Worried About Traveling Through Colombia? [Day 144]

[lsoph9]

You need to check your mic connection...seems at times there might be interference? maybe too close to your mouth? Great info about Columbia.

[simon44]

Are the hostels bike friendly? i.e. safe for all your gear on the bike or in your room or somewhere to put the stuff?

[AtlasRider]

@simon44 Hostels and hotels are very bike friendly. I've never had a problem rolling my bike into a secure area.

[my02warrior]

Very nice to hear "your opinion", on Columbia. It is great that you have not experienced anything negative, but Columbia is worthy of "not letting your guard down." Read Glen Heggstad's book, " Two wheels through terror", where he was enroute Palm Springs to the south tip of Argentina. (He was also on a KLR650). He was kidnapped by the ELN in Columbia, held for 5 weeks. Was released only because they thought he was dying! Read it, then tell us how safe Columbia is!

[AtlasRider]

@my02warrior I did read it. I considered random insurance too. Then I said fuck it.

[montoyaohboya1]

@my02warrior that book was published in 2004. a lot has changed since then buddy. Colombia is very safe...as long as you know where not to go. Just like any country or any city, there are places you just don't go to.

[topillo26]

It is the Same with Mexico, we do a lot of traveling , To many places and we NEVER have any problem..but if you see TV ..you will never come to travel to Mexico !!!!

Congratulations beautifull videos !!!

[bakker46]

Good vid ....only tree's don't need oxygen they make it ....

[AtlasRider]

@bakker46 Duh, whoops! :)

[a2m4m60]

Hey so when are you going to travel Europe :D

[pizzaonaninja]

:D like you more every vid :D

[BIGGByran]

@ 0:42 trees don't need oxygen, they need carbon dioxide.

[AtlasRider]

@BIGGByran Yes, trees need CO2. I am actually fallible.

[jmmurdy]

nice video

[lwkleijn]

where did you sleep from night to night? in hotels, in a tent?

[AtlasRider]

@lwkleijn Mixture of hostels (sometimes hotels) and camping

[DesmosediciAlice]

in this video are you on the wat back home ???

[AtlasRider]

@DesmosediciAlice I sold my bike in Argentina and flew home.

[torolof]

you are AWESOME dude, i one day will do something similar :)!

have fun my friend!

[lwmoss1]

Did you notice any performance issues w/ the KLR at extreme altitude? 

[AtlasRider]

@lwmoss1 Yes, above 13,000 feet my carb was suffocating. I changed out my jet for a 45mm instead of the stock 40mm. Don't quote me on that though. After changing out the $5 part, it rode well at sea level and 14,000 and above in the Andes.