Hello!
First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Gustaf N, born and raised in Sweden. Always loved travel and meeting people.
In 2018 i bought a brand new Suzuki V-Strom 650xt in SF Bay Area, California, USA. The original thought was to use it as a daily driver while in the area (there a lot on business). My dreams got the better of me, and as easily said i did it. Equipped the bike for adventure travel. You know the deal, upgraded suspension (I'm a big boy at 206cm/6'8" and 145kg/310lbs with gear), panniers crash-bars etc...
I've traveled a lot before, but either backpacking or with my 4x4. This would be the first time i travel on two wheels.
[Camping in Big Sur, California]
My somewhat odd overland 4x4 choice according to some but it's cheap as dirt, reliable and a beast offroad but small enough to navigate tight european inner city streets.
It's a Jeep Grand Cherokee -99 V8 WG (European made and euro-spec version of the north American WJ)
[Somewhere near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Montenegro]
On December 1 2018 i left the San Francisco Bay Area and set of south towards Mexico.
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Note that as of the time when I'm writing this (2020-08-14) the trip is on hold with the bike parked in Costa Rica.
First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Gustaf N, born and raised in Sweden. Always loved travel and meeting people.
In 2018 i bought a brand new Suzuki V-Strom 650xt in SF Bay Area, California, USA. The original thought was to use it as a daily driver while in the area (there a lot on business). My dreams got the better of me, and as easily said i did it. Equipped the bike for adventure travel. You know the deal, upgraded suspension (I'm a big boy at 206cm/6'8" and 145kg/310lbs with gear), panniers crash-bars etc...
I've traveled a lot before, but either backpacking or with my 4x4. This would be the first time i travel on two wheels.
[Camping in Big Sur, California]
My somewhat odd overland 4x4 choice according to some but it's cheap as dirt, reliable and a beast offroad but small enough to navigate tight european inner city streets.
It's a Jeep Grand Cherokee -99 V8 WG (European made and euro-spec version of the north American WJ)
[Somewhere near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Montenegro]
On December 1 2018 i left the San Francisco Bay Area and set of south towards Mexico.
Episode 0
Note that as of the time when I'm writing this (2020-08-14) the trip is on hold with the bike parked in Costa Rica.