{"id":3237,"date":"2012-06-23T21:47:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T21:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2012-09-15T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T01:00:37","slug":"info-planning-preparation-tools-for-a-south-american-motorcycle-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/motorcycle-travel\/south_america_by_motorcycle\/info-planning-preparation-tools-for-a-south-american-motorcycle-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"INFO: Planning & Preparation Tools for a South American Motorcycle Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

General Biking Information:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/www.horizonsunlimited.com\/ (The HUBB biker forum, with a wealth of information)<\/em> <\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/advrider.com\/ (Another major biker forum)<\/em> <\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.motociclistas.cl (Chilean biker forum)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.motonet.cl\/ (Another Chilean biker forum)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.foromotos.com\/ (Forum for all South America)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Route Planning and Road Conditions:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/www.ruta0.com\/ (Excellent route map calculator for South America including road conditions. Doesn’t cover all roads.)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maps.google.com (Google route planner. Surely not news to you.)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.lib.utexas.edu\/maps\/jog\/latin_america\/ (The University of Austin Texas has published some old but useful maps)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.boliviabella.com\/roads.html (Bolivia roads information)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Cost Budgeting Tools:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/www.mytravelcost.com\/ (World prices for fuel, food, alcohol and more)<\/em><\/a>
\n2fortheroad Motorbike Trip Cost Planning Tool (I created an Excel cost planner for my trip and am user-friendly-ing this up so others may use it if they like. Uploading soon!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Weather Conditions:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/www.meteochile.gob.cl\/pronostico.html (Chile meteorological website)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.windguru.cz\/int\/ (Detailed weather conditions including wind, precipitation etc)<\/em><\/a>
\n2fortheroad Climate Chart (will be included in the Motorbike Trip Cost Planning Tool)<\/em><\/p>\n

Border Passes:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/www.pasosfronterizos.gov.cl\/ (Chile’s official border management page)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.gendarmeria.gov.ar\/pasos\/estado.html (Argentina police border info page)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/greenash.net.au\/thoughts\/2011\/04\/highway-border-crossings-between-chile-and-argentina\/ (Independent info on various Chilean land borders)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Buying Spares and Kit:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/imoto.cl\/ (Major parts & accessories seller, most mechanics seem to buy from them so inquire\/buy from them first hand)<\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n

Finding Motorcycle Mechanics:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/www.motonet.cl\/motos_mecanicos\/mecanicos.php (Chilean mechanic ratings, good & bad)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Traveller Safety:<\/u><\/b>
\nhttp:\/\/www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk\/ (UK World Travel Health Advice Site)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.fco.gov.uk\/en\/travel-and-living-abroad\/ (UK Foreign Office Travel Advice)<\/em><\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/safety.worldnomads.com\/ (Worldnomads Travel Safetly Information)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Driving on the Santiago Autopistas (NOT FREE) Info Links:<\/u><\/strong>
\nAutopista Central: http:\/\/www.autopistacentral.cl\/contacto\/formulario<\/a>
\nCostanera Norte: http:\/\/www.costaneranorte.cl\/contacto.html<\/a>
\nVespucio Sur: http:\/\/www.vespuciosur.cl\/03_Centros_De_Atencion<\/a>
\nVespucio Norte: http:\/\/www.vespucionorte.cl\/category\/contactanos<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

General Biking Information: http:\/\/www.horizonsunlimited.com\/ (The HUBB biker forum, with a wealth of information) http:\/\/advrider.com\/ (Another major biker forum) http:\/\/www.motociclistas.cl (Chilean biker forum) http:\/\/www.motonet.cl\/ (Another Chilean biker forum) http:\/\/www.foromotos.com\/ (Forum for all South America) Route Planning and Road Conditions: http:\/\/www.ruta0.com\/ (Excellent route map calculator for South America including road conditions. Doesn’t cover all roads.) http:\/\/maps.google.com (Google route planner. Surely not news to you.) http:\/\/www.lib.utexas.edu\/maps\/jog\/latin_america\/ (The University of Austin Texas has published some old but useful maps) http:\/\/www.boliviabella.com\/roads.html (Bolivia roads information) Cost Budgeting Tools: http:\/\/www.mytravelcost.com\/ (World prices for fuel, food, alcohol and more) 2fortheroad Motorbike Trip Cost Planning Tool (I created an Excel cost planner for my trip and am user-friendly-ing this up so others may use it if they like. Uploading soon!) Weather Conditions: http:\/\/www.meteochile.gob.cl\/pronostico.html (Chile meteorological website) http:\/\/www.windguru.cz\/int\/ (Detailed weather conditions including wind, precipitation etc) 2fortheroad Climate Chart (will be included in the Motorbike Trip Cost Planning Tool) Border Passes: http:\/\/www.pasosfronterizos.gov.cl\/ (Chile’s official border management page) http:\/\/www.gendarmeria.gov.ar\/pasos\/estado.html (Argentina police border info page) http:\/\/greenash.net.au\/thoughts\/2011\/04\/highway-border-crossings-between-chile-and-argentina\/ (Independent info on various Chilean land borders) Buying Spares and Kit: http:\/\/imoto.cl\/ (Major parts & accessories seller, most mechanics seem to buy from them so inquire\/buy from them first hand) Finding Motorcycle Mechanics: http:\/\/www.motonet.cl\/motos_mecanicos\/mecanicos.php (Chilean mechanic ratings, good & bad) Traveller Safety: http:\/\/www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk\/ (UK World Travel Health Advice Site) http:\/\/www.fco.gov.uk\/en\/travel-and-living-abroad\/ (UK Foreign Office Travel Advice) http:\/\/safety.worldnomads.com\/ (Worldnomads Travel Safetly Information) Driving on the Santiago Autopistas (NOT FREE) Info Links: Autopista Central: http:\/\/www.autopistacentral.cl\/contacto\/formulario Costanera Norte: http:\/\/www.costaneranorte.cl\/contacto.html Vespucio Sur: http:\/\/www.vespuciosur.cl\/03_Centros_De_Atencion Vespucio Norte: http:\/\/www.vespucionorte.cl\/category\/contactanos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":3252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[711,728,685],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3237"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6649,"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions\/6649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2fortheroad.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}