Exploring Bolivia's Tin Belt (S3:E61)
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- Finally departing Uyuni, Chad and Rose continue their never-ending search for fuel in the historic towns of PotosÍ - the heart of the polluted tin belt, and Sucre - Bolivia's Constitutional Capital.
Along the way, they encounter abandoned bridges, flat tires, road closures, and Sucre's annual "Circuito Oscar Crespo" rally race, attracting participants and spectators from all over South America!
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I love riding along with you guys...thanks Chad and Rose!! 👌😎✌
Thanks for coming along for the ride!! 🍻💪
You 2 are one of my top 3 favorites, between adventure overlanding and adventure motorcycle travel videos.
Thank you!! Who are the other 2?? 🤔
Itchy Boots - I've been following her for awhile before finding you. I like her stuff because she's riding solo female (I'm one too) in crazy places (not me) and doing a fantastic job capturing it and putting it out there on a regular basis. You are doing the same, so the main difference is riding solo on a small bike vs riding 2-up on a big bike in crazy places. You're both really good! My other favorite, I've only recently discovered is Toyota World Runners. It is a couple traveling South America in remote places like you are, but they really stand out to me with their narration and video footage they are capturing, as well as finding really remote crazy roads to drive. Worth a watch, if you haven't seen them. Their narration is poetic and informational. Of course they have more ways to carry camera gear and keep it charged, than you do, so they are in a different category, I guess, but still very interesting to watch.
@sector299 very cool - had not heard of Toyota World Runners. We'll be sure to check them out! Thanks again for the kind words!! 🍻
So glad to see you both back on the road again.
Thank you - it's good to be back!!
Your videos get better every day. Mountains to salt flats to deserts to cities. Every day is a new adventure. You are both amazing. 👏
Thank you for the kind words. It's not always remote mountain passes, as much as we may wish it was... BUT... the cities are where you get to see and taste and smell the culture. It doesn't always come across on video, but it's certainly an amazing part of the journey! 🍻
Terrific scenery, pretty good riding weather, locals are not afraid of colours for their wardrobe and you got bits for the bike, be glad when that disk rotor is fixed 👍
Indeed!!! We did manage to get one of the disks re-pressed, which helped for awhile, but eventually ended up replacing the discs!
Hi Rose and Chad. Your trip is fantastic. I follow your trip from Brazil. I would like to ask you to "always" make the translation of the audios in Portuguese available. You guys make a really cool duo, both in mauls and in good times. Hugs and have a good trip.
Thanks so much!! Rose is working on the translation / subtiitles as I type.
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
nice sceneries........keep them coming.
Thanks! We'll do!! 👍
How cool to end up in Sucre during a rally race!
Love the oudding cam footage as well
That was certainly an unexpected bonus! Pudding cam, jell-o-cam... I'm not really sure what it was... 🤣
Good to have you back with us. Been missing your videos. Getting lots of ideas for our trip this fall.
Thank you - it's good to be back!! Awesome- I hope you have A LOT of time, because there is just too much awesome riding in this part of the world!!
It is a good thing you two know how to persevere. The traffic, road conditions, fuel scarcity, tire/inner tube problems, and just countless life situations look pretty challenging. Good luck to ya and keep those great vids coming. What an adventure.
Thank you so much! After being on the road for so long, it's kind of like water off a duck's back. You hardly notice...
...except for the flat tires. Those always suck! 🤣
Greetings Chad and Rose, you guys never fail to deliver. I have always found Bolivia fascinating with its history and high altitudes. I love how you guys somehow find the backroads to take me places I've never seen on other travel vlogs. Your willingness to explore and going that extra mile always leaves me wanting more. Thanks you guys.
Greetings Joe (?).... 😊 thank you for that!!! And you're right about Bolivia.
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We love seeing your smiley faces😊❤💛
But, what about our frowney faces?? 😒😁
Another great video from ya down yonder. Thanks for sharing a time and culture I will never see.
Thanks for allowing us to share!! ❤
Love that confounded bridge. I’d climb it too.
How could you not?? I considered riding across as well, but, well... Cooler heads prevailed. 😎
Thanks for sharing your adventures!🇸🇪
Thank you for watching! 🍻
I am loving these videos of yours. What a ride!
Thank you. It has indeed been an incredible ride... but the best is yet to come!!
Awesome adventure Chad! Miss riding with ya!
Thank you! But... who is this?? (Can't tell from your YT handle...)
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets Hey Chad...Larry Trainor one of the Kuckle heads from back a ways
Yo!! What up Larry?? How the hell are you? Still in AZ?
Good to see another video, excellent, as always
Thank you!! ☺️
Thanks for another great video!
I love that you went from the middle of nowhere to the middle of a car rally!
That was a brutal ripped up tube!
But it made for good TV.
Thanks again for another terrific video!
Thank you, Dave!! Sometimes, it's hard to get excited for the "urban edits. " Like many of our viewers, I really love the remote "out in the middle of F-ing nowhere" rides. But, the cities can be fun too.
As long as you don't have too much fun, that is... 😉
Fantastico, stupendo video , complimenti !! sono Italiano e vi seguo ,
Oh!! Grazie e benvenuto! Da adesso in poi inizierò a fare i sottotitoli ai video in italiano! Saluti!
Awesome travel log !
Thank you!
Appreciated the tour of Potosi. Never been--I'm too cheap to spring for the visa--but Potosi is one of the very few places in Boliva I've always regretted not visiting
We probably should have visited the mines, but... I definitely have mixed feelings about it.
Bolivia overall is one of my (Chad) favorite countries in terms of the raw and wild nature of the riding & culture. Peru & Bolivia definitely put the ADVENTURE in Adventure Riding!
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets Hmmmm, well maybe I'll have to give Bolivia a second look. Besides cost of visa though is how amenable a place is to travelers on foot &/or using animal power. I'm thinking in Bolivia we'd be facing a "fuel shortage" of a different type.
@amygregfrancisco4372 hoof and foot is how many of the locals get around, but there are a lot of wide open expanses that would likely require sticking close to the highway. The trucks & busses can be pretty aggressive, especially in the mountains, so that's certainly a concern.
Brilliant video and I can't wait for it to follow your tracks in November. I hate flat tyres , finally you can't avoid it. But this kind of broken tube seems really rare
Thank you! I've always been partial to running Ultra heavy-duty tubes from my day as a desert racer. This tube in particular, just so happened to be one.
I have no idea if there is any truth to this, but a couple of people have claimed UHD tubes are not designed to withstand prolonged highway speeds. Which may very well explain why this one pretty much disintegrated... 🤔
Oh boy, got hit with a bunch of Murphy laws in the episode, cheers from Tarija 🇧🇴
Ha ha... if it wasn't for Murphy, we would be completely lawless! 😁
Cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽 🍻
Great clip
Thank you!! 🍻
Enjoyed
Thanks, Jim! 🍻
Eh...ragazzi vi voglio bene! State realizzando quello che ho sempre sognato di fare in sella alla moto....ma non ho mai avuto il coraggio😊. Sicuramente siete delle belle persone, con spirito e coraggio😊😊. Buona vita.
Thanks so much for the kind words and for joining us on our journey!! Cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽 🍻
Cerro Rico was amazing to see (Had the subtitles on so I could spell it)
Nice little fun fact about the origin of the US dollar symbol
Yeah... so odd to discover the remote orgins of things that are so commonplace in our daily lives... 🤑🤑🤑
Two Wheels Three Sheets🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
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At about the 18:50 time in the video take notice of the two Bolivian policemen (Pacos or Paquitos). Yes both were very helpful and that's awesome. It is interesting to notice that even though both are "on duty". Both are chewing and have giant wads of Coca Leaves in their mouths and certainly also Lejia (an activator/a chelate) . Part of the culture. Know that in Bolivia when working with locals in any fashion that for many (but not all) this is an intricate part of their daily lives. Work, meetings, gatherings...... rest assured that before ANYTHING gets done there is must be some coca chewing. My advice to you while traveling in Bolivia is to carry at all times a nice big bag of Coca leaves (preferably from the La Paz, Yungas region as it is known as the best for chewing) and some Lejia. Use when meeting folks or initiating any business. Its an ice beaker and will go a long long way towards making things easier for you. And lets not forget you too can make Mate de Coca (Tea) for yourself.
Love the video guys!!! What an excellent adventure.
👍👍 SO true! We love coca leaves too. We found out about the lejia also and how to chew it the right way. Everything revolves around the coca leaves, for men and most women too. Thank you for the message, thank you for the encouragement. It helps us out a lot. Take care, bug hug, and we'll see you on the next video. 🫂
Shove a car tyre on!. It's all the rage 😎
Makes cornering a bit difficult!! 😅
Makes cornering a bit difficult... 😅
Superb travel stories .... what fabulous colours .....
Aye... The Dutch , British and Spanish ....robbed many countries of minerals, wealth ..and when all was taken...they left, for the people to re-build their lives
Greed...nothing much changed in this world !!!! 😒😒😒😒
I digress !!!!
Your AT still been a great bit of kit for you...the odd wee hiccup....but a super choice ( Do you share this POV ? )
Stay safe....stay warm
Thank you! As you know, the videos & photos never quite do it justice!
Yes, the AT has been incredible! No complaints from us whatsoever. All our issues have been with typical wear parts (chain, clutch, brakes, etc...). As for the front disks, well... we're a tad heavy as you can see, and are pretty tough on the bike, so things like that are to be expected. Honda reliability is legendary, and why I'm so loyal to the brand!
Come on..... A seasoned professional like you should have been able to patch that tube. 😂😂
I saved it, you know... just in case! 🤨
Glad to see you back on the road, how is the foot after the off a few weeks ago?
I was certainly limping for awhile. Stranger yet, a couple months later, my right foot went partially paralyzed. Something called "drop foot" due, likely, to fluid accumulation and pressure on the perineal nerve... 🤨
Becuase of your guidance, I carry a spare tube and a patch kit
Many thanks
Tubeless is definitely the way to go, but the spare tube will save you if things ever go pear-shaped! 😉👍
Good video again. The $ part is incorrect.
Thank you!! If you're referring to the PTSI = $... I suppose it's fair to point out that the jury is still out. I read a bit about it, and it seems as if there are varying opinions. It's an interesting story, nonetheless... 😉
Help me out here, I’m lost. Last I’ve seen of you two, was several short videos of the bike being lost while being shipped from Panama to Florida. What’s going on here ? Great video nonetheless.
Our videos are several months behind. We're currently in Mexico. The short videos you are referring to are from when we were in Panama. In this latest video, we were still in Bolivia.
Most creators delay all of their social media posts several months to coincide with whatever content they're releasing at the moment. We don't do that....
Ok are you saying Rose was responsible for the flat, 😉, hey there guys hope you’re doing well, that big bridge, wow you think they spent enough on that project? I thought the last I heard from u both u were stuck in Panama, so is this the first video after u finally got the bike back, just trying to understand time line. Me and my amigo just got back from a week down in Big Bend Texas, had a damn good time, now home back in Bama land, see there’s another video after this one, I’ll check it out, help me to understand timeline buddy, hang in there, check out the other now. Rob
Hey Rob!
a) The flat is absolutely positively Rose's fault!!!
b) I love Big Bend! Does Terlinga still have that cool underground bar?
As for the timeframe... yeah, you're not the only one confused. Our Facebook & Instagram posts are more or less in real-time. Out RUclips is quite a few months behind. The reason being, it takes a week or two to produce one video that only covers two or three days' worth of riding.
Posting those shorts regarding DHL when we were stuck in Panama, really threw a spanner in the works and confused a lot of people.
Sorry about that!!
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets yeah Terilingua is always a cool place, guess u might be talking about Lakiva or what ever name is, riding our bikes there it was 106 average, damn hot, also went into Mexican town while in the park, Boquillas, ok go easy on Rose.
@robertmauter6493 yup... just across the river. Very cool little spot, and yes, very hot!!! 🥵
You guys don't use tubeless tyres
No, but that's going to change!!!
When you get a chance, next time, slip a piece of pipe in the tubing, a small piece of pipe and weld it with the pipe on the inside, then you would never have to worry about it again you won’t even have to buy a new one will strengthen it
Unfortunately, there is a threaded sleeve that penitrates the tubing right there that prevents you from reinforcing the break. But yeah, otherwise that'd be the ticket!! 💪
If you hold down either the left mouse button or spacebar it will speed up her speech
For a little added entertainment!! 😁
The never-ending search for fuel for moto traveller's has resemblances solar Ebike travellers due to carry capacity of battery and fuel tank are small and thirsty. Cyclists like Mark Havran's Esolar recumbent bike set-up took it to an other level by engineering solar panels tilt sensors to search for the fuel.
I can't begin to fathom establishing the infrastructure for electric vehicles in this part of the world. They have much, much bigger fish to fry! Overland cyclists are another level of Loco! We run into them on occasion, and I'm always stunned by the seemingly endless intestinal fortitude they muster on a daily basis... 😵💫
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets Apparently Havran uses hybrid so actually does peddle too but uses Esolar panels on a trailer for an off grid boost (his search is for enough sun) but personally prefer an Africa twin for the shear doing the tarmac and trails like on your epic travels. Best!
Thou shalt NEVER mention flats (at least until they happen…) Thou shalt also roll tubeless with a plug kit AND spare tube for backup. These are my rules, ymmv.
Agree on all fronts. I've always been a sucker for running tubes from my days on a dirt bike. Alas... no mas!!!
Silver over life. Very startling numbers of dead slaves. Atrocious.
Unfortunately, that is just one of thousands of atrocities perpetrated during the colonization of this continent. 😕
Love your vids,,,very enjoyable. ❤
btw, are you guys attending any moto events, like Touratech West in June? It would be fun to meet y'all and buy you a beer.😁🍻
Thank you very much!! 🍻
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets btw, are you guys attending any moto events, like Touratech West in June? It would be fun to meet y'all and buy you a beer.
In June, probably not... it's going to take Chad a while to get everything sorted with his father, and then, depending on how that goes, we will probably be attending some events starting around fall...
But should you cross paths, I'm sure he would take you up on that beer! 😁🍻
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets 👌👍