My bike for the trip is a DR 800 Suzuki single cylinder dirt bike. This type of bike was very successfull on several rallys all over the world - specially on the Paris - Dakar. The whole construction is very durable and easy to handle.
I bought this motorcycle in 2005 with 12.000 km on the speedometer. The bike was built in 1998 and like new. For the trip i added racks for Aluminum - Boxes and roll bars around the gas tank (not mounted on the pic below). On the pic i use the bike in spain fully loaded on a dirt track. Two month ago i had a off road training with a versed offroad instructor to learn driving on muddy or sandy tracks. This was very helpful to know how your bike reacts on slippery onderground. For the trip i bought some spare parts and tools to solve little defects. The heavyest parts are the tools which are located in a new tool box in front of the engine rock guard. It`s a ugly tube (not mounted on the pics) - but it does his job perfect.....
Update:
I installed a new stronger spring in the rear suspenstion. The old one has lost it hardness over the years. For the Panamericana i had changed the front springs half a year ago too.
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