Lost at Last

Statistics:

distance traveled: 17203 miles
gas burned: 502 gallons
highest altitude ridden: 16,388 feet
days riding: 71
days resting: 44 (includes two weeks trapped in Panama, one week post-trip in BA)
crashes: 4
tip overs: 4
bike blown over by wind: 1
flat tires: 0
cops bribed: 1
ran out of gas: 2

Lost:

• Long-sleeved T-shirt (Trevor)
• Nalgene bottle
• Chapstick
• Lens cap for camera
• Mini tripod for camera
• Wool hat (Nina)
• 8/10mm open end combo wrench
• Chilean electrical plug adapter
• 10lbs (Trevor)

Broken:

• Umbrella
• 2 x luggage straps
• Givi top box mounting plate
• Givi top box shell
• Caribou luggage right side breakaway lock
• Caribou luggage left side mounting rack
• KTM tank bag side pocket (ripped)
• KTM tank bag fastener
• Mountain Sun tank pannier fastener
• Tire pressure gauge
• 2 x Camelbak bladders (leaks)
• Small camera
• Nikon telephoto lens (still mostly functional)

Acquired:

• Chapstick
• Umbrella
• Guatemalan shawl (present for a friend)
• 2 x cotton t-shirts from Hostel Bekuo in San Jose (Thanks Storm!)
• Replacement Camelbak bladder
• 2 x rain ponchos
• Ladies’ stocking (for filtering fuel)
• New webbing to fix luggage straps
• Anti-fog spray
• Replacement Alpaca hat (Nina)
• Replacement lens cap
• Replacement small camera
• Chile plug adapter
• US plug adapter
• Argentina plug adapter
• 18lbs (Nina)

Bike maintenance:

• 3 x oil and filter change
• 2 x front and rear tires
• Fuel filter replacement
• Air filter replacement
• Water pump rebuild
• Replace sheared sub frame bolt
• Straightened front rim
• Scheduled full service (change all fluids, etc.)

Wish we’d brought:

• Waterproof snap camera (e.g. Olympus Mju 1030 SW)
• Ambient temperature gauge (that actually works – our cheapo unit was wildly inaccurate)
• Cheap rain suits (instead of waterproof liners)
• Extra laptop
• Wide-angle lens