I continue the story of a trip to South America with my wife on a motorcycle Yamaha YB125 named "Friend". In the previous part, I finished the story about Peru. And in this article we cross the border...

Hello friends! I'm so happy from the fact that it's time when I can share with you great news! Despite the fact that the insurance company hasn't taken a decision in my case yet, there are other joyfu...

The smell of the sea, the blue and the absence of land on the horizon, the frame of cultivated fields and neat motley beds, the cry of seagulls and some predatory birds. We liked lake Titicaca immedia...

This time we will try to cross the border three times with Bolivia, run into night adventures and decide to go to Chile. Let's go!...

Let's continue!...

We will drive through the outskirts of Cusco, visit Machu Picchu and move through the deepest canyon Kotovasi, hot springs and petroglyphs to Arequipa. Let's move!...

Let's continue talking about our trip to Peru!...

In the next two parts we will get from the glaciers of Uskaran to Cuzco with a stop in Lima, Paracas, past the Nazca lines. Let's go! (carefully, a lot of photos behind)....

I will continue the story of how YB125 travels around Peru....

About a month ago we bought a new low-power Yamaha YB125, red, welded the supports for our things, loaded the luggage, sat down together and drove from the Amazonas region to the south through the mou...

We are on our way to Saxon Switzerland, take my word - this is the place you should put into your future route in Germany!...

Having my wheels with the tires I did a hastily reassemble them on the frame....

For my scrambler wanted tires all paths but having a good grip on the tarmac and in the wet. Trail of real tires in short, with a nice deep sculpture. Also I must have 18-inch diameter, which nowadays...

So this mechanical speedometer just 440 LTD ... it is mounted on the left, and must be integrated into the wheel of the Z400 to be mounted right ......

On this disc the four bolt holes that are seen on the central ring do not match the four threaded locations of the new wheel hub.It is played with 1 mm but enough to make it impossible mounting such....

The spoked front wheel is less damaged than the back ....

All Kawasaki Z400 since 1974 are to drive by chain and all KZ 440 since 1980, except for LTD model that it's belt....

As I said, intro, I did not keep the original spoke wheels but put the Z400 model spoked wheels. The rear wheel that I bought secondhand really was tarnished and pitted by rust....

Most of the work on the frame to a close. To continue the transformations, first thing to do, put the engine in place. Once again I am using hoist without which even two people work really would be tr...

Again I decided Gland my rear cradle connector. I twist (sand and torch) a 20mm diameter tube and verify that the resulting angle is right....