreme friendly and the land is beautiful. No accidents, no problems with thiefs or the police. Riding through the atlantic forest in Teresopolis, the village of Lencois, Cachoeira a mystic city in Bahia and of course, Rio de Janeiro.
The worst: Coming back to Germany...
My useful informations and TIPS for others: www.pegasoreise.de
We travelled with usual luggage including camping goods. We stayed on Campings (Yes, there are some in Brazil, 0 - 45 RS for two Persons), in cheap Hotels ("Pousadas", 25 - 60 RS) and in the houses of Brazilians who invited us (for free). The Bike was shipped with "Hamburg Süd" for 1000,- Euro from Hamburg to Buenos Aires. But we had no chance to ship it back from Brazil. The custom would not let it out. Why not ? We flew with TAM - Airlines for 1200,- Euro per Person (both ways).
My earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: East Europe, Balkan, Slowenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegowina, Serbia.
19.04.2010 First summary
19.04.2010 First request for update
20.04.2010 Last update
30.04.2010 Sonja and Claudio will be visitors of the 52. Motorcycle Meeting for World-Travellers

Info: Motorcycle-Travel-Club
Jorge Cuatrochio (Argentina)   http://www.gratisweb.com/viajero_en_moto     email: viajero_en_moto@LatinMail.com
Jorge is top-organisator of a motorcycle-club for travellers in Argentina in AZUL (about 300 kms south of Buenos Aires). This small Moto-Club are very happy to receive foreign travellers for an exchange of thoughts of life and travel. They offer hospitally and a bed free of charge. But you guy should offer them a big present for this and NOT live on their money. Otherwise their wonderful gesture will not be there for many other motorcycle-travellers in future. Since 06th.05.2001 they have a website.
Because Bernd Tesch helped them to publish their idea and send some travellers there they send personal greetings with presents back. In their rooms is hanging a sign on which is written that "I will once visit them". I think it I should travel there once... better yesterday... . I promise to come in next 500 years..or earlier!
20.03.2003 Due to the very bad economical situation the club needs financial support to keep their idea open. Bernd Tesch collects constant money for them. So, please send 1 + x Euro to me. I will make sure that the next South America traveller will transport the donates to them.
10.12.2003 SAmerica traveller Niklas Geiger asked me to collect money for the club because they are in a very bad economically situation. Bernd Tesch did this on the "25th Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers". German RTWorld Traveller Mika Kuhn gave the money to Jorge. Jorge wrote me that he will run the club his whole life. Bernd Tesch promised to support this unique idea a life long.

I hope you liked reeding this. I am just waiting for YOUR email helping me to update: A LIFELONG job with passion. Bernd Tesch in Germany

 
Copyright of this information by Bernd Tesch. Motorcycle-WORLD-Travel-Expert  
It is free for you to read this and learn out of it. It is not allowed to take off or to publish any information of this without written permission of Bernd Tesch. This all is a part of the books in work "Süd-Amerika Motorrad-Reisen" = South-America Motorcycle-Travels. ISBN  3-9800099-4-7 and "Nord-Amerika Motorrad-Reisen" = North-America Motorcycle-Travels. ISBN  3-9800099-4-9
GLOBETROTT-ZENTRALE Bernd TESCH. Grünentalstr. 31, 52152 Simmerath-Hammer, Germany. Tel 0049(0)2473-938686. website: http://www.berndtesch.de


Summaries in Progress:

15.10.2003 + 6 Monate
Hans von Engelbrechten,
Hallo Bernd,ich möchte Dir mitteilen, dass ich mit meiner Africa Twin RD 07 ab Mitte Oktober 03 eine Reise ab Santiago de Chile via Buenos Aires nach Feuerland (Ushuaia, Weihnachten/Sylvester) machen werde. Danach geht es auf der Andenseite wieder nach Norden. Reisezeit ca. 6 Monate.
29.07.2003 1st contact
29.07.2003 1st request for upadte
29.11.2007 2nd request for upadte

1976 ? - 1978
Christine Griffith (Vietnamesin) and with her husband ?
From NA to London - overland to India - Africa -
22.11.2000 1st information by Ralf Paaske and Petra Schommer. They have a letter with all details.

??.02.2000 - ??.12.2000
Keith King (British)
South-America. Keith rodo solo around South America. 40.000 kms. 10 months.
Route:?
14.12.2002 2nd request for update
23.03.2003 3rd request
29.11.2006 4th request
B.T.: The first who circled South America by car was Hans Kreuselberg about 1976. Only very few motorcycle have circled South America in total.

Anne Henderson and Jason (England) http://www.2wheels1world.com/
- Plan around South-America. Anne with BMW F 650 GS and Jason with BMW R 1150 GS.
Route: GB - Mexico - ??
justinhomewood@yahoo.com
03.10.2001 1st. information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
??.10.2001 1st answer and contact
23.03.2003 2nd request

01.11.2001 - ??
Roggenburk, Werner (German)
- Plan around South-America.
Route: Send his bike by Shippingline Hamburg-Süd to Argentina: "Good Service".
30.10.01 1st contact by email concerning his planned SAmerica-Tour. Send me money for Jever-beer for recommendation.
03.11.01 send him 1 st email concerning his summary.
23.03.2003 2nd request for update
19.12.2006 Erbitte dringend Update, da ich meine Süd-Amerika-Seite Update, da z.Zt. viele Beseucher dort.


Miragaia, René Angelino   www.miragaia.com.br
Brasil - Alasca. Yokon a última Fronteira. Siehe Bücherbesprechung.
aventura@miragaia.com.br

30.11.2003 + ca. 4 months
Angela Hess (German, born ??) and Axel Schmitz (German, born ???)
- Chile. Argentina. Peru ? Angela plans to ride with a HONDA Transalp and Axel with a HONDA Africa Twin RD07 in Chile and Agentina.
23.03.2003 First visit here
23.03.2003 1st request for update.
19.12.2006 Erbitte dringend Update, da ich meine Süd-Amerika-Seite Update, da z.Zt. viele Beseucher dort.
18.11.2009 Erbitte dringend Update-Antwort, da ich meine Süd-Amerika-Seite Update.

Stefan Reick (German)
26.02.2003 1st information. 1st request for update
19.12.2006 Erbitte dringend Update, da ich meine Süd-Amerika-Seite Update, da z.Zt. viele Beseucher dort.

Copyright Bernd Tesch. Motorcycle-WORLD-Travel-Expert.   It is free for you to read this and learn out of it. It is not allowed to take off or to publish any information of this without written permission of Bernd Tesch. This all is a part of the books in work "Süd-Amerika Motorrad-Reisen" = South-America Motorcycle-Travels. ISBN  3-9800099-4-7 and "Nord-Amerika Motorrad-Reisen" = North-America Motorcycle-Travels. ISBN  3-9800099-4-9
GLOBETROTT-ZENTRALE Bernd TESCH. Grünentalstr. 31, 52152 Simmerath-Hammer, Germany. Tel 0049(0)2473-938686. website:http://www.berndtesch.de

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