From Florida to Chile on a motorcycle trip?

Question

I want to go see a loved one who lives in Iquique, Chile, but airfare is about $1300. I was thinking to take a trip and go w/ my motorcycle. It would cost about $1000 anyways for gas, food and lodging, but It would be a dream come true to go trough all these countries and see all the scenery on my motorcycle.

My bike is a 200cc Suzuki skyteam dual purpose (it's a street legal dirtbike geared for the road) The bike is a 2005, only 3000miles.

Honestly, do you think my bike will make it all the way there and back?It would be about a 10000 mile trip total.

Answer 1

Don't go on motorcycle. Your trip could last 2 months (back and forth) and it's cheaper by plane.

Did you know that you can travel Miami-Lima(Peru)-Miami for US $ 444?

If you buy at Lan Peru in advance.

Then Lima-Tacna-Lima for only US $ 190?. Then you cross the chilean border and take a 3hr ride to Iquique for only US $ 20 or so?

So you can invest around US $ 750 and make the trip in 14 hours tops, and spend 2 months with your loved one!

Answer 2

It seems you are more interested in your trip than in what you call your loved one.

Answer 3

First and foremost. When you come to the Darien gap between Panama and Colombia, youll have to take a boat. 2nd many South American countries do not allow importation of any kind of used car (Colombia being one, for example) 3rd it would be INCREDIBLEY dangerous. on the scale of 1-100  it would be say, 10,000,0000,000. So if you have anything cool, will it to me. Youre going to die. Also a 200 CC dual purpose bike will vibrate like an SOB. Once I tried something similar (Pasco WA to Spokane Area) on a 400 CC bike and it sucked. Ive made 1000 plus a day rides on my HD. Ive done trips of 4000 miles in a week. And you know what? It wasnt that great. Do you speak Spanish and look latin? If you DONT forget it. Also your bike holds what? 5 gallons? and gets say 45 miles to the gallon? so youve got a 225 mile range? Lots of places in Southern Mexico where you might run out of gas. Save your money. Fly.