Hi, I am home in Herefordshire after riding from Veracruz, Mexico down to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, the back north to New York.
I rode a Honda 125 CARGO (built in Manaus, Brazil) bought new in Veracruz. Total distance ridden, 45000 Ks. Maximum altitude, 4700 meters in Bolivia. Cold? Very! The bike never faltered.
I am 75. My legs won’t support a heavier baike nor could I lift a heavier bike after a fall - and most riders do fall occasionally on tar roads potholed with elephant traps - plus dirt roads in the Peruvian mountains that were rough when compared to highland burn.
There is a BLOG on my web page and Harper Collins are publishing the account of the journey south this September. Any queries, message me. Good riding and have fun…
Cool, well done on completing your long journey 
welcome to LB 
Good on you, well done. Hello.
That looks like a CG125 to me… I like this kind of story, I’ll probably be buying the book…is there an LB discount scheme in operation?
LB discount? I didn’t know this was possible. Who would I contact?
fair play to you mate hope im still riding a bike at that age, bet the books gonna be a good read, oh and welcome to Lb
Total respect fella - awesome journey and something to tell the ( Great ) Grandchildren about eh :Whistling:
+1 Good work old man 
Wow, good on you - I’d love to do something like that!
I’ll definitely be getting that book…
bet u had to stop for pee pee aplenty 
Well done. I have travelled through South America - sadly by bus - it must have been amazing. Looking forward to reading about it!
Hi “Old Man” and welcome to LB.
What a brilliant experience you must have had, and lets hope its an inspiration to many:cool:
I look forward to reading your book. I will be putting it on my list to Santa pdq;)
So what’s next?
I am only beginning to navigate round the site - slow old man. Anyway thanks to all the above who posted welcome messages. Encouragement from the on-line biker community helped greatly when I was down or running scared - and particularly when I was in plaster in Tierra del Fuego.
I am only beginning to navigate round the site - slow old man. Anyway thanks to all the above who posted welcome messages. Encouragement from the on-line biker community helped greatly when I was down or running scared - and particularly when I was in plaster in Tierra del Fuego.
the blog of the jurrney is at www.simongandolfi.com
Well done to you fellah! Inspiritational stuff.
Well done, its truely insprirational, and i love reading peoples stories about trips abroad. Cant wait to read the book.
Wow! good on you sir! is the book out yet?
Nice one Simon. You’re an inspiration to us all! I have just ordered the book from Amazon. Looking forward to the read.
I am only 71 and ride a Div 900. Abroad every summer. I buy a one way ferry ticket and bum around with camping gear. not sure I have the bottle to emulate you though.
For those interested, Andrew Harbron (Andrew&7) wrote a ridiculously flattering review of the book in the magazine section. He also suggested I do a book signing if enough people are interested - you know? Get together for a beer or ten, rap a while on distance traveling and why prawns are more satisfying than Ohmmmm for meditation.
Meanwhile cheers to all, a Great Christmas and New Year and may all your falls be gentle,
simon
finally got round to finishing the book, cracking read set out in diary form to be able to do those miles on a daily basis on a 125 is frankly amazing, it seems as if most of south america is friendly and accomadation etc is cheap if your prepeared to hunt it out, so when you doing the return trip south to north ? and as ya got a bike there will you use that one again ?
your trip will make our one to Italy seem like a trip to the shops for you :D:D
once again well done for undertaking such an adventure